Holloways Beach
QLD 4878 · Cairns
2,398 (2021) → 2,450 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Holloways Beach is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4878, about 1399km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Holloways Beach are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Holloways Beach has an overall score of 28/100, 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 (6.26%), New Zealand (4.21%), Germany (1.29%), PNG (1.08%), Japan (0.96%)
Top languages: Japan (1.21%), German (0.79%), Italian (0.71%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.67%), French (0.58%)
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
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
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 1002 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Machans Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 947
- Yorkeys Knob State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 1000
- Caravonica State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 1009
- Freshwater State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 1060
- Newman Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 5.1kmICSEA 1050
- Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 982
- Holy Cross SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.4kmICSEA 1052
- Peace Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.8kmICSEA 1060
- Freshwater Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.9kmICSEA 1042
- Mother of Good Counsel SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.7kmICSEA 1091
- Edge Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 1020
- Tropical North Learning Academy - Trinity Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.1kmICSEA 1001
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 Holloways Beach
Is Holloways Beach safe?
Holloways Beach 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 Holloways Beach from Brisbane CBD?
Holloways Beach is about 1399.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Holloways Beach?
Holloways Beach has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Holloways Beach?
Holloways Beach has a transport score of 0/100.