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Suburb profile ·Cairns LGA · QLD ·4871

Mirriwinni QLD 4871

Mirriwinni is in Cairns LGA, QLD, postcode 4871, with population 492.

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$245/wk
Market rent signal
D4 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
179,334
179K via Cairns LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
2,022
140 added 12mo · 17MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,311
Median rent · wk$245

Affordability

20%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,311/mo, while renters pay about $1,062/mo — owning runs $249/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$65K
Median rent · wk
$245
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,311

Household income

$65K household · yr-18.9% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$33K
Family
$83K
Household
$65K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1026
Students16
Government1
  • Mirriwinni State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1026
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

Mirriwinni QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Mirriwinni (postcode 4871) is a sparsely populated locality in Queensland within the Cairns local government area. With a population of 492, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $65K 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 managers, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Italian.

The median weekly rent is $245 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,311.

Mirriwinni is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1026, 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$1,311
Rent · wk(Census)$245
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 4871ATO
Negatively geared219 (3.6% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,356/yr
Landlords (rental income)633
Reported capital gains427
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population492
Median age50
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,241
Personal income · wk$628
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Mirriwinni depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
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.

Mirriwinni FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mirriwinni in?

    Mirriwinni is in the Cairns Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4871. 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 Mirriwinni?

    The median weekly rent in Mirriwinni is $245/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Mirriwinni a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mirriwinni?

    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.

  5. How often is the Mirriwinni 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.