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
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
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):
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
- St Monica's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6kmICSEA 1056
- Yarrabah State SchoolCombined · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 699
- St Augustine's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6.1kmICSEA 1061
- Yarrabah State School - Primary CampusPrimary · Government · 6.1km
- Yarrabah State School - Kindergarten CampusPrimary · Government · 6.1km
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.2kmICSEA 1045
- Cairns State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 1023
- Parramatta State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 866
- The BUSY SchoolSecondary · Independent · 7.4kmICSEA 969
- Woree SHS - SchoolTech CampusSecondary · Government · 7.6km
- Trinity Bay State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 901
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 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.