Mount Peter
QLD 4869 · Cairns
689 (2021) → 789 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Peter is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4869, about 1378km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Mount Peter 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. Mount Peter has an overall score of 18/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 17/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: Philippines (6.24%), England (2.18%), India (2.18%), New Zealand (1.89%), Thailand (1.74%)
Top languages: Tagalog (4.21%), Punjabi (1.89%), Japan (1.31%), Samoan (1.16%), Cantonese (0.73%)
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 912 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- MacKillop Catholic College, Mount PeterCombined · CatholicICSEA 982
Nearby (within 10km)
- Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre - Edmonton CampusPrimary · Independent · 4.4km
- Hambledon State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 882
- Djarragun CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.7kmICSEA 688
- Holy Spirit College - Edmonton CampusSecondary · Catholic · 5.2km
- Isabella State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 892
- Gordonvale State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 902
- Bentley Park CollegeCombined · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 872
- Gordonvale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 883
- Cairns Adventist CollegePrimary · Independent · 6.2kmICSEA 927
- St Therese's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.3kmICSEA 984
- St Michael's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.6kmICSEA 988
- White Rock State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.4kmICSEA 848
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 Mount Peter
Is Mount Peter safe?
Mount Peter has a residential safety score of 17/100, 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 Mount Peter from Brisbane CBD?
Mount Peter is about 1378.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Mount Peter?
Mount Peter has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 982 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Peter?
Mount Peter has a transport score of 0/100.