Airlie - Whitsundays

QLD

Airlie - Whitsundays is a growing region in QLD with 16,597 residents.

SA2 code: 312031359
State: QLD

Population

16,597

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+13.3%

3yr: +10.2% · 10yr: +27.7%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$370/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,674/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Airlie - Whitsundays (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +10.2%5yr: +13.3%10yr: +27.7%Total: +102.6%

Population grew from 8,192 to 16,597 over 24 years, averaging 3.0% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 1.5%

Predominantly detached houses (66.6%), mixed tenure (57.1% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 66.6%

Apartments 22.2%

2,849 houses478 townhouses949 apartments

Tenure

Owned 23.8%

Mortgage 33.3%

Renting 40.2%

Owned 23.8%Mortgage 33.3%Renting 40.2%Other / NS 2.7%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

248 (5.6%)

2 bed

1,020 (23.2%)

3 bed

1,597 (36.3%)

4 bed

1,290 (29.3%)

5 bed

187 (4.3%)

6+ bed

55 (1.3%)