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
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
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):
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 CollegePrimary · Independent · 6.2kmICSEA 927
- Holy Spirit College - Edmonton CampusSecondary · Catholic · 6.2km
- Bentley Park CollegeCombined · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 872
- MacKillop Catholic College, Mount PeterCombined · Catholic · 6.9kmICSEA 982
- Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre - Edmonton CampusPrimary · Independent · 6.9km
- Hambledon State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7kmICSEA 882
- Djarragun CollegeCombined · Independent · 7kmICSEA 688
- White Rock State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 848
- St Therese's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.7kmICSEA 984
- Trinity Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 7.7kmICSEA 1094
- Gordonvale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.8kmICSEA 883
- Gordonvale State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 902
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 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.