Cairns, QLD 4870
Cairns Regional CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4870
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Median house price
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Rent in Cairns
- Weekly rent (house)
- $310/wk
- Weekly rent (unit)
- $680/wk
Rental data as of June 2026· Queensland RTA bond data
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What to know about Cairns
Cairns (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
Cairns scores 24/100 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 32°C (warm), winter mornings around 17°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 2,112 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, 7 Catholic, 2 independent.
Schools in Cairns
Schools serving Cairns: government first, then Catholic and independent.
Government schools
© ACARA, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 24/100
- Transit
- 40/100
- Bike
- 100/100
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
- 2,112 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 31.8°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 17.1°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
- What is the Cairns postcode?
- Cairns is in the 4870 postcode, in QLD, in the Cairns Regional Council region.
- Where is Cairns?
- Cairns is a suburb in the Cairns Regional Council area, QLD 4870.
- What is the average rent in Cairns?
- The median weekly rent for houses is $310, for units it's $680.
- What schools are in Cairns?
- There are 20 schools serving Cairns on this page, including St Francis Xavier's School, Cairns West State School, Cairns School of Distance Education.
- How walkable is Cairns?
- Cairns has a Walk Score of 24 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 40, bike score 100.
- What suburbs are near Cairns?
- Cairns is close to Martynvale, Mackinnon, Manoora, Manunda, Westcourt.
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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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