Suburb profile

Mourilyan QLD 4858

Mourilyan is located in the Cairns region of Queensland, postcode 4858. It has 334 properties across 22 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Mourilyan, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Mourilyan

Mourilyan, QLD 4858, sits in the Cairns region and neighbours Boogan, Etty Bay, Martyville and Mourilyan Harbour. Its 22 streets hold 334 properties, 313 of them houses and 21 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 and 11 flats, with 50 other. Tenure split into 1,376 owned outright, 837 owned with a mortgage and 565 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Mourilyan

  • 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

Owned outright 1,376Owned with a mortgage 837Rented 565Other 157

Schools in Mourilyan

  • Mourilyan State School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Mourilyan

Neighbouring suburbs

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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.