Cairns · QLD · 64 suburbs tracked
Cairns house prices, 2026.
The median house price in Cairns is $538,375, the median of 10 suburb medians from verified government sales data. Below: house prices in the busiest suburbs, then the fastest-growing, most affordable and highest-priced suburbs in the Cairns region of Queensland.
Median house price in Cairns
Median house
$538K
median of suburb medians
Median unit
$266K
median of suburb medians
Typical annual growth
N/A
house prices, last 12 months
Median house rent
$635/wk
weekly, across tracked suburbs
What Cairns house prices are doing
The median house price across the Cairns region is $538,375. That figure is the median of 10 suburb medians, each drawn from government sales records, rather than an average, so a handful of waterfront or acreage suburbs cannot drag it up. The median unit price is $265,500. The median house rent is $635 a week.
Among established suburbs, the most affordable is Edmonton at $510,000 and the dearest is Redlynch at $700,000, a 1.4-times gap across the one region. The table below lists the established suburbs with their medians.
Source: suburb medians from the QLD valuer-general or state sales records and the ABS, aggregated by Your Property Guide, sales data last refreshed December 2024; page generated 22 October 2026. Only the 10 of 64 tracked suburbs whose own page publishes a median contribute to price figures: a verified sales source, and at least five recorded sales where the count is reported.
House prices by suburb in Cairns
Most affordable Cairns suburbs
Cairns's highest median prices
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Commission in Queensland typically runs 2.3% to 2.9%. On the Cairns median of $538,375 that is $12,383 to $15,613, before marketing. Rates are negotiable; see the QLD commission guide.
Cairns property market questions
- What is the median house price in Cairns?
- The median house price across the Cairns region of QLD is $538,375, calculated as the median of 10 suburb-level medians from verified government sales data. The median unit price is $265,500.
- What are the cheapest suburbs in Cairns?
- Among established suburbs (population 1,000+) with verified sales data, the most affordable suburbs in the Cairns region by median house price are Edmonton, Manunda, Woree.
Suburbs in Cairns
All 64 suburbs in the Cairns region, Queensland. Medians are shown only where the suburb’s own page publishes one.
Units $185,040
Units $410,000
Units $253,440
Units $380,000
Units $255,000
Units $276,000
Units $225,000
Units $362,500
Units $407,000
Units $222,500
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Data source
Figures are aggregated from suburb-level medians sourced from state valuers-general, state government sales records and the ABS. Only suburbs whose own page publishes a median contribute to price figures (10 of 64 tracked Cairns suburbs): a verified sales source, and at least five recorded sales where the count is reported. A 12-month change is shown where the state’s sales feed measures one, and left out beyond 25%. Full methodology →
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