Question 1

Who are the best supermarkets & grocers in Cairns?

Accepted Answer

As of October 2026, the 3 highest-ranked supermarkets & grocers in Cairns, QLD on the Starworks directory are Big Asia Supermarket (4.4 stars from 398 Google reviews), The Organic Collective Cairns (5.0 stars from 17 Google reviews) and Kabayan Mini Mart (4.8 stars from 65 Google reviews). Every figure here is computed from Google review data that Starworks collects for supermarkets & grocers in Cairns, QLD, recalculated when this page rebuilds. Placement on this list cannot be bought.

Question 2

How many supermarkets & grocers does Starworks rank in Cairns?

Accepted Answer

Starworks ranks 25 supermarkets & grocers in Cairns, QLD, holding 1,763 Google reviews between them. Across the 25 the median rating is 4.5 stars from a median of 37 reviews. Of the 25, 13 are rated 4.5 or better and 5 have passed 100 reviews.

Question 3

What star rating should I expect from a good supermarket in Cairns?

Accepted Answer

The median Google rating across the 25 supermarkets & grocers Starworks ranks in Cairns, QLD is 4.5 stars, and 13 of them sit at 4.5 or above. A rating at or near that median is ordinary for supermarkets & grocers in Cairns, QLD rather than a warning sign on its own, and a rating well above it only means much when enough reviews stand behind it.

Question 4

How many Google reviews does an established supermarket in Cairns have?

Accepted Answer

The median supermarket Starworks ranks in Cairns, QLD carries 37 Google reviews, and 5 of the 25 supermarkets & grocers have passed 100.

Question 5

How does Starworks rank supermarkets & grocers in Cairns?

Accepted Answer

Starworks gives every supermarket in Cairns, QLD a reputation score out of 100 from three things: its Google star rating (up to 47 points), how many reviews back that rating (up to 35), and whether customers can reach it by website and phone number (up to 18). Review volume is the one part that can subtract: below 15 reviews it costs points, because a near-empty review record gives a stranger very little to go on. No score falls below 0 and placement cannot be bought. The score measures the strength of a business's public review record rather than the quality of its work, so it is worth reading the reviews as well, and every listing links to them on Google.

Question 6

Why does a supermarket in Cairns with all 5-star reviews score lower than one with a lower rating?

Accepted Answer

Because review volume counts as well as rating, and below 15 reviews it counts against you. Five perfect reviews are encouraging but thin evidence; three hundred reviews averaging 4.7 tell a stranger far more about what to expect on the day. That is a judgement about how much proof exists, not about the quality of the work, and a newer supermarket with a handful of excellent reviews may still be the right choice in Cairns, QLD. The star rating and review count sit next to every score so you can weigh both yourself.

Question 7

Why does the same supermarket not appear several times on this list?

Accepted Answer

Some businesses run more than one Google listing, often one per suburb they service. Those are the same company, so Starworks groups them and shows the business once, using the listing with the strongest review record. That is why this page opens with 25 distinct supermarkets & grocers in Cairns, QLD rather than a longer list of repeats.

Question 8

How often is this list of supermarkets & grocers in Cairns updated?

Accepted Answer

This ranking of supermarkets & grocers in Cairns, QLD rebuilds on a 30-day cycle and prints the date of its last rebuild above the list, which for the current version is October 2026. Ratings and review counts are re-read from Google over time rather than on a fixed schedule, so an individual figure here can be older than the rebuild date.

Question 9

How can I improve my supermarket business ranking in Cairns?

Accepted Answer

Collect genuine customer reviews consistently, and keep a working website and phone number on your Google listing, because those are the three inputs the score reads. There is no placement to buy on this page. For scale: the median supermarket Starworks ranks in Cairns, QLD carries 37 Google reviews at 4.5 stars.

Best Supermarkets & Grocers in Cairns

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Top Supermarkets & Grocers in Cairns, QLD

The short answer

Big Asia Supermarket

The Organic Collective Cairns

Kabayan Mini Mart

Pan's Asian Groceries

Damoa Mart

Earlville Superette

White Rock General Store

Japanese Supermarket, You-Mart Japan

Indian Groceries n Spices Cairns Pty Ltd.

Friendly Grocer

Palms Supermarket

Clifton Village Supermarket

Lake Placid General Store

Wholesome Kuranda Organic Fresh Produce & Grocery

Good Boys Wholefoods

Xpress Food & Grocery Cairns North

Reed Road Store and Takeaway

Stratford General Store

Palms Supermarket

SPAR Holloways Beach

Kewarra Beach Family Store

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Happy Supermarket

Trinity Local CONVENIENCE STORE

Yarrabah Supermarket

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