QLD · Cairns Council
Kewarra Beach, QLD, 4879
Current weather
21.5°CMainly clear
81% humidity · 13.3 km/h wind · 25.6° / 19.9° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#61 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Kewarra Beach is a smaller suburban community in the Cairns area, home to around 6,133 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 452 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-54%), roughly 73.7 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $725, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 6,133
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,748
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 183 of 2,461
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 61.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 179 / 56 / 113
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)
- $725
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)
- 452
- Against the person
- 76
- Against property
- 300
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 73.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 81 residents
- State safety percentile
- 11.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -53.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault50
- Other Property Damage33
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)68
- Unlawful Entry131
- Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle56
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
17 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Wild Yeast FNQBakery
- Albatross Street at Wagtail CloseBus stop
- Captain Cook Highway at Arawa StreetBus stop
- Cottesloe Drive at Daytona StreetBus stop
- Gannet Street at Coolangatta CloseBus stop
- Gannet Street at Manly CloseBus stop
- Poolwood Road at Miami RoadBus stop
- Red Cross Trinity BeachCharity
- Kewarra Beach PharmacyChemist
Unit 2 10 Cottesloe Drive, Kewarra Beach
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
- Curlew ParkPark
- Green Avenue ParkPark
- Kookaburaa ParkPark
- Kookaburra ParkPark
- Leonard Street ParkPark
- Nova Street ParkPark
- Paradise Gardens ParkPark
- Reefsedge ParkPark
- SunBird ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Kewarra Family PracticeCottesloe Drivedoctor
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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)
- 25
- Parks (OSM)
- 14
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
- 83.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #61 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
- Kewarra Family PracticehealthCottesloe Drivedoctor
- Curlew Parkgovernmentpark
- Green Avenue Parkgovernmentpark
- Kookaburaa Parkgovernmentpark
- Kookaburra Parkgovernmentpark
- Leonard Street Parkgovernmentpark
- Nova Street Parkgovernmentpark
- Paradise Gardens Parkgovernmentpark
- Reefsedge Parkgovernmentpark
- SunBird Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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