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QLD · Maranoa Council

Begonia, 4487

Est. population · Jun 2025

50

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+4.2%

Median age

43

Median income

$1,625/wk

Employment rate

80%

University qualified

22%

Work from home

55.6%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Agricultural
  • Remote
What Begonia is known for: Agricultural, Remote

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Suburb profile

Begonia is a remote locality in Queensland, in Maranoa Council.

Open-space access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked remote localities, and local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 104% above the peer median. Local amenity access is relatively limited, with local amenities 100% below the peer median.

Begonia is a better fit for people who value open space and socio-economic advantage more than local amenities.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Remote locality · compared with remote localities in Queensland (544)

Strengths

  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Local amenity access is relatively limited

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Begonia compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$50/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

50

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

92nd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

3rd

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

18%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

37th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

Estimated resident population

50(June 2025)

0.0% annual · +4.2% over 5 years · 3th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
+4.2%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
+2
Growth rank in QLD
3th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~50), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
48
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$1,625
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 24
Median monthly mortgage
$3,000
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$50
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
58.8% / 23.5% / 17.6%
Employment rate
80%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
55.6% / 0% / 16.7%
Walked or cycled to work
8.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
15 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

22% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 0% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified22% · 21.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below78% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Education63.6%
  • Agriculture and environment36.4%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$55,370

49th percentile in QLD · -6% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$60,000

45th percentile in QLD · -8% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
10.0%

32nd percentile in QLD · -27% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$48,567

18th percentile in QLD · -23% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

42nd percentile in QLD · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4487 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
1,942
Taxpayers reporting net rent
194
Median net rent
$158
Taxpayers reporting business income
201
Taxable income vs state median
0%
Salary / wages vs state median
-2%
Rental investment vs state median
-9%
Super vs state median
-30%
Business income vs state median
0%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

72.2% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 31.4× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.5% across Queensland.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
72.2%

97th percentile in QLD · +3039% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
26
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 4487

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers24

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 4487 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Darling Downs - Maranoa (SA4 307), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12132,726
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 84121,701
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12141,694
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 12121,638
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211878
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415856
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419729
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8416249
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841354
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

Darling Downs - Maranoa is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 36 · AFF share +2788% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

8.1% born overseas

Language at home
45 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
3 (8.1%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
3 (6.2%)
Australian citizens
45

Religion

77.1%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 77.1%.

MeasureSuburbState
Christianity77.1%45.7%
Other / not stated22.9%54.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican20.8%11.3%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4487, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
6
Against the person
1
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
160.4
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 48 residents
State crime-rate percentile
91.8th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-27.1%

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences1
  • Good Order Offences1
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)1
  • Traffic And Related Offences1
  • Weapons Act Offences0

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
978
Median ICSEA percentile
37th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Begonia State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 978 · 37th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 9 students · Top SEA quarter 7%View on My School →
School catchments
  • Begonia SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Dunkeld SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • St George SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Begionia Sports Club

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Colin Kellock ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
35°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
St George Hospital (70.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
1
Participants per 1,000 residents
20.0

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
35° / 21°
Rainfall
187 mm · ~23 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
28° / 14°
Rainfall
127 mm · ~16 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
20° / 5°
Rainfall
64 mm · ~8 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
29° / 13°
Rainfall
103 mm · ~13 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Maranoa
Member of Parliament
David LITTLEPROUD (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
115,520
Turnout (2025)
89.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-1.8 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 74.0%Labor 26.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 160.9 km away).

Coalition 75.8%Labor 24.2%

1.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -2.1 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • St GeorgeLabor 22.5% · Coalition 77.5% TPP (2025)73.8 km away
  • SuratLabor 25.2% · Coalition 74.8% TPP (2025)86.0 km away
  • MitchellLabor 26.0% · Coalition 74.0% TPP (2025)109.6 km away
  • Roma SouthLabor 29.2% · Coalition 70.8% TPP (2025)109.6 km away
  • RomaLabor 23.9% · Coalition 76.1% TPP (2025)110.2 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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