Suburb profile
Yarrabah QLD 4871
Yarrabah is located in the Cairns region of Queensland, postcode 4871. It has 871 properties across 30 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Yarrabah, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Yarrabah
Yarrabah, QLD 4871, sits in the Cairns region and neighbours Aloomba, Green Hill, Deeral and Coral Sea. Its 30 streets hold 871 properties, 745 of them houses and 126 units.
At the 2021 Census Yarrabah had 2,505 residents, a median age of 25 and an average household of 4.5 people. Median household income was $1,254 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,392 a month and the median rent $150 a week. Of 486 dwellings, 345 were separate houses, 27 semi-detached, 56 flats and 55 other; 51 were owned outright, 3 owned with a mortgage and 382 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Yarrabah
- 2,505Peoplelive in the area
- 25Median ageyears
- $1,254Median household incomea week
- $150Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses345
- Townhouses and semis27
- Flats and apartments56
- Other55
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,392a month
- Household size4.5people on average
How homes are held
Schools in Yarrabah
Yarrabah State School
GovernmentPrimary and secondary
Yarrabah State School - Kindergarten Campus
GovernmentPrimary
Yarrabah State School - Primary Campus
GovernmentPrimary
Yarrabah State School
GovernmentPrimary and secondary
Yarrabah State School - Secondary Campus
GovernmentSecondary
Streets in Yarrabah
- Ambrym Street22 properties
- Back Beach Road117 properties
- Beach Street34 properties
- Bukki Road9 properties
- Connolly Close9 properties
- Dabah Close11 properties
- Garrana Street18 properties
- Gribble Street112 properties
- Gurrngga Street5 properties
- Hyde Street8 properties
- Loban Lane3 properties
- Major Close13 properties
- Millie Close6 properties
- Muka Street2 properties
- Noble Drive30 properties
- Nursery Road5 properties
- Pine Crescent4 properties
- Point Road3 properties
- Range Road13 properties
- Reservoir Road2 properties
- Sawmill Road77 properties
- Schrieber Street49 properties
- Smith Street32 properties
- Stanley Street77 properties
- Stonewig Close10 properties
- Walker Close19 properties
- Wangguulay Street20 properties
- Workshop Road158 properties
- Wungu Road1 property
- Yarrabah Road2 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.