Edmonton, QLD 4869
Cairns Regional, Queensland
Good to Know
Edmonton, QLD 4869 is a tightly-held house market in the Cairns Regional Council area, currently positioned as a capital-growth submarket. Located roughly 13 km south of the Cairns CBD, Edmonton is home to roughly 11,409 residents across 5,189 dwellings and currently records a vacancy rate of 0.97%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Edmonton is exhibiting supply-constrained, demand-led behaviour. Stock on Market sits at 0.21% and Inventory at 2.46 months — slightly tighter than the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +17.2% YoY price growth and +4.5% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Edmonton's combination of strong 1-year price growth (+17.2%) with more modest rent growth (+4.5%) suggests capital appreciation is currently outpacing income returns. Low Stock on Market (0.21%) and tight vacancy (0.97%) point to constrained resale supply and ongoing rental pressure. For a visual of where Edmonton sits in the cycle, see the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap.
Who lives in Edmonton — and why it matters for investors
Edmonton's IRSAD of 950 sits above the minimum recommended threshold, indicating relative socio-economic strength that typically supports lower volatility and more resilient long-run demand. The renter/owner split is neutral at 32.0%, while the low units/houses ratio (6.0%) signals an opportune shortage of unit-style stock — useful context where investor demand targets yield or diversification. See the IRSAD Crossover study for how neighbourhood socio‑economics link to growth outcomes.
Why suburb-level data matters for Edmonton
Council- or LGA-level averages can mask pockets like Edmonton; decisions should rest on the suburb's own metrics. Edmonton’s typical house price is $850,428, gross yield is 3.97%, Stock on Market is 0.21%, Inventory sits at 2.46 months, and days on market average 29 days. These suburb-specific readings show tight supply and quick turnover that may not appear in broader summaries. Read more on the methodology in our LGA vs Suburb research.
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What's behind the RCS™ score of 88
HtAG's RCS™ bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into a single composite to help match places to strategy. A score of 88 signals a strong blend of growth and resilience, but the sub-score breakdown matters for whether you prioritise yield or appreciation. Learn more about how the RCS™ is built.
open Edmonton in HtAG Copilot to inspect the sub-scores and scenario modelling for your strategy.
Forward signals to watch
The vacancy rate — currently 0.97%: sustained sub‑1% vacancy usually translates to upward pressure on rents and reduced tenant choice over a 12–24 month window.
The building approvals ratio — currently 1.35%: this neutral reading shows moderate new-supply activity; a sustained rise would ease resale tightness, while a fall would tighten supply further and support prices.
The Brisbane cycle phase: a shift in the statewide cycle (slowing or accelerating) would filter through to regional markets; a statewide upswing would likely reinforce Edmonton's recent price momentum, while a broader slowdown could check capital growth even if local fundamentals remain tight.
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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 — $850K to buy and $648PW to rent, a 3.96% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 130.73% and rents 80.78% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$850K 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.
$648PW today, with rent growth at (+4.51% YoY) compared to price growth (+17.19%). 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 3.96% 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)