Innisfail vs Webb

In Innisfail, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Webb, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Webb: a median of $400,000, against $350,000 in Innisfail, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Innisfail tends to suit renters.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Innisfail has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)
  • Webb has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 53%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Innisfail has cheaper houses ($349,700 vs $400,000)
  • Webb leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Innisfail

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (67% vs 44%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $270/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Innisfail

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 11/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Innisfail

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 11/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (47% vs 14%)
  • But Webb carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 98/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Webb

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.6% vs -4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Innisfail and Webb drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Innisfail Webb
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Innisfail Webb
Walkability 80 / 11
Innisfail — Walkability: 80/100 Webb — Walkability: 11/100
Safety 2 / 25
Innisfail — Safety: 2/100 Webb — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Innisfail — Low fire risk: 100/100 Webb — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Innisfail has more residents (1,091 vs 393); Webb rents higher ($270/wk vs $230/wk).

Innisfail Webb
Population 1,091
+64% vs other
 393
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.7% +2.6%
Median age 41 40
Median household income $46,488/yr $49,244/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk $270/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Innisfail Webb
0-4 6.5% / 5.3%
Innisfail — 0-4: 6.5% Webb — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 9.2% / 12.7%
Innisfail — 5-14: 9.2% Webb — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 4.6% / 6.9%
Innisfail — 15-19: 4.6% Webb — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 7.5% / 4.6%
Innisfail — 20-24: 7.5% Webb — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 15.8% / 12.0%
Innisfail — 25-34: 15.8% Webb — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 9.9% / 13.0%
Innisfail — 35-44: 9.9% Webb — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 11.9% / 10.2%
Innisfail — 45-54: 11.9% Webb — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 11.8% / 11.7%
Innisfail — 55-64: 11.8% Webb — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 7.8% / 13.0%
Innisfail — 65-74: 7.8% Webb — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 9.9% / 5.1%
Innisfail — 75-84: 9.9% Webb — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 5.9% / 2.5%
Innisfail — 85+: 5.9% Webb — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Innisfail 51.1% lone person
Innisfail — Lone Person: 51.1% Innisfail — Couple Families: 22.8% Innisfail — One Parent Families: 16.7% Innisfail — Group Household: 5.5% Innisfail — Other Families: 4.0%
Webb 43.5% lone person
Webb — Lone Person: 43.5% Webb — Couple Families: 21.8% Webb — One Parent Families: 21.0% Webb — Group Household: 8.1% Webb — Other Families: 5.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Innisfail 66.8% renting
Innisfail — Owned Outright: 22.5% Innisfail — Mortgage: 10.7% Innisfail — Renting: 66.8%
Webb 44.4% renting
Webb — Owned Outright: 41.5% Webb — Mortgage: 14.1% Webb — Renting: 44.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Innisfail Webb
India 8.3% / 0.8%
Innisfail — India: 8.3% Webb — India: 0.8%
Philippines 2.7% / 2.0%
Innisfail — Philippines: 2.7% Webb — Philippines: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.9% / 0.8%
Innisfail — New Zealand: 1.9% Webb — New Zealand: 0.8%
England 1.5% / 1.0%
Innisfail — England: 1.5% Webb — England: 1.0%
Thailand 1.1% / —
Innisfail — Thailand: 1.1% Webb — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Innisfail Webb
Certificate III & IV 12.4% / 17.3%
Innisfail — Certificate III & IV: 12.4% Webb — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 3.1%
Innisfail — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Webb — Bachelor Degree: 3.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 3.6%
Innisfail — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Webb — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.5%
Innisfail — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Webb — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.8%
Innisfail — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Webb — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Innisfail 52.7% houses
Innisfail — Houses: 52.7% Innisfail — Flats / Apartments: 29.6% Innisfail — Townhouses: 17.7%
Webb 85.9% houses
Webb — Houses: 85.9% Webb — Flats / Apartments: 4.5% Webb — Townhouses: 9.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Innisfail Webb
Median house price $349,700 $400,000
Median unit price $475,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 7 sales
 35 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Innisfail Webb
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Innisfail Webb
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
Schools Higher than 100% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD

Liveability

Innisfail is more walkable (80 vs 11).

Innisfail Webb
Grade C —
Score 43/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Innisfail carries more crime risk (98 vs 75).

Innisfail Webb
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
98/100
 High
75/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Innisfail Webb
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Innisfail

  • Good Counsel College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Good Counsel Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Innisfail State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Webb

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Innisfail Webb
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 9 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 7 0
Pharmacies 6 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 7 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Innisfail Webb
Walkability score 80/100 11/100
Distance to Brisbane 1611.1 km 1611.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1102 min 1105 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4860
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 4860
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Innisfail Webb
Car (driver) 54.4% / 66.7%
Innisfail — Car (driver): 54.4% Webb — Car (driver): 66.7%
Car (passenger) 21.9% / 13.9%
Innisfail — Car (passenger): 21.9% Webb — Car (passenger): 13.9%
Bus 6.3% / 11.1%
Innisfail — Bus: 6.3% Webb — Bus: 11.1%
Walked Only 12.5% / 3.5%
Innisfail — Walked Only: 12.5% Webb — Walked Only: 3.5%
Worked from Home 3.1% / 2.8%
Innisfail — Worked from Home: 3.1% Webb — Worked from Home: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Innisfail Webb
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.0 km
4.8 km to a named beach
 2.1 km
3.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Innisfail Webb
Connectivity score 63/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
1,028 premises
 49%
193 premises

Climate

Innisfail Webb
Annual rainfall 3,531 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 17.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Innisfail Webb
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Innisfail Webb
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Innisfail Webb
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Innisfail

Affordable Parks

Webb

Acreage Affordable Coastal

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