Mooroobool
QLD 4870 · Cairns
7,136 (2021) → 7,344 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mooroobool is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4870, about 1391km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Mooroobool are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Mooroobool has an overall score of 42/100, 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 (2.66%), New Zealand (2.56%), Philippines (1.89%), Nepal (1.72%), Japan (1.71%)
Top languages: Nepali (4.39%), Japan (2.19%), Australian Indigenous Languages (1.35%), Italian (0.97%), Tagalog (0.97%)
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
- Balaclava State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 784
- Silver Lining SchoolSecondary · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- Our Lady Help of Christians SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.1kmICSEA 1027
- Holy Spirit College - Manoora CampusSecondary · Catholic · 1.5km
- St Francis Xavier's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 979
- Cairns West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 759
- Cairns School of Distance EducationCombined · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 1032
- Whitfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 969
- Trinity Bay State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 901
- Woree State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 848
- Woree SHS - SchoolTech CampusSecondary · Government · 3km
- Woree State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 857
- Cairns State Special SchoolCombined · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 923
- The BUSY SchoolSecondary · Independent · 3.4kmICSEA 969
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 Mooroobool
Is Mooroobool safe?
Mooroobool 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 Mooroobool from Brisbane CBD?
Mooroobool is about 1390.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Mooroobool?
Mooroobool has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 784 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mooroobool?
Mooroobool has a transport score of 0/100.