Crows Nest QLD — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Crows Nest QLD is 2,212 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Crows Nest is $492 per week ($25,584 per year). Median rent in Crows Nest is $270 per week ($1,170 per month). Crows Nest has a median age of 57 years, older than the national median of 38. Crows Nest has a population density of 23.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Crows Nest is England. The most common religion is No Religion (32% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is German. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Crows Nest is $1,118.

There were 225 recorded offences in Crows Nest in 2025-26, a rate of 102 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (56 offences).

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Crows Nest Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Crows Nest Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$492/wk
$25,584 per year
#8276 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$270/wk
$1,170 per month
#5664 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
57years
19 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,118/mo
Avg household size: 2.1 · 0.7 per bedroom

Crows Nest Demographics

Gender Split

Male 46.7% (1,034) Female 53.3% (1,178)

Population Density

23.0
people per km²
2,212 people · 96.1 km²

Households

2.1
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,144
Family income/wk

Crows Nest 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)

Crows Nest Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
65.5% 410 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
34.5% 216 dwellings

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

Crows Nest Country of Birth

Australia
93.4%
England
5.1%
Germany
0.9%
Indonesia
0.6%

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

Crows Nest Religion

No Religion
32.5%
Anglican
16.4%
Not stated
16.1%
Catholic
14.1%
Uniting Church
8.1%
Lutheran
5.7%
Christian (other)
4.8%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Crows Nest Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
45.7%
Year 10 or equivalent
39.2%
Year 9 or equivalent
7.9%
Year 11 or equivalent
7.2%

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

Crows Nest Languages Spoken at Home

German
57.1%
IAL Nepali
21.4%
Other
21.4%

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

Crows Nest Employment

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Employed full-time
22.5% 355 people
Employed part-time
16.4% 258 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.2% 34 people
🏠
Not in labour force
58.9% 928 people

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

Crows Nest Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
48.6%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
22.3%
Bachelor Degree
20.5%
Certificate I/II
3.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.0%
Postgraduate Degree
2.2%

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

Crows Nest Occupation

Professionals
19.1%
Community & Personal Service
18.4%
Technicians & Trade Workers
17.5%
Labourers
13.4%
Managers
11.6%
Clerical & Administrative
10.1%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.9%
Sales Workers
4.0%

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

Crows Nest Field of Study

Engineering
20.5%
Society & Culture
14.8%
Management & Commerce
14.8%
Health
12.5%
Education
10.2%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
8.7%
Agriculture & Environment
6.9%
Architecture & Building
6.4%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.0%
Creative Arts
1.8%
Information Technology
1.3%

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

Crows Nest Dwelling Types

Separate house
95.9%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Crows Nest Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.9%
$1-$149/wk
0.7%
$150-$299/wk
2.2%
$300-$399/wk
5.0%
$400-$499/wk
12.3%
$500-$649/wk
7.4%
$650-$799/wk
14.5%
$800-$999/wk
10.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.8%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
5.8%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
4.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.2%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
0.7%
$4,000+/wk
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Crows Nest Marital Status

💍
Married
49.8% 957
↔️
Separated
4.5% 87
📋
Divorced
11.6% 222
🕊️
Widowed
10.4% 200
👤
Never married
23.7% 455

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Crows Nest Ancestry

English
34.5%
Australian
29.7%
German
9.6%
Irish
8.6%
Scottish
8.1%
Other
3.3%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.8%
Dutch
1.5%
Italian
1.2%
French
0.6%
Chinese
0.6%
Welsh
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Crows Nest School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
43.3%
Secondary — Government
23.5%
Vocational Education
9.7%
Pre-school
7.0%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
6.0%
Secondary — Catholic
5.4%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
3.4%
Primary — Catholic
1.7%

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

Crows Nest Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
8.9% 339
No need for assistance
91.1% 3,487

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

Crows Nest Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
21.5% 347
Not a volunteer
78.5% 1,266

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Crows Nest Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.2%
$300-$449/mo
4.1%
$450-$599/mo
5.2%
$600-$799/mo
8.8%
$800-$999/mo
11.4%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
31.6%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
18.7%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
7.8%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
2.6%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Crows Nest How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
73.4%
Did not go to work
10.7%
Walked only
8.1%
Car (passenger)
5.3%
Truck
0.9%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.7%
Bicycle
0.5%
Other
0.5%

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

Crows Nest Car Ownership

0 vehicles
5.9%
1 vehicle
42.6%
2 vehicles
35.3%
3 vehicles
10.8%
4+ vehicles
5.5%

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

Crows Nest Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
4.6%
2 bedrooms
16.2%
3 bedrooms
55.1%
4 bedrooms
20.9%
5 bedrooms
2.7%
6+ bedrooms
0.6%

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

Crows Nest Population Mobility

17.6%
moved in the last year
42.4%
moved in the last 5 years
5.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
36.3%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Crows Nest Indigenous Population

3.3%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
126
Indigenous residents
3,702
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Crows Nest Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
262
Arthritis
138
Heart disease
92
Asthma
89
Diabetes
89
Lung condition
73
Cancer
58
Stroke
31
Kidney disease
28
Dementia
8

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

Crows Nest Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
9.6%
$1-$149/wk
5.8%
$150-$299/wk
8.9%
$300-$399/wk
11.0%
$400-$499/wk
8.8%
$500-$649/wk
5.7%
$650-$799/wk
12.1%
$800-$999/wk
9.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
2.7%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
2.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.5%
$3,500+/wk
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Crows Nest Family Structure

Couple — no children
46.4%
Couple — children under 15
23.7%
One parent — children under 15
12.7%
Couple — no children under 15
10.2%
One parent — no children under 15
7.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Crows Nest Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.5% 8
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.3% 5
🏅
Previously served
7.4% 120
👤
Never served
91.8% 1,496

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Crows Nest Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.9% 223
Did not provide
86.1% 1,384

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Crows Nest Children Ever Born

No children
22.8%
1 child
9.8%
2 children
29.5%
3 children
24.9%
4 children
10.9%
5+ children
2.2%

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

Crows Nest When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
12
1951–1960
25
1961–1970
57
1971–1980
27
1981–1990
24
1991–2000
17
2001–2010
28
2011–2015
11
2018
11
2019
8

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

Crows Nest Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
19.6%
5–14 hours
25.5%
15–29 hours
14.7%
30+ hours
14.7%
Did not do domestic work
25.3%

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

Crows Nest Household Size

1 person
33.2%
2 persons
43.0%
3 persons
9.0%
4 persons
8.5%
5 persons
4.6%
6+ persons
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Crows Nest Where Residents Moved From

Same address
1,538
Moved from QLD
172
Moved — same area (SA2)
125
Moved from NSW
10
Moved from VIC
9
Moved from SA
5
Moved from TAS
4
Moved from overseas
3

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

Crows Nest Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
89.4%
Step family — no other children
6.1%
Blended family — no other children
4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Crows Nest Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 225 total

Theft
56
Assault
44
Drug Offences
30
Traffic
23
Break & Enter
19
Domestic Violence
14
Sexual Offences
12
Fraud
12
Property Damage
8
Weapons
6
Homicide
1

Offence trend by year:

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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Source: QLD Police Service — data.qld.gov.au

Crows Nest Schools

1
schools nearby
1
government
949
avg ICSEA score
181
total students
Crow's Nest State School Government
Combined · Prep-10 · 181 students
949
ICSEA

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

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Crows Nest Rent Prices & Affordability

30%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $913/wk
Median Rent $270/wk
Rent-to-Income 29.6%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Crows Nest

≈ $3,956/month
Median rent $270/wk
Left after rent $643/wk
Rent share 29.6%

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Crows Nest vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Crows Nest

What is the population of Crows Nest QLD?

The population of Crows Nest QLD is 2,212 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 23.0 people per km².Crows Nest is ranked #2,887 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Crows Nest?

The median personal income in Crows Nest QLD is $492 per week, or $25,584 per year.The median household income is $913 per week.Family income is $1,144 per week.Crows Nest is ranked #8,276 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Crows Nest?

Median rent in Crows Nest QLD is $270 per week ($1,170 per month).Rent represents 29.6% of household income, which is considered moderate.Crows Nest ranks #5,664 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Crows Nest?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Crows Nest QLD is $1,118. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Crows Nest?

The median age in Crows Nest QLD is 57 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Crows Nest a good suburb to live in?

Crows Nest is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 2,212.The median income is $492/wk, which is below the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (29.6% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 30759. All dollar figures in AUD.