Green Hill vs Aloomba

Aloomba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Green Hill. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Aloomba tends to suit 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

  • Green Hill carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 48/100)
  • Aloomba has more schools rated above their peers (1 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

Aloomba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $370/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 1163 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1668.3 km vs 1688.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Green Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 48/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Green Hill Aloomba
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.

Green Hill Aloomba
Walkability 0 / 0
Green Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Aloomba — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 52
Green Hill — Safety: 81/100 Aloomba — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 23 / 60
Green Hill — Low fire risk: 23/100 Aloomba — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Aloomba has more residents (576 vs 177); Green Hill rents higher ($370/wk vs $230/wk).

Green Hill Aloomba
Population 177 576
+225% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.3% +8.9%
Median age 48 41
Median household income $108,004/yr
+18% vs other
 $88,348/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+38% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Green Hill Aloomba
0-4 5.1% / 5.2%
Green Hill — 0-4: 5.1% Aloomba — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 9.0% / 16.3%
Green Hill — 5-14: 9.0% Aloomba — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 7.9% / 7.6%
Green Hill — 15-19: 7.9% Aloomba — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 7.3% / 4.7%
Green Hill — 20-24: 7.3% Aloomba — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 10.2% / 9.0%
Green Hill — 25-34: 10.2% Aloomba — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 8.5% / 13.4%
Green Hill — 35-44: 8.5% Aloomba — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 20.9% / 13.9%
Green Hill — 45-54: 20.9% Aloomba — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 15.3% / 14.2%
Green Hill — 55-64: 15.3% Aloomba — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 7.3% / 11.8%
Green Hill — 65-74: 7.3% Aloomba — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 6.8% / 4.5%
Green Hill — 75-84: 6.8% Aloomba — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 2.8% / 1.9%
Green Hill — 85+: 2.8% Aloomba — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Green Hill 46.9% couple families
Green Hill — Couple Families: 46.9% Green Hill — Lone Person: 34.4% Green Hill — One Parent Families: 18.8% Green Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Green Hill 31.1% renting
Green Hill — Owned Outright: 27.9% Green Hill — Mortgage: 41.0% Green Hill — Renting: 31.1%
Aloomba 26.7% renting
Aloomba — Owned Outright: 42.2% Aloomba — Mortgage: 31.1% Aloomba — Renting: 26.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Green Hill Aloomba
England 2.8% / 1.7%
Green Hill — England: 2.8% Aloomba — England: 1.7%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Green Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest Aloomba — New Zealand: 1.2%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Green Hill — Netherlands: not among its largest Aloomba — Netherlands: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Green Hill — Scotland: not among its largest Aloomba — Scotland: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

Qualifications

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

Green Hill Aloomba
Certificate III & IV 27.7% / 21.0%
Green Hill — Certificate III & IV: 27.7% Aloomba — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 6.1%
Green Hill — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Aloomba — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 3.5%
Green Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Aloomba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Green Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Aloomba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Green Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Aloomba — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Green Hill 100.0% houses
Green Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Aloomba 100.0% houses
Aloomba — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Green Hill Aloomba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD

Liveability

Green Hill Aloomba
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Aloomba carries more crime risk (48 vs 19); Green Hill carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 40).

Green Hill Aloomba
Bushfire High
77/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Moderate
48/100
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

Green Hill Aloomba
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Green Hill

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

Schools in Aloomba

  • Aloomba State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Green Hill Aloomba
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 7 23

Mobility

Green Hill sits further from the CBD (1688.3 km vs 1668.3 km).

Green Hill Aloomba
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1688.3 km
+1% vs other
 1668.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1163 min 1144 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4865
 0.2%
postcode 4871
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4865
 51
postcode 4871

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.

Green Hill Aloomba
Car (driver) 72.5% / 66.8%
Green Hill — Car (driver): 72.5% Aloomba — Car (driver): 66.8%
Worked from Home 19.8% / 22.3%
Green Hill — Worked from Home: 19.8% Aloomba — Worked from Home: 22.3%
Walked Only 3.3% / 8.0%
Green Hill — Walked Only: 3.3% Aloomba — Walked Only: 8.0%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 2.9%
Green Hill — Car (passenger): 4.4% Aloomba — Car (passenger): 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).

Setting

Green Hill Aloomba
Elevation 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.2 km 6.3 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Green Hill Aloomba
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)

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

Council rates

Green Hill Aloomba
Average residential rate $1,354/yr
same for both
Council Cairns
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Green Hill

Rural

Aloomba

Rural

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