Innisfail
QLD 4860 · Cassowary Coast
1,091 (2021) → 1,104 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Innisfail is a suburb in Cassowary Coast, QLD 4860, about 1319km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Innisfail are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Innisfail has an overall score of 26/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 83/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: India (8.34%), Philippines (2.66%), New Zealand (1.92%), England (1.47%), Thailand (1.1%)
Top languages: Punjabi (8.62%), Tagalog (2.2%), Mandarin (1.65%), Italian (1.65%), Thai (1.1%)
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
- Good Counsel Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1003
- Good Counsel CollegeSecondary · CatholicICSEA 971
- Innisfail State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 755
Nearby (within 10km)
- Innisfail State College - Diverse Learning CentreCombined · Government · 1.1km
- Innisfail State CollegeSecondary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 887
- Darlingia Forest SchoolPrimary · Independent · 1.5kmICSEA 976
- Innisfail East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 832
- Goondi State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 930
- Radiant Life CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.2kmICSEA 710
- Mundoo State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 898
- Flying Fish Point State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 866
- Mourilyan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 953
- South Johnstone State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.4kmICSEA 834
- St Rita's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 9.1kmICSEA 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 Innisfail
Is Innisfail safe?
Innisfail has a residential safety score of 83/100, 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 Innisfail from Brisbane CBD?
Innisfail is about 1318.5 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Innisfail?
Innisfail has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 910 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Innisfail?
Innisfail has a transport score of 0/100.