QLD · Mareeba Council
Mareeba, QLD, 4880
Current weather
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93% humidity · 5.1 km/h wind · 24.8° / 15.1° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#99 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Mareeba is a mid-sized suburb in the Mareeba area, home to around 11,825 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,172 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-49%), roughly 99.1 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $400, and 4 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
- 11,825
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,282
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 391 of 4,672
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,495
- Employment rate
- 51.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 349 / 40 / 311
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)
- $400
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)
- 1,172
- Against the person
- 306
- Against property
- 533
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 99.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 39 residents
- State safety percentile
- 13.8th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -49.3%
Most common offence types
- Assault156
- Drug Offences163
- Good Order Offences125
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)219
- Unlawful Entry136
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)
- 944
- Mareeba State High SchoolSecondary
- Mareeba State SchoolPrimary
- St Stephen's Catholic CollegeSecondary
- St Thomas' SchoolPrimary
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
14 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Alex Lawson ParkPark
- Allan Jensen ParkPark
- Ant Hill ParkPark
- Arnold ParkPark
- Bicentenial Lakes ParkPark
- Brady ParkPark
- Centenary ParkPark
- Firth ParkPark
- Jack Bethel ParkPark
- Lions ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 3
- Emergency department
- On site
- Mareeba Hospitalhospital
- Mareeba Hospitalhospital
- My Mareeba Dentistdentist
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- 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
3 state heritage places
- Assay Office & Store, MareebaState heritage place
- Mareeba Shire Hall (former)State heritage place
- Mareeba Uniting Church (former)State 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)
- 29
- 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
- 76.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #99 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
- Assay Office & Store, MareebaheritageState heritage place
- Mareeba Shire Hall (former)heritageState heritage place
- Mareeba Uniting Church (former)heritageState heritage place
- Mareeba Hospitalhealthhospital
- Mareeba Hospitalhealthhospital
- My Mareeba Dentisthealthdentist
- Alex Lawson Parkgovernmentpark
- Allan Jensen Parkgovernmentpark
- Ant Hill Parkgovernmentpark
- Arnold Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- 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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