Edge Hill
QLD 4870 · Cairns
4,088 (2021) → 4,145 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Edge Hill is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4870, about 1393km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Edge Hill 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. Edge Hill has an overall score of 48/100, 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 (4.87%), New Zealand (3.25%), Japan (1.64%), Philippines (1.47%), PNG (1.27%)
Top languages: Japan (2.47%), Mandarin (1.03%), Tagalog (0.66%), Spanish (0.59%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.56%)
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 980 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Edge Hill State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1020
Nearby (within 10km)
- Mother of Good Counsel SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.4kmICSEA 1091
- Whitfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 969
- Cairns West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 759
- St Francis Xavier's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 979
- Woree SHS - SchoolTech CampusSecondary · Government · 2.6km
- Holy Spirit College - Manoora CampusSecondary · Catholic · 2.6km
- Trinity Bay State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 901
- Cairns School of Distance EducationCombined · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 1032
- The BUSY SchoolSecondary · Independent · 2.7kmICSEA 969
- Cairns State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1023
- Parramatta State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 866
- Silver Lining SchoolSecondary · Independent · 3.6km
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 Edge Hill
Is Edge Hill safe?
Edge Hill 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 Edge Hill from Brisbane CBD?
Edge Hill is about 1393.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Edge Hill?
Edge Hill has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1020 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Edge Hill?
Edge Hill has a transport score of 0/100.