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The quick read on

Earlville

QLD 4870 · Cairns

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$715,000

latest suburb median

Median unit
$378,000

latest suburb median

Population
4,200

ABS 2021

Postcode
4870

Earlville, Queensland

Property market insights for Earlville

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Earlville QLD

Median price trend for houses

Based on 34 sales in the preceding 12 months

$715,000

Up 5.9% over 12 months

$800k$600k$400k20212023202420252026
3 bed
$699k
4 bed
$810k

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 28 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$700 per week

Up 16.7% over 12 months

$700$600$500$40020212023202420252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Earlville, QLD is currently $715,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Earlville has a 12-month growth rate of 5.9% for houses and 13.7% for units.

Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $699,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $810,000 in Earlville.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Earlville is $700 per week. The median house rent has increased 16.7% over the last 12 months.

The median price of apartments and units for sale in Earlville is $378,000, which has increased 13.7% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $306,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $378,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $532,000 in Earlville. The median rent for units and apartments in Earlville is $500 per week and has increased 5.3% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Earlville safe?

The overall rate for Earlville is 3,625 offences per 100,000 residents — 47% above the Rest of Qld benchmark.

That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Earlville.

Overall crime rate

3,625

offences per 100,000 residents

47% aboveRest of Qld

EarlvilleRest of Qld: 2,462

Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.

The people behind the postcode

Who lives in Earlville?

Earlville QLD 4870 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.

4,200 people call Earlville home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,166 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
4,200
Median age
44 years
Median mortgage
$1,500 / month
2021 household rent
$290 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Qld benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1516.3%Below
15–3422.8%Below
35–5425.5%In line
55–7422.2%Below
75 and over13.2%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses60.0%Below
Townhouses21.7%Above
Apartments16.6%Above

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright31.5%Below
Paying a mortgage30.6%Below
Renting37.9%Above

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car14.8%Above
One car40.1%Above
Two cars29.5%Below
Three or more15.3%Below

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home9.3%Below
Drove to work58.2%Below
Train, tram or bus1.3%In line
Walked or cycled4.0%In line

What stands out in Earlville

9.3% of workers in Earlville worked from home on Census day.

3.2% of Earlville residents were born in England.

36.3% of people in Earlville described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Earlville

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Earlville QLD 4870.

Is Earlville family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

16.3% of Earlville's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

1,048 family households lived in Earlville; 34.2% were couple families and 21.3% were one-parent families.

36.1% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Earlville?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Earlville had 4,200 residents at the 2021 Census.

24.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

35.4% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Earlville?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 60.0% of occupied private dwellings in Earlville.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 21.7% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 16.6% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Earlville?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

31.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

30.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.

37.9% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Earlville?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Earlville had 2.2 people.

One-person households made up 37.4% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

Two-person households represented 32.5%, while 16.5% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Earlville?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

9.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

58.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

1.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.0% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Earlville?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

14.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.

One-car households formed 40.1% of the total.

44.8% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Earlville, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

58.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 41.2% reported a different address.

21.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Earlville?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

75.9% of residents used only English at home.

14.7% used a language other than English at home.

0.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Earlville residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

21.8% of Earlville's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 78.2% was born in Australia.

0.7% of residents were born in China.

0.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 83.0%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Earlville?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 34.5% of ancestry responses in Earlville.

Australian ancestry made up 27.9% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 2.6% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Earlville?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

19.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

Managers accounted for 8.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.4%.

Health care and social assistance employed 18.2% of workers, and education and training employed 8.7%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Earlville?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 53.6%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.

28.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.6% worked part time.

Unemployment was 5.4%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Earlville show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

55.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.

8.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.0% reported asthma, 10.4% arthritis and 5.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Earlville?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

19.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.1% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 36.7%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Earlville?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,166 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,500.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $290 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Earlville compare with Rest of Qld?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 9.3% in Earlville, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.

Outright ownership was 31.5% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

Renting accounted for 37.9% in Earlville, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

Three useful questions

A buyer’s quick guide to Earlville

Is Earlville expensive?

The median house price is $715,000, while units and apartments sit at $378,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Earlville good for families?

The Census counted 1,048 local families, and 16.3% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.

What can I get for $1.5m in Earlville?

4-bedroom houses have a median around $810,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.

Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Earlville

54 streets in Earlville

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Balaclava Rd
  • Barnes St
  • Barr St
  • Bates St
  • Bauhinia Ave
  • Bruce Hwy
  • Carmen St
  • Casella St
  • Cavallaro Ave
  • Cavendish St
  • Commercial Pl
  • Croucher Street
  • De Jarlais St
  • Downing St
  • Enclave
  • Gayundah Cl
  • George St
  • Gommory Cl
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  • Gordon St
  • Granadilla Dr
  • Grandview Cr
  • Henley St
  • Herries St
  • Hoad Street
  • Irene St
  • Ishmael Rd
  • Jacamunda Cct
  • Kelly St
  • Kingfisher Cl
  • Kurrajong St
  • Langan St
  • Leichhardt Pl
  • Lillias Cl
  • Lissner Cr
  • Mango Dr
  • Mansfield St
  • Marsh St
  • Mcguigan St
  • Mckauge St
  • Mestrez St
  • Moowooga St
  • Mulgrave Rd
  • O'Hara St
  • Page St
  • Pitt Ct
  • Rowe St
  • Soure St
  • Stillman St
  • Telford St
  • Thomson St
  • Tyrie Cl
  • Vandeleur St
  • Watson St
  • Yarrum St

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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.