Packers Camp
QLD 4865 · Cairns
136 (2021) → 156 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Packers Camp is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4865, about 1378km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Packers Camp 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. Packers Camp 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 4865 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (4.41%), Netherlands (2.94%)
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 920 (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 Adventist CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.2kmICSEA 885
- Holy Spirit College - Edmonton CampusSecondary · Catholic · 6.2km
- QCHS - Cairns CampusSecondary · Government · 6.5km
- Bentley Park CollegeCombined · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 869
- MacKillop Catholic College, Mount PeterCombined · Catholic · 6.9kmICSEA 987
- Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre - Edmonton CampusPrimary · Independent · 6.9km
- Hambledon State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7kmICSEA 865
- Djarragun CollegeCombined · Independent · 7kmICSEA 683
- White Rock State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 837
- St Therese's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.7kmICSEA 991
- Trinity Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 7.7kmICSEA 1103
- Gordonvale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.8kmICSEA 886
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.
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 Packers Camp
How far is Packers Camp from Brisbane CBD?
Packers Camp is about 1378.4 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Packers Camp?
Packers Camp has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Packers Camp?
Packers Camp has a transport score of 0/100.