Suburb profile
South Johnstone QLD 4859
South Johnstone is located in the Cairns region of Queensland, postcode 4859. It has 338 properties across 21 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in South Johnstone, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About South Johnstone
South Johnstone, QLD 4859, sits in the Cairns region and neighbours Boogan, Currajah, No 6 Branch and Camp Creek. Its 21 streets hold 338 properties, 334 of them houses and 4 units.
Census figures are for the Johnstone area, which covers the whole suburb. 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 South Johnstone
- 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
Properties in South Johnstone
Schools in South Johnstone
South Johnstone State School
GovernmentPrimary
St Rita's School
CatholicPrimary
No secondary schools in South Johnstone.
Local agents in South Johnstone
Hamish Lardi
Sales Agent REMAX Powerhouse - Cairns
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 2
- Median sold price
- $135k
- Median days on market
- 4
Agencies that specialise in South Johnstone
Streets in South Johnstone
- Driscoll Street10 properties
- East Avenue10 properties
- East Esplanade8 properties
- Enright Street13 properties
- Fahey Street2 properties
- Flemings Branch Road12 properties
- Green Street17 properties
- Hall Street16 properties
- Henderson Street24 properties
- Hing Street3 properties
- Hunter Street2 properties
- Hynes Street100 properties
- Innisfail - Japoon Road7 properties
- Middle Avenue30 properties
- North Avenue8 properties
- Number Six Branch Road12 properties
- O'Brien Street34 properties
- Radlof Street8 properties
- Richardson Avenue8 properties
- Sivyer Street3 properties
- Wieland Street11 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.