Suburb profile
Babinda QLD 4861
Babinda is located in the Cairns region of Queensland, postcode 4861. It has 1,146 properties across 48 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Babinda, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Babinda
Babinda, QLD 4861, sits in the Cairns region and neighbours Mirriwinni, Wooroonooran, East Russell and Bellenden Ker. Its 48 streets hold 1,146 properties, 1,084 of them houses and 62 units.
At the census Babinda had 4,568 residents, a median age of 47 and an average household of 2.4 people. Median household income was $1,320 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,367 a month and the median rent $240 a week. Of 1,666 dwellings, 1,603 were separate houses, 26 semi-detached, 6 flats and 35 other; 712 were owned outright, 509 owned with a mortgage and 332 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Babinda
- 4,568Peoplelive in the area
- 47Median ageyears
- $1,320Median household incomea week
- $240Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses1,603
- Townhouses and semis26
- Flats and apartments6
- Other35
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,367a month
- Household size2.4people on average
How homes are held
Schools in Babinda
Babinda State School
GovernmentPrimary and secondary
St Rita's School
CatholicPrimary
Babinda State School
GovernmentPrimary and secondary
Streets in Babinda
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Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.