Parramatta Park QLD 4870
2,548 addresses · 40 streets
Leichhardt Electorate › Cairns LGA › Parramatta Park · 1390 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Parramatta Park is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,621 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,211 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 34% of households own their home and 64% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Cairns City statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Parramatta Park itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 dentists
1 optometrist
1 vet
2 childcare & kindergartens
3 libraries
1 golf club
2 playgrounds
2 dog parks
1 bakery
3 hardware stores
2 beauty salons
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Cairns, 900 m south-east · Bus interchange: Cairns City bus station, 1.1 km east · Ferry wharf: Reef Fleet Terminal, 1.7 km east · Airport: Cairns Airport, 5 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 14.6% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 9.2% · Labour-force participation 62.6%
Population by age in Parramatta Park
| 0-4 | 133 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 303 |
| 15-19 | 201 |
| 20-24 | 317 |
| 25-34 | 956 |
| 35-44 | 537 |
| 45-54 | 433 |
| 55-64 | 383 |
| 65-74 | 250 |
| 75-84 | 88 |
| 85+ | 15 |
Dwelling types in Parramatta Park
| House | 480 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 811 |
| Apartment | 21 |
| Other | 14 |
Households by weekly income in Parramatta Park
| <$650 | 330 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 445 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 349 |
| $3,000+ | 125 |
Top ancestries in Parramatta Park
| Other | 993 |
|---|---|
| English | 888 |
| Australian | 706 |
| Ancestry NS | 470 |
| Irish | 301 |
| Scottish | 246 |
Housing tenure in Parramatta Park
| Owned | 186 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 264 |
| Rented | 843 |
| Other | 16 |
Cars per household in Parramatta Park
| 0 | 212 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 654 |
| 2 | 305 |
| 3 | 80 |
| 4+ | 43 |
Commute to work in Parramatta Park
| Car | 907 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 30 |
| Tram/ferry | 3 |
| Walked | 158 |
| Bicycle | 99 |
| Home | 149 |
Top countries of birth in Parramatta Park
| England | 121 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 110 |
| Japan | 96 |
| India | 89 |
| Papua New Guinea | 84 |
| South Korea | 81 |
Languages used at home in Parramatta Park
| Japanese | 119 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 112 |
| Spanish | 87 |
| Korean | 78 |
| Australian Indigenous | 62 |
| Punjabi | 55 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
406,221 bird observations recorded near Parramatta Park — most often seen:
- Common Myna (24,703)
- Masked Lapwing (21,969)
- Willie Wagtail (20,544)
- Magpie-lark (19,750)
- Peaceful Dove (18,239)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (17,737)
- Torresian Imperial-pigeon (17,427)
- Rock Dove (16,799)
- Welcome Swallow (16,442)
- Silver Gull (15,898)
- Australasian Figbird (14,792)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (13,579)
- Australian White Ibis (13,413)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Parramatta Park
- Australian Pelican (13,256)
- Varied Honeyeater (13,180)
- Great Egret (12,833)
- Bar-tailed Godwit (12,752)
- House Sparrow (12,169)
- Whimbrel (12,143)
- Eastern Curlew (10,868)
- Brown Honeyeater (10,607)
- Bush Stone-curlew (10,264)
- Great Knot (10,243)
- Australian Swiftlet (9,701)
- Metallic Starling (8,853)
- Little Egret (7,907)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (7,832)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (7,789)
- Grey-tailed Tattler (7,614)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (6,918)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Parramatta Park:
- Cairns City (1.1 km)
- Westcourt (1.4 km)
- Cairns North (1.5 km)
- Bungalow (1.7 km)
- Manunda (1.7 km)
- Portsmith (2 km)
- Manoora (2.9 km)
- Edge Hill (3.3 km)
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Streets
- Archie Street (26)
- Balfe Street (29)
- Brisbane Street (22)
- Bunda Street (51)
- Charles Street (55)
- Clare Street (81)
- Denbeigh Street (35)
- Draper Street (394)
- Fearnley Street (12)
- Florence Street (16)
- Gatton Street (64)
- Grimshaw Street (31)
- Grove Street (136)
- Harris Street (67)
- Jubilee Street (2)
- Loeven Street (36)
- Lumley Street (32)
- Maranoa Street (36)
- Martyn Street (420)
- Mary Street (12)
- Miller Street (11)
- Minnie Street (199)
- Mulgrave Road (122)
- Nellie Street (28)
- Palm Avenue (22)
- Parramatta Street (8)
- Pembroke Street (84)
- Prewett Street (4)
- Queen Street (39)
- Quigley Street (5)
- Robb Street (1)
- Scott Street (42)
- Severin Street (226)
- Spence Street (39)
- Taylor Street (6)
- Terminus Street (15)
- Trinity Street (5)
- Upward Street (72)
- Victoria Street (31)
- Warrego Street (32)
