In short

Kennedy is a suburb of Queensland, postcode 4816, home to 136 residents with a settled, mature community. Located in the Croydon local government area (Very Remote Australia).

Snapshot

Median house—

Median rent$180 /wk

Population136

Area— km²

To CBD— km

LGACassowary Coast

Demographics

Population: 136
Median age: 51 years
Median household income: $850 /week
Median personal income: $397 /week
Median family income: $1,062 /week
Average household size: 2.5
Persons per bedroom: 1.0
Local government area: Cassowary Coast
Statistical region (SA4): Cairns
Remoteness classification: Very Remote Australia
Federal electorate: Kennedy

Source: ABS QuickStats

Property & cost of living

Median rent: $180 /week
Median monthly mortgage: $1,005
Rent share of household income: 21%

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: Dec (31.6°C avg max)
Coolest month: Jul (25.2°C avg max)
Annual rainfall: 1162 mm
Reference station: Townsville Aero, 59.8 km away

NBN & connectivity

NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.

Safety

Recorded offences: 3,045 across the Cassowary Coast LGA in the year to March 2026 (up 8% on the prior year).
Most common categories: 1,156 theft, 607 drug offences, 506 violent offences.

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

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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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