Earlville
QLD 4870 · Cairns
4,200 (2021) → 4,335 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Earlville is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4870, about 1389km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Earlville 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. Earlville 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 (3.21%), New Zealand (2.74%), PNG (1.6%), Philippines (1.57%), Japan (0.95%)
Top languages: Japan (1.55%), Korean (1.1%), Australian Indigenous Languages (1.05%), Nepali (0.83%), Italian (0.62%)
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 971 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Our Lady Help of Christians SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1027
Nearby (within 10km)
- Woree State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 848
- Balaclava State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 784
- Silver Lining SchoolSecondary · Independent · 1.8km
- Woree State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 857
- Cairns State Special SchoolCombined · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 923
- St Gerard Majella Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.5kmICSEA 1042
- Holy Spirit College - Manoora CampusSecondary · Catholic · 2.7km
- Cairns West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 759
- St Francis Xavier's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.8kmICSEA 979
- St Mary's Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.9kmICSEA 1025
- Cairns School of Distance EducationCombined · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 1032
- Trinity Bay State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 901
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 Earlville
Is Earlville safe?
Earlville 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 Earlville from Brisbane CBD?
Earlville is about 1389.4 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Earlville?
Earlville has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1027 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Earlville?
Earlville has a transport score of 0/100.