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freshwater (qld)
Queensland · Census 2021
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Freshwater (Qld) is a leafy residential suburb of Cairns.
Median house price
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People
Population
2,142
Median age
42 yrs
Income / person / wk
$1,095
Household income / wk
$1,867
Housing
Median rent / wk
$350
Mortgage / month
$1,625
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 52%
- Top language at home
- Japanese · 1%
- No religion
- 52%
- Born overseas
- 21%
- English only at home
- 91%
Local amenities
Amenity score
5/100
Schools
1
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
1
Libraries
0
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.4 km
Nearest train
0.5 km
Nearest hospital
6.0 km
Distance to coast
5.2 km
NBN
Fixed Line
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
1
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
1
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
1.2 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
- Leichhardt
- Federal MP
- Matt Smith (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 56% 2PP
- State electorate
- Barron River
- State MP
- Bree James (LNP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.