Edmonton, QLD 4869
Cairns Regional, Queensland
Good to Know
Edmonton, QLD 4869 is a tightly-held house market in the Cairns Regional area, currently positioned as a capital-growth submarket. Located just south of the Cairns CBD, Edmonton is home to roughly 11,409 adults across 5,189 dwellings and currently records a vacancy rate of 1.57%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Edmonton is exhibiting constrained supply with balanced leasing pressure. Stock on Market sits at 0.32% and Inventory at 2.21 months — slightly below the informal ~3-month balanced threshold but inside the balanced band — driving +16.9% YoY price growth and +5.0% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Edmonton's recent +16.9% price growth outstrips rental gains of +5.0%, signalling a market where capital returns have been the dominant theme. Low listing pressure — Stock on Market at 0.32% — plus an indicative gross yield of 3.56% (above the 3% recommended minimum) points to a market driven by strong buyer competition more than rental arbitrage. Data confidence is High, so these signals are robust in the near term; for a live spatial view, see the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap.
Who lives in Edmonton — and why it matters for investors
Edmonton sits at an IRSAD decile of 3, indicating relatively lower socio‑economic advantage. That setting can mean higher sensitivity to local labour and commodity cycles, which increases volatility but can also create longer-term re-rating opportunities if local fundamentals improve. The area records a Renter/Owner ratio of 32% (neutral) and a Units/Houses ratio of 6% (opportune for houses), details that influence tenant demand and stock composition — read the IRSAD Crossover study for more on how socioeconomic mix affects growth.
Why suburb-level data matters for Edmonton
Council-level figures can mask pockets like Edmonton. Suburb-specific metrics — for example a typical house price of $881,095, gross yield of 3.56%, Stock on Market 0.32%, Inventory 2.21 months and Days on Market 45 — give a clearer read of local liquidity and pricing pressure than broad averages. Use fine-grained suburb measures when making acquisition or disposal decisions; see our LGA vs Suburb research.
For deeper, exportable stats, download the full Edmonton data guide.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 84
The HtAG RCS™ (84) bundles three independent lenses — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into one composite that helps match markets to strategy. High composite scores like this reflect strong recent capital momentum combined with adequate cashflow metrics; investors should still read the component sub‑scores to confirm fit. Learn more about how the RCS™ is built. Then open Edmonton in HtAG Copilot to explore the breakdown and model scenarios.
Forward signals to watch
The vacancy rate — currently 1.57%: a sustained slide below 1% over 12–24 months would intensify rental growth and tighten tenant competition; sustained rises above 3.5% would ease rents and pressure capital values.
The building approvals ratio — currently 1.06%: sitting in the neutral band, this level signals a moderate new-supply pipeline; if approvals accelerate above the neutral range, expect upward inventory pressure that could temper price growth.
The Cairns cycle phase: a city‑wide shift from expansion into slowdown would likely moderate Edmonton's momentum, while a renewed expansion phase across Cairns would amplify local upside.
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RCS Breakdown
Edmonton'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
Edmonton's headline values — $881K to buy and $603PW to rent, a 3.55% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 137.75% and rents 82.48% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$881K 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.
$603PW today, with rent growth at (+5.04% YoY) compared to price growth (+16.93%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Edmonton in its cycle - and is the 3.55% 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 Edmonton's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Edmonton 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
Edmonton'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
Edmonton 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 Edmonton 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 Edmonton 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 Edmonton - 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
Edmonton 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 Edmonton'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 Edmonton has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Edmonton 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 Edmonton 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 Edmonton 4869 QLD is 8,655, with a median age of 33. Of those, 40.60% are married, 12.31% are divorced or separated, 42.97% are single and 3.99% are widowed.
The average household size is 2.8 people per dwelling, and the median household monthly income is estimated to be $7,512. The median monthly mortgage repayment for households in this suburb is $1,517 which is 20.19% of their earnings.
Source: ABS Census Data (2021)