Caravonica QLD 4878
1,224 addresses · 38 streets
Leichhardt Electorate › Cairns LGA › Caravonica · 1400 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Caravonica is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,183 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,670 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Redlynch statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Caravonica itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
3 supermarkets
1 pharmacy
2 doctors & medical clinics
1 physiotherapist
1 post office
4 service stations
2 gyms & sports centres
1 golf club
2 hardware stores
1 mechanic
2 plumbers
Getting around. Train station: Freshwater, 3.2 km south-east · Bus interchange: James Cook University Bus Station, 5 km north · Airport: Cairns Airport, 7.1 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 62% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 62.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 70.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 60.8%
Population by age in Caravonica
| 0-4 | 87 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 281 |
| 15-19 | 115 |
| 20-24 | 93 |
| 25-34 | 200 |
| 35-44 | 252 |
| 45-54 | 327 |
| 55-64 | 313 |
| 65-74 | 296 |
| 75-84 | 143 |
| 85+ | 71 |
Dwelling types in Caravonica
| House | 744 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 23 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 15 |
Households by weekly income in Caravonica
| <$650 | 111 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 214 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 271 |
| $3,000+ | 141 |
Top ancestries in Caravonica
| English | 880 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 713 |
| Other | 250 |
| Scottish | 239 |
| Irish | 228 |
| German | 170 |
Housing tenure in Caravonica
| Owned | 276 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 358 |
| Rented | 146 |
| Other | 10 |
Cars per household in Caravonica
| 0 | 25 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 260 |
| 2 | 340 |
| 3 | 109 |
| 4+ | 59 |
Commute to work in Caravonica
| Car | 682 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 11 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 12 |
| Bicycle | 8 |
| Home | 120 |
Top countries of birth in Caravonica
| England | 135 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 56 |
| Germany | 33 |
| Japan | 21 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 |
| India | 16 |
Languages used at home in Caravonica
| Japanese | 22 |
|---|---|
| German | 20 |
| Mandarin | 17 |
| Malayalam | 14 |
| Thai | 11 |
| Spanish | 10 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
99,046 bird observations recorded near Caravonica — most often seen:
- Willie Wagtail (5,162)
- Comb-crested Jacana (4,604)
- Masked Lapwing (4,435)
- Orange-footed Scrubfowl (4,361)
- Spangled Drongo (4,093)
- Magpie-lark (4,061)
- Welcome Swallow (4,014)
- Peaceful Dove (3,920)
- Yellow Oriole (3,652)
- Australasian Darter (3,641)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (3,617)
- Black Butcherbird (3,585)
- Little Pied Cormorant (3,560)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Caravonica
- Brown Honeyeater (3,345)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (3,300)
- Australasian Figbird (3,203)
- Green Pygmy-goose (3,184)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,018)
- Metallic Starling (2,989)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (2,873)
- Mistletoebird (2,772)
- Common Myna (2,764)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,686)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,597)
- Torresian Imperial-pigeon (2,505)
- Helmeted Friarbird (2,312)
- Crimson Finch (2,250)
- Leaden Flycatcher (2,203)
- Varied Triller (2,198)
- Great Egret (2,142)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Caravonica:
- Kamerunga (1.6 km)
- Barron (2 km)
- Barron Gorge (2.8 km)
- Freshwater (3.6 km)
- Smithfield (4.1 km)
- Stratford (5.1 km)
- Redlynch (5.3 km)
- Brinsmead (5.3 km)
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Streets
- Akame Avenue (17)
- Amarina Close (9)
- Aroona Street (40)
- Badine Street (14)
- Barellan Close (21)
- Barrine Court (13)
- Barron Gorge Road (15)
- Baway Close (20)
- Bindaree Close (13)
- Birdwing Place (13)
- Bulba Street (17)
- Carramar Crescent (28)
- Fig Tree Drive (44)
- Gaway Street (14)
- Illawarra Street (1)
- Illowra Court (3)
- Impey Street (71)
- Jade Crescent (34)
- Jilbar Close (16)
- Kalyan Close (29)
- Kamerunga Road (261)
- Kawana Street (19)
- Kulgun Street (10)
- Lake Placid Road (177)
- Melinga Close (16)
- Mulurri Close (10)
- Nioka Place (14)
- Norilla Close (14)
- Orana Street (35)
- Red Peak Boulevard (47)
- Ruby Close (6)
- Talia Street (19)
- Tarana Close (16)
- Valmadre Street (47)
- Willandra Court (6)
- Wirrega Close (8)
- Wyuna Drive (10)
- Yurongi Street (77)
