Aloomba vs Fishery Falls

Aloomba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Fishery Falls. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Aloomba, about half of households are couple families. In Fishery Falls, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Aloomba tends to suit families with children, while Fishery Falls suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Aloomba

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 67/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 73%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Aloomba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Aloomba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Fishery Falls

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1661.6 km vs 1668.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Aloomba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 67/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Fishery Falls

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.4% vs 8.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Aloomba and Fishery Falls drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Aloomba Fishery Falls
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Aloomba Fishery Falls
Walkability 0 / 0
Aloomba — Walkability: 0/100 Fishery Falls — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 52 / 33
Aloomba — Safety: 52/100 Fishery Falls — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 60 / 100
Aloomba — Low fire risk: 60/100 Fishery Falls — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Aloomba has more residents (576 vs 205); Aloomba has higher household incomes ($88,348 vs $63,492).

Aloomba Fishery Falls
Population 576
+64% vs other
 205
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.9% +45.4%
Median age 41 50
Median household income $88,348/yr
+28% vs other
 $63,492/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk $260/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Aloomba Fishery Falls
0-4 5.2% / 4.4%
Aloomba — 0-4: 5.2% Fishery Falls — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 16.3% / 7.3%
Aloomba — 5-14: 16.3% Fishery Falls — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 7.6% / 8.8%
Aloomba — 15-19: 7.6% Fishery Falls — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 4.7% / 4.4%
Aloomba — 20-24: 4.7% Fishery Falls — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 9.0% / 9.3%
Aloomba — 25-34: 9.0% Fishery Falls — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 13.4% / 10.7%
Aloomba — 35-44: 13.4% Fishery Falls — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 13.9% / 19.0%
Aloomba — 45-54: 13.9% Fishery Falls — 45-54: 19.0%
55-64 14.2% / 21.5%
Aloomba — 55-64: 14.2% Fishery Falls — 55-64: 21.5%
65-74 11.8% / 17.1%
Aloomba — 65-74: 11.8% Fishery Falls — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 4.5% / 2.0%
Aloomba — 75-84: 4.5% Fishery Falls — 75-84: 2.0%
85+ 1.9% / 2.0%
Aloomba — 85+: 1.9% Fishery Falls — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Aloomba 47.8% couple families
Aloomba — Couple Families: 47.8% Aloomba — Lone Person: 30.4% Aloomba — One Parent Families: 18.8% Aloomba — Other Families: 2.9%
Fishery Falls 40.9% couple families
Fishery Falls — Couple Families: 40.9% Fishery Falls — Lone Person: 50.0% Fishery Falls — One Parent Families: 9.1% Fishery Falls — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Aloomba 26.7% renting
Aloomba — Owned Outright: 42.2% Aloomba — Mortgage: 31.1% Aloomba — Renting: 26.7%
Fishery Falls 26.5% renting
Fishery Falls — Owned Outright: 50.0% Fishery Falls — Mortgage: 23.5% Fishery Falls — Renting: 26.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Aloomba Fishery Falls
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 18.0%
Aloomba — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Fishery Falls — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 10.2%
Aloomba — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Fishery Falls — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 5.9%
Aloomba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Fishery Falls — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 3.9%
Aloomba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Fishery Falls — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree 0.5% / 2.0%
Aloomba — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5% Fishery Falls — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Aloomba Fishery Falls
New Zealand 1.2% / 2.9%
Aloomba — New Zealand: 1.2% Fishery Falls — New Zealand: 2.9%
England 1.7% / 2.0%
Aloomba — England: 1.7% Fishery Falls — England: 2.0%
Germany — / 2.0%
Aloomba — Germany: not among its largest Fishery Falls — Germany: 2.0%
Thailand — / 2.0%
Aloomba — Thailand: not among its largest Fishery Falls — Thailand: 2.0%
South Africa — / 1.5%
Aloomba — South Africa: not among its largest Fishery Falls — South Africa: 1.5%
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Aloomba — Netherlands: 0.9% Fishery Falls — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 0.7% / —
Aloomba — Scotland: 0.7% Fishery Falls — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Aloomba 100.0% houses
Aloomba — Houses: 100.0% Aloomba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Fishery Falls 72.8% houses
Fishery Falls — Houses: 72.8% Fishery Falls — Flats / Apartments: 27.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Aloomba Fishery Falls
New dwellings approved 767
across Cairns
same for both
Approvals change year on year -81%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Aloomba Fishery Falls
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD

Liveability

Aloomba Fishery Falls
Grade D —
Score 25/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Aloomba carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); Fishery Falls carries more crime risk (67 vs 48).

Aloomba Fishery Falls
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Aloomba Fishery Falls
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Aloomba

  • Aloomba State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Fishery Falls

  • McDonnell Creek State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Aloomba Fishery Falls
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 23 27

Mobility

Aloomba sits further from the CBD (1668.3 km vs 1661.6 km).

Aloomba Fishery Falls
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1668.3 km 1661.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1144 min 1140 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4871
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 4871
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Aloomba Fishery Falls
Car (driver) 66.8% / 67.5%
Aloomba — Car (driver): 66.8% Fishery Falls — Car (driver): 67.5%
Worked from Home 22.3% / 20.0%
Aloomba — Worked from Home: 22.3% Fishery Falls — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Walked Only 8.0% / 8.8%
Aloomba — Walked Only: 8.0% Fishery Falls — Walked Only: 8.8%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 3.8%
Aloomba — Car (passenger): 2.9% Fishery Falls — Car (passenger): 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.5%).

Setting

Aloomba Fishery Falls
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.3 km 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

Aloomba Fishery Falls
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
222 premises
 0%
65 premises

Climate

Aloomba Fishery Falls
Annual rainfall 2,121 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 18.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Aloomba Fishery Falls
PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Aloomba Fishery Falls
Average residential rate $1,354/yr
same for both
Council Cairns
same for both

Federal electorate

Aloomba Fishery Falls
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Aloomba Fishery Falls
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Aloomba

Rural

Fishery Falls

River Rural

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