Bentley Park is a rapidly developing residential area, with undeveloped areas in the west. Bentley Park is bounded by the suburb of Mount Sheridan and Skeleton Creek in the north, the Bruce Highway in the east, Blackfellows Creek and the suburb of Edmonton in the south, and the locality of Lamb Range and Freshwater Creek State Forest in the west. Bentley Park is named after an early farm homestead in the area, which was named after Bentley Hall in England.
Settlement of the area dates from the late 1800s, with land used mainly for sugar cane growing. This area was originally settled by Isaac Abraham Hartill, an immigrant from the UK. He named his property after his family home, Bentley Hall, in England.
Rapid growth took place from the early 1990s, with the population increasing from under 700 in 1991 to over 5,000 in 2006, a result of large numbers of new dwellings being added to the area.
Major features of the area include Fretwell Park and two schools.
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