Edge Hill, QLD 4870
Cairns Regional, Queensland
Good to Know
Edge Hill, QLD 4870 is a high-value house market in the Cairns Regional area, currently positioned as a capital-growth-led submarket. Located a short drive from the Cairns CBD, it is home to roughly 4,088 adults across 2,122 dwellings, with a vacancy rate of 1.05%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Edge Hill is exhibiting balanced supply and steady demand. Stock on Market sits at 0.51% and Inventory at 3.7 months — slightly above the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +9.6% YoY price growth and +3.0% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Edge Hill shows outsized capital gains versus rental movement: 1-year price growth is +9.6% while 1-year rent growth is +3.0%, producing an indicative gross yield of 3.47% (above the 3% benchmark). Supply indicators sit in neutral bands — Stock on Market 0.51%, Inventory 3.7 months and vacancy 1.05% — which supports continued price momentum without extreme rental pressure. For a visual of how this sits across markets, see the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap.
Who lives in Edge Hill — and why it matters for investors
Edge Hill records an IRSAD decile of 7, indicating relatively higher socio‑economic advantage; areas with stronger IRSAD readings typically show lower downside volatility and better long-cycle capital growth potential. The renter/owner split is 36% renters (neutral), and the units/houses mix is 34% units (neutral), both of which moderate tenant turnover and support stable rental demand — see our IRSAD Crossover study for the mechanics behind this effect.
Why suburb-level data matters for Edge Hill
Council-level averages can mask important suburb pockets; Edge Hill’s own metrics — typical house price $1,038,505, indicative gross yield 3.47%, Stock on Market 0.51%, Inventory 3.7 months and median days on market 47 — tell the specific story investors need. Decisions should rest on Edge Hill’s suburb-level signals rather than broad council aggregates; read more on our methodology in LGA vs Suburb research.
For a downloadable data pack, view the full Edge Hill data guide.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 61
The HtAG RCS™ 61 is a composite that bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into one score. Looking at the sub-scores helps match Edge Hill to an investment strategy: its strong recent price growth and higher IRSAD lift the capital axis, while yields and vacancy set cashflow expectations. Learn more about how the RCS™ is built.
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Forward signals to watch
The vacancy rate — currently 1.05%: a sustained vacancy around 1% typically preserves rental tightness and supports modest rent growth over 12–24 months, without the extreme scarcity that fuels sharp rent spikes.
The building approvals ratio — currently 0.08%: this very low approvals reading implies limited new supply pipeline locally, which can underpin prices and rents over time if demand holds.
The Brisbane cycle phase: any material shift in the broader Queensland/Brisbane cycle would likely filter into regional markets and alter investor appetite and financing conditions, affecting local momentum in Edge Hill.
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RCS Breakdown
Edge Hill's RCS™ headline is an overall signal — but it doesn't tell you why. The three sub-scores below reveal whether that score is earned through risk minimisation, capital growth, or cashflow — and which portfolio brief it fits.
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Market Trends
Edge Hill's headline values — $1,038K to buy and $693PW to rent, a 3.47% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 95.92% and rents 81.41% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$1,038K is today. The 10-year trajectory reveals whether that's the top of a run, the start of a new leg, or somewhere mid-cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
$693PW today, with rent growth at (+2.97% YoY) compared to price growth (+9.56%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Edge Hill in its cycle - and is the 3.47% yield holding?
Cycle phase tells you whether you're buying near the bottom (room to run) or top (compression ahead). Yield trajectory tells you whether cashflow is durable or being eroded — the single most important question for a long-hold thesis.
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Area Risks
Property data alone won't flag the structural risks that can erode a long-hold position. Bushfire overlays, flood-zone exposure, and economic concentration sit outside the price feed but determine whether your capital is insurable, defensible, and structurally protected. Unlock to see.
Are there hidden structural risks shaping Edge Hill's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Edge Hill carries risk signals a median can't show — hazard exposure from bushfire and flood overlays, and how narrowly local employment leans on a handful of sectors (the concentration the EDI score quantifies). Together these separate insurable, defensible long-holds from those carrying tail-risk that never surfaces in the headline number.
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Supply & Demand
Edge Hill's headline numbers show where the market is today. The two cards below answer where it's heading. Direction is what separates a buy from a wait.
Is housing supply tightening or building up?
Stock on Market is one number — the trend is what matters. SoM, inventory, building approvals and hold period together reveal whether the market is starving for stock (price pressure up) or quietly building a pipeline (pressure down).
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Is buyer and renter demand heating up or cooling off?
Vacancy is one signal — the real question is whether demand is still building or quietly peaking. Days on market, vacancy, search index and clearance rate are the four pulse-points — when they diverge, they signal a turning point.
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Fundamentals
Edge Hill can look solid on the surface — but the three layers below separate markets that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Is Edge Hill genuinely stable - or just expensive?
IRSAD hints at affluence, but socio-economic strength alone doesn't guarantee resilience. Combined with the renter-to-owner balance and unit-to-house ratio, you get the three signals that separate a tightly-held submarket from one carrying hidden volatility.
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Where do Edge Hill prices go over the next 12 months?
Today's headline price is just a snapshot. Projected ROI and the volatility index tell you whether to commit capital now, wait for a softer entry, or rotate into a steadie submarket.
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Can you actually buy into Edge Hill - and exit cleanly?
Tightly-held areas reward long-hold investors but punish anyone who needs liquidity. Annual sales and rental volume reveal whether your capital can reposition — or sits structurally locked in.
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Education & Infrastructure
Edge Hill looks tightly-held and stable on the surface — but the three layers below separate areas that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Does Edge Hill's school catchment + infrastructure pipeline justify the price?
School ranks anchor family demand and tenant quality. The active infrastructure pipeline shifts a suburb's price ceiling over the next 5–10 years. Together they tell you whether Edge Hill has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Edge Hill shows potential. The platform tells you whether it's the best fit for your portfolio.
Price and yield are only the surface. HtAG reads the forces underneath — supply tightening or loosening, demand heating or cooling, and the risks that move slowly but decide long-term growth. Together they show whether Edge Hill has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.
The total adult population (15 years or older) of Edge Hill 4870 QLD is 3,324, with a median age of 42. Of those, 38.18% are married, 15.82% are divorced or separated, 41.67% are single and 4.30% are widowed.
The average household size is 2.3 people per dwelling, and the median household monthly income is estimated to be $8,804. The median monthly mortgage repayment for households in this suburb is $1,618 which is 18.38% of their earnings.
Source: ABS Census Data (2021)