Palm Cove, QLD 4879 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Palm Cove is a suburb of Queensland, postcode 4879, home to 2,450 residents with a settled, mature community. Located in the Cairns local government area (outer regional australia).
Snapshot
Demographics
- Population
- 2,450
- Median age
- 53 years
- Median household income
- $1,527 /week
- Median personal income
- $797 /week
- Median family income
- $2,048 /week
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.7
- Local government area
- Cairns
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Wide Bay
- Remoteness classification
- Outer Regional Australia
- Federal electorate
- Leichhardt
Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $365 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Rent share of household income
- 24%
Schools
School data refreshes annually from ACARA and state education departments.
Transport
Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
Climate normals from the Bureau of Meteorology.
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
Crime data refreshes quarterly from state police open-data feeds.
Frequently asked questions
Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.