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

Owned outright 51Owned with a mortgage 3Rented 382Other 50

Schools in Yarrabah

  • Yarrabah State School

    GovernmentPrimary and secondary

  • Yarrabah State School - Kindergarten Campus

    GovernmentPrimary

  • Yarrabah State School - Primary Campus

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Yarrabah

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.