Cairns City
Queensland · Cairns - South · Cairns
This profile uses the ABS Cairns City statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Cairns City is a locality in the Cairns - South area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Cairns City SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Cairns City SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Cairns City
Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for QLD yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Cairns City
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,636ICSEA1019
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment777ICSEA1060
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment697ICSEA1058
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment482ICSEA887
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment354ICSEA1091
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment348ICSEA1029
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSWhitfield Community KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 48 places · Whitfield
- Exceeding NQSCairns Community KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Cairns
- Exceeding NQSC&K Balaclava Community KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Mooroobool
- Meeting NQSOur Lady Help Of Christians - Earlville Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 180 places · Earlville
- Meeting NQSFreshwater Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 170 places · Freshwater
- Meeting NQSEdge Hill State School P&C Association Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Edge Hill
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning KanimblaCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Kanimbla
- Meeting NQSBusy Bees at RedlynchCentre-Based Care · 140 places · Redlynch
- Meeting NQSSt. Andrew's Catholic College Outside Of School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 135 places · Redlynch
- Meeting NQSRedlynch State College Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 130 places · Redlynch
- Meeting NQSCamp Australia - Whitfield State School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Cairns
- Meeting NQSParramatta State School After School CareCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Cairns
+ 41 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Where did the gain come from?
+138Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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