In short

Kamerunga is a suburb of Queensland, postcode 4870, home to 962 residents with an established residential profile. Located in the Cairns local government area (Outer Regional Australia).

Snapshot

Median house—

Median rent$400 /wk

Population962

Area— km²

To CBD— km

LGACairns

Demographics

Population: 962
Median age: 39 years
Median household income: $2,104 /week
Median personal income: $1,017 /week
Median family income: $2,416 /week
Average household size: 2.6
Persons per bedroom: 0.7
Local government area: Cairns
Statistical region (SA4): Cairns
Remoteness classification: Outer Regional Australia
Federal electorate: Leichhardt

Source: ABS QuickStats

Property & cost of living

Median rent: $400 /week
Median monthly mortgage: $1,733
Rent share of household income: 19%

Schools

School data refreshes annually from ACARA and state education departments.

Transport

Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.

Lifestyle & amenities

Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Warmest month: Jan (31.5°C avg max)
Coolest month: Jul (25.9°C avg max)
Annual rainfall: 2026 mm
Reference station: Cairns Aero, 6.0 km away

NBN & connectivity

NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.

Safety

Recorded offences: 32,929 across the Cairns LGA in the year to March 2026 (stable on the prior year).
Most common categories: 13,658 theft, 5,786 break-ins, 4,478 violent offences.

Figures cover the whole Cairns — suburb-level data is not published for QLD.

Nearby suburbs

Frequently asked questions

Sources & methodology

Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.

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