Brinsmead
QLD 4870 · Cairns
5,537 (2021) → 5,652 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Brinsmead is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4870, about 1395km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Brinsmead are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Brinsmead has an overall score of 38/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 18/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (3.32%), New Zealand (3.02%), Japan (1.43%), PNG (1.37%), India (0.85%)
Top languages: Japan (1.93%), Korean (0.79%), Cantonese (0.67%), German (0.63%), Mandarin (0.6%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Cairns local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 987 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Freshwater Christian CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1042
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch ValleyCombined · Catholic · 1.9kmICSEA 1067
- Whitfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 969
- Freshwater State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 1060
- Redlynch State CollegeCombined · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 1008
- Edge Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1020
- Peace Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.4kmICSEA 1060
- Holy Spirit College - Manoora CampusSecondary · Catholic · 3.4km
- St Francis Xavier's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.9kmICSEA 979
- Silver Lining SchoolSecondary · Independent · 3.9km
- Cairns West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 759
- Mother of Good Counsel SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.3kmICSEA 1091
- Cairns School of Distance EducationCombined · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 1032
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Brinsmead
Is Brinsmead safe?
Brinsmead has a residential safety score of 18/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 11,851 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Brinsmead from Brisbane CBD?
Brinsmead is about 1394.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Brinsmead?
Brinsmead has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1042 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Brinsmead?
Brinsmead has a transport score of 0/100.