Glen Boughton
QLD 4871 · Cairns
19 (2021) → 22 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Glen Boughton is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4871, about 1385km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Glen Boughton 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. Glen Boughton has an overall score of 18/100, 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 4871 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
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 952 (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)
- Yarrabah State School - Secondary CampusSecondary · Government · 5.7km
- Mastery Schools Australia - Cairns CampusCombined · Independent · 5.8km
- Mungalla Silver Lining School - Carins Temporary FacilitySecondary · Independent · 5.8km
- St Monica's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6kmICSEA 1058
- Yarrabah State SchoolCombined · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 688
- St Augustine's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6.1kmICSEA 1060
- Yarrabah State School - Primary CampusPrimary · Government · 6.1km
- Yarrabah State School - Kindergarten CampusPrimary · Government · 6.1km
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.2kmICSEA 1029
- Indie School, Logan - Parramatta Park CampusSecondary · Independent · 6.4km
- Cairns State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 1019
- Parramatta State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 887
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.
In this suburb
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 Glen Boughton
How far is Glen Boughton from Brisbane CBD?
Glen Boughton is about 1384.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Glen Boughton?
Glen Boughton has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Glen Boughton?
Glen Boughton has a transport score of 0/100.