Kamerunga
QLD 4870 · Cairns
962 (2021) → 1,021 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Kamerunga is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4870, about 1398km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Kamerunga 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. Kamerunga has an overall score of 32/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 19/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (4.05%), New Zealand (2.18%), USA (1.66%), PNG (1.56%), Germany (1.04%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (2.49%), German (0.94%), Urdu (0.52%), Japan (0.52%), Cantonese (0.42%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
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 987 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Peace Lutheran CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1060
Nearby (within 10km)
- Caravonica State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1009
- Freshwater State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1060
- Freshwater Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.9kmICSEA 1042
- St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch ValleyCombined · Catholic · 3.3kmICSEA 1067
- Redlynch State CollegeCombined · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 1008
- Whitfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 969
- Newman Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6.6kmICSEA 1050
- Edge Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 1020
- Machans Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 947
- Holy Spirit College - Manoora CampusSecondary · Catholic · 7.2km
- Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 982
- Holy Cross SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.4kmICSEA 1052
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 Kamerunga
Is Kamerunga safe?
Kamerunga has a residential safety score of 19/100, 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 Kamerunga from Brisbane CBD?
Kamerunga is about 1398.5 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Kamerunga?
Kamerunga has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1060 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Kamerunga?
Kamerunga has a transport score of 0/100.