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Caravonica QLD 4878

Caravonica is in Cairns LGA, QLD, postcode 4878, with population 2,183.

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$620/wk
+24.0% YoY
Dec 2017 → Jun 2025 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Jun 2025
$620
$345
Dec 2017Jun 2025
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$620/wk
Rent context available
24.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,183
2K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
3,954
399 added 12mo · 29MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,601
Median rent · wk$360

Affordability

37%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,601/mo, while renters pay about $2,687/mo — renting runs $1,086/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$87K
Median rent · wk
$620
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,601

Household income

$87K household · yr+9.1% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$42K
Family
$104K
Household
$87K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1020
Students540
Government1
  • Caravonica State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1020
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
11,007
11,007 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k11,007
Total incidents11,007· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault2,17232%
  • Break And Enter1,87128%
  • Drug Offences2,24133%
  • Fraud4246%

Full data detail

Caravonica QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Queensland within the Cairns local government area, Caravonica is a compact suburb (postcode 4878). With a population of 2,183, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $87K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $620. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,601.

Caravonica is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1020, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Cairns LGA is higher than average at 11,007 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,601
Rent · wk(Census)$360
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$620
Population growth · Cairns LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)179,334
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Cairns LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,127
Houses524
Units604
YoY change+0%
Employment · Cairns LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.7%
YoY change+1.8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4878ATO
Negatively geared510 (5.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,361/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,172
Reported capital gains754
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,183
Median age46
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,670
Personal income · wk$807
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
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Caravonica has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

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PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Caravonica FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Caravonica in?

    Caravonica is in the Cairns Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4878. Council-level context for Cairns LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Caravonica?

    The median weekly rent in Caravonica is $620/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Caravonica?

    Rent context available: Caravonica has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Caravonica a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Caravonica show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Caravonica?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Caravonica data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.