QLD · Mareeba Council
Kuranda, QLD, 4881
Current weather
17.9°CClear sky
92% humidity · 8.4 km/h wind · 23.9° / 16.5° today · 0.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#104 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Kuranda is a smaller suburban community in the Mareeba area, home to around 3,273 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 261 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-46%), roughly 79.7 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $450, and 2 school and preschool sites in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 3,273
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,284
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 114 of 1,273
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,595
- Employment rate
- 46.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 117 / 28 / 43
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)
- $450
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)
- 261
- Against the person
- 88
- Against property
- 102
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 79.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 37 residents
- State safety percentile
- 12.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -45.6%
Most common offence types
- Assault37
- Good Order Offences48
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)33
- Traffic And Related Offences32
- Unlawful Entry35
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 960.5
- Cairns Hinterland Steiner SchoolCombined
- Kuranda District State CollegeCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bartley ParkPark
- Booroo Street ReservePark
- Centenary ParkPark
- Myola Palm Nature RefugeNature reserve
- Rotary Club ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 3
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Discount Drug Storepharmacy
- Kuranda Medicaldoctor
- Kuranda PhysiotherapyArara Streetphysiotherapist
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Kuranda Fig Tree AvenueState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
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
- 74.8/100
- Cohort rank
- #104 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Kuranda Fig Tree AvenueheritageState heritage place
- Discount Drug Storehealthpharmacy
- Kuranda Medicalhealthdoctor
- Kuranda PhysiotherapyhealthArara Streetphysiotherapist
- Bartley Parkgovernmentpark
- Booroo Street Reservegovernmentpark
- Centenary Parkgovernmentpark
- Myola Palm Nature Refugegovernmentnature_reserve
- Rotary Club Parkgovernmentpark
- Cairns Hinterland Steiner SchoolschoolsCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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