Cullinane, QLD 4860
Cullinane property market
Cullinane sees very little activity — the figures here cover a small handful of recent deals, with 8 sales at around $561k as of July 2026, taking about 46 days to sell.
Unit rentals make up a much smaller share, with 2 leases at $400 a week, renting out in about 11 days.
Who lives hereA below-average-income, renter-heavy, mixed-age suburb.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Cullinane demographics & population
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Who lives in Cullinane?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Housing & affordability in Cullinane
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Income & employment in Cullinane
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household earns about 1.7× the typical individual here.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Getting around Cullinane
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around Cullinane
No school inside Cullinane itself — the closest options around it are shown. Families can choose from 14 primary schools in Cullinane and its surrounds, and 3 high schools covering the secondary years. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
- Nearby · within 5 km · 15Order by
- 1Good Counsel Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Innisfail · 4.4 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 2St Rita's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · South Johnstone · 4.4 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 3Innisfail State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Innisfail · 4.4 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 4Good Counsel CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Innisfail · 4.4 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 5Innisfail State CollegeGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Innisfail Estate · 4.4 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 6Goondi State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Goondi Bend · 4.4 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 7Innisfail East State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · East Innisfail · 4.4 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 8Radiant Life CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-10 · East Innisfail · 4.4 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 9Flying Fish Point State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Flying Fish Point · 4.4 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 10Mundoo State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Wangan · 4.4 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 11Mourilyan State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Mourilyan · 4.4 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 12South Johnstone State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · South Johnstone · 4.4 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 13Mirriwinni State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Mirriwinni · 4.4 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 14Mena Creek State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Mena Creek · 4.4 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 15Bartle Frere State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bartle Frere · 4.4 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank—
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Cullinane median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Cullinane — choose a property type and size below.
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Cullinane property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
Units
Buying vs renting in Cullinane
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Sales market velocity
Cullinane against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Cullinane in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Cullinane — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Cullinane median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median house sale price in Cullinane rose from $168k (Jul 2021) to $487k (Jun 2026) — +189.7% growth over five years. Median house rent went from $244/wk to $376/wk (+54.1%) over the same period. For units, median rent went from $125/wk to $292/wk (+133.6%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Cullinane: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Cullinane, ranked by distance — each lined up against Cullinane on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Frequently asked · Cullinane
19 data-driven answers about Cullinane's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Cullinane?
#The median house price in Cullinane, QLD 4860 is $359k as of June 2026, based on a very small number of recent sales. Houses there have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom unit in Cullinane?
#A 3 bedroom unit in Cullinane rents for a median $236 per week as of June 2026. Figures cover only segments with enough recent leases to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded. The segment breakdown covers rent, yield and days on market for every property type and bedroom count.
How much is a 3 bedroom house in Cullinane?
#As of June 2026, Cullinane medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | — | $359k | $359k | $359k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseWhat are Cullinane's property market trends?
#Cullinane's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +50.0% year-on-year; homes now sell in a median 39 days — faster than a year ago by 17; sales supply sits at 5.6 months (very loose). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Cullinane market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Cullinane as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Cullinane, house prices rose +50.0% over the year, houses take a median 39 days to sell, sales supply is 5.6 months (very loose). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
How quickly do houses sell in Cullinane?
#Houses in Cullinane sell in a median 39 days on market as of June 2026. Days on market have tightened by 17 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Cullinane a tight or loose property market right now?
#Cullinane's sales market sits at 5.6 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Very Loose against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose.
Have property prices in Cullinane gone up or down?
#House prices in Cullinane moved +50.0% over the 12 months to June 2026. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Cullinane compare to other QLD suburbs?
#Cullinane's median house price ($359k) is 44% below the QLD median ($646k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 39 days vs 14 days state median.
What's the most popular property type in Cullinane?
#The most-transacted segment in Cullinane over the 12 months to June 2026 is 3 bed houses with 4 sales. 4 bed houses come second at 4 sales. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in Cullinane last year?
#Cullinane recorded 4 house sales and 0 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 4 transactions. On the rental side, 0 houses and 2 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Cullinane in?
#Cullinane is in postcode 4860, in the Cairns & Far North region of QLD. Addresses there are written as Cullinane, QLD 4860.
What is the population of Cullinane?
#Cullinane, QLD 4860 is home to 403 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 34, and the average household holds 2.2 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Cullinane?
#The median household in Cullinane earns $817 per week — roughly $43k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $491/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Cullinane?
#The unemployment rate in Cullinane is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Cullinane?
#Cullinane is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near Cullinane?
#Cullinane has 15 schools within reach — including Innisfail State School, Good Counsel College, Good Counsel Primary School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Cullinane a good place to live?
#Cullinane, QLD 4860 has a population of 403, a median age of 34, a median household income around $817/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 15 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this Cullinane market data last updated?
#This Cullinane market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.