Deeral vs Yarrabah

Yarrabah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 25 against 46 in Deeral. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Deeral, the large majority of households own their home. In Yarrabah, the large majority of households rent. On these figures, Deeral tends to suit people living alone, share households, and older residents, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Deeral has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 71%)
  • Yarrabah has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)

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 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (88% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $260/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Deeral

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1138 min vs 1213 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1656.7 km vs 1723.2 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 5%)
  • Yarrabah has more units and townhouses to downsize into (29% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Deeral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.1% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Deeral 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.

Deeral 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.

Deeral Yarrabah
Walkability 0 / 7
Deeral — Walkability: 0/100 Yarrabah — Walkability: 7/100
Safety 28 / 6
Deeral — Safety: 28/100 Yarrabah — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 100 / 38
Deeral — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yarrabah — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Yarrabah has more residents (2,505 vs 151); Deeral skews older (46 vs 25).

Deeral Yarrabah
Population 151 2,505
+1559% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.1% -2.1%
Median age 46 25
Median household income $70,200/yr
+7% vs other
 $65,208/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+42% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Deeral Yarrabah
0-4 2.6% / 9.3%
Deeral — 0-4: 2.6% Yarrabah — 0-4: 9.3%
5-14 11.9% / 20.6%
Deeral — 5-14: 11.9% Yarrabah — 5-14: 20.6%
15-19 9.3% / 10.7%
Deeral — 15-19: 9.3% Yarrabah — 15-19: 10.7%
20-24 4.0% / 8.5%
Deeral — 20-24: 4.0% Yarrabah — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 9.9% / 15.7%
Deeral — 25-34: 9.9% Yarrabah — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 11.3% / 11.1%
Deeral — 35-44: 11.3% Yarrabah — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 9.9% / 10.1%
Deeral — 45-54: 9.9% Yarrabah — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 13.2% / 8.5%
Deeral — 55-64: 13.2% Yarrabah — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 21.2% / 3.7%
Deeral — 65-74: 21.2% Yarrabah — 65-74: 3.7%
75-84 6.0% / 1.2%
Deeral — 75-84: 6.0% Yarrabah — 75-84: 1.2%
85+ — / 0.2%
Deeral — 85+: not among its largest Yarrabah — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Deeral 40.0% couple families
Deeral — Couple Families: 40.0% Deeral — One Parent Families: 17.1% Deeral — Lone Person: 31.4% Deeral — Group Household: 11.4% Deeral — Other Families: 0.0%
Yarrabah 39.8% couple families
Yarrabah — Couple Families: 39.8% Yarrabah — One Parent Families: 45.5% Yarrabah — Lone Person: 9.6% Yarrabah — Group Household: 1.6% Yarrabah — Other Families: 3.6%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

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%
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.

Deeral 95.5% houses
Deeral — Houses: 95.5% Deeral — Flats / Apartments: 4.5% Deeral — 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.

Deeral Yarrabah
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 13.7%
Deeral — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Yarrabah — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 2.9%
Deeral — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Yarrabah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%
Bachelor Degree — / 1.6%
Deeral — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Yarrabah — Bachelor Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.3%
Deeral — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yarrabah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3%

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Deeral Yarrabah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 21% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 21% of QLD Higher than 70% 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 9% of QLD

Liveability

Deeral Yarrabah
Grade — D
Score — 10/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Yarrabah carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 0); Yarrabah carries more crime risk (94 vs 72).

Deeral Yarrabah
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime High
72/100
 High
94/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
88/100
 Moderate
67/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Deeral

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

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

Deeral Yarrabah
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 18 10

Mobility

Yarrabah sits further from the CBD (1723.2 km vs 1656.7 km).

Deeral Yarrabah
Walkability score 0/100 7/100
Distance to Brisbane 1656.7 km 1723.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1138 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.

Deeral Yarrabah
Car (driver) 64.2% / 64.3%
Deeral — Car (driver): 64.2% Yarrabah — Car (driver): 64.3%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / 15.5%
Deeral — Car (passenger): 7.5% Yarrabah — Car (passenger): 15.5%
Walked Only 5.7% / 14.7%
Deeral — Walked Only: 5.7% Yarrabah — Walked Only: 14.7%
Worked from Home 15.1% / 3.0%
Deeral — Worked from Home: 15.1% Yarrabah — Worked from Home: 3.0%
Bus 7.5% / 1.7%
Deeral — Bus: 7.5% Yarrabah — Bus: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.3%).

Setting

Deeral Yarrabah
Elevation -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.5 km 340 m

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Deeral Yarrabah
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

Federal electorate

Deeral 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

Deeral Yarrabah
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

Yarrabah

Coastal Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

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