Gordonvale
QLD 4865 · Cairns
6,944 (2021) → 7,954 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Gordonvale is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4865, about 1373km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Gordonvale are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 5 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Gordonvale has an overall score of 26/100, 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 (2.23%), New Zealand (1.53%), PNG (0.98%), India (0.63%), Philippines (0.6%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (1.21%), Punjabi (0.89%), Italian (0.66%), Japan (0.23%), French (0.19%)
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 907 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Michael's SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 988
- Cairns Adventist CollegePrimary · IndependentICSEA 927
- Gordonvale State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 902
- Gordonvale State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 883
- Djarragun CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 688
Nearby (within 10km)
- Aloomba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 1006
- MacKillop Catholic College, Mount PeterCombined · Catholic · 7.8kmICSEA 982
- Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre - Edmonton CampusPrimary · Independent · 9.1km
- Holy Spirit College - Edmonton CampusSecondary · Catholic · 9.3km
- Hambledon State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.4kmICSEA 882
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 Gordonvale
Is Gordonvale safe?
Gordonvale 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 Gordonvale from Brisbane CBD?
Gordonvale is about 1372.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Gordonvale?
Gordonvale has 5 schools, with an average ICSEA of 878 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Gordonvale?
Gordonvale has a transport score of 0/100.