Median house price
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QLD · Cairns Council
Green Island, 4871
Population
20
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+16.7%
Median age
34
Median income
$1,749/wk
Employment rate
66.7%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- National parks
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Green Island is a welcoming smaller community in Cairns Council, with a settled community character. Trips to Brisbane are an outing, not a routine: neighbouring regional centres do more of the heavy lifting. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a community of people who commute and work locally.
Food and coffee punch above the usual for comparable suburbs, giving the suburb a lived-in social scene. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.
Buyers typically pay more than the metro middle for a home here.
At a glance
Green Island snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (Census)
20
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
0.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
94th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
10th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
Population growth
0.0% annual · +16.7% over 5 years · 10th percentile in QLD
Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 20
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income / week
- $1,749
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 8
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 66.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
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
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2023 to Dec 2023)
- 1
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 0
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 142.9
- State safety percentile
- 93.8th (lower crime is better)
Most common offence types
- Assault192
- Drug Offences82
- Liquor (Excl. Drunkenness)82
- Other Property Damage90
- Traffic And Related Offences135
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2023 to Dec 2023 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Amenities
48 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 restaurants · 2 cafes · 1 bars · 2 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 10/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 100
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 250
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Food & drink(5)
- Reflections Pool BarBar
Green Island
- Greens Buffet ServeryCafe
Green Island
- Lite Bites: The CafeCafe
- EmeraldsRestaurant
- The Canopy GrillRestaurant
Sport & outdoors(3)
- Picnic area
- Swimming pool (2)
Entertainment(1)
- Viewpoint
Other(27)
- Apartment
Unit 31-34, Green Island
- Ashstray
- CrocodilesAttraction
- Bench (5)
- Dive Centre
- Marineland Melanesia Gift ShopGift
- A Special PlaceInformation
- Aboriginal Place WunyamiInformation
- Across The WaterInformation
- By Nature;Showcase to the worldInformation
- HistoricalInformation
- Information (2)
- Into The FutureInformation
- Let's Not Change A ThingInformation
- Life On The EdgeInformation
- Welcome To Green IslandInformation
- Locker (2)
- Green Island National ParkNature Reserve
- Picnic Table
- Post Box
- Public toilets
- Green Island ResortResort
- Shelter
- Shower (2)
- Smoking Area
- Waste Basket (6)
- Marineland MelanesiaZoo
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Green Island National ParkNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- Nearest hospital
- Yarrabah Emergency Service (21.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
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
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
- 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 29.9 km away).
Coalition 36.1%Labor 63.9%
7.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +9.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Machans BeachLabor 68.6% · Coalition 31.4% TPP (2025)26.2 km away
- Holloways BeachLabor 60.6% · Coalition 39.4% TPP (2025)26.8 km away
- Yorkeys KnobLabor 57.8% · Coalition 42.2% TPP (2025)27.5 km away
- Cairns CityLabor 66.0% · Coalition 34.0% TPP (2025)28.0 km away
- StratfordLabor 61.1% · Coalition 38.9% TPP (2025)28.8 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)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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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