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QLD · Cairns Council

Green Island, QLD, 4871

Current weather

24.2°CPartly cloudy

70% humidity · 26 km/h wind · 24.2° / 22.9° today · 0.2 mm rain

Suburb snapshot

Green Island is a small locality in the Cairns area, home to around 20 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 666 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-41%), roughly 33300.0 offences per 1,000 residents, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.

Population

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)
4 / 0 / 0

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.

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
666
Against the person
214
Against property
189
Rate per 1,000 residents
33,300
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 1 residents
State safety percentile
93.8th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-41.1%

Most common offence types

  • Assault153
  • Drug Offences68
  • Liquor (Excl. Drunkenness)54
  • Other Property Damage75
  • Traffic And Related Offences103

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

Amenities

26 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Ashstray
  • Bench (5)
  • Lite Bites: The CafeCafe
  • Dive Centre
  • Marineland Melanesia Gift ShopGift
  • Locker (2)
  • Picnic Table
  • Post Box
  • Public toilets
  • EmeraldsRestaurant

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Green Island National ParkNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Data sources & freshness

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)
1
Parks (OSM)
0

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

Recent changes

  • Green Island National Parkgovernmentnature_reserve
  • Assaultcrime153
  • Drug Offencescrime68
  • Liquor (Excl. Drunkenness)crime54
  • Other Property Damagecrime75
  • Traffic And Related Offencescrime103
  • Ashstrayamenitiesashstray
  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • Benchamenitiesbench

Data sources & freshness