QLD · Burdekin Council
Home Hill, QLD, 4806
Current weather
20.3°CClear sky
82% humidity · 8.5 km/h wind · 25.9° / 16.5° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#17 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Home Hill is a smaller suburban community in the Burdekin area, home to around 2,876 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 136 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-54%), roughly 47.3 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $320, 3 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
- 2,876
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,210
- Dwelling vacancy
- 12.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 155 of 1,265
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 49.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 87 / 50 / 0
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)
- $320
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)
- 136
- Against the person
- 28
- Against property
- 37
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 47.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 103 residents
- State safety percentile
- 6.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -54.5%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences30
- Good Order Offences14
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)11
- Traffic And Related Offences32
- Unlawful Entry11
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
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 891
- Home Hill State High SchoolSecondary
- Home Hill State SchoolPrimary
- St Colman's Catholic 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
71 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BottlemartAlcohol
- Liquor LegendsAlcohol
- atmxATM
- Bendigo BankATM
- Home Hill BakeryBakery
- Bench (13)
- Home HillBus stop
- Cutters CafeCafe
- Home Hill News & CoffeeCafe
- Pie FaceCafe
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
8 parks and public open space in this suburb
- E.W. Ford ParkPark
- Fourth Street ParkPark
- Green SpacePark
- Home Hill Recreation GroundPark
- Lions ParkPark
- Lloyd Mann GardenPark
- Memorial ParkPark
- RSL ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 4
- Emergency department
- On site
- Complete Health Pharmacypharmacy
- Home Hill HospitalEleventh Avenuehospital
- Home Hill Pharmacypharmacy
- Home Hill Surgeryyes
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · 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
- Home Hill PowerhouseState 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)
- 12
- Parks (OSM)
- 8
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
- 94.7/100
- Cohort rank
- #17 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
- Home Hill PowerhouseheritageState heritage place
- Complete Health Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Home Hill HospitalhealthEleventh Avenuehospital
- Home Hill Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Home Hill Surgeryhealthyes
- E.W. Ford Parkgovernmentpark
- Fourth Street Parkgovernmentpark
- Green Spacegovernmentpark
- Home Hill Recreation Groundgovernmentpark
- Lions Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · 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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