QLD · Cassowary Coast Council
Bingil Bay, QLD, 4852
Current weather
20.4°CMainly clear
89% humidity · 4.9 km/h wind · 24.8° / 17.8° today · 0.6 mm rain
Desirability index
#94 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Bingil Bay is a small locality in the Cassowary Coast area, home to around 438 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 53 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-60%), roughly 121.0 offences per 1,000 residents, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 438
- Median age
- 52
- Median household income / week
- $961
- Dwelling vacancy
- 18.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 41 of 221
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,320
- Employment rate
- 49.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 18 / 0 / 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)
- 53
- Against the person
- 15
- Against property
- 11
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 121
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 29 residents
- State safety percentile
- 16.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -60.2%
Most common offence types
- Assault9
- Drug Offences4
- Good Order Offences5
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)6
- Traffic And Related Offences22
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
Amenities
15 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq (2)
- Bench
- Bus stop
- Bingil Bay CafeCafe
29 Bingil Bay Road
- Viv's Ayurvedic YogaGym
- Bingil Bay Day Use AreaPark
- Parking (2)
- Picnic Table
- Playground
- Shower (2)
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bingil Bay Day Use AreaPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
- Ninney Rise and John Busst MemorialState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- 74.8/100
- Cohort rank
- #94 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Ninney Rise and John Busst MemorialheritageState heritage place
- Bingil Bay Day Use Areagovernmentpark
- Assaultcrime9
- Drug Offencescrime4
- Good Order Offencescrime5
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime6
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime22
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Benchamenitiesbench
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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