Stratford
QLD 4870 · Cairns
1,198 (2021) → 1,222 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Stratford is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4870, about 1396km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Stratford are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Stratford has an overall score of 35/100, 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 (4.34%), New Zealand (3.17%), PNG (1.17%), Scotland (0.75%), France (0.67%)
Top languages: German (0.92%), Mandarin (0.67%), Japan (0.67%), Malayalam (0.5%), Arabic (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 984 (below 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)
- Freshwater State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1060
- Freshwater Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.8kmICSEA 1042
- Edge Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1020
- Machans Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 947
- Whitfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 969
- Mother of Good Counsel SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.7kmICSEA 1091
- Peace Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.2kmICSEA 1060
- St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch ValleyCombined · Catholic · 4.4kmICSEA 1067
- Caravonica State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1009
- Redlynch State CollegeCombined · Government · 5kmICSEA 1008
- Holy Spirit College - Manoora CampusSecondary · Catholic · 5km
- Cairns West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 759
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 Stratford
Is Stratford safe?
Stratford 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 Stratford from Brisbane CBD?
Stratford is about 1395.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Stratford?
Stratford has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Stratford?
Stratford has a transport score of 0/100.