QLD · Cairns Council
Westcourt, 4870
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Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Westcourt is a regional centre in Cairns that balances local services with a more relaxed pace of life. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with family life visible on every street.
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 remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
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 transport and access and parks and green space holding up better.
Population
- Population
- 3,841
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,186
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 191 of 1,830
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 48.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 153 / 414 / 610
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)
- $490
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)
- 502
- Against the person
- 129
- Against property
- 234
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 130.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 30 residents
- State safety percentile
- 94.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +1.2%
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
Amenities
26 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Aumuller St at Gatton StreetBus stop
- DFO WestcourtBus stop
- Mann St near Vivian St hail 'n' rideBus stop
- Mulgrave Rd at Collinson StBus stop
- Mulgrave Rd at Creedy StreetBus stop
- Mulgrave Rd at DFO WestcourtBus stop
- Mulgrave Road at Dillon StreetBus stop
- Mama CocoCafe
Unit 4 196 Mulgrave Road
- Computer Resources CairnsComputer
Unit 6 200 Mulgrave Road
- Cairns One General StoreConvenience store
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
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Barrier Reef ParkPark
- Curtin and Creed Streets Park Cairns3Park
- Earl Street ParkPark
- Jackson Close ParkPark
- Veivers ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 3
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Alive Pharmacy Warehouse Westcourtpharmacy
- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathologylaboratory
- The Doctors Mulgrave Road Medical Centreclinic
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)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
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
- 47.0/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 35% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2320th in Australia
- State rank
- 534th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #139 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #200 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
- Ali Babba's Kebabs FNQamenitiesfast_food
- Aumuller St at Gatton Streetamenitiesbus_stop
- Australia Postamenitiespost_office
- Cairns One General Storeamenitiesconvenience
- Cazaly'samenitiesrestaurant
- Cazalys Stadiumamenities344 Mulgrave Road, Westcourtsports_centre
- Colesamenities274-302 Mulgrave Roadsupermarket
- Computer Resources CairnsamenitiesUnit 6 200 Mulgrave Roadcomputer
- DFO Westcourtamenitiesbus_stop
- Maggie's Thrift Shopamenities5 Collinson Streetsecond_hand
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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