Kewarra Beach QLD 4879
3,342 addresses · 137 streets
Leichhardt Electorate › Cairns LGA › Kewarra Beach · 1408 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Kewarra Beach is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 6,133 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,748 a week, with median rent near $425 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Clifton Beach - Kewarra Beach statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kewarra Beach itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 supermarkets
2 beaches
1 pharmacy
2 doctors & medical clinics
2 dentists
1 physiotherapist
2 childcare & kindergartens
2 post offices
2 service stations
2 gyms & sports centres
1 golf club
1 playground
1 butcher
1 hardware store
1 hairdresser
1 mechanic
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Kuranda, 5.4 km south-west · Bus interchange: James Cook University Bus Station, 3.6 km south · Airport: Cairns Airport, 12.6 km south-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: 28.9% 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 | 28.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 47.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 64.7%
Population by age in Kewarra Beach
| 0-4 | 324 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 792 |
| 15-19 | 324 |
| 20-24 | 222 |
| 25-34 | 657 |
| 35-44 | 857 |
| 45-54 | 930 |
| 55-64 | 920 |
| 65-74 | 692 |
| 75-84 | 322 |
| 85+ | 99 |
Dwelling types in Kewarra Beach
| House | 2,099 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 56 |
| Apartment | 113 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Kewarra Beach
| <$650 | 268 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 621 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 807 |
| $3,000+ | 411 |
Top ancestries in Kewarra Beach
| English | 2,671 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,923 |
| Other | 713 |
| Scottish | 685 |
| Irish | 647 |
| German | 374 |
Housing tenure in Kewarra Beach
| Owned | 723 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 981 |
| Rented | 540 |
| Other | 18 |
Cars per household in Kewarra Beach
| 0 | 45 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 771 |
| 2 | 1,022 |
| 3 | 297 |
| 4+ | 126 |
Commute to work in Kewarra Beach
| Car | 1,932 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 26 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 25 |
| Bicycle | 10 |
| Home | 421 |
Top countries of birth in Kewarra Beach
| England | 549 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 208 |
| Germany | 83 |
| Papua New Guinea | 63 |
| Japan | 51 |
| Scotland | 47 |
Languages used at home in Kewarra Beach
| Japanese | 72 |
|---|---|
| German | 69 |
| Mandarin | 39 |
| Italian | 38 |
| French | 37 |
| Spanish | 29 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
58,460 bird observations recorded near Kewarra Beach — most often seen:
- Rainbow Bee-eater (2,743)
- Masked Lapwing (2,733)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,688)
- Bush Stone-curlew (2,598)
- Common Myna (2,590)
- Peaceful Dove (2,582)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,341)
- Australasian Figbird (2,251)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (2,234)
- Black Butcherbird (2,039)
- Yellow-spotted Honeyeater (2,019)
- Mistletoebird (2,013)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (1,918)
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- Helmeted Friarbird (1,910)
- Torresian Imperial-pigeon (1,880)
- Magpie-lark (1,878)
- Orange-footed Scrubfowl (1,842)
- Spangled Drongo (1,829)
- Hornbill Helmeted Friarbird (1,719)
- Willie Wagtail (1,716)
- Welcome Swallow (1,671)
- Metallic Starling (1,636)
- Macleay's Honeyeater (1,586)
- Victoria's Riflebird (1,580)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,572)
- Australian Brush-turkey (1,562)
- Spotted Catbird (1,460)
- Varied Triller (1,321)
- Australasian Darter (1,299)
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (1,250)
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 Kewarra Beach:
- Trinity Beach (1.8 km)
- Macalister Range (1.9 km)
- Clifton Beach (2.2 km)
- Trinity Park (3.4 km)
- Smithfield (4.6 km)
- Palm Cove (4.8 km)
- Yorkeys Knob (5.2 km)
- Kuranda (7.2 km)
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Streets
- Albatross Street (48)
- Allenby Close (11)
- Alva Close (8)
- Avoca Close (11)
- Baddely Close (10)
- Barrier Drive (42)
- Bells Close (10)
- Bilgola Drive (58)
- Bingil Close (7)
- Boab Court (2)
- Bondi Crescent (45)
- Bouganvillea Avenue (12)
- Brighton Close (8)
- Brolga Street (13)
- Bronte Close (22)
- Bullrush Terrace (16)
- Burleigh Close (10)
- Burney Court (2)
- Burranong Street (23)
- Cabarita Street (34)
- Cable Close (20)
- Capri Close (14)
- Captain Cook Highway (21)
- Cardamine Street (10)
- Carrum Close (12)
- Cascade Avenue (30)
- Castaways Close (17)
- Chelsea Close (16)
- Collett Close (15)
- Como Close (24)
- Coogee Close (10)
- Coolangatta Close (18)
- Coolum Close (12)
- Cooya Street (31)
- Coral Crescent (33)
- Corkwood Street (28)
- Coronado Street (17)
- Corymbia Court (12)
- Cottesloe Drive (147)
- Cronulla Close (14)
- Daytona Street (2)
- Discovery Drive (6)
- Dolphin Close (40)
- Dory Drive (1)
- Dromana Close (16)
- Easterbrook Lane (3)
- Edge Close (25)
- Ellis Close (29)
- Ellwood Close (13)
- Etty Street (47)
- Floreat Close (8)
- Frankston Street (50)
- Gannet Street (80)
- Glenelg Close (17)
- Green Avenue (33)
- Heron Close (16)
- Hibiscus Court (10)
- Hicks Close (9)
- Howie Close (20)
- Ibis Close (17)
- Isaac Smith Close (21)
- Island Avenue (19)
- James Cook Drive (96)
- Jasmine Court (4)
- Joseph Banks Close (23)
- Jublin Court (3)
- Jules Street (19)
- Kewarra Street (89)
- Kirra Close (21)
- Koonya Close (16)
- Kurrimine Close (14)
- Lantana Place (4)
- Latitude North (9)
- Latitude North (18)
- Leonard Street (64)
- Lilium Court (3)
- Lily Court (8)
- Lorne Loop (53)
- Mahab Street (16)
- Manly Close (14)
- Marmion Close (8)
- Maurice Street (25)
- Mcalister Avenue (19)
- Mia Close (27)
- Miara Close (14)
- Mindil Close (13)
- Monterey Street (51)
- Moore Road (194)
- Mooreland Place (29)
- Morinda Close (3)
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- Myalup Close (18)
- Narabeen Street (28)
- Newport Close (19)
- Noosa Close (8)
- Nova Street (45)
- Orton Avenue (46)
- Otter Street (2)
- Pambula Close (8)
- Paradise Palms Drive (146)
- Parkinson Avenue (52)
- Petricola Street (1)
- Petrie Close (17)
- Plaintain Street (14)
- Poolwood Road (84)
- Portsea Crescent (71)
- Queenscliff Close (18)
- Ramsey Close (5)
- Reefs Edge Way (6)
- Reefsedge Way (32)
- Sandalwood Avenue (7)
- Sandbar Avenue (24)
- Sarina Close (8)
- Scarborough Close (15)
- Seaford Entrance (19)
- Shell Close (18)
- Squeaky Close (8)
- Starling Street (38)
- Stream Avenue (39)
- Tanjong Close (8)
- Teewah Close (14)
- The Entrance (15)
- Tidal Court (11)
- Torbay Street (29)
- Torquay Close (22)
- Tribulation Close (18)
- Valla Close (6)
- Venice Close (19)
- Wagtail Close (16)
- Warana Close (14)
- Waterlilly Street (36)
- Waterview Close (9)
- Whale Close (18)
- Wilkinson Street (17)
- Wonga Close (17)
- Yamba Close (12)
- Yanchep Close (11)