White Rock (Cairns)
QLD 4868 · Cairns
4,918 (2021) → 5,134 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
White Rock (Cairns) is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4868, about 1385km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in White Rock (Cairns) are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. White Rock (Cairns) has an overall score of 27/100, 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: New Zealand (3.09%), England (2.62%), PNG (1.77%), Philippines (1.69%), Japan (0.83%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (1.69%), Japan (1.18%), Filipino (0.63%), Italian (0.55%), Tagalog (0.43%)
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 957 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Trinity Anglican SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 1094
- White Rock State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 848
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Mary's Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.9kmICSEA 1025
- St Gerard Majella Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.2kmICSEA 1042
- Woree State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 857
- Cairns State Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 923
- Woree State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 848
- Bentley Park CollegeCombined · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 872
- St Therese's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.2kmICSEA 984
- Holy Spirit College - Edmonton CampusSecondary · Catholic · 4.4km
- Our Lady Help of Christians SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.5kmICSEA 1027
- Balaclava State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 784
- Hambledon State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 882
- Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre - Edmonton CampusPrimary · Independent · 5.4km
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 White Rock (Cairns)
Is White Rock (Cairns) safe?
White Rock (Cairns) 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 White Rock (Cairns) from Brisbane CBD?
White Rock (Cairns) is about 1384.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in White Rock (Cairns)?
White Rock (Cairns) has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 971 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in White Rock (Cairns)?
White Rock (Cairns) has a transport score of 0/100.