Suburb profile
El Arish QLD 4855
El Arish is located in the Cairns region of Queensland, postcode 4855. It has 243 properties across 21 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in El Arish, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About El Arish
El Arish, QLD 4855, sits in the Cairns region and neighbours Shell Pocket, Granadilla, Jaffa and Maria Creeks. Its 21 streets hold 243 properties, 241 of them houses and 2 units.
Census figures are for the Johnstone area. It had 8,002 residents, a median age of 47 and an average household of 2.4 people. Median household income was $1,301 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month and the median rent $250 a week. Of 2,935 dwellings, 2,827 were separate houses, 32 semi-detached, 11 flats and 50 other; 1,376 were owned outright, 837 owned with a mortgage and 565 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in El Arish
- 8,002Peoplelive in the area
- 47Median ageyears
- $1,301Median household incomea week
- $250Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses2,827
- Townhouses and semis32
- Flats and apartments11
- Other50
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,300a month
- Household size2.4people on average
How homes are held
Schools in El Arish
El Arish State School
GovernmentPrimary
No secondary schools in El Arish.
Streets in El Arish
- Bilic Road5 properties
- Bruce Highway34 properties
- Cassowary Drive8 properties
- Chauvel Street23 properties
- Crupi Road9 properties
- El Arish - Mission Beach Road5 properties
- Francis Martin Street5 properties
- Glasgow Street27 properties
- Golf Course Street4 properties
- Hill 60 Road7 properties
- Jaffa Road5 properties
- Jones Road1 property
- King Road1 property
- Millington Road3 properties
- Monash Street2 properties
- Old Tully Road3 properties
- Royston Street20 properties
- Ryrie Street34 properties
- Shell Pocket Road8 properties
- Steeles Road2 properties
- Wilson Street37 properties
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.