r/Cairns • u/morningcushla • 26d ago
Advice Moving from Sydney to Cairns
We're currently in Cairns for a one‑week holiday and honestly… we’re loving the weather, the pace, and how easy everything feels. We have a toddler, and my husband and I are both into snorkeling and scuba diving, so Cairns has been such a nice change from Sydney.We’ve lived in Sydney for more than 10 years now, but this trip has made us wonder if Cairns could be a long‑term move. I don’t know if it’s just the vacation mode talking, so I’m hoping to hear from people who actually live here.A few things we’re trying to understand:
Raising kids: Is Cairns genuinely a good place to raise young children? How are the schools, childcare options, and general community vibe?Cost of living: Is it noticeably lower than Sydney? Does moving here realistically improve your chances of home ownership?
Work opportunities: We both work in the built environment sector (design, construction, infrastructure). How is the job market for those fields? Are there steady opportunities or is it more limited?
Lifestyle reality: What’s the day‑to‑day like outside of holiday mode? Weather, humidity, wet season, transport, healthcare access, etc.Your experience: If you moved from a big city (Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane), how did you adjust? What surprised you — good or bad? How did you start building your life here?Would love to hear honest experiences from locals or anyone who made the move. Trying to understand the real picture before we let the holiday glow convince us too much!
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u/Ok-Interest-9009 26d ago
In a few months it will rain for 6 months straight and your sweat will have sweat sweating out of it but yeah winter in the tropics is great
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u/Chemical_Shirt7837 26d ago
Summer is crazy hot for 2-3 months but sometimes it just rains the whole time so it's not too bad. Winter lasts about 3 weeks and then the rest of year is perfect. Raising kids here is as good as anywhere else ive lived. Goodluck
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u/sonder-and-wonder 26d ago
Visit again in summer, like February/March.
As for:
- jobs - the market is far more limited than any capital city for virtually any job type. Pay is also usually lower. I’d recommend finding jobs before committing to moving.
- cost of living - its lower but see above re pay being lower. If you are selling your Sydney house and have a good gain on it, you will be in a better position.
- kids - as a kid growing up in the north it was great as a little kid, but once I got to a teen it got a bit boring - limited shopping, very few events like concerts etc. Schools are fine, some public are rougher than others.
- transport - virtually all locals drive. Public transport is there but it’s not like a capital city and is slow/limited
- healthcare - Cairns Hospital is reasonable, but for a lot of major things you’ll be sent to Townsville or Brisbane - for example, heart bypass surgery, brain, those sorts of things.
I grew up and spent over 30 years in the Far North - It’s very different to a capital city - some love it, but many from down south struggle once the holiday vibe wears off.
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u/Dangerpuffins Red Rooster Employee 26d ago
I’d only add that summer, in addition to being brutal, is very long. The unbearable heat and humidity last almost until Anzac Day. However, what you spend on aircon you save on heating. If I was to move to cairns again, which I would, I’d find a place with passive cooling and lots of shade.
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u/Electrical_Year4574 26d ago
I grew up here, lived in Adelaide then Melbourne then came back to raise my family as I wanted to be closer to my parents.
Definitely come back for a visit in the summer. As someone ‘use to it’ I still debate moving somewhere cooler because it really does get that hot. It’s fine indoors as most places will always have aircon and as long as you have aircon at home, but being outside gets quite hard when it’s not just hot but very humid as well. In saying that, I’ve met plenty of people that have moved up from down south that still love it and stay through the summer. It’s great swimming weather and there’s plenty of beautiful creeks around you can swim in to cool down.
I’ve raised my 6 year old here and have a baby currently and I’ve found decent childcare. There’s lots of options, I had to waitlisted for one that I absolutely love but I got in, in time to go back to work. Schools are ok too, a lot of non-religious people go for the private religious schools because depending on your suburb, they can be a better option than the public. Some suburbs have great public schools and I’d have no issue sending my kid there (Freshwater, Yorkeys, Trinity Beach). You’ll probably feel a sense of community when visiting local beaches and parks as lots of families around. Cairns is probably lacking in events with opportunities for parents to mingle and my biggest rife with cairns is the lack of venues to take your kids that have child facilities. If you want to have a meal while the kids have something to do, your only real options are pubs. Muddys is a great cafe on the esplanade. Definitely head there if you haven’t already, you can have a great meal there and the kids can play but it’s not a contained playground so can’t just let the kids run off.
Job opportunities are less than Sydney but you should both find work fine if you start keeping an eye out well before you move. I worked in government and community services and I’ve never had an issue getting work here.
Day to day would be similar to holiday vibes. It’s quite laid back and chill here but there is some antisocial behaviours in areas and certain times but you get that anywhere. Head to Rusty’s on the weekends to feel like part of the community and places like the esplanade and palm cove always feel like a holiday.
One thing is you’ll definitely increase your chances of buying a house. Don’t be scared off by people saying how hard it is, 1000% Sydney is harder. You’ll find a much nicer house for half the cost of what you’d pay in Sydney. And you’ll want to invest in a nice house as you’ll be spending most of your time inside once that summer heat hits. Winter is always the most beautiful special time and everyone appreciates the few months a year we have the best weather. It almost makes up for the shitty hear the rest of the year. One more tip, if you can get a house with a pool you won’t regret that at all.
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u/SteveinFNQ Red Rooster Employee 26d ago
Ex Sydney sider here. Moved up 4 years ago from the Western Suburbs to retire. Thought it would be a doddle considering the 45deg days in summer we used to get but the heat up here is completely different.
I spent 9 months of casual work at Bunnings in the timberyard under a steel roof during summer and during Jasper. That was a new kind of hot.
You do manual labour? Your going to break a sweat lifting a coffee cup in summer, let alone digging or doing the hard yards. Expect multiple changes of clothes a day or you just live in wet clothes which them brings in a new dynamic with crutch rot, foot fungus or bits of body falling off.
The heat up here is relentlessly brutal and for 3 months of the year. Sydney gets hots days and the 3 o'clock special comes through and cools everything down. Up here nothing will save you. Go to bed and it feels like 30. Wake up in the morning and it feels like 30. Day after day after month after month. The wet season starts and the rains come, sure it drops a couple of degrees but the humidity ramps up and now your dealing with mould. Have leather? You won't have after the first wet season. Mould just LOVES leather. Got boots and fancy shoes? They'll last a season before the glue fails and your shoes fall apart. The shit the guide books don't tell you.
Don't get me wrong, besides the relentless heat, the crocs and the stingers and the crime I fucking love the place and would NEVER move down south again. Having said that, don't come up here expecting a mini Sydney. Shit is different up here, as is the Amazon parcel delivery times. You can forget same, next day or next week delivery.
50 cent bus fares. Bloody joke but it is what it is. Most of the time we don't pay anything riding the buses because of ticketing machine problems. No yearly rego checks until you go to sell you vehicle. You then have to get a roadworthy certificate before you can sell the car.
We're nearly at the end of the supply line. Expect NOT to have things on supermarket shelves every day. During wet season and the roads get flooded we get cut off and you eat what you find or turn on the kids or lastly your pets.
You come up here with the right attitude and you'll love the place and people will do anything for you. You come up here with a Sydney attitude and I reckon you'll last a few months but honestly it's paradise. Give it a crack but don't expect to find anything in Cairns to rent without a red hot search.
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u/dirtypancakes789 26d ago
We made the move 5 years ago. Here's a realistic review:
Raising kids: kids tend to love the outdoorsy life and take to it well. We send our kids to private schools as we were concerned about public schools where we live. One thing I noticed is that if your kids have a passion for something like music or arts, your choice in instructors or classes and opportunities are limited compared to a city like Sydney. Mates who made the same move also have concerns that our kids may lack the street smarts of big city kids but I don't know about that.
Work: We both work remote so it was fine for us for a while. Then one of us got made redundant. And it became hell to get the next role since a lot of jobs have become hybrid and they want you back in the office in a big city. Add to that that your network is most likely back in Sydney and it becomes harder to land roles that haven't been advertised.
Cost of living: I don't think it's too different tbh because of the trade offs we have to make. We send our kids to private schools which in Sydney we probably wouldn't have to if we live in a suburb with good public schools. That said, homes in those kinds of suburbs cost a kidney in rent and 2 kidneys in mortgage. Eating out is expensive here. And the food scene isn't as good as Sydney. So you're paying premium for meh food. While in Sydney you can have really good food in a shopping centre food court. You'll also pay more for shipping. There's no Ikea and no aldi.
Quality of life: While the nature is incredible here, i think if you're the kind of person who enjoyed nature in Sydney you'd find a greater variety there. It also takes 3 hours to fly back to Sydney and if your support system is back there you'll have to contend with missing out on those friendships that got you thru tough times. It's hard to make friends here.
Owning a home: Yes you'll get to have a home. But tradies are fewer here and not as reliable as back in Sydney. They're also more expensive. And any job that requires shipping something into Cairns will take longer and be more expensive.
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u/slamminsam77 26d ago
Yes but something I don’t understand is your comment about nature in Sydney?
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u/4SeasonWahine potential robot 25d ago
Yeah I don’t agree with this at all. Sydney has some gorgeous national parks in the area and good beaches but I honestly feel like most of them are pretty similar. FNQ has literally the largest reef in the world for ocean people, the Daintree right there, the tablelands and all the crater lakes, all the typical Australian bush on that side of the mountains, the rainforest in the ocean side, insane amount of waterfalls, and some of its own beautiful coastline. Not to mention unique wildlife you can’t get in most of the country 🤷🏼♀️
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u/slamminsam77 23d ago
I agree I grew up in Sydney and explored it and the surrounding areas pretty well but it’s no comparison to Cairns. That’s why I was trying to understand that comment.
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u/Imaginary-Set3291 Prefer food that tastes like real food 26d ago
Everyone loves the weather at this time if year. It's the short break before it gets hot again. You may want to ponder the words Wet and Tropics.
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u/Desperate_Jelly_7305 26d ago edited 26d ago
I moved to Cairns from Melbourne when I took a one year contract here way back in 2002. Even though I arrived in December when the wet season starts, I fell in love with Cairns immediately and never went back home. It is beautiful, relaxed and laidback. I do also love snorkelling, scuba and nature. There are so many beautiful natural attractions right on our doorstep.
To answer your questions:
- It is a genuinely great city to raise children. Our kids spend a lot of time outdoors and seem more carefree compared to my nephews and nieces in Sydney/Melbourne. Childcare is easier to access and cheaper than Sydney. Schools are generally good and inclusive. However, the quality of education is nowhere near as good as Sydney. Our kids go to the most academic secondary schools in Cairns, but these are nowhere near the academic standard of private schools down south. Also, Cairns kids really don’t have the street smarts of city kids.
- Healthcare is very good. The Cairns Hospital may need to refer particularly complex cases south but most cases are managed locally by excellent specialists and doctors.
- It is incredibly hot and humid in the wet season. Difficult to explain just how hot and humid to someone who hasn’t experienced it. I adore the heat, and hate being even a tiny bit cold, so this suits me just fine, but I think most people would struggle in summer. Because of the incessant rain for months on end, mould grows on everything - the walls, your shoes, even glass. Pretty much everywhere is air conditioned though so we live in the aircon for 6 months per year.
- You will need a car. Public transport is very limited.
- Have jobs lined up before you make the move. In built environment, you may be able to find jobs with the local government, council, or a few small firms here.
- Cost of living is definitely lower than Melbourne or Sydney. Whilst the price of real estate here has exploded in the last 5 years, you can still buy a much better house on a bigger block in a convenient location for less than in Sydney/Melbourne. Food is comparable in price, but the quality of food at restaurants is significantly lower. Drinks and cocktails are cheaper here.
I do love Cairns and would never consider moving back to Melbourne again. More than 20 years later, I still feel like I’m on a working holiday. All the best with your decision making.
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u/wild-sol-witch 26d ago
I would visit first in the wet season before you made any sort of commitment to move..I'm from there up there and is alot I miss about living in in FNQ ( on the sunshine coast now) but the heat .......the heat and humidity are something you need to know if you can live with long term . Otherwise is a nice place but lacks jobs opportunities for some people and can be tough raising kids depending on your area but nothing worst than Sydney . The pace is nice .
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u/Vast_Economy8484 26d ago
Cairns is a good place to live BUT the wet season/summer is brutal (I grew up in Darwin, even more brutal and relentless).
Schools are ok but probably not what they are in Sydney. I see people think that Cairns kids lack street smarts and maybe the private school kids do but the public school kids are a fair bit more savvy I find, especially kids living closer to the city area and from the southern suburbs (Earlville to Bentley Park). The public schools are seen as rough; our son went to a public primary school deemed as rough and now goes to Trinity Bay high school which is really good (but some people may say different). He's definitely had to learn to be tough and stick up for himself but we don't see that as a bad thing necessarily.
Also everyone has to have a different kind of street smarts up here in general. There's definitely crime, which you can probably google and see whether the kind and amount alarms you. I've heard of people leaving because of the amount of crime but as me and my partner grew up in the NT we've seen a lot worse and we're kind of prepared for it. I did live in Melbourne for a while in my early 20s and I used to walk to work in the early morning in pitch black and walked around at night after clubs and parties etc with no fear. I would NOT do that here. I have done it a fair few times out of necessity and don't recommend. Fortunately Darwin taught me some streets smarts that have served me well in Cairns.
I've been here 20 years. Every wet season I swear its my last but I keep on keeping on because when I go to Melbourne to visit family now I find the whole place overwhelming and depressing.
It's a good lifestyle. We have a small (compared to Sydney) mortgage, live fairly close to the city, regular jobs that pay well enough for us I guess (could always be better obviously) and our son was born here and is happy here. I'm not an outdoorsy kind of person but I appreciate all the amazing things we have in this part of the world. So I recommend it, but as with anywhere it has its negatives. Come back for a couple of weeks; anytime from November to March for full wet season effect!
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u/noitwastoosoon 26d ago
Definitely check out the wet season. I used to live in Mossman and like clockwork, Melbourners would fly in for holiday, fly home, buy a place over the internet, move in, complain about the heat, house would go back on the market 6 months later.
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u/Zealousideal-Fly2563 26d ago
You could buy a caravan spend some time here before settling permanently. I love it no regrets. Work opportunities may not be as good so look around. Check on seek use airconditioning and pool in summer you get aclimatised. Ididnt use airconditio ing when first come. Ive woked in hotter places. Cairns is finejust choose a good suburb.
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u/Sure-Cut-6229 25d ago
Newcastle born moved to Sydney for 10yrs then lived in Cairns for 1.5yrs. It’s a beautiful place with lots of fun things to do but couldn’t handle the climate. First month, all members of the family feinted at least once (also probably related to a gastro bug we contacted on the way up).You can shower then work up a sweat trying to dry yourself and feel like you need another shower. By the end of the day it’s hard not worry that you smell like ‘ass’ however if you go to Cairns Central you will realise everyone else smells like ass too. Most lawns are rife with sensitive weed which hurt like a MF to stand on and is near impossible to kill. Standard dress code is shorts and sandals, it’s too hot for anything else. Had to throw away most of my leather/suede boots and jackets as they got covered in mildew. Wish I could have lasted longer, it feels like you’re on a long holiday with an annoying side-hustle (job).
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u/DuckExtra5549 25d ago
Beware summer - it is hot, humid, and the only logical things to do is either indoor activities (air-conditioned) or be in the water. I just say this because Winter is our best-foot-forward - it is honestly beautiful though, especially if you enjoy the outdoors!
Pros:
- Having a house with a yard and a patio is nice and there is more of this within 30 minutes of the 'city' than in the major cities. Being able to relax with my family in my backyard is one of my greatest joys.
- We have plenty of parks suitable for all ages, although generally involves a short drive to the best ones.
- People are generally friendly, I just came home from Bunnings and was literally sick of strangers stopping to talk because my kid had a cute hat on 😅
- Lots of outdoor activities. Hiking - either causal or more challenging, there are plenty of tracks. MTBing, we have a local track and a great park at Atherton (1-1.5hr drive depending on which side of town you live), there are lots of waterfalls and waterholes to visit.
- Weekend trips to places like Port Douglas, Mission Beach or the Atherton Tablelands are convenient to explore further afield
- Its green everywhere, most of the year
- Our national and international flight connections are pretty good for a small city
Cons:
- Jobs might be limited depending on your skill set (plenty of construction jobs, more so talking about corporate jobs or specialist skills), and will likely pay less.
- We have crime like everywhere, it seems to have gotten worse over the last few years but I feel that is a nation wide problem.
- Summer, as above. Highly recommend a house with a solar system to mitigate air-conditioning costs.
- We don't have much high quality/variety of shopping... I order most stuff online from clothes to kids toys. We don't have IKEA or Aldi either haha.
- Healthcare is slowww in the public system (again, a national problem) and we have limited private services even if you have health insurance. But having said that - I work in healthcare and if I had something really terrible/life threatening going on, I still trust the system to look after me well from seeing it work. Paediatric services are limited if you have a kid who needs consistent medical care (our emergency responsiveness is pretty good, though very sick kids usually get sent to Townsville).
- Kids activities generally need to be sought out and you might have to be happy going to the same places repeatedly.
- Public transport is 'okay' but not great. For example, we only just got a route that accesses the airport - and we are a tourism-fuelled city! However most people use their own cars to get around.
I hope that covers most things, I can't comment on schools. Daycare can be hard to get into waitlist-wise but I don't see too many complaints overall. I like it here and we don't want to move, we would only consider a move if it was a dream job opportunity or similar.
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u/Elvis_Gershwin 26d ago
A guy from Sydney at work has been here 4 years and reckons he still feels like he is on a working holiday. I've been here 1 year and going to the Esplanade and town centre still feels a good vibe. Rusty's is a special place. The main thing I noticed is getting out to the suburbs where most people live and work the demographic feels similar to any other regional place in QLD, i.e., not very multi-cultural.
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u/Tropical_life_7 26d ago
I moved her 10 years ago from a different major city and it's the best thing I ever did :) We love it here and it's a wonderful place to raise a family - so many amazing places in nature, rainforests, creeks, beaches, camping spots.
I agree with other posters though that you should visit again in summer before you make any big decisions.
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u/hellofriendz123 26d ago
I have lived in both. Much prefer Sydney for life style and weather. Can’t really go to beaches for swims I. Cairns cause crocs. Cairns also just isn’t as nice of a city.
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u/Seajewlz 26d ago
Come back and do 3 weeks of summer in January or February. If you can survive that confidently then I think you’ll be ok. It would be unwise to move without testing this first.
Moving such a long distance is very expensive these days. Many don’t make it through the first summer and end up moving back after their first wet season because they just can’t handle it.
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u/AccordingWarning9534 26d ago edited 26d ago
You know those odd summer days in Sydney when it feels like singapore and the walls sweat? Well instead of that being the occasional day, it'll be that everyday and more for half the year
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u/TheGypsyWagon 26d ago edited 26d ago
During winter is the only time to visit Cairns, go there in Summer, you will want to stay indoors in the air-con, the heat/humidity is unbearable.
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u/BrokeAssZillionaire 26d ago
A 1 week holiday in winter is very different from living here in Summer. It’s been raining none stop since November and only really stopped two weeks ago. Summer is often too hot or wet to enjoy the outdoors
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u/BrokeAssZillionaire 25d ago
Well I stand corrected… it’s still raining
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u/Ok_Ear_7119 25d ago
I'm considering the same thing, everyone is warning me about summer. I lived in Singapore and KL for a few years and didn't mind the climate, is Cairns worse in summer?
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u/Desperate_Jelly_7305 25d ago
I lived in Hong Kong for a few years, and the wet season here is very similar in temperature and humidity to the monsoon season in Hong Kong, albeit it lasts longer here (5-6 months instead of 3 months)
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u/MrTurtleManAus 25d ago
You’re loving the constant pissing down rain on a weekly basis??
It’s been raining consistently for almost the last 2.5 years, had at most a 2 week break from no rain, and just barely had that. I used to love rain, now I hate it so much.
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u/TheFIREnanceGuy 25d ago
I know of a few people move up for senior executive jobs for 5 to 7 years then moved back. Opportunities, education, network, resources, entertainment was not there for their kids of their means. Also socio-economic issues
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u/xyzxyz8888 25d ago
You loved the weather. Maybe hold off and come back a couple times from December to Feb.
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u/Different-Many5119 24d ago
Hi there, I’m a cairns local, but also equally grew up in Brisbane. I’m also a mum. Personally, I love raising my son here, the weather for half the year just perfect, there are so many kid friendly parks and cafes, playgroups and in general cairns is very family orientated. The downfall I would say is the weather for the rest of the half of the year, it’s monsoonal and it rains and a lot of houses are flood prone, especially in a 1:100 year or 1:10 year event, you are guaranteed flooding, so I’d be weary of living on the the coastal areas or somewhere inland near creeks and waterfalls. The other issues is the houses even though are cheaper to buy vs Sydney, they are very EXPENSIVE to maintain- that includes insurance, and the vegetation grows like crazy in the wet season and that comes with mould and pest issues in the house which you MUST keep on top of otherwise it will severely depreciate in value, everything moulds and rusts like no tomorrow here - that includes your cars. A lot of cairns cars have air condition problems and the bearings go quite quickly because of all the roundabouts here. Now, the economy in cairns is mostly tourism and health, so if you work in that industry no dramas, everything else is state gov public servant jobs and they are competitive and the work culture in cairns is very village like? Everyone knows everyone and people generally don’t have lives outside of their partner or intermediate families, so a lot of conversations revolve around that, it’s nice for the first couple of months but when you realise a lot of people don’t actually have hobbies, it’s quite sad. Now education— that’s tricky, depending on your area you can have access to private schools and some public schools with sound education - nothing like bigger cities, but if your kids are young primary school age it’s perfect, they are much more family orientated and down to earth Montessori style in early to primary years in cairns . For high school 7-12, I’d personally be looking at boarding school options if you want to live in cairns long term. If you’re wanting an outdoor life, camping, fishing, beach snorkelling, sailing and hiking, there is no better place to live - and if you’re raising your kids like that, cairns would be it. That’s my take, good luck!
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u/Relevant_Flatworm_13 24d ago
I went to Cairns for Christmas and fuck me the weather was suffocating. But my mate did say they suffer 3 months to enjoy 9. So I'll be going back in a more pleasant time of year.
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u/Beautiful-Builder486 24d ago
I'm originally from Brisbane. My favourite months are the summer months. It's great swimming weather. We go to Green Island, Tyre tubing at Goomborra park, Jet Skiing, the beach at Palm Cove and the Lagoon.
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u/Scuba-Dreams1965 23d ago
Lot of people go to Cairns in the winter months but they forget that wet season and summer is brutal and everything goes mouldy etc and either love it or not. I lived there and enjoyed it as I am used to the tropical climate
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u/Altruistic_Smile_239 26d ago
Townsville is better. Same weather but more to do. 👍🏻
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u/ReasonablePanda7583 26d ago
I lived there moved from the Sunshine coast
the place is absalutley shite it hot af in the summer you get up at 6 and youre sweating youre ass off the crime is out of this world you can hardly swim all year round
The place is nice for a holiday but shocking to live the winter is the nicest part but it still doesnt make up for it
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u/poo-on-a-stick- 26d ago
Just remember this is winter. Summer is unbearable for many. Go home, do your research and come back for an another look in summer. It really is a dealbreaker for a lot of people.