- Signs stored within 15 km: 15 (14 from operators' published sign lists; 1 from open map data).
- Within 5 km of the centre: 4.
- Traffic counts held: 38, 30 of them at 20,000+ vehicles a day.
- Busiest counted road: Bruce Highway (Innisfail - Cairns), 56,495 vehicles a day.
- Busy roads with no stored sign within 1 km: Cairns Western Arterial Road, Smithfield Bypass and Anderson Street.
- Most signs near one road: Bruce Highway (Innisfail - Cairns), 4.
- People in the districts inside the radius: about 148,200.
Busiest counted roads
| Road | Vehicles a day | Signs within 1 km | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Highway (Innisfail - Cairns) | 56,495 | 4 | |
| Mulgrave Road | 43,622 | 3 | |
| Cairns Western Arterial Road | 36,671 | 0 | |
| Captain Cook Highway (Cairns - Mossman) | 36,177 | 4 | |
| Smithfield Bypass | 29,122 | 0 | |
| Anderson Street | 20,977 | 0 | |
| Port Connection Road | 20,644 | 2 | |
| Stratford Connection Road | 9,391 | 2 | |
| Pine Creek - Yarrabah Road | 3,152 | 0 |
Where the signs are
Bruce Highway (Innisfail - Cairns) (4), Captain Cook Highway (Cairns - Mossman) (4), Mulgrave Road (3), Port Connection Road (2) and Stratford Connection Road (2).
| From the centre | Signs |
|---|---|
| Under 2 km | 2 |
| 2 km to 5 km | 2 |
| 5 km to 10 km | 9 |
| 10 km to 15 km | 2 |
| Vehicles a day | Counts | No sign within 1 km |
|---|---|---|
| 20,000 to 50,000 | 29 | 19 |
| 50,000 to 100,000 | 1 | 0 |
| 100,000+ | 0 | 0 |
Biggest districts: Trinity Beach - Smithfield (18,700), Redlynch (14,500) and Cairns City (13,300).
Sign rules: Queensland
- Employment, industrial, commercial, centre and mixed-use zones generally take advertising; residential, open space and heritage zones drop out.
- Motorway reserves are left out. A new face under 75 m from a held sign ranks lower; 75 to 150 m is flagged.
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Last updated: 14 November 2026. Guide only. Confirm all results with a council planner before you rely on them.