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The quick read on
Iama Island
QLD 4875 · Torres Strait Island
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 275
- Postcode
- 4875
ABS 2021
Iama Island, Queensland
Property market insights for Iama Island
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Iama Island QLD
Crime and safety
Is Iama Island safe?
The overall rate for Iama Island is 647 offences per 100,000 residents — 74% below the Rest of Qld benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Iama Island.
Overall crime rate
647
offences per 100,000 residents
74% belowRest of Qld
Iama IslandRest of Qld: 2,462
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Iama Island?
Iama Island QLD 4875 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.
275 people call Iama Island home, with an average of 3.3 people per household and a median household income of $885 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 275
- Median age
- 29 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $150 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Qld benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1528.4%Above
15–3433.5%Above
35–5423.6%Below
55–7412.4%Below
75 and over0.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses95.7%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright0.0%Below
Paying a mortgage0.0%Below
Renting100.0%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car70.0%Above
One car28.6%Below
Two cars0.0%Below
Three or more0.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home0.0%Below
Drove to work26.9%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled53.8%Above
What stands out in Iama Island
0.0% of workers in Iama Island worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of Qld.
5.5% of people in Iama Island described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Iama Island
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Iama Island QLD 4875.
Is Iama Island family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
28.4% of Iama Island's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
63 family households lived in Iama Island; 46.0% were couple families and 42.9% were one-parent families.
63.5% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Iama Island?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Iama Island had 275 residents at the 2021 Census.
29.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
12.4% were 55 or older. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Iama Island?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 95.7% of occupied private dwellings in Iama Island.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Iama Island?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
0.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
0.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
100.0% rented their home. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Iama Island?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Iama Island had 3.3 people.
One-person households made up 11.9% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Two-person households represented 29.9%, while 41.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Iama Island?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
0.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
26.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 53.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Iama Island?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
70.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
One-car households formed 28.6% of the total.
0.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Iama Island, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
71.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 28.9% reported a different address.
5.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Iama Island?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
3.6% of residents used only English at home.
90.2% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Iama Island residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
5.8% of Iama Island's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 94.2% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 94.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Iama Island?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 1.5% of ancestry responses in Iama Island.
Australian ancestry made up 2.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Iama Island?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
25.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Managers accounted for 14.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.5% of workers, and education and training employed 23.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Iama Island?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 40.1%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.
24.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 10.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.3%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Iama Island show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
70.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
0.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.5% reported asthma, 1.8% arthritis and 12.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Iama Island?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
2.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 70.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Iama Island?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $885 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $150 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Iama Island compare with Rest of Qld?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 0.0% in Iama Island, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.
Outright ownership was 0.0% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Renting accounted for 100.0% in Iama Island, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Iama Island
Is Iama Island good for families?
The Census counted 63 local families, and 28.4% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Iama Island?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Iama Island
9 streets in Iama Island
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Airstrip Rd
- Ey Kasa Rd
- Gabey St
- Gej St
- Kebisu Street
- Mabuiag Point Rd
- Mangrove Rd
- Mosby Street
- O'Leary St
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