QLD · Banana Council
Biloela, QLD, 4715
Current weather
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83% humidity · 8.1 km/h wind · 24.2° / 12° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#1 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Biloela is a smaller suburban community in the Banana area, home to around 5,692 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 301 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-50%), roughly 52.9 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $420, 4 school and preschool sites in the area, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 5,692
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $1,884
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 346 of 2,319
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 60.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 189 / 85 / 122
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.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $420
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 301
- Against the person
- 48
- Against property
- 161
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 52.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 119 residents
- State safety percentile
- 7.8th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -49.7%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences43
- Other Property Damage29
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)64
- Traffic And Related Offences30
- Unlawful Entry44
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
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 977.5
- Biloela State High SchoolSecondary
- Biloela State SchoolPrimary
- Redeemer Lutheran College, BiloelaCombined
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
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
118 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- DJ'sAgrarian
- Elders RuralAgrarian
- Farm StuffAgrarian
- NutrienAgrarian
- BWSAlcohol
- Rise The BakehouseBakery
- Simmon's BakeryBakery
65 Grevillea Street, Biloela
- ANZBank
- BOQBank
- Commonwealth BankBank
47 Kariboe Street
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
16 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex parkPark
- Biloela ParkPark
- Coorada Street ParkPark
- Dee Street ParkPark
- Edan ParkPark
- Granville ParkPark
- Lions ParkPark
- Melton ParkPark
- O'Rourke ParkPark
- Rainbow ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 12
- Emergency department
- On site
- Ace Medical Centreclinic
- Biloela Discount Chemistpharmacy
- Biloela HospitalHospital Streethospital
- Biloela Medical CentreDawson Highwaydoctor
- Biloela Medical Centre PharmacyDawson Highwaypharmacy
- Central Queensland Rural HealthCallide Streetyes
- Gladstone Women's Healthyes
- Griffith Oxley Clinicdoctor
- PainFX PhysiotherapyGrevillea Streetphysiotherapist
- QML Pathologysample_collection
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Greycliffe HomesteadState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- kindergartenkindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 35
- Parks (OSM)
- 24
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
- 98.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #1 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
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Greycliffe HomesteadheritageState heritage place
- Ace Medical Centrehealthclinic
- Biloela Discount Chemisthealthpharmacy
- Biloela HospitalhealthHospital Streethospital
- Biloela Medical CentrehealthDawson Highwaydoctor
- Biloela Medical Centre PharmacyhealthDawson Highwaypharmacy
- Central Queensland Rural HealthhealthCallide Streetyes
- Gladstone Women's Healthhealthyes
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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