Port Douglas QLD 4877
Located in Queensland, Port Douglas sits 1,763 km from Brisbane CBD, around 20 hours 35 minutes by car. The town has 3,650 residents, a median age of 44, and a median household income of $71,240 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The town grew 4.2% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,474. Port Douglas is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 2 schools sit within the town boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Port Douglas a good town?
Port Douglas scores a C (37/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit.
Mixed results
2 schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 1763 km · 1237 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $935K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 69/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 44 · 3,650 residents
Liveability Rating
37 / 100 · Ranked #801 in QLDEach bar is Port Douglas's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
How do you rate the liveability in Port Douglas?
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Our score
37 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median Unit Price
Public listings dataPort Douglas's unit market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $380,000, about 4% above where it sat a year earlier.
Units
$380,000
Based on 235 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 46 days — median across 82 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 48 sales $238K
- 2 bed 127 sales $385K
- 3 bed 43 sales $590K
Houses
$935,000
Based on 54 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 34 days — median across 26 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 27 sales $870K
- 4 bed 18 sales $1.19M
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Port Douglas are currently listed at around $1.72 million on average. Based on 48 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$1.72M
48 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$449K
97 units listed in the last 6 months.
145 of the suburb's 1,337 dwellings (10.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Port Douglas rent for around $792 a week on average, based on 26 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$792/wk
26 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$600/wk
36 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
62 rentals advertised against an estimated 586 rented homes (10.6%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 2-bed units
- $600/wk
- 30 bonds
- +69% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025125 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 24% of its income on the median rent in postcode 4877.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$792/week ($41,000 a year) on a $1.72 million median
$600/week ($31,000 a year) on a $449,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Port Douglas safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Port Douglas sits in the moderate band, with 51 incidents recorded in 2025 — down about 2% on the prior year.
51 offences
1.9% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–202425 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Coastal Erosion
Shoreline Change Summary
1988–2024Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 119 m
- Rate
- -0.09 m/yr
- Net Movement
- -9.0 m
- Certainty
- good
Data Quality
Schools
Two schools serve Port Douglas, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 230 students in one school (avg 230)
- • Sectors: 1 Catholic, 1 Government
- • Largest: Port Douglas State School (230 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Port Douglas is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the town there are 2 supermarkets, 9 parks and 48 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Port Douglas.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 13%
- Premises covered
- 4,084
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Douglas: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 10 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Port Douglas is home to about 3,600 residents, with a median age of 44, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $71,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
3,650
Median Age
44
Median Household Income
$71,240/yr
Census Median Rent
$350/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,474/mo
Avg Household Size
2.1
Median Personal Income
$42,848/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
32.7%
Total Dwellings
1,337
Owner-Occupier Rate
56.2%
Houses
35.7%
Rental Stress
25.5%
Mortgage Stress
24.8%
Work From Home
13.3%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
17 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 0 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 572 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 51.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 69.9%
- Employment Rate
- 57.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 50.7%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
399 residents (10.9%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
10.6% of residents (378) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (147).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 3,551 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (24 of 1,925).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,417 a year through Douglas based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Douglas
In the year to August 2026, 48 new dwellings were approved across Douglas. That mix is 42 houses and 6 units. Approvals are down 18.2% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this town: 40 to 115 homes
- In 2 to 5 years 12 to 40 homes
- No timeframe set 28 to 75 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (5 parcels), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Aboriginal party for this area is Djabugay Nation.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. A native title claim over this area is registered with the Federal Court.
Climate & Setting
from Port Douglas - Warner St, 1.9 kmHigh rainfall.
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 119 m
- 511 m to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 2,155 mm
- 113 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 4877, 40 of 4,515 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.4% (107 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4877, 1,331 rooftop-solar systems totalling 12.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,494 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 107 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
3 mortgage brokers are registered in this town, 4 across postcode 4877.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $380,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Matt Smith Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Matt Smith | 56.1% | 43.9% | +9.5 |
| 2022 | Warren Entsch | 46.6% | 53.4% | -0.7 |
| 2019 | Warren Entsch | 45.8% | 54.2% | +0.2 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by David Kempton Liberal National Party of Queensland
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | David Kempton LNP | 55.0% |
| 2020 | Cynthia Lui ALP | 56.3% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Port Douglas
Is Port Douglas a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Port Douglas is moderate (69/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Port Douglas?
Port Douglas has no recorded bushfire history. These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Port Douglas a good place to live?
Port Douglas has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (37/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Port Douglas?
Port Douglas, QLD had a population of 3,650 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Port Douglas, QLD?
The postcode for Port Douglas, QLD is 4877.
How far is Port Douglas from Brisbane?
Port Douglas is 1,763 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 1237 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Port Douglas?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Port Douglas was $71,240 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Port Douglas?
The median advertised rent in Port Douglas is $792 a week for houses (26 listings) and $600 a week for units (36 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Port Douglas?
The median age of residents in Port Douglas was 44 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Port Douglas?
There are 2 schools inside the Port Douglas boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Port Douglas?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Port Douglas, Port Douglas - Warner St (1.9 km away), 2,155 mm of rain a year over 113 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Port Douglas?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Port Douglas belong to?
Port Douglas sits within the Douglas local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Port Douglas?
The average residential rates bill through Douglas is $1,417 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Port Douglas?
Across Douglas, 48 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 18.2% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Port Douglas in?
Port Douglas sits within the federal Division of Leichhardt, currently held by Matt Smith (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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