QLD · Flinders (Qld) Council
Hughenden, QLD, 4821
Current weather
23.5°CClear sky
47% humidity · 13.4 km/h wind · 29.2° / 16.8° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#141 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Hughenden is a small locality in the Flinders (Qld) area, home to around 1,113 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 84 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-36%), roughly 75.5 offences per 1,000 residents, and 2 school and preschool sites in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,113
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $1,306
- Dwelling vacancy
- 24%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 132 of 551
- Median monthly mortgage
- $800
- Employment rate
- 56.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 24 / 81 / 3
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)
- 84
- Against the person
- 26
- Against property
- 10
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 75.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 43 residents
- State safety percentile
- 11.4th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -36.4%
Most common offence types
- Assault16
- Drug Offences10
- Good Order Offences5
- Other Offences Against The Person5
- Traffic And Related Offences32
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
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 942
- Hughenden State SchoolCombined
- St Francis 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
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
- J.A. "Bully" Playford 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
- Hughenden Doctor's SurgeryBrodie Streetdoctor
- Hughenden Hospitalhospital
- Hughenden HospitalRichmond Hill Drivehospital
- Hughenden PharmacyBrodie Streetpharmacy
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
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- C&K Hughenden Kindergarten & Early Childhood Centrekindergarten
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)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
- 66.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #141 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
- C&K Hughenden Kindergarten & Early Childhood Centrechildcarekindergarten
- Hughenden Doctor's SurgeryhealthBrodie Streetdoctor
- Hughenden Hospitalhealthhospital
- Hughenden HospitalhealthRichmond Hill Drivehospital
- Hughenden PharmacyhealthBrodie Streetpharmacy
- J.A. "Bully" Playford Parkgovernmentpark
- Hughenden State SchoolschoolsCombined
- St Francis Catholic SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Assaultcrime16
- Drug Offencescrime10
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site