QLD · Cairns Council
Holloways Beach, QLD, 4878
Current weather
20.9°CMainly clear
80% humidity · 10.9 km/h wind · 25.3° / 19.3° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#87 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Holloways Beach is a smaller suburban community in the Cairns area, home to around 2,398 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 640 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-53%), roughly 266.9 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $530, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,398
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,342
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 117 of 1,102
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,400
- Employment rate
- 57.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 117 / 334 / 30
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)
- $530
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)
- 640
- Against the person
- 98
- Against property
- 378
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 266.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 24 residents
- State safety percentile
- 26.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -52.9%
Most common offence types
- Assault58
- Drug Offences63
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)156
- Traffic And Related Offences67
- Unlawful Entry107
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
43 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Cash ZoneATM
- CodeBar
- Bbq
- Bench (5)
- Holloway Beach Road at Moonah StreetBus stop
- Oleander Street at Bamboo StreetBus stop
- Oleander Street at Hickory StreetBus stop
- Oleander Street at Palm StreetBus stop
- Oleander Street at Tamarind StreetBus stop
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
9 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Baronia ReserveNature reserve
- Billy Jagar Environmental ReserveNature reserve
- Fred Hessels ParkPark
- Pandanus ParkPark
- Raintree ParkPark
- San Remo ParkPark
- Sandpiper ParkPark
- Syd and Jane Granville ParkPark
- Tamarind ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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
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)
- 16
- Parks (OSM)
- 15
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
- 76.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #87 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
- Baronia Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Billy Jagar Environmental Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Fred Hessels Parkgovernmentpark
- Pandanus Parkgovernmentpark
- Raintree Parkgovernmentpark
- San Remo Parkgovernmentpark
- Sandpiper Parkgovernmentpark
- Syd and Jane Granville Parkgovernmentpark
- Tamarind Reservegovernmentpark
- Assaultcrime58
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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