about 60km southwest of Cairns, Mareeba is home to about 8,000 people.
Mareeba is popular with families and has a mix of traditional and renovated Queenslanders, brick and tile and chamferboard houses and post-war housing available.
Single-detached dwellings are the most common housing type in the area.
A burgeoning area, Mareeba's population increases by about 2 per cent each year.
Mareeba is home to five primary, three secondary schools and a TAFE.
Mareeba has all the infrastructure you would expect from an administrative and commercial shire hub as well as plenty of parks, waterways and sporting facilities.
The Mareeba Wetlands, Granite Gorge and Cairns Wildlife Safari are all very popular tourist attractions.........................................................................................
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