QLD · Cairns Council
Bungalow, 4870
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Bungalow is a regional centre in Cairns that balances local services with a more relaxed pace of life. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life. The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because community and employment and local dining and lifestyle amenities lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in parks and green space. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 2,358
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,121
- Dwelling vacancy
- 12.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 139 of 1,112
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,371
- Employment rate
- 51.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 109 / 124 / 421
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
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.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $525
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 308
- Against the person
- 79
- Against property
- 144
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 130.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 30 residents
- State safety percentile
- 94th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +1.2%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault1152
- Drug Offences1431
- Good Order Offences1187
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)2349
- Unlawful Entry891
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Amenities
37 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- The Battery StoreBatteries
Unit 2 365 Mulgrave Road, Bungalow
- Battery WorldBattery
- Bench
- Voca Group Pty Ltd Cabinet MakerBuilders And Cabinet Maker
10 Franzmann Street, Bungalow
- Aumuller St at O'Leary StBus stop
- Aumuller St at Spence St (Portsmith)Bus stop
- Aumuller St at Spence StreetBus stop
- Mulgrave Rd at Creedy StreetBus stop
- Mulgrave Rd at Tills StBus stop
- Mulgrave Rd at Wilks St (Balaclava State Sch)Bus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
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
- Etta Green ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 36.0/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4219th in Australia
- State rank
- 976th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #320 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #523 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 58%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- A1 Mechanical servicing and repairsamenities57 Morehead Streetcar_repair
- Aumuller St at O'Leary Stamenitiesbus_stop
- Aumuller St at Spence St (Portsmith)amenitiesbus_stop
- Aumuller St at Spence Streetamenitiesbus_stop
- Australia Post Bungalowamenitiespost_office
- Australia Post business Centreamenitiespost_office
- BCFamenities175 Buchan Streetoutdoor
- BPamenitiesfuel
- Battery Worldamenitiesbattery
- Benchamenitiesbench
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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