Deeral vs Fishery Falls

Deeral is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Fishery Falls. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Fishery Falls, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Fishery Falls tends to suit 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

Deeral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 73%)

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

Fishery Falls

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Deeral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1656.7 km vs 1661.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Deeral has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)
  • Fishery Falls has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 4%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Deeral 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.

Deeral 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.

Deeral Fishery Falls
Walkability 0 / 0
Deeral — Walkability: 0/100 Fishery Falls — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 33
Deeral — Safety: 28/100 Fishery Falls — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Deeral — Low fire risk: 100/100 Fishery Falls — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Fishery Falls has more residents (205 vs 151); Deeral has higher household incomes ($70,200 vs $63,492).

Deeral Fishery Falls
Population 151 205
+36% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.1% +45.4%
Median age 46 50
Median household income $70,200/yr
+10% vs other
 $63,492/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Deeral Fishery Falls
0-4 2.6% / 4.4%
Deeral — 0-4: 2.6% Fishery Falls — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 11.9% / 7.3%
Deeral — 5-14: 11.9% Fishery Falls — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 9.3% / 8.8%
Deeral — 15-19: 9.3% Fishery Falls — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 4.0% / 4.4%
Deeral — 20-24: 4.0% Fishery Falls — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 9.9% / 9.3%
Deeral — 25-34: 9.9% Fishery Falls — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 11.3% / 10.7%
Deeral — 35-44: 11.3% Fishery Falls — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 9.9% / 19.0%
Deeral — 45-54: 9.9% Fishery Falls — 45-54: 19.0%
55-64 13.2% / 21.5%
Deeral — 55-64: 13.2% Fishery Falls — 55-64: 21.5%
65-74 21.2% / 17.1%
Deeral — 65-74: 21.2% Fishery Falls — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 6.0% / 2.0%
Deeral — 75-84: 6.0% Fishery Falls — 75-84: 2.0%
85+ — / 2.0%
Deeral — 85+: not among its largest Fishery Falls — 85+: 2.0%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Deeral 31.4% lone person
Deeral — Lone Person: 31.4% Deeral — Couple Families: 40.0% Deeral — One Parent Families: 17.1% Deeral — Group Household: 11.4%
Fishery Falls 50.0% lone person
Fishery Falls — Lone Person: 50.0% Fishery Falls — Couple Families: 40.9% Fishery Falls — One Parent Families: 9.1% Fishery Falls — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Deeral 6.1% renting
Deeral — Owned Outright: 57.1% Deeral — Mortgage: 36.7% Deeral — Renting: 6.1%
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.

Deeral Fishery Falls
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 18.0%
Deeral — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Fishery Falls — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree — / 10.2%
Deeral — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Fishery Falls — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.9%
Deeral — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Fishery Falls — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.9%
Deeral — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Fishery Falls — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.0%
Deeral — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Fishery Falls — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Deeral Fishery Falls
England 3.3% / 2.0%
Deeral — England: 3.3% Fishery Falls — England: 2.0%
New Zealand 2.0% / 2.9%
Deeral — New Zealand: 2.0% Fishery Falls — New Zealand: 2.9%
Scotland 3.3% / —
Deeral — Scotland: 3.3% Fishery Falls — Scotland: not among its largest
Italy 2.0% / —
Deeral — Italy: 2.0% Fishery Falls — Italy: not among its largest
Germany — / 2.0%
Deeral — Germany: not among its largest Fishery Falls — Germany: 2.0%
Thailand — / 2.0%
Deeral — Thailand: not among its largest Fishery Falls — Thailand: 2.0%
South Africa — / 1.5%
Deeral — South Africa: not among its largest Fishery Falls — South Africa: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Deeral 95.5% houses
Deeral — Houses: 95.5% Deeral — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Fishery Falls 72.8% houses
Fishery Falls — Houses: 72.8% Fishery Falls — Flats / Apartments: 27.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Deeral Fishery Falls
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 25% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD

Liveability

Deeral Fishery Falls
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Deeral Fishery Falls
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
88/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Deeral

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Fishery Falls

  • McDonnell Creek State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Deeral Fishery Falls
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 18 27

Mobility

Fishery Falls sits further from the CBD (1661.6 km vs 1656.7 km).

Deeral Fishery Falls
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1656.7 km 1661.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1138 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.

Deeral Fishery Falls
Car (driver) 64.2% / 67.5%
Deeral — Car (driver): 64.2% Fishery Falls — Car (driver): 67.5%
Worked from Home 15.1% / 20.0%
Deeral — Worked from Home: 15.1% Fishery Falls — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Walked Only 5.7% / 8.8%
Deeral — Walked Only: 5.7% Fishery Falls — Walked Only: 8.8%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / 3.8%
Deeral — Car (passenger): 7.5% Fishery Falls — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bus 7.5% / —
Deeral — Bus: 7.5% Fishery Falls — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Deeral Fishery Falls
Elevation -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.5 km 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Deeral Fishery Falls
Annual rainfall 3,531 mm 2,121 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.2°C 31.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 17.0°C 18.1°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Deeral 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

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

Tags

Deeral

Coastal Retirees Rural

Fishery Falls

River Rural

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