Suburb profile
Moresby QLD 4871
Moresby is located in the Cairns region of Queensland, postcode 4871. It has 81 properties across 6 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Moresby, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Moresby
Moresby, QLD 4871, sits in the Cairns region and neighbours Warrubullen, Sandy Pocket, Boogan and Martyville. Its 6 streets hold 81 properties, all of them houses.
Census figures are for the Johnstone area. At the 2021 Census Johnstone 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 Moresby
- 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
Streets in Moresby
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.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.