QLD · Mareeba Council
Julatten, 4871
Current weather
17°CMainly clear
94% humidity · 3.6 km/h wind · 23.5° / 15.8° today · 0.3 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- National parks
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Julatten offers a slower smaller community life in Mareeba, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. 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.
Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Parks, reserves and open space make it genuinely outdoor-friendly for walks, sport and weekend downtime.
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.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in parks and green space. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,020
- Median age
- 54
- Median household income / week
- $1,136
- Dwelling vacancy
- 12.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 53 of 424
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,327
- Employment rate
- 46.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 31 / 4 / 3
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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 63
- Against the person
- 20
- Against property
- 18
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 61.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 51 residents
- State safety percentile
- 78.8th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +17.4%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault153
- Drug Offences68
- Liquor (Excl. Drunkenness)54
- Other Property Damage75
- Traffic And Related Offences103
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 969
- Julatten State SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Roadworks & transport
2 active roadworks / incidents
- Around lookoutsMossman Mt Molloy Road, n/a22 Jun 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
- Between Mount Molloy and CassowaryMossman Mt Molloy Road, n/a12 Apr 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Abattoir Swamp Environmental ParkPark
- Edward Said Nature RefugeNature reserve
- Pademelon Haven Nature RefugeNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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)
- 64
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- 28.7/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5546th in Australia
- State rank
- 1277th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #338 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #772 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 66%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Assaultcrime153
- Drug Offencescrime68
- Liquor (Excl. Drunkenness)crime54
- Other Property Damagecrime75
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime103
- Abattoir Swamp Environmental Parkgovernmentpark
- Edward Said Nature Refugegovernmentnature_reserve
- Pademelon Haven Nature Refugegovernmentnature_reserve
- Around lookoutsroadworksMossman Mt Molloy Road, n/a22 Jun 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
- Between Mount Molloy and CassowaryroadworksMossman Mt Molloy Road, n/a12 Apr 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
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