Parramatta Park
QLD 4870 · Cairns
3,621 (2021) → 3,841 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Parramatta Park is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4870, about 1390km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Parramatta Park are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Parramatta Park has an overall score of 50/100, 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 (3.34%), New Zealand (3.04%), Japan (2.65%), India (2.46%), PNG (2.32%)
Top languages: Japan (3.29%), Mandarin (3.09%), Spanish (2.4%), Korean (2.15%), Australian Indigenous Languages (1.71%)
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 975 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Augustine's CollegeSecondary · CatholicICSEA 1061
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1045
- Parramatta State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 866
Nearby (within 10km)
- The BUSY SchoolSecondary · Independent · 0.8kmICSEA 969
- Cairns State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 1023
- Woree SHS - SchoolTech CampusSecondary · Government · 1km
- St Monica's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.2kmICSEA 1056
- Trinity Bay State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 901
- Cairns School of Distance EducationCombined · Government · 1.4kmICSEA 1032
- Cairns West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 759
- St Francis Xavier's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.4kmICSEA 979
- Balaclava State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 784
- Mother of Good Counsel SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.7kmICSEA 1091
- Edge Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1020
- Holy Spirit College - Manoora CampusSecondary · Catholic · 3km
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 Parramatta Park
Is Parramatta Park safe?
Parramatta Park 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 Parramatta Park from Brisbane CBD?
Parramatta Park is about 1389.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Parramatta Park?
Parramatta Park has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 991 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Parramatta Park?
Parramatta Park has a transport score of 0/100.