Suburb profile
Cairns North QLD 4870
Cairns North is located in the Cairns region of Queensland, postcode 4870. It has 4,829 properties across 36 streets, mostly units. Explore every street in Cairns North, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Cairns North
Cairns North, QLD 4870, sits in the Cairns region and neighbours Aeroglen, Cairns City, Coral Sea and Manunda. Its 36 streets hold 4,829 properties, 989 of them houses and 3,840 units.
Census figures are for the Cairns City area, which has 12,567 residents, a median age of 37 and an average household of 2 people. Median household income is $1,375 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month and the median rent $330 a week. Of 4,288 dwellings, 797 were separate houses, 953 semi-detached, 2,350 flats and 60 other; 772 were owned outright, 779 owned with a mortgage and 2,568 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Cairns North
- 12,567Peoplelive in the area
- 37Median ageyears
- $1,375Median household incomea week
- $330Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses797
- Townhouses and semis953
- Flats and apartments2,350
- Other60
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,300a month
- Household size2people on average
How homes are held
For sale and rent in Cairns North
Kate Fern
JUST LISTED
1701/2-10 Greenslopes Street, Cairns North QLD 4870
Inspect today 3:00pm
Tony WilliamsonExpression of Interest
191-193 Esplanade, Cairns North QLD 4870
Jozie Ulgasan
Now Offers Invited
8/49-51 Digger Street, Cairns North QLD 4870
$875 per week
Unit 4/285 The Esplanade, Cairns North QLD 4870
Inspect Fri, 30 Oct 1:15pm
Available Mon, 7 Dec
$650 Per Week
Unit 8/30 Digger Street, Cairns North QLD 4870
Inspect Fri, 30 Oct 2:15pm
Available Fri, 27 Nov
$550 pw
3/186-198 Lake Street, Cairns North QLD 4870
Available now
Properties in Cairns North
21/324-328 Sheridan Street
Leased Oct 2026 · $550 per week
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 1 car space
15/235-237 Mcleod Street
Leased Oct 2026 · $425 per week
1 bedroom 1 bathroom 1 car space
8/30-32 Digger Street
For rent since Oct 2026 · $650 per week
2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 1 car space
1701/2-10 Greenslopes Street
For sale since Sept 2026 · JUST LISTED
3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces
4/5 James Street
Sold Sept 2026 · $389,000
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 1 car space
7/165-169 Mcleod Street
Leased Sept 2026 · $660 per week
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 1 car space 95 m² land
8/235-237 Mcleod Street
Leased Aug 2026 · $545 per week
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 1 car space
61 Digger Street
Leased Aug 2026 · $865 per week
3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 265 m² land
4/5 James Street
Sold Sept 2026 · $389,000
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 1 car space
1705/2-10 Greenslopes Street
Sold Aug 2026 · $392,500
1 bedroom 1 bathroom 1 car space 106 m² land
10/201-203 Mcleod Street
Sold June 2026 · $412,000
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 1 car space 109 m² land
5/33 Digger Street
Sold Nov 2025 · $530,000
3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 1 car space 125 m² land
9/259 Sheridan Street
Sold Sept 2025 · $141,000
1 bedroom 1 bathroom 36 m² land
5/92-98 Digger Street
Sold Aug 2025 · $455,000
2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 1 car space 133 m² land
Schools in Cairns North
Mother of Good Counsel School
CatholicPrimary
Cairns State High School
GovernmentSecondary
Local agents in Cairns North
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
Margrit Allen
Sales Agent REMAX Powerhouse - Cairns
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 5
- Median sold price
- $746k
- Median days on market
- 83
Agencies that specialise in Cairns North
Streets in Cairns North
- Abbott Street140 properties
- Airport Avenue5 properties
- Arthur Street4 properties
- Beryl Street5 properties
- Cairns Street141 properties
- Charles Street52 properties
- Collins Avenue1 property
- Digger Street570 properties
- Dunn Street30 properties
- Edward Street14 properties
- Esplanade347 properties
- Fanning Street1 property
- Gatton Street14 properties
- Gelling Street47 properties
- Grafton Street181 properties
- Greenslopes Street412 properties
- Grove Street63 properties
- Howe Street16 properties
- James Street58 properties
- John Street11 properties
- Kerwin Street2 properties
- Lake Street713 properties
- Law Street27 properties
- Lily Street72 properties
- Mckenzie Street11 properties
- Mclean Street108 properties
- Mcleod Street787 properties
- Moffat Street12 properties
- O'Keefe Street20 properties
- Rutherford Street14 properties
- Sheridan Street799 properties
- Short Street8 properties
- Smith Street53 properties
- Thomas Street34 properties
- Upward Street54 properties
- Wood Street3 properties
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.