Inverness, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

88/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Inverness is more socio-economically advantaged than about 88% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1067, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Inverness at a glance

Population (2021): 460
Median age: 40
Median weekly household income: $2,449
SEIFA score: 1067
Coordinates: -23.1255, 150.7258

Inverness demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Inverness using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 28%, 3% of homes are rented, and 10% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	113	24%
Youth (15–24)	42	9%
Young adults (25–44)	101	22%
Mid-life (45–64)	131	28%
Seniors (65+)	75	16%

Share of the 462 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	62	42%
Owned with a mortgage	76	52%
Rented	5	3%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	143	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 143 occupied private dwellings in Inverness.

Median weekly rent: $390
Median monthly mortgage: $2,407
Average household size: 3 people
Median weekly family income: $2,591
Median weekly personal income: $1,049

Community and culture

Born overseas: 45 (10%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 16 (4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 191 (59%)
Labour-force participation: 69.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%
Employed full-time: 140
Employed part-time: 77

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Inverness

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Inverness is January (average daytime high around 28.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 21.3°C). The area receives roughly 1061 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	28.6°C	23.8°C	151 mm
Feb	28.7°C	23.5°C	132 mm
Mar	28°C	23.1°C	202 mm
Apr	26°C	20.6°C	92 mm
May	23.7°C	17.7°C	58 mm
Jun	21.9°C	15.5°C	34 mm
Jul	21.3°C	14.3°C	82 mm
Aug	22.3°C	14.9°C	21 mm
Sep	24.1°C	17.2°C	28 mm
Oct	25.8°C	19.7°C	65 mm
Nov	27.5°C	21.5°C	71 mm
Dec	28.4°C	22.9°C	125 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Inverness

Where is Inverness?

Inverness is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Inverness?

At the 2021 Census, Inverness had a population of about 460.

Is Inverness an advantaged area?

Inverness has an ABS SEIFA score of 1067, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 88 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 88% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Inverness?

Inverness has average daytime highs of about 25.5°C and overnight lows of about 19.6°C, with roughly 1,061 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).