Barron Gorge, QLD 4870
Cairns Regional CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4870
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What to know about Barron Gorge
Barron Gorge (4870) sits in the Cairns region of Queensland.
Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Barron Gorge scores 0/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 30°C (warm), winter mornings around 15°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 2,083 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 8 government primary, 2 government secondary, 5 Catholic, 2 independent.
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 0/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 15/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Crime and safety
67,028 offences recorded in 2026 across the Cairns Regional Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Cairns Regional Council, which may include suburbs with very different crime profiles. Quieter residential pockets likely have lower rates than the total suggests; busier areas may have higher.
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 2,083 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 30.4°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 14.5°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Barron Gorge
- What is the Barron Gorge postcode?
- Barron Gorge is in the 4870 postcode, in QLD, in the Cairns Regional Council region.
- Where is Barron Gorge?
- Barron Gorge is a suburb in the Cairns Regional Council area, QLD 4870.
- What schools are in Barron Gorge?
- There are 19 schools serving Barron Gorge on this page, including Peace Lutheran College, Caravonica State School, St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley.
- How walkable is Barron Gorge?
- Barron Gorge has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 15.
- What suburbs are near Barron Gorge?
- Barron Gorge is close to Lake Placid, Kamerunga, Caravonica, Barron, Freshwater.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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