Queensland · Postcode 4870

Cairns postcode and suburb data

Queensland · Phone area code 07 · 1392 km from Brisbane

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Cairns at a glance

Key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals for Cairns.

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4870 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
0 People Resident population, Census 2021
Cairns Council area 79 suburbs, 9 postcodes 3 Schools ACARA 2025 profiles in this suburb

Cairns (4870) is a coastal town in regional Queensland. It lies around 1392 km from Brisbane by road. The locality is part of the Cairns - South statistical area. It is administered by Cairns.

Schools in Cairns include The BUSY School, St Augustine's College and St Monica's College.

Cairns is part of the Cairns - South statistical area in Queensland.

Cairns details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode4870
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Latitude-16.918648
Longitude145.7405497
Distance from Brisbane1392 km
Region (SA4)Cairns
Area (SA3)Cairns - South
Local GovernmentCairns
Federal ElectorateLeichhardt
State ElectorateMulgrave
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Brisbane (standard time)

Schools in Cairns

ACARA 2025 school profiles for schools located in Cairns. ICSEA is shown where ACARA publishes it.

The BUSY School
Secondary · Ind · ICSEA 975 · 1,780 students
St Augustine's College
Secondary · Cat · ICSEA 1060 · 777 students
St Monica's College
Secondary · Cat · ICSEA 1058 · 697 students

Suburbs Near Cairns

Mackinnon 0.0 km Martynvale 0.0 km Manoora 0.4 km Manunda 1.0 km Westcourt 1.9 km Edge Hill 2.0 km Kanimbla 2.1 km Mooroobool 2.1 km Cairns Mcleod Street 2.5 km Bungalow 2.8 km Parramatta Park 2.9 km North Cairns 3.0 km

Same Postcode (4870)

Aeroglen Barron Gorge Brinsmead Bungalow Cairns Central Cairns City Cairns Mcleod Street Cairns North Cairns Orchid Plaza Earlville Edge Hill Freshwater Kamerunga Kanimbla Lake Morris Lamb Range Mackinnon Manoora Manunda Martynvale Mooroobool North Cairns Parramatta Park Portsmith Redlynch Stratford Westcourt Whitfield

More Cairns Data

Cairns LGA 79 suburbs, 9 postcodes, 162,123 people Climate & Weather Climate data for Cairns NDIS Providers NDIS data for Cairns LGA

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.