QLD · Northern Peninsula Area Council
Bamaga, QLD, 4876
Current weather
24.7°CMainly clear
77% humidity · 17 km/h wind · 29.2° / 24.1° today · 0.4 mm rain
Desirability index
#283 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Bamaga is a small locality in the Northern Peninsula Area area, home to around 1,186 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 298 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-48%), roughly 251.3 offences per 1,000 residents, and 1 school and preschool site in the area. Snapshot data also shows hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,186
- Median age
- 25
- Median household income / week
- $1,630
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 53 of 343
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 55.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 19 / 35 / 8
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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 298
- Against the person
- 103
- Against property
- 110
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 251.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 12 residents
- State safety percentile
- 25.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -48.4%
Most common offence types
- Assault43
- Good Order Offences45
- Other Property Damage32
- Traffic And Related Offences38
- Unlawful Entry45
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 681
- Northern Peninsula Area State CollegeCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- On site
- Bamaga Hospitalhospital
- Bamaga Primary Health Care Centreyes
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · 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.
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.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 33.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #283 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Bamaga Hospitalhealthhospital
- Bamaga Primary Health Care Centrehealthyes
- Northern Peninsula Area State CollegeschoolsCombined
- Assaultcrime43
- Good Order Offencescrime45
- Other Property Damagecrime32
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime38
- Unlawful Entrycrime45
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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