QLD · Cairns Council
Stratford, 4870
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Stratford anchors everyday life in Cairns, a regional smaller community with its own identity and rhythm. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because safety and transport and access lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in housing affordability and community and employment.
Population
- Population
- 1,198
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,793
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 32 of 490
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,700
- Employment rate
- 67.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 26 / 75 / 35
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)
- 156
- Against the person
- 40
- Against property
- 73
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 130.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 30 residents
- State safety percentile
- 93.8th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +1%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault1152
- Drug Offences1431
- Good Order Offences1187
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)2349
- Unlawful Entry891
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
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Rinks Close to Whitfield StreetStratford Connection Road, n/a06 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
35 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- ATM
- The FoxBar
Unit Shop 4 9 Kamerunga Road
- Bench
- Aeroglen DriveBus stop
- Aeroglen Drive near Stratford ParadeBus stop
- Kamerunga Road at Clacherty StreetBus stop
- Kamerunga Road at Stratford ParadeBus stop
- Kamerunga Road near Hardwick StreetBus stop
- Kamerunga Road near Passchendaele 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
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Jalarra ParkPark
- Stratford Dolphins FCPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Stratford Village PharmacyKamerunga Roadpharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Explosives Magazine and Detonator Store (former)State heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
- 55.5/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 19% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1318th in Australia
- State rank
- 281st in QLD
- Peer rank
- #52 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #73 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 62%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- ATMamenitiesatm
- Aeroglen Driveamenitiesbus_stop
- Aeroglen Drive near Stratford Paradeamenitiesbus_stop
- As you like itamenitiesUnit Shop 5 9 Kamerunga Roadhairdresser
- Barrier Reef Brewingamenities17 Johnston Streetpub
- Barron River HotelamenitiesStratford Paradepub
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Drinking wateramenitiesdrinking_water
- Jonsson's Farm Marketamenities31 Johnston Streetsupermarket
- Kamerunga Road at Clacherty Streetamenitiesbus_stop
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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