Cape York
Queensland · Far North · Queensland - Outback
This profile uses the ABS Cape York statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Cape York is a locality in the Far North area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Cape York SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Cape York SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Cape York
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 Cape York
- Combined · Government · Years Prep-12Enrolment376ICSEA838
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment166ICSEA991
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment146ICSEA707
- Combined · Government · Years Prep-12Enrolment141ICSEA635
- Special · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment122ICSEA811
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment67ICSEA661
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-7Enrolment42ICSEA634
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment25ICSEA893
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment19ICSEA623
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment12ICSEA949
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSWeipa Community KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 52 places · Weipa
- Exceeding NQSCooktown KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 23 places · Cooktown
- Exceeding NQSWestern Cape College - Mapoon KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 11 places · Mapoon
- Meeting NQSCape Kids Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 132 places · Weipa
- Meeting NQSYarrabah State School KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 53 places · Yarrabah
- Meeting NQSKirdi Mayarr Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Mornington Island
- Meeting NQSBarrier Reef ChildcareCentre-Based Care · 37 places · Cooktown
- Meeting NQSPormpuraaw State School KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 32 places · Pormpuraaw
- Meeting NQSMornington Island State School KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 25 places · Gununa
- Meeting NQSAurukun State School KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Aurukun
- Meeting NQSLockhart State School KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Lockhart River
- Meeting NQSCroydon Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 21 places · Croydon
+ 11 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 2
- Supermarkets
- 4
- Parks
- 3
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Cape York SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Where did the gain come from?
+120Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
Other SA2s in Far North
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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