Suburb profile

Walkamin QLD 4872

Walkamin is located in the Cairns region of Queensland, postcode 4872. It has 255 properties across 25 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Walkamin, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Walkamin

Walkamin, QLD 4872, sits in the Cairns region and neighbours Arriga, Mareeba, Tolga and Chewko. Its 25 streets hold 255 properties, 254 of them houses and 1 a unit.

Census figures are for the Atherton area. It had 11,625 residents, a median age of 45 and an average household of 2.3 people. Median household income was $1,208 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,460 a month and the median rent $280 a week. Of 4,499 dwellings, 3,882 were separate houses, 299 semi-detached, 213 flats and 83 other; 1,813 were owned outright, 1,164 owned with a mortgage and 1,333 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Walkamin

  • 11,625Peoplelive in the area
  • 45Median ageyears
  • $1,208Median household incomea week
  • $280Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses3,882
  • Townhouses and semis299
  • Flats and apartments213
  • Other83

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,460a month
  • Household size2.3people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 1,813Owned with a mortgage 1,164Rented 1,333Other 189

For sale and rent in Walkamin

Andrew RogatoAndrew Rogato

Offers Above $3,000,000

130 Channel Road, Walkamin QLD 4872

5 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 110 ac land Rural

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Properties in Walkamin

Schools in Walkamin

  • Walkamin State School

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Local agents in Walkamin

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Streets in Walkamin

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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.