Bartle Frere flood & bushfire risk
Of Bartle Frere’s 193 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 2.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bartle Frere’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Bartle Frere address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Bartle Frere
Flood and bushfire areas across Bartle Frere. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bartle Frere
Bartle Frere sits in the Babinda police division, which recorded 274 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 274 total. Figures are for the whole Babinda police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Bartle Frere
Bartle Frere can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bartle Frere
At the 2021 Census, 7.1% of Bartle Frere’s 169 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Bartle Frere
Cairns council approved 1,344 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cairns council area (not just Bartle Frere). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 131 Connaughton Road, Bartle Frere QLD 4861
- 15 Bartle Frere Road, Bartle Frere QLD 4861
- 18 Rogers Road, Bartle Frere QLD 4861
- 192 Price Road, Bartle Frere QLD 4861
- 50 Josephine Falls Road, Bartle Frere QLD 4861
- 66573 Bruce Highway, Bartle Frere QLD 4861
- 7 Hoskins Road, Bartle Frere QLD 4861
- 80 Chesney Road, Bartle Frere QLD 4861
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Cairns
Compare Bartle Frere with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.