Suburb profile
Herberton QLD 4887
Herberton is located in the Cairns region of Queensland, postcode 4887. It has 639 properties across 63 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Herberton, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Herberton
Herberton, QLD 4887, sits in the Cairns region and neighbours Kalunga, Wondecla, Moomin and Watsonville. Its 63 streets hold 639 properties, 598 of them houses and 41 units.
At the census Herberton had 5,522 residents, a median age of 52 and an average household of 2.2 people. Median household income was $900 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month and the median rent $230 a week. Of 2,078 dwellings, 1,971 were separate houses, 15 semi-detached, 28 flats and 35 other; 993 were owned outright, 518 owned with a mortgage and 407 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Herberton
- 5,522Peoplelive in the area
- 52Median ageyears
- $900Median household incomea week
- $230Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses1,971
- Townhouses and semis15
- Flats and apartments28
- Other35
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,083a month
- Household size2.2people on average
How homes are held
Schools in Herberton
No primary schools in Herberton.
Herberton State School - Secondary Campus
GovernmentSecondary
Mount St Bernard College
CatholicSecondary
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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.
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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.