Suburb profile
Brinsmead QLD 4870
Brinsmead is located in the Cairns region of Queensland, postcode 4870. It has 2,359 properties across 101 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Brinsmead, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Brinsmead
Brinsmead, QLD 4870, sits in the Cairns region and neighbours Freshwater, Kanimbla, Redlynch and Whitfield. Its 101 streets hold 2,359 properties, 2,326 of them houses and 33 units.
At the 2021 Census Brinsmead had 5,537 residents, a median age of 39 and an average household of 2.8 people. Median household income was $2,190 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month and the median rent $450 a week. Of 1,897 dwellings, 1,843 were separate houses and 54 were other dwellings; 564 were owned outright, 911 owned with a mortgage and 381 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Brinsmead
- 5,537Peoplelive in the area
- 39Median ageyears
- $2,190Median household incomea week
- $450Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses1,843
- Other54
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,733a month
- Household size2.8people on average
How homes are held
For sale and rent in Brinsmead
Now Under Contract!
19 Springmeadow Close, Brinsmead QLD 4870
Now Under Contract!
38 Wills Street, Brinsmead QLD 4870
Now Mid - High $600,000's
135 Loridan Drive, Brinsmead QLD 4870
Properties in Brinsmead

19 Springmeadow Close
For sale since Oct 2026 · Now Under Contract!
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 1,100 m² land

38 Wills Street
For sale since Oct 2026 · Now Under Contract!
3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 450 m² land

1-3 Matheson Drive
Leased Oct 2026 · $1,500 per week
4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms 2 car spaces

16 Quadrio Crescent
Sold Oct 2026 · Contact agent
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 600 m² land

21 Brady Close
Sold Sept 2026 · $845,000
3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 1,381 m² land

10 Saint Albans Close
Leased Sept 2026 · $810 per week
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces

6 Di Silva Court
Sold Sept 2026 · $867,000
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 701 m² land

10 Ferntree Close
Leased Sept 2026 · $885 per week
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms

16 Quadrio Crescent
Sold Oct 2026 · Contact agent
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 600 m² land

21 Brady Close
Sold Sept 2026 · $845,000
3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 1,381 m² land

6 Di Silva Court
Sold Sept 2026 · $867,000
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 701 m² land

37 West Parkridge Drive
Sold Sept 2026 · $830,000
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 702 m² land

3 Findlay Street
Sold Sept 2026 · $1,067,500
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 700 m² land

35 Opaline Close
Sold July 2026 · $963,000
4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms 3 car spaces 841 m² land

23 Meston Crescent
Sold July 2026 · Contact agent
4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms 3 car spaces 889 m² land

7 Taringa Street
Sold July 2026 · $1,060,000
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 700 m² land
Schools in Brinsmead
Freshwater Christian College
IndependentPrimary and secondary
Freshwater Christian College
IndependentPrimary and secondary
Local agents in Brinsmead


Daniel Gibbs
Director, Sales & Auctioneer Inspire Real Estate Cairns
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 76
- Median sold price
- $756k
- Median days on market
- 19


Jozie Ulgasan
Sales Associate Inspire Real Estate Cairns
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 61
- Median sold price
- $665k
- Median days on market
- 17


Scott Mitchell
Director & Property Sales Inspire Real Estate Cairns
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 30
- Median sold price
- $911k
- Median days on market
- 26
Agencies that specialise in Brinsmead
Streets in Brinsmead
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- Banning Avenue59 properties
- Barclay Road54 properties
- Barossa Close22 properties
- Basalt Street6 properties
- Benn Street36 properties
- Brady Close26 properties
- Brian Street17 properties
- Bridge Close10 properties
- Brinsmead Road44 properties
- Brinsmead Terrace32 properties
- Butland Street20 properties
- Butler Street17 properties
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- Saint Albans Close29 properties
- Schweitzer Close6 properties
- Shale Street21 properties
- Shamrock Avenue43 properties
- Sherbrook Close7 properties
- Sherwood Close24 properties
- Slate Close20 properties
- Slathiel Street28 properties
- Smoko Close19 properties
- Solomon Close5 properties
- Sophie Close16 properties
- Springmeadow Close10 properties
- Sun Street16 properties
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Neighbouring suburbs
Addresses and streets incorporate or were developed using G-NAF © Geoscape Australia, licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement.
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.


