Bamboo Creek
QLD 4860 · Cassowary Coast
88 (2021) → 90 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Bamboo Creek is a suburb in Cassowary Coast, QLD 4860, about 1318km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Bamboo Creek are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Bamboo Creek has an overall score of 13/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 4860 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: India (5.68%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 891 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Mundoo State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 901
- Goondi State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 919
- South Johnstone State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 864
- Innisfail East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 814
- Radiant Life CollegeCombined · Independent · 5kmICSEA 749
- Darlingia Forest SchoolPrimary · Independent · 5km
- St Rita's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.2kmICSEA 970
- Good Counsel CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 5.3kmICSEA 982
- Good Counsel Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.4kmICSEA 1001
- Innisfail State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 771
- Innisfail State College - Diverse Learning CentreCombined · Government · 6.1km
- Innisfail State CollegeSecondary · Government · 6.4kmICSEA 889
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Bamboo Creek
How far is Bamboo Creek from Brisbane CBD?
Bamboo Creek is about 1317.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Bamboo Creek?
Bamboo Creek has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Bamboo Creek?
Bamboo Creek has a transport score of 0/100.