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edmonton
Queensland · Census 2021
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Edmonton is a dense inner suburb of Cairns.
Median house price
No median price series for Edmonton yet.
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People
Population
11,409
Median age
33 yrs
Income / person / wk
$795
Household income / wk
$1,643
Housing
Median rent / wk
$350
Mortgage / month
$1,517
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 41%
- Top language at home
- Australian Indigenous languages · 1%
- No religion
- 41%
- Born overseas
- 15%
- English only at home
- 88%
Local amenities
Amenity score
59/100
Schools
2
Supermarkets
2
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
17
Libraries
1
GP clinics
3
Pharmacies
2
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.4 km
Nearest train
9.8 km
Nearest hospital
9.1 km
Distance to coast
9.6 km
NBN
Fixed Wireless
Grocery mix: 1 Coles · 1 IGA. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
3
Catholic
2
Independent
1
Primary
4
Secondary
3
Nearest secondary
0.3 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Cairns
- Council population
- 167,021
- Council area
- 1,689 km²
- Density
- 99/km²
- Federal grants
- $5.23M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $31/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Kennedy
- Federal MP
- Bob Katter (KAP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 59% 2PP
- State electorate
- Mulgrave
- State MP
- Terry James (LNP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.