Bungalow
QLD 4870 · Cairns
2,358 (2021) → 2,429 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Bungalow is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4870, about 1389km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Bungalow are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Bungalow has an overall score of 46/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
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 (2.93%), England (2.71%), Philippines (2.37%), India (1.91%), Japan (1.78%)
Top languages: Japan (2.37%), Punjabi (1.7%), Australian Indigenous Languages (1.57%), Mandarin (1.36%), Korean (1.27%)
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
This is a commercial / transport hub with few residents — recorded incidents include visitors and workers, so a per-resident rate and safety score would be misleading. Raw incident counts are shown below.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
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
This suburb is a major commercial or transport hub. Total crime figures include incidents involving visitors and workers, not just residents.
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 970 (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)
- Balaclava State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 784
- Parramatta State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 866
- Trinity Bay State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 901
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.6kmICSEA 1045
- Cairns School of Distance EducationCombined · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1032
- St Augustine's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.7kmICSEA 1061
- Woree SHS - SchoolTech CampusSecondary · Government · 1.8km
- The BUSY SchoolSecondary · Independent · 1.9kmICSEA 969
- Cairns West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 759
- Our Lady Help of Christians SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.2kmICSEA 1027
- St Francis Xavier's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.2kmICSEA 979
- Cairns State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 1023
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 Bungalow
How far is Bungalow from Brisbane CBD?
Bungalow is about 1388.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Bungalow?
Bungalow has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Bungalow?
Bungalow has a transport score of 0/100.