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QLD · Bundaberg Council
Bundaberg South, 4670
Est. population · Jun 2025
3,644
Growth (1 yr)
+1.3%
Growth (5 yr)
+3.2%
Median age
37
Median income
$978/wk
Employment rate
46.7%
Languages at home
13.2%non-English
Most common: Korean, Mandarin, Thai
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- Education hub
- National parks
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Away from the major hubs, Bundaberg South is a mid-sized suburb in Bundaberg Council with its own quieter rhythm. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street. Families have many nearby school and early-learning options to choose from.
Fitness and outdoor sport options are a real part of local life, not just a distant club trip away. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield.
Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Desirability rates good overall, led by safety, while community and employment land closer to the middle of the pack for similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Bundaberg South snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$475/wk
Population (ERP)
3,644
+1.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
8.5%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#22
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
47th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
56th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
17th
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
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 58.7/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 18% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1160th in Australia
- State rank
- 260th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #22 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #58 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 77%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $475
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
3,644(June 2025)
+1.3% annual · +3.2% over 5 years · 56th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.3%
- 5-year growth
- +3.2%
- Change in 1 year
- +47
- Change in 5 years
- +114
- Growth rank in QLD
- 56th 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 (~3,700), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 3,494
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $978
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 135 of 1,595
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 46.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 856 / 374 / 222 (+ 4 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 153
- Against the person
- 28
- Against property
- 74
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 42
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 125 residents
- State safety percentile
- 47.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -11%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences594
- Good Order Offences314
- Other Property Damage326
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)1023
- Traffic And Related Offences494
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 8
- Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
- 924.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 17th
School list
- Bundaberg South State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 882 · 8th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 168 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
- St John's Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1024 · 58th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 333 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- Bundaberg State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 944 · 23th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 1,593 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1003 · 48th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 167 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Bundaberg Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 860 · 6th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 82 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Walkervale State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 900 · 11th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 350 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Bundaberg East State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 922 · 16th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 295 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Kepnock State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 927 · 17th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 1,074 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- childcarechildcare
- kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Amenities
273 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 2 pubs · 1 bakeries · 2 places of worship · 2 playgrounds · 3 sports centres · 30 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 8 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
- Strong local sport and recreation — 37 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 16/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.29
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.43
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.29
Food & drink(5)
- The Old BakeryBakery
- Riot CafeCafe
Bundaberg South
- Melbourne HotelPub
- Tattersalls HotelPub
47 Walla Street, Bundaberg South
- G.P Witt's Traditional Fish & ChipsRestaurant
Shopping(2)
- Zac's MeatsButcher
54 Burnett Street
- Convenience store
Community(8)
- Childcare
Bundaberg South
- Community centre
- Kindergarten
- Bundaberg South State SchoolSchool
Walla Street
- Bundaberg State High SchoolSchool
- St John's Lutheran Primary SchoolSchool
24 George Street
- Live Your Way AustraliaSocial Centre
61 Barolin Street, Bundaberg South
- RSL QueenslandSocial Centre
Barolin Street, Bundaberg South
Health & services(3)
- AspireClinic
53B Watson Street
- Total Sleep CarrClinic
- Barolin DentalDentist
Sport & outdoors(45)
- First Pilates BundabergGym
- Baker ParkPark
- Lake Ellen Heritage HubPark
- Park (2)
- Park Street ParkPark
- Reddan Street DrainPark
- Reddan Street ParkPark
- Rotary ParkPark
- Playground (2)
- Bundaberg & District Junior Tennis AssociationSports centre
69B George Street
- Bundaberg Basketball Sport ComplexSports centre
- Sports centre
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (30)
Transport(4)
4 bus stops
Other(58)
- TABAdult Gaming Centre
- BWSAlcohol
- Dan Murphy'sAlcohol
72 Targo Street
- Stork's LandingBaby Goods
88 George Street
- RabobankBank
- YamahaBoat
95 Targo Street, Bundaberg South
- BMG Economy CarsCar
- Car
- PeugeotCar
- Smithy'sCar
- SsangyongCar
- Your Car DealerCar
82 George Street
- Car repair
- Trio Towing - Bundaberg Towing ServicesCar repair
- Bundaberg Bridal BoutiqueClothes
- Clothing AlterationsClothes
- Trakka Screen PrintsClothes
- Micro ComputersComputer
84 Targo Street
- Erin Pratt - Occupational Therapist
- Into LoveErotic
Bundaberg South
- Fitness Station (2)
- Classic Framing BundabergFrame
107 Targo Street, Bundaberg South
- Cuts 4 UsHairdresser
124 Targo Street
- Hair StudioHairdresser
Bundaberg South
- Hairdresser
- HairirdressingHairdresser
- Kepnock HairHairdresser
- Salon 37 On WallaHairdresser
- SnipitzHairdresser
- Solar PowerHardware
- Attune Hearing BundabergHearing Aids
- Federal BackpackersHotel
- E TimeMusic
Bundaberg South
- Bundy BarNightclub
- Queensland Eye SpecialistsOptician
- Bennett'sPaint
- Parking (133)
- Parking Space
- CaltexPetrol station
- Physio TherapyPhysiotherapist
Bundaberg South
- Church of ChristPlace of worship
141A Targo Street
- St John's Lutheran Church BundabergPlace of worship
30 George Street
- Donemans Pool CentrePool
- Post Box
- Public toilets
- LifelineRecycling
- Health First BundabergRehabilitation
- Turtle Town ScubaScuba Diving
- Corbett And SonsSewing
Unit 2 59 Walker Street, Bundaberg South
- Shelter (14)
- Suncare Community Services LtdSocial Facility
- Sports Hall
- Bundaberg BasketballStadium
- Telephone (3)
- Track
- Mecano Building ProductsTrade
- The Shed Company BundabergTrade
- VDO Instrument ServiceVideo
Bundaberg South
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Baker ParkPark
- Lake Ellen Heritage HubPark
- Park Street ParkPark
- Reddan Street DrainPark
- Reddan Street ParkPark
- Rotary ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 15
- Parks (OSM)
- 8
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
2 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Church of Christ
141A Targo Street
- St John's Lutheran Church Bundaberg
30 George Street
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 6
- Nearest hospital
- Friendly Society Private Hospital (1.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- AspireWatson StreetClinic
- Barolin DentalDentist
- Erin_Pratt_-_Occupational_TherapistErin_Pratt_-_Occupational_Therapist
- Health First BundabergRehabilitation
- Physio TherapyPhysiotherapist
- Total Sleep CarrClinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 233
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 63.9
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 30° / 21°
- Rainfall
- 401 mm · ~50 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 232 mm · ~29 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 108 mm · ~14 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 207 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
2 heritage places
- Bundaberg State High SchoolState heritage place
- St John's Lutheran Church, BundabergState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Hinkler
- Member of Parliament
- David BATT (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 127,702
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +3.8 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 56.3%Labor 43.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.0 km away).
Coalition 50.5%Labor 49.5%
5.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Bundaberg SouthLabor 49.3% · Coalition 50.7% TPP (2025)0.2 km away
- BundabergLabor 52.1% · Coalition 47.9% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
- KepnockLabor 50.9% · Coalition 49.1% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
- WalkervaleLabor 56.1% · Coalition 43.9% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
- Bundaberg EastLabor 46.4% · Coalition 53.6% TPP (2025)1.7 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Bundaberg Council
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.