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Cranbrook QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Cranbrook, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Cranbrook QLD is 5,844 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Cranbrook is $703 per week ($36,556 per year). Median rent in Cranbrook is $293 per week ($1,270 per month). Cranbrook has a median age of 40 years, older than the national median of 38. Cranbrook has a population density of 1740.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Cranbrook is India. The most common religion is No Religion (39% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cranbrook is $1,300.

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Cranbrook Population

residents (Census 2021)

Cranbrook Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$703/wk

$36,556 per year

#5437 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$293/wk

$1,270 per month

#5140 of 14,663

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Median Age

40years

2 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$1,300/mo

Avg household size: 2.5 · 0.8 per bedroom

Cranbrook Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.4% (2,889) Female 50.6% (2,957)

Population Density

1740.3

people per km²

5,844 people · 3.4 km²

Households

2.5

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$1,757

Family income/wk

Cranbrook Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Cranbrook Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

52.0% 739 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

48.0% 683 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Cranbrook Country of Birth

Australia

92.8%

India

2.9%

England

2.8%

China

0.6%

Fiji

0.3%

Canada

0.2%

Afghanistan

0.2%

Brazil

0.2%

Chile

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Cranbrook Religion

No Religion

38.7%

Catholic

27.6%

Anglican

12.7%

Not stated

7.9%

Uniting Church

4.9%

Christian (other)

3.8%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

3.0%

Baptist

1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Cranbrook Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

59.3%

Year 10 or equivalent

27.6%

Year 11 or equivalent

8.4%

Year 9 or equivalent

4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Cranbrook Languages Spoken at Home

Other

32.7%

SAL Tot

24.6%

SAL Tagalog

12.6%

SAL Filipin

9.9%

Australian Indigenous

6.7%

IAL Punjabi

5.3%

Malayalam

4.4%

Vietnamese

3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Cranbrook Employment

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Employed full-time

34.2% 1,501 people

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Employed part-time

22.0% 967 people

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Unemployed

5.0% 218 people

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Not in labour force

38.8% 1,700 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Cranbrook Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

41.3%

Bachelor Degree

25.3%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

17.4%

Postgraduate Degree

8.2%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

4.3%

Certificate I/II

3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Cranbrook Occupation

Professionals

26.4%

Technicians & Trade Workers

18.4%

Community & Personal Service

17.7%

Clerical & Administrative

10.8%

Managers

9.6%

Labourers

7.5%

Sales Workers

5.1%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Cranbrook Field of Study

Engineering

18.9%

Management & Commerce

17.5%

Health

15.1%

Society & Culture

14.4%

Education

12.0%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

6.6%

Architecture & Building

6.3%

Natural & Physical Sciences

3.0%

Information Technology

2.7%

Creative Arts

1.9%

Agriculture & Environment

1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Cranbrook Dwelling Types

Separate house

83.4%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

14.1%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Cranbrook Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

2.0%

$1-$149/wk

0.8%

$150-$299/wk

1.5%

$300-$399/wk

2.8%

$400-$499/wk

8.6%

$500-$649/wk

6.0%

$650-$799/wk

7.2%

$800-$999/wk

7.6%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

9.1%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.9%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.0%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.5%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

11.1%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

7.6%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

5.7%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

3.2%

$4,000+/wk

6.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Cranbrook Marital Status

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Married

39.8% 1,931

↔️

Separated

3.8% 184

📋

Divorced

10.2% 496

🕊️

Widowed

6.2% 301

👤

Never married

39.9% 1,934

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Cranbrook Ancestry

Australian

26.7%

English

26.3%

Other

9.5%

Irish

9.0%

Scottish

8.0%

Aboriginal Australianralian

6.7%

German

3.7%

Italian

3.5%

Filipino

3.1%

Chinese

1.3%

Indian

1.2%

Dutch

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Cranbrook School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

28.1%

Secondary — Government

22.7%

Primary — Catholic

12.7%

Secondary — Catholic

12.0%

Vocational Education

10.2%

Pre-school

8.0%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

3.8%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Cranbrook Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

7.8% 854

✅

No need for assistance

92.2% 10,121

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Cranbrook Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

15.0% 683

—

Not a volunteer

85.0% 3,864

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Cranbrook Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

4.2%

$300-$449/mo

3.3%

$450-$599/mo

1.9%

$600-$799/mo

4.7%

$800-$999/mo

11.0%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

30.5%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

23.7%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

14.3%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

3.5%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Cranbrook How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

72.8%

Did not go to work

11.8%

Car (passenger)

7.2%

Bus

2.0%

Walked only

2.0%

Motorbike/Scooter

1.3%

Bicycle

1.2%

Truck

0.7%

Other

0.6%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Cranbrook Car Ownership

0 vehicles

9.5%

1 vehicle

36.0%

2 vehicles

36.0%

3 vehicles

12.5%

4+ vehicles

6.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Cranbrook Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

4.1%

2 bedrooms

14.0%

3 bedrooms

49.9%

4 bedrooms

23.5%

5 bedrooms

5.8%

6+ bedrooms

2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Cranbrook Population Mobility

14.7%

moved in the last year

38.6%

moved in the last 5 years

7.5%

unemployment rate (Census)

59.1%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Cranbrook Indigenous Population

11.2%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

1,237

Indigenous residents

9,808

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Cranbrook Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

662

Arthritis

251

Asthma

223

Diabetes

194

Heart disease

173

Lung condition

152

Cancer

Stroke

Kidney disease

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Cranbrook Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

8.7%

$1-$149/wk

4.4%

$150-$299/wk

7.8%

$300-$399/wk

5.1%

$400-$499/wk

4.7%

$500-$649/wk

5.1%

$650-$799/wk

10.6%

$800-$999/wk

11.4%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

12.1%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

9.2%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.0%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.1%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

6.8%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.0%

$3,500+/wk

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Cranbrook Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

34.3%

Couple — no children

28.3%

Couple — no children under 15

15.4%

One parent — children under 15

13.0%

One parent — no children under 15

9.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Cranbrook Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.6% 29

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.2% 10

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Previously served

5.7% 262

👤

Never served

93.4% 4,261

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Cranbrook Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

13.9% 629

—

Did not provide

86.1% 3,894

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Cranbrook Children Ever Born

No children

31.3%

1 child

12.9%

2 children

25.9%

3 children

18.6%

4 children

8.6%

5+ children

2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Cranbrook When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

195

2011–2015

161

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Cranbrook Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

21.1%

5–14 hours

27.6%

15–29 hours

13.4%

30+ hours

8.8%

Did not do domestic work

29.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Cranbrook Household Size

1 person

28.7%

2 persons

34.0%

3 persons

15.7%

4 persons

11.9%

5 persons

6.3%

6+ persons

3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Cranbrook Where Residents Moved From

Same address

4,626

Moved from QLD

635

Moved — same area (SA2)

Moved from overseas

Moved from VIC

Moved from NSW

Moved from WA

Moved from SA

Moved from NT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Cranbrook Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

77.8%

Step family — no other children

13.3%

Blended family — no other children

6.5%

Intact family — other children present

1.3%

Step family — other children present

0.7%

Other couple — children only

0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Cranbrook Schools

schools nearby

government

941

avg ICSEA score

12,294

total students

The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James Independent

Combined · Prep-12 · 1,205 students

1100

ICSEA

Annandale Christian College Independent

Combined · Prep-12 · 687 students

1069

ICSEA

Annandale State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 722 students

1019

ICSEA

Enkindle Village School Independent

Primary · Prep-6 · 58 students

1018

ICSEA

Ignatius Park College Catholic

Secondary · 7-12 · 959 students

1018

ICSEA

Riverside Adventist School Independent

Primary · Prep-6 · 61 students

1011

ICSEA

Holy Spirit Catholic School Catholic

Primary · Prep-6 · 686 students

1010

ICSEA

Tec-NQ Independent

Secondary · 10-12 · 375 students

972

ICSEA

The Willows State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 876 students

956

ICSEA

Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special School Government

Combined · Prep-12 · 198 students

930

ICSEA

Kirwan State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 698 students

927

ICSEA

Kirwan State High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,922 students

919

ICSEA

Cranbrook State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 592 students

910

ICSEA

Currajong State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 430 students

904

ICSEA

Townsville Christian College Independent

Combined · Prep-12 · 442 students

871

ICSEA

Showing 15 of 25 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Cranbrook Rent Prices & Affordability

21%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,400/wk

Median Rent $293/wk

Rent-to-Income 20.9%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Cranbrook

Your weekly income

≈ $6,067/month

Median rent $293/wk

Left after rent $1,107/wk

Rent share 20.9%

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Income: $735/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $3/wk

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Cranbrook vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Hollywell

Pop: 2,930 Income: $840/wk Rent: $530/wk

Redbank (Qld)

Pop: 2,931 Income: $690/wk Rent: $350/wk

Pomona (Qld)

Pop: 2,931 Income: $643/wk Rent: $420/wk

Townsville City

Pop: 2,945 Income: $1,182/wk Rent: $390/wk

Clermont

Pop: 2,952 Income: $956/wk Rent: $220/wk

Twin Waters

Pop: 2,966 Income: $780/wk Rent: $650/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Cranbrook

What is the population of Cranbrook QLD?

The population of Cranbrook QLD is 5,844 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1740.3 people per km².Cranbrook is ranked #1,343 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Cranbrook?

The median personal income in Cranbrook QLD is $703 per week, or $36,556 per year.The median household income is $1,400 per week.Family income is $1,757 per week.Cranbrook is ranked #5,437 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Cranbrook?

Median rent in Cranbrook QLD is $293 per week ($1,270 per month).Rent represents 20.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Cranbrook ranks #5,140 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Cranbrook?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cranbrook QLD is $1,300. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Cranbrook?

The median age in Cranbrook QLD is 40 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Cranbrook a good suburb to live in?

Cranbrook is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 5,844.The median income is $703/wk, which is below the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (20.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 30743. All dollar figures in AUD.