Bentley Park, Queensland

Bentley Park is a suburb of Cairns within the local government area of Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is located approximately 9 km (6 mi) south of the Cairns City. In the 2016 census, Bentley Park had a population of 8,018 people.[1]

Bentley Park
Queensland
View from Bentley Park, QLD with Fletcher Court and Lamb Range, QLD in background
Bentley Park is located in Queensland
Bentley Park
Bentley Park
Coordinates17.004°S 145.738°E / -17.004; 145.738
Population8,018 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,162/km2 (3,010/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4869
Area6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Location12.7 km (8 mi) south of Cairns City
LGA(s)Cairns Region
State electorate(s)Mulgrave
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Bentley Park:
Lamb Range Mount Sheridan White Rock
Lamb Range Bentley Park Edmonton
Lamb Range Edmonton Edmonton

History

Bentley Park is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. [3] The origin of the suburb name is from a property titled Bentley Hall in England, named by an early settler Isaac Abraham Hartill. [4]

The Edmonton Catholic School was established on 29 April 1929 by the Sisters of Mercy with an initial enrolment of 30 pupils.[5] In 1965 it was renamed St Therese’s School. As suburban development increased around Edmonton, the rising number of students made it necessary to relocate the school to neighbouring Bentley Park in 1995. Although now under lay leadership, the school continues to be operated in the Mercy tradition.[6]

Bentley Park State School was originally opened in 1997. In 2004, the construction of high school facilities made it a P-12 school called Bentley Park College.[7]

At the 2011 census, Bentley Park had a population of 7,420.[8]

In the 2016 census, Bentley Park had a population of 8,018 people.[1]

Schools

Amenities

St Therese's Catholic Church is at 135 Robert Road. It is within the Edmonton Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns.[9]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bentley Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. "Bentley Park (entry 45559)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. "First people cultural history". Cairns Regional Council. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. "Cairns Heritage: B Suburbs" (PDF). Cairns Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "Our History". St Therese's Catholic School, Bentley Park. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. "History". Bentley Park College. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bentley Park". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  9. "Edmonton Parish". Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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