QLD · Cairns Council
Bartle Frere, QLD, 4861
Current weather
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93% humidity · 5.9 km/h wind · 24.7° / 17.2° today · 1.3 mm rain
Suburb snapshot
Bartle Frere is a small locality in the Cairns area, home to around 169 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 71 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-40%), roughly 420.1 offences per 1,000 residents, and 1 school and preschool site in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 169
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,593
- Dwelling vacancy
- 16.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 12 of 73
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 66.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 71
- Against the person
- 16
- Against property
- 32
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 420.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 11 residents
- State safety percentile
- 33.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -39.8%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences10
- Good Order Offences6
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)14
- Traffic And Related Offences12
- Unlawful Entry11
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Bartle Frere State SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Golden Hole / Biggs Recreation AreaPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- Golden Hole / Biggs Recreation Areagovernmentpark
- Bartle Frere State SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Drug Offencescrime10
- Good Order Offencescrime6
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime14
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime12
- Unlawful Entrycrime11
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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