QLD · Cassowary Coast Council
Cardwell, QLD, 4849
Current weather
19°CMainly clear
95% humidity · 1.4 km/h wind · 23.5° / 17° today · 1.7 mm rain
Desirability index
#263 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Cardwell is a small locality in the Cassowary Coast area, home to around 1,320 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 96 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-34%), roughly 72.7 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $400, and 1 school and preschool site in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,320
- Median age
- 60
- Median household income / week
- $846
- Dwelling vacancy
- 25.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 199 of 785
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,278
- Employment rate
- 34.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 59 / 82 / 57
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $400
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 96
- Against the person
- 18
- Against property
- 36
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 72.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 73 residents
- State safety percentile
- 11.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -34.2%
Most common offence types
- Assault9
- Drug Offences21
- Other Property Damage14
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)18
- Traffic And Related Offences14
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 932
- Cardwell State SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Cardwell Lions ParkPark
- Cardwell ParkPark
- Colleen Mclaughlin ParkPark
- Coral Sea Battle Memorial ParkPark
- White Street ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Cardwell Pharmacypharmacy
- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathologysample_collection
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- Cardwell Divisional Board Hall (former) and Honour BoardState heritage place
- Cardwell Post Office - Residence (former)State heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 13
- Parks (OSM)
- 9
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 31.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #263 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Cardwell Divisional Board Hall (former) and Honour BoardheritageState heritage place
- Cardwell Post Office - Residence (former)heritageState heritage place
- Cardwell Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathologyhealthsample_collection
- Cardwell Lions Parkgovernmentpark
- Cardwell Parkgovernmentpark
- Colleen Mclaughlin Parkgovernmentpark
- Coral Sea Battle Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
- White Street Parkgovernmentpark
- Cardwell State SchoolschoolsPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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