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QLD · Cairns Council
Edmonton, 4869
Est. population · Jun 2025
12,244
Growth (1 yr)
+1.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+7.1%
Median age
33
Median income
$1,643/wk
Employment rate
59.2%
Languages at home
12.2%non-English
Most common: Australian Indigenous languages, Punjabi, Japanese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- National parks
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Edmonton is a regional established suburb in Cairns Council, oriented around local life rather than the metro orbit of Brisbane. Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with family life visible on every street. Local shops, markets and community spots keep everyday life grounded in the town itself.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, with buses linking the suburb to surrounding areas. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.
Crime reports are up on the previous period. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Desirability rates good overall, led by stronger local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus community and employment compared with similar regional towns.
At a glance
Edmonton snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$650/wk
Population (ERP)
12,244
+1.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.9%
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
#12
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
83rd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
44th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
8th
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
- 61.8/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 13% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 836th in Australia
- State rank
- 184th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #12 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #28 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 77%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $650
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
12,244(June 2025)
+1.0% annual · +7.1% over 5 years · 44th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.0%
- 5-year growth
- +7.1%
- Change in 1 year
- +123
- Change in 5 years
- +810
- Growth rank in QLD
- 44th 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 (~13,100), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 11,409
- Median age
- 33
- Median household income / week
- $1,643
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 228 of 3,888
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 59.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3,296 / 67 / 279 (+ 12 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 924
- Against the person
- 160
- Against property
- 500
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 75.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 71 residents
- State safety percentile
- 82.8th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +14.8%
Most common offence types
- Assault171
- Drug Offences265
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)307
- Traffic And Related Offences154
- Unlawful Entry332
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 884
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 8th
School list
- Hambledon State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 865 · 6th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 378 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Bentley Park CollegeCombined · Government · ICSEA 869 · 6th percentile · LBOTE 42% · 1,771 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- St Therese's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 991 · 43th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 541 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Isabella State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 899 · 10th percentile · LBOTE 36% · 496 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Amenities
95 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
4 restaurants · 2 cafes · 1 pubs · 2 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 4 fast food · 1 libraries · 1 places of worship
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 15 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 67/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.18
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.96
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.31
Food & drink(11)
- Sugarworld CafeCafe
- Zarraffa's CoffeeCafe
- Domino'sFast food
- Kebab Fish & ChipsFast food
- KFCFast food
- McDonald'sFast food
- Grafton HotelPub
- 3 Black Bears Pizza EdmontonRestaurant
- Champion ThaiRestaurant
- Joe's PizzaRestaurant
- UMAKARestaurant
Shopping(4)
- Convenience store
- ColesSupermarket
7 Walker Road
- IGASupermarket
Community(4)
- Down Park Community HallCommunity centre
- Kindergarten
- Edmonton LibraryLibrary
- Hambledon State SchoolSchool
Health & services(4)
- Cairns South Medicare Urgent Care ClinicClinic
5b Walker Road, Edmonton
- Mookai Rosie Bi-BayanClinic
- TerryWhite ChemmartPharmacy
- Veterinary
Sport & outdoors(13)
- Kor Fitness & HealthGym
- Down ParkPark
- Fuller ParkPark
- Isley ParkPark
- John Walker ParkPark
- Luisa Street ParkPark
- Ravizza ParkPark
- Syd Wheelan ParkPark
- Weiner ParkPark
- Playground (2)
- Walker Road Sporting PrecinctSports centre
- Sports field
Transport(3)
3 bus stops
Other(24)
- BWSAlcohol
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Commonwealth BankATM
- Bbq
- Bicycle Parking
- Car wash
- Barrier Reef CaravillaCaravan Site
- VinniesCharity
- Drinking water
- Fitness Station (3)
- Garden
- Sugarworld Shopping CentreMall
- Parking (23)
- Staff Car ParkParking
- Sugarworld Shopping CentreParking
- Parking Space (6)
- Petrol station
- ShellPetrol station
- Edmonton Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
- Australia PostPost office
- Public toilets
- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology Cairns-EdmontonSample Collection
5a Walker Road, Edmonton
- Shelter (5)
- TelstraTelephone
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
15 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Altrendo ParkPark
- Down ParkPark
- Fuller ParkPark
- Humbolt Close ParkPark
- Isilwood Close ParkPark
- Isley ParkPark
- JH Reed ParkPark
- John Walker ParkPark
- Luisa Street ParkPark
- Petersen ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 37
- Parks (OSM)
- 15
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Edmonton Uniting Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 5
- Nearest hospital
- Cairns South Health Facility (1.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Cairns South Health FacilityWalker RoadHospital
- Cairns South Medicare Urgent Care ClinicWalker RoadClinic
- Mookai Rosie Bi-BayanClinic
- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology Cairns-EdmontonWalker RoadSample_Collection
- TerryWhite ChemmartPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 434
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 35.4
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Mill Rd and Bana Gindarja BridgeBruce Highway17 May 2026 – 06 Nov 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Kennedy
- Member of Parliament
- Bob KATTER (Katter's Australian Party (KAP))
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 123,696
- Turnout (2025)
- 83.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +0.8 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 59.3%Labor 40.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 33.9 km away).
Coalition 46.3%Labor 53.7%
13.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Bentley Park (Kennedy)Labor 53.5% · Coalition 46.5% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
- EdmontonLabor 55.5% · Coalition 44.5% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
- GordonvaleLabor 48.5% · Coalition 51.5% TPP (2025)9.2 km away
- AloombaLabor 35.9% · Coalition 64.1% TPP (2025)13.6 km away
- YarrabahLabor 78.1% · Coalition 21.9% TPP (2025)17.4 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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