Located in Queensland within the Cairns local government area, Waugh Pocket is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 4871). The area has roughly 46 residents and an older demographic, with a median age of 60. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 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, clerical & administrative, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $245 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.
The crime rate in the Cairns LGA is higher than average at 11,007 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, 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.