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Here you can find what you need to know about Cairns City, QLD, including house prices in the area, median values, annual growth, recent sale prices, maps, a suburb profile and much more.

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for Houses in last 12 months

At a Glance

$540K Median Sale Price (National Average $485k) 764th In QLD
$550pw Median Rent (National Average $395) 490th In QLD
5.3% Median Gross Yield (National Average 4.24%) 146th In QLD

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How we calculate the suburb Cash Flow Score

The suburb Cash Flow Score is simply the average of all the individual Cash Flow Scores for each property in that suburb.

A higher score indicates the suburb is more likely to contain properties that deliver an above average gross yield.

Cairns City, QLD National
Median
Gross Yield

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How we calculate the suburb Capital Growth Score

The suburb Capital Growth Score is simply the average of all the individual Capital Growth Scores for each property in that suburb.

A higher score indicates the suburb has recently experienced significant capital growth and the short term outlook for further growth is likely to be good given strong market health indicators.

Cairns City, QLD National
Change in Median
Price (1 yr)
Average Days
on Market
Average Vendor
Discounting

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How we calculate the suburb Lower Risk Score

The suburb Lower Risk Score is simply the average of all the individual Lower Risk Scores for each property in that suburb.

A higher score indicates the suburb has increased in value over a longer period so is less likely to only be due to recent market forces. It is also likely to contain properties that command higher rent than average and therefore attract higher income tenants. Furthermore, properties in this suburb are likely to be easier to sell in the future due to strong market health indicators.

Cairns City, QLD National
Average Days
on Market
Change in Median Price
(5 yr)
Average Vendor
Discounting

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Suburb Information

Cairns City, QLD 4870

Part of: Cairns Council No data available

The size of Cairns City is approximately 2.1 square kilometres. It has 3 parks covering nearly 6.3% of total area. The population of Cairns City in 2011 was 2,180 people. By 2016 the population was 2,739 showing a population growth of 25.6% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Cairns City is 20-29 years. Households in Cairns City are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1800 - $2399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Cairns City work in a professional occupation. In 2011, 45.6% of the homes in Cairns City were owner-occupied compared with 46.4% in 2016. (source: Australian Bureau of Statistics)

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Market Trends for Cairns City   for Houses in last 12 months

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