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Manoora QLD 4870

3,910 addresses · 62 streets

Leichhardt Electorate › Cairns LGA › Manoora · 1392 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Manoora is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 6,175 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,054 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 38% of households own their home and 61% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

6,175Population
36Median age
$1,054Median household income / wk
$270Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Manoora statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Manoora itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cairns, 3.8 km east · Bus interchange: Cairns City bus station, 4 km east · Ferry wharf: Reef Fleet Terminal, 4.6 km east · Airport: Cairns Airport, 4.4 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 19.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Manoora

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Manoora QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202128.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 10.6% · Labour-force participation 52.3%

Population by age in Manoora
Population by age, Manoora QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4423
5-14831
15-19344
20-24457
25-34916
35-44805
45-54755
55-64735
65-74541
75-84283
85+89
Dwelling types in Manoora
Dwelling types, Manoora QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House933
Townhouse330
Apartment1,052
Other94
Households by weekly income in Manoora
Households by weekly income, Manoora QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650615
$650-1,499907
$1,500-2,999574
$3,000+119
Top ancestries in Manoora
Top ancestries, Manoora QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Other1,811
English1,505
Australian1,406
Aboriginal937
Ancestry NS873
Irish456
Housing tenure in Manoora
Housing tenure, Manoora QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned400
Mortgage505
Rented1,434
Other20
Cars per household in Manoora
Cars per household, Manoora QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0387
11,222
2567
3126
4+47
Commute to work in Manoora
Commute to work, Manoora QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,449
Train0
Bus36
Tram/ferry0
Walked52
Bicycle36
Home185
Top countries of birth in Manoora
Top countries of birth, Manoora QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Papua New Guinea178
New Zealand173
England139
Philippines98
Japan90
India82
Languages used at home in Manoora
Languages used at home, Manoora QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous223
Japanese110
Punjabi50
Mandarin45
Filipino34
Nepali30

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

412,442 bird observations recorded near Manoora — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Manoora

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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