Yorkeys Knob
QLD 4878 · Cairns
2,794 (2021) → 2,855 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Yorkeys Knob is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4878, about 1402km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Yorkeys Knob are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Yorkeys Knob has an overall score of 36/100, 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 (6.01%), New Zealand (3.44%), Scotland (1.22%), Philippines (1.15%), PNG (1%)
Top languages: Japan (1%), German (0.93%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.79%), Italian (0.47%), Mandarin (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
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 1024 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Yorkeys Knob State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1000
Nearby (within 10km)
- Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 982
- Newman Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.9kmICSEA 1050
- Holy Cross SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3kmICSEA 1052
- Caravonica State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1009
- Machans Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 947
- Tropical North Learning Academy - Trinity Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1001
- Trinity Anglican School - Marlin Coast CampusPrimary · Independent · 5.7km
- Freshwater State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 1060
- Peace Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.5kmICSEA 1060
- Freshwater Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 7.3kmICSEA 1042
- St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch ValleyCombined · Catholic · 8.8kmICSEA 1067
- Edge Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 1020
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 Yorkeys Knob
Is Yorkeys Knob safe?
Yorkeys Knob 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 Yorkeys Knob from Brisbane CBD?
Yorkeys Knob is about 1401.5 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Yorkeys Knob?
Yorkeys Knob has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1000 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Yorkeys Knob?
Yorkeys Knob has a transport score of 0/100.