Bentley Park is located just south of
Cairns adjoining to
Mount Sheridan and
Edmonton. Bentley Park is a mostly residential suburb consisting mainly of young families. As a result of the large number of families Bentley Park has a series of parks throughout the area, a gymnastics club and
Fretwell Park which is home to the local AFL team
South Cairns Cutters. The postcode for Bentley Park is 4869.
Even though Bentley Park is located in the southern end of
Cairns, the edition of the
Cairns southern access bypass to the
Bruce Highway means that the suburb is just 15-minutes drive to the heart of
Cairns CBD making it easy to access many important facilities such as the
Cairns Base Hospital. Bentley Park is also just 5-minute drive to the closest shopping centre
Mount Sheridan Plaza which contains a Kmart, Coles, Post Office, and many other stores and restaurants.
Bentley Park has two major schools located in the area,
Bentley College offers Prep through to Year 12 public schooling and
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School provides private schooling for years Prep to 12. There are also a number of
Good Start Early Learning Centre's located in the surrounding suburbs. The
Cairns Sunbus public transport service also runs throughout the area with multiple stop overs in the suburb.