QLD · Cairns Council
Holloways Beach, 4878
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- National parks
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Holloways Beach anchors everyday life in Cairns, a regional smaller community with its own identity and rhythm. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with family life visible on every street. Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb.
The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker community and employment and local dining and lifestyle amenities against similar regional towns, even with parks and green space and safety holding up better.
Population
- Population
- 2,398
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,342
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 117 of 1,102
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,400
- Employment rate
- 57.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 117 / 334 / 30
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $530
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 102
- Against the person
- 16
- Against property
- 61
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 42.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 150 residents
- State safety percentile
- 56th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -6.2%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault59
- Drug Offences63
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)156
- Traffic And Related Offences67
- Unlawful Entry108
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Amenities
197 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Cash ZoneATM
- CodeBar
- Bbq
- Bench (5)
- Holloway Beach Road at Moonah StreetBus stop
- Oleander Street at Bamboo StreetBus stop
- Oleander Street at Hickory StreetBus stop
- Oleander Street at Palm StreetBus stop
- Oleander Street at Tamarind StreetBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
9 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Baronia ReserveNature reserve
- Billy Jagar Environmental ReserveNature reserve
- Fred Hessels ParkPark
- Pandanus ParkPark
- Raintree ParkPark
- San Remo ParkPark
- Sandpiper ParkPark
- Syd and Jane Granville ParkPark
- Tamarind ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 16
- Parks (OSM)
- 15
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 53.2/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 24% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1580th in Australia
- State rank
- 357th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #29 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #105 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 58%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
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- Cash Zoneamenitiesatm
- Codeamenitiesbar
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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