Bayview Heights flood & bushfire risk
Of Bayview Heights’s 1,899 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 14.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bayview Heights’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 Bayview Heights address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Bayview Heights
Flood and bushfire areas across Bayview Heights. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bayview Heights
Bayview Heights sits in the Cairns police division, which recorded 25,622 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 25,622 total. Figures are for the whole Cairns police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Bayview Heights
Bayview Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bayview Heights
At the 2021 Census, 16.4% of Bayview Heights’s 4,175 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 Bayview Heights
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 Bayview Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 124 Anderson Road, Bayview Heights QLD 4868
- 1-3 Dandaloo Street, Bayview Heights QLD 4868
- 23 Wirrah Street, Bayview Heights QLD 4868
- 2 Teal Close, Bayview Heights QLD 4868
- 320 Crest Close, Bayview Heights QLD 4868
- 55-57 Marti Street, Bayview Heights QLD 4868
- 6 Hillcrest Street, Bayview Heights QLD 4868
- 7 Mywee Street, Bayview Heights QLD 4868
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Cairns
Compare Bayview Heights 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.