Machans Beach, QLD
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 943
- Median age
- 47
- Household income
- $1,610/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 69%
- Renting
- 27%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 6/10 in QLD
- Nearest emergency dept
- Cairns Hospital · 6.9 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Current market rent
$575/wk
median of 12 new leases, Mar qtr 2026
Official state bond/rent data (CC BY), suburb level.
Community safety
93 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 66.1% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Junior secondary
Cairns SHS
Primary
Machans Beach SS
Senior secondary
Cairns SHS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach
District population (2025)
6,319