Cairns City QLD 4870 recorded a 2026YTD* median house price of $609,800 and a 2026YTD* median unit price of $649,261. Compare price movement, rent, yield, sales evidence and local supply in one profile.
100% data completeness2 observed dwelling types (houses + units); 0 ranked905 indexed addresses in locality
Last data refreshed: 2026-AUG-12
Market snapshot
Prices, rent and market evidence
Observed figures use the latest completed-quarter data available for each dwelling type. A national score appears only when every Rankings confidence rule is met.
Houses
Cairns City Houses
Not rankedobserved market data only
Median price 2026YTD*$609,800
Price growth 2026YTD* vs 2025+2.25%
Median rent Q1 2026$538/week
Gross yield Q1 20264.59%
Sales in 2026YTD*10
Days on market Q1 202528
Units
Cairns City Units
Not rankedobserved market data only
Median price 2026YTD*$649,261
Price growth 2026YTD* vs 2025+0.43%
Median rent Q2 2026$645/week
Gross yield Q2 20265.14%
Sales in 2026YTD*46
Days on market Q2 202629
Investment signals
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Scores are direct national percentiles among published profiles of the same dwelling type with that observation. Higher scores always represent the more favourable screening direction; limited evidence is labelled and missing observations are excluded.
House signals
Observed · not ranked
Price growth+2.25%
Below average (vs +3.65% house price growth nationally) · Limited evidence
2026YTD* vs 2025
Gross yield4.64%
Top 20% (vs 3.67% yield for houses nationwide) · Limited evidence
Price and rent: 2026 Q2
Sales volume10 sales
Bottom 20% (vs 59 house sales per suburb nationally) · Limited evidence
2026YTD* sales volume
Market speed28 days
Middle range (vs 27 days on market for houses nationwide) · Limited evidence
Market snapshot: 2025 Q1
New Supply18 approvals*
Top 20% (vs 201 approximate house approvals* per suburb nationally)
Approx. approvals since Jun 2020*
Owner occupation49.1%
Bottom 20% (vs 65.0% owner-occupied share for suburbs with house data nationally)
2021 Census
Household income$1,704/week
Middle range (vs $1,799/week household income for suburbs with house data nationally)
2021 Census
Local SchoolsNot available
Insufficient evidence
Local Crime138.3 offences per 100k
Top 20% (vs 5,310.2 offences per 100k for suburbs with house data nationally)
FY 2024-25 offences per 100,000 population
Unit signals
Observed · not ranked
Price growth+0.43%
Below average (vs +3.36% unit price growth nationally)
2026YTD* vs 2025
Gross yield5.14%
Above average (vs 4.45% yield for units nationwide) · Limited evidence
Price and rent: 2026 Q2
Sales volume46 sales
Above average (vs 25 unit sales per suburb nationally)
2026YTD* sales volume
Market speed29 days
Middle range (vs 26 days on market for units nationwide) · Limited evidence
Market snapshot: 2026 Q2
New Supply52 approvals*
Below average (vs 4 approximate unit approvals* per suburb nationally)
Approx. approvals since Jun 2020*
Owner occupation49.1%
Bottom 20% (vs 64.9% owner-occupied share for suburbs with unit data nationally)
2021 Census
Household income$1,704/week
Middle range (vs $1,794/week household income for suburbs with unit data nationally)
2021 Census
Local SchoolsNot available
Insufficient evidence
Local Crime138.3 offences per 100k
Top 20% (vs 5,310.2 offences per 100k for suburbs with unit data nationally)
FY 2024-25 offences per 100,000 population
* New Supply is an approximate suburb allocation of SA2 dwelling approvals based on the suburb-to-SA2 share. Values are rounded to the nearest whole approval and are not direct ABS suburb counts.
Each signal is independently compared with all published Australian profiles of the same dwelling type that have that observation. The benchmark is that cohort's raw national median; cohort sizes remain in the audit table but are omitted here for readability. Price growth and other positive signals rank higher values more favourably; days on market, new supply pressure and crime rank lower values more favourably. Limited evidence keeps its contextual colour and band but is labelled explicitly. Missing observations remain unscored. These contextual signals are independent from formal Best Overall ranking eligibility and do not change the overall score.
What the current data suggests
House: Price growth sits near the middle of published profiles. Below average (vs +3.65% house price growth nationally) · Limited evidence.
House: Gross yield is above the published-profile average. Top 20% (vs 3.67% yield for houses nationwide) · Limited evidence.
House: Sales evidence is below the published-profile average. Bottom 20% (vs 59 house sales per suburb nationally) · Limited evidence.
House: The approvals component indicates comparatively lower new-supply pressure. Top 20% (vs 201 approximate house approvals* per suburb nationally).
Unit: Price growth is below the published-profile average. Below average (vs +3.36% unit price growth nationally).
Unit: Gross yield is above the published-profile average. Above average (vs 4.45% yield for units nationwide) · Limited evidence.
Unit: Sales evidence is above the published-profile average. Above average (vs 25 unit sales per suburb nationally).
Unit: The approvals component indicates elevated new-supply pressure that deserves local investigation. Below average (vs 4 approximate unit approvals* per suburb nationally).
Price history
Annual and YTD median-price movement
Changes in the mix and number of properties sold can affect the median. Use the sales counts and live map before drawing a conclusion.
House median price
Annual observations plus the current completed-quarter YTD result used by the Rankings dataset.
Period
Median
Sales
2020
$325,500
2
2021
$492,500
14
2022
$520,000
17
2023
$472,500
14
2024
$482,500
7
2025
$596,400
9
2026YTD*
$609,800
10
Unit median price
Annual observations plus the current completed-quarter YTD result used by the Rankings dataset.
Period
Median
Sales
2020
$450,000
100
2021
$315,000
159
2022
$397,000
174
2023
$591,200
110
2024
$420,000
97
2025
$646,500
112
2026YTD*
$649,261
46
* 2026 year-to-date through Q2. Sales volumes are partial-year totals; median prices use completed-quarter observations.
Socio-demographic context
Household and community indicators
These measures come from different source periods. Their dates are displayed rather than being presented as if they were collected simultaneously.
Owner occupied49.1%
2021 Census Insufficient evidence
Weekly household income$1,704
2021 Census Insufficient evidence
House development approvals18*
Approx. allocated approvals since Jun 2020 Top 20% (vs 201 approximate house approvals* per suburb nationally)
Best available ICSEANot available
Latest available nearby-school context Insufficient evidence
Local Crime Risk138.3
2025 offences per 100,000 population Insufficient evidence
Social housing3.9%
2021 Census Insufficient evidence
* Approximate suburb allocation of SA2 dwelling approvals based on the suburb-to-SA2 share. It is not a direct ABS suburb approval count.
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Price medians, rents, building approvals, Census measures, school context and crime indicators are assembled from separate sources. A ranking score cannot replace comparable-sales analysis, inspection of the local housing stock or professional advice.
Profile data refreshed12 August 2026
This profile combines datasets with different publication schedules. Check each metric's period label for its latest available observation. Available observations are shown even when a dwelling type does not meet the confidence rules for a total ranking.
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