White Rock, QLD 4868 — Suburb Profile

Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team

In short

White Rock is a suburb of Queensland, postcode 4868, home to 4,918 residents with a balanced age mix. Located in the Cairns local government area (Outer Regional Australia).

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Snapshot

Median house
Median rent$340 /wk
Population4,918
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGAIpswich

Demographics

Population
4,918
Median age
37 years
Median household income
$1,396 /week
Median personal income
$694 /week
Median family income
$1,588 /week
Average household size
2.6
Persons per bedroom
0.8
Local government area
Ipswich
Statistical region (SA4)
Ipswich
Remoteness classification
Outer Regional Australia
Federal electorate
Leichhardt
Source: ABS QuickStats
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Property & cost of living

Median rent
$340 /week
Median monthly mortgage
$1,343
Rent share of household income
24%

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, 13.9 km away

NBN & connectivity

NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.

Safety

  • Recorded offences: 28,851 across the Ipswich LGA in the year to March 2026 (stable on the prior year).
  • Most common categories: 13,655 theft, 4,220 violent offences, 3,293 drug offences.

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

Frequently asked questions

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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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