QLD · Cairns Council
Manunda, QLD, 4870
Current weather
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85% humidity · 8.1 km/h wind · 25.6° / 17.9° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#627 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Manunda is a smaller suburban community in the Cairns area, home to around 5,191 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 9,575 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-50%), roughly 1844.5 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $430, 4 school and preschool sites in the area, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 5,191
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $1,069
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 241 of 2,416
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 50.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 179 / 289 / 1,023
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)
- $430
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)
- 9,575
- Against the person
- 2,460
- Against property
- 4,467
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,844.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 58.8th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -49.6%
Most common offence types
- Assault1144
- Drug Offences1424
- Good Order Offences1179
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)2334
- Unlawful Entry884
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
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 930.5
- Cairns School of Distance EducationCombined
- Cairns West State SchoolPrimary
- St Francis Xavier's SchoolPrimary
- Trinity Bay State High SchoolSecondary
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
36 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- Bench (4)
- carBicycle Parking
- Anderson Street at Chaplain StreetBus stop
- Anderson Street near English StreetBus stop
- Anderson Street near Hill StreetBus stop
- Anderson Street near Mayers StreetBus stop
- English St at Hoare StreetBus stop
- Hoare St at Kiernan StreetBus stop
- Hoare Street at Eureka Street (Trinity Bay SHS)Bus 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
10 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Clarke and Wallace ParkPark
- Cominos Place ParkPark
- Endeavour ParkPark
- Fire Station ParkPark
- Guginy ReservePark
- Harald Falge ParkPark
- Pumeri ParkPark
- Sidney ParkPark
- Teatree ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Cairns Kids Early Learning Centrechildcare
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · 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)
- 15
- Parks (OSM)
- 13
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
- 12.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #627 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Cairns Kids Early Learning Centrechildcarechildcare
- Clarke and Wallace Parkgovernmentpark
- Cominos Place Parkgovernmentpark
- Endeavour Parkgovernmentpark
- Fire Station Parkgovernmentpark
- Guginy Reservegovernmentpark
- Harald Falge Parkgovernmentpark
- Pumeri Parkgovernmentpark
- Sidney Parkgovernmentpark
- Teatree Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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