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QLD · Cairns Council

Cairns North, 4870

Est. population · Jun 2025

5,953

Growth (1 yr)

+1.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+4.8%

Median age

37

Median income

$1,402/wk

Employment rate

55.2%

University qualified

27.2%

Work from home

10.8%

Languages at home

28.2%non-English

Most common: Punjabi, Mandarin, Australian Indigenous languages

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

50.4/100
Average

Top 23% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
  • Walkable
  • Regional centre
What Cairns North is known for: Green suburb, Café precinct, Walkable, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

Cairns North is a major regional centre in Queensland, in Cairns Council, with mainly dense residential and commercial development.

The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places, placing it among the highest-ranked major regional centres. Local amenities are a relative strength. Health access is an exceptional strength. University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 109% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are higher crime and relatively limited childcare access.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising walkability and local amenities over peace and quiet.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Queensland (209)

Strengths

  • The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places
  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • Health access is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Reported crime in the wider postcode 4870 is elevated relative to comparable places
  • Childcare access is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Cairns North compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$550/wk

Population (ERP)

5,953

+1.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

22.1%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#14

among Country & regional · Established

Crime rate

95th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

43rd

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

65%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

56th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
50.4/100 — Average
State standing
Top 23% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
1916th in Australia
State rank
349th in QLD
Peer rank
#14 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#89 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
90%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$550

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

5,953(June 2025)

+1.0% annual · +4.8% over 5 years · 43th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.0%
5-year growth
+4.8%
Change in 1 year
+58
Change in 5 years
+273
Growth rank in QLD
43th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~6,500), extrapolated at +1.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
5,334
Median age
37
Median household income / week
$1,402
Dwelling vacancy
22.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
584 of 2,644
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$340
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
16.5% / 18.3% / 65.3%
Employment rate
55.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
10.8% / 2.2% / 53.9%
Walked or cycled to work
13.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
292 / 90 / 1,639 (+ 11 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

27.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 13.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified27.2% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified10.4% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational13.3% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below49.1% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce21.1%
  • Health18.6%
  • Society and culture16.9%
  • Engineering and related technologies12.6%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8.1%
  • Education6.4%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$56,584

56th percentile in QLD · -4% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$59,915

44th percentile in QLD · -8% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

58th percentile in QLD · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$52,539

24th percentile in QLD · -17% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

40th percentile in QLD · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4870 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
49,108
Taxpayers reporting net rent
5,781
Median net rent
$578
Taxpayers reporting business income
4,820
Taxable income vs state median
+2%
Salary / wages vs state median
-2%
Rental investment vs state median
+9%
Super vs state median
-24%
Business income vs state median
0%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

28.2% speak a language other than English at home; 39.7% born overseas

Language at home
3,162 English only · 1,239 other
Non-English at home
28.2%
Born overseas
1,765 (39.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
447 (8.4%)
Australian citizens
3,504
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
30

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Punjabi61 · 13.6%
  • Mandarin50 · 11.2%
  • Australian Indigenous languages39 · 8.7%
  • Malayalam36 · 8.1%
  • Spanish33 · 7.4%
  • Japanese25 · 5.6%
  • Tagalog23 · 5.1%
  • Korean21 · 4.7%

Religion

39.3%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 39.3%, while Christianity accounts for 33.1%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion39.3%40.7%
Christianity33.1%45.7%
Buddhism2.6%1.4%
Other / not stated25%12.1%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic15.1%18.6%
Anglican6.8%11.3%
Christian (not further defined)2.6%3.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4870, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running higher than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
1,055
Against the person
275
Against property
478
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
236.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 19 residents
State crime-rate percentile
94.5th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+0.4%

Most common offence types

  • Assault125
  • Drug Offences164
  • Good Order Offences133
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)258
  • Unlawful Entry90

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
5
Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
1,019
Median ICSEA percentile
56th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Mother of Good Counsel SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1091 · 82th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 354 students · Top SEA quarter 37% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Cairns State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1019 · 56th percentile · LBOTE 42% · 1,636 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • The BUSY SchoolSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 975 · 36th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 1,780 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • St Monica's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1058 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 697 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Edge Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1016 · 54th percentile · LBOTE 43% · 864 students · Top SEA quarter 23% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Cairns SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Edge Hill SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Parramatta SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Goodstart Early Learning Cairnskindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Amenities

384 mapped amenities

7 restaurants · 7 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 bars · 3 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 4 fast food · 1 places of worship

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Good local dining options — 20 food & drink venues nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 10 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 13 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 72 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
90/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.31
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
3.75
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.87
Food & drink(20)
  • Serpent BarBar

    339 Lake Street

  • D CafeCafe
  • GuyalaCafe
  • Mykie's Cafe on LilyCafe
  • Odett's CafeCafe
  • Seabreeze CafeCafe
  • Smith CaféCafe
  • The HutCafe
  • Ali Baba's KebabsFast food
  • Captian Cook's DinerFast food
  • Hungry Jack'sFast food
  • SubwayFast food
  • Cock & BullPub
  • BayleafRestaurant
  • Chop & Chop RestaurantRestaurant
  • FlorianaRestaurant
  • Pedro's PizzaRestaurant
  • Pizza HutRestaurant
  • Sushi TrainRestaurant
  • Tropical Dream CafeRestaurant
Shopping(7)
  • LiquorlandBottle shop
  • Convenience store
  • NightOwlConvenience store
  • Friendly GrocerSupermarket
  • The Healthy HubSupermarket
  • X-press SupermarketSupermarket
Everyday services(5)
  • 7-ElevenPetrol station
  • Coles ExpressPetrol station

    Sheridan Street

  • MobilPetrol station
  • UnitedPetrol station
  • Australia postPost office
Community(4)
  • Goodstart Early Learning CairnsKindergarten
  • Cairns State High SchoolSchool
  • Mother of Good Counsel SchoolSchool
  • School
Health & services(15)
  • ALFA Medical and Skin CentreClinic
  • Cairns Hand ClinicClinic

    Rutherford Street, Cairns North

  • Ellipse Skin Cancer Clinic CairnsClinic

    207 Lake Street

  • Icon Cancer CentreClinic

    203-205 Lake Street, Cairns North

  • QML PathologyClinic

    McLeod Street, Cairns North

  • Skin and Light Medi ClinicClinic
  • Wheels of WellnessClinic

    Sheridan Street

  • Luke Dunn DentalDentist
  • Totally Smiles Dental GroupDentist
  • Cairns HospitalHospital

    165 The Esplanade, Cairns North

  • Cairns North Community Health FacilityHospital

    381 Sheridan Street, Cairns North

  • Cairns GP Medical CentreMedical clinic

    377 Sheridan Street

  • Dr. Marcia MickleburghMedical clinic
  • FNQ Hand SurgeryMedical clinic

    Rutherford Street, Cairns North

  • TerryWhite ChemmartPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(90)
  • BBQ (2)
  • Esplanade BBQ - EgretBBQ
  • Drinking water (5)
  • Fitness station
  • Think FitnessGym
  • Apex ParkPark
  • John Egan ParkPark
  • Les Davie ParkPark
  • Mandrusia ParkPark
  • Park (3)
  • Peace ParkPark
  • Playground (4)
  • Public toilets
  • Esplanade Beach Volleyball CourtSports field
  • Esplanade Skate PlazaSports field
  • McKenzie Street Multi Use CourtSports field
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (61)
  • Tobruk FlowriderSwimming pool
  • Tobruk Memorial PoolSwimming pool

    370 Sheridan Street, Cairns North

Places to stay(32)
  • Ocean Breeze Holiday ApartmentsGuest house
  • Summer HouseHostel

    341 Lake Street

  • 181 The EsplanadeHotel
  • Acacia Court HotelHotel

    223-227 Esplanade, Cairns North

  • Bay Village Tropical RetreatHotel

    Lake Street

  • Bohemian Resort CairnsHotel

    231 McLeod Street

  • Cairns Harbourside HotelHotel

    209-217 Esplanade

  • Cairns Holiday LodgeHotel
  • Cairns Ocean ViewsHotel

    221 Lake Street, Cairns North

  • Cairns Queens Court AccommodationHotel
  • Cairns Queenslander Hotel and ApartmentsHotel
  • Cairns Sheridan HotelHotel
  • Central Plaza Apartment HotelHotel
  • Dunwoody's TavernHotel

    Sheridan Street

  • Floriana VillasHotel
  • GrosvenorHotel
  • Northshore TowerHotel
  • Oasis InnHotel
  • QCWA Holiday UnitsHotel
  • Reef Gateway ApartmentsHotel
  • Royal PavillionHotel
  • Rydges Esplanade ResortHotel

    209-217 Abbott Street

  • The BalineseHotel
  • Tropic TowersHotel
  • Tropical QueenslanderHotel
  • Tropicana Boutique HotelHotel
  • Villa Shangri LaHotel
  • Cairns City PalmsMotel

    199-205 Sheridan Street

  • Koala Court Holiday ApartmentsMotel
  • Motel Aspect CentralMotel
  • Reef Palms Motel ApartmentsMotel

    41-47 Digger Street, Cairns North

  • The Reef MotelMotel
Entertainment(1)
  • Viewpoint
Transport(13)

13 bus stops

Other(41)
  • Crackerbox PalaceAntiques
  • 201 Lake StreetApartment

    201 Lake Street

  • Coral Towers Holiday ApartmentsApartment

    249-255 Esplanade

  • Edge ApartmentsApartment
  • Bench (26)
  • Bicycle Parking (3)
  • Bleachers
  • Bus Station (3)
  • Apollo Camper VansCar Rental
  • BargainCar Rental
  • BritzCar Rental

    419 Sheridan Street

  • Campervan Australian AUCar Rental

    440 Sheridan Street

  • Cruisin' MotorhomesCar Rental

    399 Sheridan Street

  • Cruising Car RentalCar Rental
  • East Coast Car Rentals ; sixtCar Rental
  • Spaceships Rentals CairnsCar Rental

    397 Sheridan Street

  • Red cross Blood serviceCentre
  • The Aesthetics LoungeCosmetics
  • Garden
  • North Cairns Barber ShopHairdresser
  • Information
  • Harley DavidsonMotorcycle
  • 4-6 Charles Street Car ParkParking
  • Betta Airport ParkingParking
  • Parking (64)
  • Parking Entrance (2)
  • Parking Space (47)
  • Picnic Table (3)
  • Cairns MosquePlace of worship
  • Post Box
  • Recycling
  • Spinal Life Healthy Living CentreRehabilitation

    2-4 Smith Street

  • Sullivan Nicolaides PathologySample Collection
  • Seafood MarketSeafood
  • Shelter (9)
  • National Care SocietySocial Facility
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Vending machine
  • Waste Basket (6)
  • Red Cross Wellbeing FacilityYes
  • Yes (4)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Cairns Hockey Association

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

7 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Apex ParkPark
  • John Egan ParkPark
  • Les Davie ParkPark
  • Mandrusia ParkPark
  • Peace ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
9.8%
Woodland / forest cover
0.7%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
20
Parks (OSM)
10
Typical summer maximum
31°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Cairns Mosque

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
24
Nearest hospital
Cairns North Community Health Facility (0.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
10
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 10
Aged-care services
4

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • ALFA Medical and Skin CentreClinic
  • Cairns GP Medical CentreSheridan StreetGP
  • Dr. Marcia MickleburghGP
  • FNQ Hand SurgeryRutherford StreetGP
  • Luke Dunn DentalDentist
  • Skin and Light Medi ClinicClinic
  • Sullivan Nicolaides PathologySample_Collection
  • Wheels of WellnessSheridan StreetClinic
  • Cairns Hand ClinicRutherford StreetClinic
  • Cairns HospitalThe EsplanadeHospital
Aged-care services
  • Australian Unity Home Care Service - Far NorthCAIRNS NORTHHome Care
  • Australian Unity Home Care Service - NorthernCAIRNS NORTHHome Care
  • Comlink Australia: Far NorthCAIRNSHome Care
  • Ten Years Younger Home CareCAIRNS NORTHHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
126
Participants per 1,000 residents
21.2

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
31° / 25°
Rainfall
1,038 mm · ~90 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
29° / 24°
Rainfall
925 mm · ~92 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
25° / 20°
Rainfall
164 mm · ~20 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
28° / 22°
Rainfall
188 mm · ~24 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Roadworks & transport

1 active roadworks / incidents

  • From Okeefe Street to near Smith StreetCaptain Cook Highway01 Sep 2026 – 03 Oct 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated

Heritage

4 heritage places

  • Cairns Technical College and High School BuildingState heritage place
  • FlorianaState heritage place
  • Herries Private HospitalState heritage place
  • McLeod Street Pioneer CemeteryState heritage place

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Leichhardt
Member of Parliament
Matt SMITH (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
122,757
Turnout (2025)
83.0%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+9.5 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 43.9%Labor 56.1%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.3 km away).

Coalition 34.9%Labor 65.1%

9.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +11.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Cairns CityLabor 66.0% · Coalition 34.0% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • Edge HillLabor 64.3% · Coalition 35.7% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • ManundaLabor 68.0% · Coalition 32.0% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
  • Parramatta ParkLabor 65.2% · Coalition 34.8% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
  • Cairns WestLabor 67.2% · Coalition 32.9% TPP (2025)2.7 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

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