Renting near James Cook University - Cairns
Smithfield, QLD 4878 · James Cook University
The trade-off
Nothing within 5.0 km of this campus is both cheaper and closer than these.
All 5 suburbs within 5.0 km
Cheapest first.
- Smithfield campus suburb
$212/bedroom/wk
median over 50 listings · whole house $765/wk
5.1% full-time students · 33% rent
QLD 4878 · transport 79/100
- Trinity Park 2.6 km away
$215/bedroom/wk
median over 20 listings · whole house $798/wk
1.2% full-time students · 34% rent
QLD 4879 · transport 50/100
- Kewarra Beach 4.4 km away
$231/bedroom/wk
median over 54 listings · whole house $745/wk
0.8% full-time students · 24% rent
QLD 4879 · transport 73/100
- Yorkeys Knob 3.1 km away
$250/bedroom/wk
median over 26 listings · whole house $595/wk
1.1% full-time students · 47% rent
QLD 4878 · transport 66/100
- Trinity Beach 3.8 km away
$250/bedroom/wk
median over 73 listings · whole house $795/wk
1.2% full-time students · 32% rent
QLD 4879 · transport 79/100
Suburbs with too few listings to give a reliable median are not shown.
Rent is per bedroom, not per room rented. Each figure is the median weekly asking rent divided by the number of bedrooms, across two- to six-bedroom listings. It is what a share house works out to per head if the rent is split evenly — not an advertised room price, and it assumes every bedroom is taken.
Transport is service frequency, not a commute time. The score reflects how often services run in a suburb, from published timetables. It is not a journey time to this campus, and a high score does not mean a direct route here.
Rents are asking prices. They come from advertised listings rather than signed leases, and distance is measured to the suburb centre rather than door to door.