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Yarrabah
Town in Queensland, Australia

Yarrabah

Yarrabah is a coastal town and locality in the Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah, Queensland, Australia.

It is an Aboriginal community. In the 2021 census, the locality of Yarrabah had a population of 2,505 people.

How locals move

Getting around Yarrabah the local way

  • Go nextThis small town nestled in the rainforest-covered mountains just north of Cairns draws thousands of tourists each week and is perhaps the most popular day trip from the city.
  • Go nextGreen Island and Fitzroy Island, both resort islands that welcome day trips, are within 45 minutes of Cairns by ferry.

From Wikivoyage: Cairns, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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