East Innisfail
QLD 4860 · Cassowary Coast
1,757 (2021) → 1,778 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
East Innisfail is a suburb in Cassowary Coast, QLD 4860, about 1317km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in East Innisfail are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. East Innisfail has an overall score of 26/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 80/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: India (2.85%), Philippines (1.25%), New Zealand (1.2%), England (1.14%), Thailand (0.57%)
Top languages: Punjabi (3.81%), Italian (1.42%), Australian Indigenous Languages (1.02%), Thai (0.57%), Greek (0.51%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Cassowary Coast local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 889 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Darlingia Forest SchoolPrimary · IndependentICSEA 976
- Innisfail East State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 832
Nearby (within 10km)
- Radiant Life CollegeCombined · Independent · 0.8kmICSEA 710
- Good Counsel Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.4kmICSEA 1003
- Good Counsel CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.5kmICSEA 971
- Innisfail State College - Diverse Learning CentreCombined · Government · 1.6km
- Innisfail State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 755
- Innisfail State CollegeSecondary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 887
- Goondi State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 930
- Mundoo State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 898
- Flying Fish Point State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 866
- Mourilyan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 953
- South Johnstone State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.8kmICSEA 834
- St Rita's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.4kmICSEA 944
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about East Innisfail
Is East Innisfail safe?
East Innisfail has a residential safety score of 80/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,668 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is East Innisfail from Brisbane CBD?
East Innisfail is about 1317.0 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in East Innisfail?
East Innisfail has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 904 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in East Innisfail?
East Innisfail has a transport score of 0/100.