Bayview Heights
QLD 4868 · Cairns
4,175 (2021) → 4,309 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Bayview Heights is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4868, about 1388km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Bayview Heights 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. Bayview Heights has an overall score of 35/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 18/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: England (3.19%), New Zealand (2.54%), Philippines (1.13%), PNG (1.1%), Japan (0.69%)
Top languages: Japan (1.1%), Italian (0.86%), Tagalog (0.5%), Vietnamese (0.48%), Indonesian (0.41%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Cairns local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
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
Reasonable school mix
Around the national average — a reasonable mix of schools, though the strongest options may require some travel.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 971 (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)
- Cairns State Special SchoolCombined · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 923
- Woree State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 848
- Woree State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 857
- St Gerard Majella Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.7kmICSEA 1042
- St Mary's Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.9kmICSEA 1025
- Our Lady Help of Christians SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.4kmICSEA 1027
- Trinity Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 2.8kmICSEA 1094
- White Rock State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 848
- Balaclava State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 784
- Silver Lining SchoolSecondary · Independent · 3.5km
- Holy Spirit College - Manoora CampusSecondary · Catholic · 4.5km
- Cairns West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 759
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
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
Fitness
Decent access
Around the national average — a reasonable mix of fitness facilities, with more variety a short drive away.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Some green space
Around the national average — a reasonable amount of parks and outdoor space nearby.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
Limited cultural access
Below average — fewer cultural venues nearby.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Childcare
Childcare desert
Very limited childcare services in and around this suburb — families may face significant travel for childcare.
View childcare centres on the map →
Source: ACECQA National Quality Framework Register
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Frequently asked questions about Bayview Heights
Is Bayview Heights safe?
Bayview Heights has a residential safety score of 18/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 11,851 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Bayview Heights from Brisbane CBD?
Bayview Heights is about 1388.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Bayview Heights?
Bayview Heights has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Bayview Heights?
Bayview Heights has a transport score of 0/100.