Real estate agent in
Earlville
Earlville has Stockland Cairns on its doorstep and the Lamb Range behind it, established family streets in the geographic middle of everything the southside and city offer.
Where is Earlville?
Explore the neighbourhood, nearby amenities, and street view on Google Maps.
Open in Google MapsThe numbers in Earlville right now
Earlville's median house price sits around $650k, up strongly, roughly 15% over the past year, with well-presented homes typically selling in about 24 days and gross rental yields near 4.7%.
Source: aggregated CoreLogic, Domain and realestate.com.au suburb data, updated September 2026. Figures are approximate, move with the market, and are a guide only, not an appraisal. For your property's exact position, request a free valuation.
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The character
of Earlville.
Mulgrave Road, the spine of the suburb, used to be called Hop Wah Road, it led to the Hop Wah Plantation and the district's first sugar mill back in 1880, before being renamed in 1911. That history is easy to forget standing in the car park of Stockland Cairns today, which has anchored Earlville's shopping since 1992 and is still the reason most Cairns locals can find the suburb on a map. Behind the retail strip, the foothill streets stay genuinely quiet, a five-kilometre drive from the CBD with the range at your back and the mall a walk away.
The Earlville
buyer profile.
Families who've done the maths on never needing a second car trip for groceries, downsizers who want a single-level home within walking distance of Stockland's medical centre and specialists, and investors who like that a suburb built around a major shopping centre rarely goes short of tenants. It's not a suburb people fall in love with at first sight, it's one they choose deliberately, for exactly what it offers.
What sells in Earlville.
- Brick-and-tile family homes on established blocks
- Elevated houses on the range side with breeze and outlook
- Units and villas near the shopping centre
- Renovated post-war homes in the older grid
Streets and
pockets.
The streets that back onto the range behind Stockland carry a genuine quiet-and-elevated premium despite sitting minutes from the mall car park. Closer to Mulgrave Road itself, the older grid is the suburb's accessible core, walkable to everything, flatter, and the entry point for most first-time Earlville buyers.
How Earlville
actually trades.
Earlville doesn't have booms and busts the way a lifestyle suburb does, the shopping centre and the medical precinct keep demand steady regardless of what the broader Cairns market is doing, and a well-priced home genuinely does sell in a matter of weeks in almost any conditions. The buyer pool skews heavily owner-occupier rather than speculative investor, which means presentation and a clean, honest listing matter more here than a clever pricing strategy.
A weekend
in Earlville.
The weekly shop done on foot at Stockland, a coffee at one of the centre's cafes instead of driving anywhere for it, and a range walk behind the suburb if you're on one of the elevated streets. Whichever direction you actually need to go, north to the CBD, south to the airport, west up the range, Earlville sits close enough that the drive is never the reason you didn't go.
Keep the difference.
Commission is 1% + GST of the sale price (1.5% + GST under $600,000), payable only on settlement. No sale, no commission. Portal listings at cost.
Selling in Earlville, answered.
What is the median house price in Earlville?
Earlville's median house price is around $650,000 (approximate, past 12 months), up roughly 15% over the past year. Prices move with the market, so for your property's exact position, request a free valuation.
How long do homes take to sell in Earlville?
Well-presented homes in Earlville typically sell in about 24 days, with gross rental yields near 4.7%. Pricing to the current market and a full campaign, professional photography, a floor plan and, ideally, a 3D tour, are what keep that number low, especially with so many Cairns buyers inspecting online first.
How much can I save selling in Earlville with 1% commission?
On Earlville's approximate median of $650,000, a traditional agent charging 2.5% takes about $16,250 + GST in commission, plus a separate marketing invoice. The One Club charges 1% + GST on sales from $600,000, payable only on settlement: around $6,500 + GST, with photography, floor plans and the campaign included and portal listings at cost, a saving of roughly $9,750 + GST before marketing fees are even counted.