Aloomba vs Yarrabah

Yarrabah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 25 against 41 in Aloomba. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Aloomba, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Yarrabah, the large majority of households rent. On these figures, Aloomba tends to suit people living alone, while Yarrabah suits renters and families with children.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 94/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 71%)
  • But Yarrabah has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yarrabah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (88% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Aloomba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1144 min vs 1213 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1668.3 km vs 1723.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Aloomba

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 5%)
  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 94/100)
  • But Yarrabah has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Aloomba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.9% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Aloomba and Yarrabah 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 Yarrabah
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 Yarrabah
Walkability 0 / 7
Aloomba — Walkability: 0/100 Yarrabah — Walkability: 7/100
Safety 52 / 6
Aloomba — Safety: 52/100 Yarrabah — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 60 / 38
Aloomba — Low fire risk: 60/100 Yarrabah — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Yarrabah has more residents (2,505 vs 576); Aloomba skews older (41 vs 25).

Aloomba Yarrabah
Population 576 2,505
+335% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.9% -2.1%
Median age 41 25
Median household income $88,348/yr
+26% vs other
 $65,208/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+35% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Aloomba Yarrabah
0-4 5.2% / 9.3%
Aloomba — 0-4: 5.2% Yarrabah — 0-4: 9.3%
5-14 16.3% / 20.6%
Aloomba — 5-14: 16.3% Yarrabah — 5-14: 20.6%
15-19 7.6% / 10.7%
Aloomba — 15-19: 7.6% Yarrabah — 15-19: 10.7%
20-24 4.7% / 8.5%
Aloomba — 20-24: 4.7% Yarrabah — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 9.0% / 15.7%
Aloomba — 25-34: 9.0% Yarrabah — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 13.4% / 11.1%
Aloomba — 35-44: 13.4% Yarrabah — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 13.9% / 10.1%
Aloomba — 45-54: 13.9% Yarrabah — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 14.2% / 8.5%
Aloomba — 55-64: 14.2% Yarrabah — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 11.8% / 3.7%
Aloomba — 65-74: 11.8% Yarrabah — 65-74: 3.7%
75-84 4.5% / 1.2%
Aloomba — 75-84: 4.5% Yarrabah — 75-84: 1.2%
85+ 1.9% / 0.2%
Aloomba — 85+: 1.9% Yarrabah — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Aloomba 47.8% couple families
Aloomba — Couple Families: 47.8% Aloomba — One Parent Families: 18.8% Aloomba — Lone Person: 30.4% Aloomba — Other Families: 2.9% Aloomba — Group Household: 0.0%
Yarrabah 39.8% couple families
Yarrabah — Couple Families: 39.8% Yarrabah — One Parent Families: 45.5% Yarrabah — Lone Person: 9.6% Yarrabah — Other Families: 3.6% Yarrabah — Group Household: 1.6%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household

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%
Yarrabah 87.6% renting
Yarrabah — Owned Outright: 11.7% Yarrabah — Mortgage: 0.7% Yarrabah — Renting: 87.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Aloomba 100.0% houses
Aloomba — Houses: 100.0% Aloomba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Aloomba — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yarrabah 71.0% houses
Yarrabah — Houses: 71.0% Yarrabah — Flats / Apartments: 23.5% Yarrabah — Townhouses: 5.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Aloomba Yarrabah
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 13.7%
Aloomba — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Yarrabah — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 1.6%
Aloomba — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Yarrabah — Bachelor Degree: 1.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 2.9%
Aloomba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Yarrabah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.3%
Aloomba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Yarrabah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.5% / —
Aloomba — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5% Yarrabah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

Development activity

Aloomba Yarrabah
New dwellings approved 767
across Cairns
 31
across Yarrabah
Approvals change year on year -81% —

Ranking within QLD

Aloomba Yarrabah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 21% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 70% 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 9% of QLD

Liveability

Aloomba scores higher overall (25 vs 10).

Aloomba Yarrabah
Grade D
same for both
Score 25/100 10/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Yarrabah carries more crime risk (94 vs 48); Yarrabah carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 40).

Aloomba Yarrabah
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 High
94/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
67/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Aloomba Yarrabah
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Aloomba

  • Aloomba State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Yarrabah

  • Yarrabah State School Government · Combined
  • Yarrabah State School - Kindergarten Campus Government · Primary
  • Yarrabah State School - Primary Campus Government · Primary
  • Yarrabah State School - Secondary Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Aloomba Yarrabah
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 23 10

Mobility

Yarrabah sits further from the CBD (1723.2 km vs 1668.3 km).

Aloomba Yarrabah
Walkability score 0/100 7/100
Distance to Brisbane 1668.3 km 1723.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1144 min 1213 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 Yarrabah
Car (driver) 66.8% / 64.3%
Aloomba — Car (driver): 66.8% Yarrabah — Car (driver): 64.3%
Worked from Home 22.3% / 3.0%
Aloomba — Worked from Home: 22.3% Yarrabah — Worked from Home: 3.0%
Walked Only 8.0% / 14.7%
Aloomba — Walked Only: 8.0% Yarrabah — Walked Only: 14.7%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 15.5%
Aloomba — Car (passenger): 2.9% Yarrabah — Car (passenger): 15.5%
Bus — / 1.7%
Aloomba — Bus: not among its largest Yarrabah — Bus: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.8%).

Setting

Aloomba Yarrabah
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.3 km 340 m

NBN connectivity

Aloomba Yarrabah
Connectivity score 30/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
222 premises
 0%
162 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Aloomba

Rural

Yarrabah

Coastal Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

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