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QLD · Cairns Council
Gordonvale, 4865
Est. population · Jun 2025
7,861
Growth (1 yr)
+2.8%
Growth (5 yr)
+17.4%
Median age
38
Median income
$1,659/wk
Employment rate
59.7%
Languages at home
7.1%non-English
Most common: Australian Indigenous languages, Punjabi, Italian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- National parks
- High desirability
- Education hub
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Away from the major hubs, Gordonvale is a mid-sized suburb in Cairns Council with its own quieter rhythm. Regional towns and local services do more of the everyday heavy lifting than the city. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with family life visible on every street.
The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Residents can rely on buses and trains for getting around locally and across the city.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability picture is around average, weighed down by softer schools and education, plus community and employment relative to similar regional towns.
At a glance
Gordonvale snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$610/wk
Population (ERP)
7,861
+2.8% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.5%
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
#40
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
57th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
87th
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
- 54.7/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 24% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1590th in Australia
- State rank
- 361st in QLD
- Peer rank
- #40 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #98 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 77%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $610
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
7,861(June 2025)
+2.8% annual · +17.4% over 5 years · 87th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +2.8%
- 5-year growth
- +17.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +213
- Change in 5 years
- +1,164
- Growth rank in QLD
- 87th 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 (~8,800), extrapolated at +2.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 6,944
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,659
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 192 of 2,544
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 59.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 2,237 / 64 / 48
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)
- 362
- Against the person
- 77
- Against property
- 192
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 46.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 90 residents
- State safety percentile
- 56.9th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +5.8%
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage46
- Traffic And Related Offences55
- Unlawful Entry100
- Assault54
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)68
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)
- 885.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 8th
School list
- Cairns Adventist CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 885 · 8th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 63 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Gordonvale State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 886 · 8th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 403 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- St Michael's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 993 · 44th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 279 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Gordonvale State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 883 · 8th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 623 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 2.0 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
- Edge Early Learning GordonvaleSalvatore Drivechildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Amenities
34 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 3 cafes · 1 pubs · 2 supermarkets · 1 playgrounds · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Decent local green space — 7 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 37/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.43
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.72
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.01
Food & drink(5)
- Caffin8CafeCafe
Unit 1-2 46 Norman Street, Gordonvale
- CoCo Fresh Tea & JuiceCafe
Unit 6 46 Norman Street, Gordonvale
- Trolley CoffeeCafe
- The Parkview HotelPub
90 Gordon Street, Gordonvale
- Thai Sugarcane GordonvaleRestaurant
40 Norman Street, Gordonvale
Shopping(3)
- Hindquarter Quality MeatsButcher
35 Norman Street, Gordonvale
- IGASupermarket
- Supa IGA GordonvaleSupermarket
Community(4)
- CanegrowersCommunity centre
29 Norman Street, Gordonvale
- Gordonvale Early Years Centre in CairnsCommunity centre
33 Sheppards Street, Gordonvale
- Gordonvale RSLCommunity centre
94 Gordon Street, Gordonvale
- Gordonvale State SchoolSchool
Health & services(4)
- Pyramid Family DentalDentist
Unit 4-5 46 Norman Street, Gordonvale
- Gordonvale HospitalHospital
1-11 Highleigh Road
- Gordonvale Family Medical CentreMedical clinic
27 Norman Street, Gordonvale
- Cairns Veterinary ClinicVeterinary
28 Norman Street, Gordonvale
Sport & outdoors(5)
- Doc Davis ParkPark
- Johnson ParkPark
68-108 Campbell Street, Gordonvale
- Norman ParkPark
- Playground
- Sports field
Transport(2)
1 bus stops · 1 train stations
Other(8)
- Bendigo BankBank
Unit 3 46 Norman Street, Gordonvale
- Parking (4)
- FeedshopPet
- Australia Post GordonvalePost office
9 Canon Street
- H & F Harvester RepairsRepair
2 Irvin Street, Gordonvale
- Sullivan Nicolaides PathologySample Collection
27 Norman Street
- Shelter
- Gordonvale TyresTyres
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
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Constable Gene Poole ParkPark
- Doc Davis ParkPark
- Fisher Road ParkPark
- Greenpatch ReserveNature reserve
- Johnson ParkPark
- Norman ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 29
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
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
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 3
- Nearest hospital
- Gordonvale Hospital (1.1 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Gordonvale Family Medical CentreSicilian AvenueDoctor
- Gordonvale HospitalHighleigh RoadHospital
- Pyramid Family DentalNorman StreetDentist
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)
- 230
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 29.3
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
Heritage
2 heritage places
- Alley Family GravesState heritage place
- Meringa Sugar Experiment StationState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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 28.8 km away).
Coalition 51.6%Labor 48.4%
7.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +1.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- GordonvaleLabor 48.5% · Coalition 51.5% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
- AloombaLabor 35.9% · Coalition 64.1% TPP (2025)6.0 km away
- Bentley Park (Kennedy)Labor 53.5% · Coalition 46.5% TPP (2025)10.0 km away
- EdmontonLabor 55.5% · Coalition 44.5% TPP (2025)10.1 km away
- Mcdonnell CreekLabor 34.4% · Coalition 65.6% TPP (2025)17.2 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)
- 4/10
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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