Woree
QLD 4868 · Cairns
5,127 (2021) → 5,191 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Woree is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4868, about 1387km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Woree are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 5 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Woree 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: Philippines (2.61%), New Zealand (2.42%), England (2.07%), India (1.54%), PNG (1.54%)
Top languages: Punjabi (1.4%), Australian Indigenous Languages (1.38%), Tagalog (1.23%), Nepali (1.09%), Japan (0.84%)
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 968 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Gerard Majella Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1042
- St Mary's Catholic CollegeSecondary · CatholicICSEA 1025
- Cairns State Special SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 923
- Woree State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 857
- Woree State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 848
Nearby (within 10km)
- Our Lady Help of Christians SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.1kmICSEA 1027
- Trinity Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 2.2kmICSEA 1094
- Balaclava State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 784
- White Rock State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 848
- Silver Lining SchoolSecondary · Independent · 3.6km
- Cairns West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 759
- Trinity Bay State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4kmICSEA 901
- Cairns School of Distance EducationCombined · Government · 4kmICSEA 1032
- St Francis Xavier's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4kmICSEA 979
- Parramatta State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 866
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.2kmICSEA 1045
- Holy Spirit College - Manoora CampusSecondary · Catholic · 4.2km
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 Woree
Is Woree safe?
Woree 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 Woree from Brisbane CBD?
Woree is about 1387.4 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Woree?
Woree has 5 schools, with an average ICSEA of 939 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Woree?
Woree has a transport score of 0/100.