Located in Queensland within the Cairns local government area, Fitzroy Island is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 4871). The area has roughly 85 residents and a younger, working-age population, with a median age of 31. Households earn a median income of $50K per year, with an average household size of 1.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are community & personal service, machinery operators & drivers, technicians & trades. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $175 (Census 2021).
The crime rate in the Cairns LGA is higher than average at 11,007 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.