Cairns Suburb Guides

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Edge Hill

$950k

Heritage Queenslanders and the Cairns Botanic Gardens, around five minutes from the CBD.

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Palm Cove

$1.19M

The beachfront village at the top of the northern strip, with a melaleuca-lined…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Redlynch

$895k

Family-friendly western valley with rainforest on the doorstep, one of Cairns'…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Whitfield

$900k

A leafy pocket between Edge Hill and the western ranges, with conservation-park trails…

Median house price, 12 months to July 2026

Brinsmead

$900k

Elevated family living on the western ridge, with Mt Whitfield Conservation Park as a…

Median house price, 12 months to June 2026

Freshwater

$1.0M

A quiet, low-turnover pocket north-west of the city, where very few homes come to market…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Stratford

$927k

A river-corridor suburb with open greenspace, schools nearby, and a steady family owner…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Cairns North

$750k

Walk to the Esplanade, the night markets, and the CBD: the suburb closest to everything…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Mooroobool

$706k

Central Cairns suburb with strong rental yields, fast turnover, and genuine value for…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Earlville

$700k

Home of a major Cairns shopping hub, with genuine affordability, solid yields, and a…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Trinity Beach

$874k

The relaxed heart of the northern beaches, a long patrolled beach, a local school, and a…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Smithfield

$828k

The northern gateway suburb with a major shopping hub, James Cook University, and fast…

Median house price, 12 months to June 2026

Kewarra Beach

$890k

A northern beaches suburb between Trinity Beach and Clifton Beach, with good beach…

Median house price, 12 months to June 2026

Clifton Beach

$995k

The northern-most accessible beach suburb before Palm Cove, elevated homes, strong…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Mount Sheridan

$733k

The established southern-corridor suburb with its own shopping centre, a wide range of…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Bentley Park

$720k

New-build family estates in the southern corridor, wide streets, modern homes, and…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Edmonton

$720k

Affordable southern entry point with fast growth, strong yields, and a suburb…

Median house price, 12 months to June 2026

Gordonvale

$700k

A historic sugar-town on the Mulgrave River, half an hour south of Cairns, where large…

Median house price, 12 months to June 2026

Manunda

$755k

An established inner-city suburb a short drive from the CBD, with strong recent growth…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Manoora

$580k

An affordable, central residential suburb north-west of the CBD, bordering Manunda and…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Westcourt

$665k

A compact, central suburb just south-west of the CBD, with fast-selling houses and…

Median house price, 12 months to June 2026

Parramatta Park

$756k

A character-filled inner suburb beside the CBD, home to the Cairns Showgrounds and a…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Bungalow

$693k

An inner Cairns suburb beside the CBD where affordable housing, a busy unit market, and…

Median house price, 12 months to June 2026

Kanimbla

$815k

An elevated, established residential pocket on the western side of Cairns, next to…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Kamerunga

$825k

A green north-western suburb on the Barron River near Redlynch and Freshwater, with…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Caravonica

$750k

A growing north-western suburb near Smithfield and the Skyrail terminal, popular with…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Holloways Beach

$710k

A quiet creek-mouth beach suburb a short drive from Cairns Airport, with an unhurried…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Yorkeys Knob

$730k

A northern beaches suburb built around Half Moon Bay marina and a headland, with a…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Machans Beach

$673k

A small, low-turnover creek-mouth beach suburb around 10 to 15 minutes from the city…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Trinity Park

$810k

A family-focused residential suburb between Smithfield and Trinity Beach, with newer…

Median house price, 12 months to June 2026

Woree

$721k

A central southern suburb on the Bruce Highway with retail at the door, strong rental…

Median house price, 12 months to May 2026

Bayview Heights

$713k

An established, elevated residential suburb close to Earlville shopping, with strong…

Median house price, 12 months to June 2026

White Rock

$664k

An affordable southern suburb by the racecourse and the Bruce Highway, with one of the…