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mount peter
Queensland · Census 2021
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Mount Peter is a leafy residential suburb of Cairns.
Median house price
No median price series for Mount Peter yet.
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People
Population
689
Median age
30 yrs
Income / person / wk
$1,011
Household income / wk
$2,096
Housing
Median rent / wk
$450
Mortgage / month
$1,582
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 37%
- Top language at home
- Tagalog · 2%
- No religion
- 37%
- Born overseas
- 24%
- English only at home
- 80%
Local amenities
Amenity score
3/100
Schools
1
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
0
Libraries
0
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
4.8 km
Nearest train
6.5 km
Nearest hospital
6.1 km
Distance to coast
14.4 km
NBN
Satellite
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
0
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
0
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
2.7 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.