Cairns Central, QLD 4870
Cairns Regional CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4870
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What to know about Cairns Central
Cairns Central (4870) sits in the Cairns region of Queensland.
Day-to-day life here is very walkable, with most errands manageable on foot.
What it’s like to live here
Cairns Central scores 100/100 on walkability, which makes it very walkable with workable public transport options. Coffee, groceries and a meal out are mostly walking-distance, which keeps a household viable on one car.
Summer days here average around 32°C (warm), winter mornings around 17°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 2,166 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 6 government primary, 3 government secondary, 8 Catholic, 1 independent.
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 100/100
- Transit
- 60/100
- Bike
- 100/100
Walker's paradise. 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
- 2,166 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 31.8°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 17.0°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 Cairns Central
- What is the Cairns Central postcode?
- Cairns Central is in the 4870 postcode, in QLD, in the Cairns Regional Council region.
- Where is Cairns Central?
- Cairns Central is a suburb in the Cairns Regional Council area, QLD 4870.
- What schools are in Cairns Central?
- There are 20 schools serving Cairns Central on this page, including St Augustine's College, St Joseph's School, St Monica's College.
- How walkable is Cairns Central?
- Cairns Central has a Walk Score of 100 out of 100, very walkable. transit score 60, bike score 100.
- What suburbs are near Cairns Central?
- Cairns Central is close to Parramatta Park, Cairns City, Cairns Mcleod Street.
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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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