Manoora, QLD 4870

Everywhere you look houses are being sold and renovated or knocked down and rebuilt. A lot of those are the housing commission is being sold off. So the demographic is changing really fast. Lots of young professionals buying who were priced out of edge hill.

The raintrees shopping center is almost through the first phase of upgrade. Cafes are opening in the area. With the limited amount of land close to the city and the recent booms in neighbouring suburbs it will have a positive effect on housing prices. Its location is close to the city with multiple bus routes. Easy commute on bike or scooter.

Crime everywhere. Stealing cars, break ins, fights and drugs all around.

Look at the crime stats. 3 times more crime than anywhere in the Southern or Northern suburbs.

I know all my neighbours who are lovely. Gardens are well kept and I always feel safe.

People talk about the crime but as a local I watch the daily police reports and it comes up very rarely. Northern beaches and southern suburbs are much more frequent. It would be a good datascience project to record the prevalence. Looking up police reports they dont breakdown to suburb unfortunately.
Yes there is housing commission in the area, but the building and gardens are well kept.

It's not the safest suburb and like some people have posted, the 4870 postcode crime rates are amongst the highest in QLD, however, if you can't afford nicer suburbs Manoora is a good place to settle with your first home. There are pockets of good streets, but you do get a lot of crime.
It's affordable and you can always move onto a better suburb down the track.

I've been broken into more times than I can count. The rent is cheap, that's why I have stayed in Manoora. But after having my car windows smashed in a few weeks ago it's time to move on.
Manoora is cheap for a reason and I would love to see it change. One day it will I hope.

I am.baffled how Manoora has snuck in. It is a ghetto. People, ease don't try to sell your crappy Manoora houses to unsuspecting southerners who don't know any better. Shame on you.

It's cheap for a reason. Cairns locals have a saying. Avoid the M suburbs. Crime, break and enters, violence, this is the suburb.

Everything is walking distance.
There are multiple buses that give you a 10-20 minute ride the Cairns Central or Stocklands.

Raintrees is upgrading the Woolies and adding a Big W.

Has some "bad streets" but when you go down them they still look well kept and nice places to live.

Houses are still half the price compared to suburbs a couple of kms away. You can still get quarter acre blocks too.

With beautiful treelined streets Manoora is a handy suburb that you can walk most places.
There are plenty of bus lines covering it and you can get into cairns central in 10-20minutes.

Manoora has gentrified a bit in the past 10 years. Proximity to the center of town and lower prices have made it a magnet for people from down south which has changed the dynamics of the area.

I like to be close enough to town to be able to ride a bike.
cafes and botanic gardens are not far.

Close to everything.

Nice community feel.

Great schools in the area.
Bus to town and Cairns Central mall.

We love living here.

Love living here.

Being so close to the city this suburb has really started to gentrify.

Whilst prices did rise in the past year it is still moderately affordable.

Coming from Sydney the way of life is so much more chilled out and people are incredibly friendly.

Lived in Grantala street for 2 years then rented out my unit. Cheap units to buy and rent. 10 min drive to Cairns shopping mall. A short walk to the local IGA.

Manoora has a bad reputation, people around Cairns tend to say "stay away from the 'M' suburbs" but I found it quite peaceful. Neighbours were elderly or small families renting cheaply while saving for their own home. Temporarily a druggie couple moved in but we contacted police as it was obvious they were selling drugs and they left very quickly. Parked cars out on the street with no issues. One time a drunk woman walked up the street yelling around. other than that there were no problems. I felt safe.

If your looking at investing there: the units are cheap, body corporate is expensive. I think I was paying $5,000 +a year. My unit was renovated and always had interest from lovely tenants, it never sat empty. It hasn't flooded yet but as it's only a few meters above sea level I was always concerned about flooding if a cyclone ever hit Cairns directly. Springfield crescent and grantala street are good streets in Manoora.

I liked Manoora enough that I would consider moving back there if I required a cheap place to live.

Great suburb, particularly around MacIlwraith Street. Lots of homes being renovated. Many professionals have moved into the area. Really has lost it’s negative image of the past.

Still the worst suburb in far north for crime. Stay clear. Cheap for a reason.

Of course there are the exceptions to all law and order issues. In Dec 2010 the police did a major clean up of vagrants and petty crime people in Cairns. The results have been spectacular. About 15 people had committed hundreds of burglary and small street violence crimes. Cairns city is quiet again and graffiti is down to next to nothing and tourists are flocking ack and enjoying this premiere lifestyle.
Used to be "don't buy in suburbs starting with an M. That's most near the inner city. We bought an excellent Apt in manoora (A bargain at $170k) and it's superb. Quiet , peaceful and lovely living 10 mins from the CBD. Highly recommend this small city experience, but expect the shops etc etc to close down at 5.30pm. The roads too, are very quiet after this until 7am or so.
Springfield crescent and the nearby streets are virtually in the sought after Edge hill suburb. Good schools, parks, shops, medical, supermarket and just minutes from heaps of shops etc . Don't believe all you may hear about giant increases in insurance / body corp charges. The area mentioned is noit experiencing the worst of those. Mainly the low lying areas in the CBD, Smithfield, and south from Edmonton etc.

Close to all major amenities and rents are very affordable.

Have lived in Manoora for about 3 years and honestly would not want to live anywhere else in Cairns. Shopping Centre is 2 mins away, the city is 10 minutes and it's only 15 minutes to the Northern Beaches. Great access to schools and medical facilities. Rents and house prices are very reasonable two which makes it an excellent place to live. Most of the residents are working class people. I am really good friends with all my neighbours and there is a real friendly, "looking out for each other" spirit in the community. Anybody who knocks the "M's" are more than likely hoighty-toighty Northern Beaches types who would rather drive 30 minutes to the city and live in houses with 10 foot high fences so they never have to socialise with their neighbours

Great area to be local to all... Can be quiet and noisy at times, but so are all other streets.

It's ok. Not to bad, not the best. Like every area, some things are better, some are less good. Red arrow is very close, so great for every day exercise. Shopping centre is very close and public transport aswell !

Having lived in Manoora for a year and a half i have noticed the gradual change from the inhospitable neighbourhood into one that is now resulting in neighbours that are of a high quality.
These things take time.