Bentley Park
QLD 4869 · Cairns
8,360 (2021) → 9,067 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Bentley Park is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4869, about 1384km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Bentley Park are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Bentley Park has an overall score of 34/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 18/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (2.76%), England (2.14%), Philippines (1.7%), PNG (1.24%), Thailand (0.85%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (1.61%), Japan (0.81%), Tagalog (0.74%), Punjabi (0.45%), Italian (0.45%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
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:
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
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 917 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Therese's SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 984
- Bentley Park CollegeCombined · GovernmentICSEA 872
Nearby (within 10km)
- Isabella State SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.8kmICSEA 892
- Hambledon State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 882
- Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre - Edmonton CampusPrimary · Independent · 2.3km
- Holy Spirit College - Edmonton CampusSecondary · Catholic · 2.4km
- White Rock State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 848
- MacKillop Catholic College, Mount PeterCombined · Catholic · 3.8kmICSEA 982
- Trinity Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.1kmICSEA 1094
- St Mary's Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 4.6kmICSEA 1025
- St Gerard Majella Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.9kmICSEA 1042
- Cairns State Special SchoolCombined · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 923
- Woree State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 857
- Woree State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 848
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
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Frequently asked questions about Bentley Park
Is Bentley Park safe?
Bentley Park 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 Bentley Park from Brisbane CBD?
Bentley Park is about 1384.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Bentley Park?
Bentley Park has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 928 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Bentley Park?
Bentley Park has a transport score of 0/100.