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QLD · North Burnett Council

Moonford, 4630

Est. population · Jun 2025

167

Growth (1 yr)

+1.2%

Growth (5 yr)

+3.7%

Median age

38

Median income

$1,625/wk

Employment rate

65%

University qualified

16.2%

Work from home

25.7%

Languages at home

2.1%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Agricultural
  • Rural living
What Moonford is known for: Agricultural, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Moonford is a rural locality in Queensland, in North Burnett Council.

The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities. Local amenities is an exceptional strength. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 68% above the peer median, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 71% above the peer median. The main trade-offs are thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary and weaker population growth, with population growth 44% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising walkability and local amenities over population growth.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Queensland (1448)

Strengths

  • The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Green cover is a relative weakness
  • Population growth is a relative weakness

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Moonford compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$190/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

167

+1.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.5%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

6th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

53rd

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

11%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

5/10

national SEIFA decile

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

Population

Estimated resident population

167(June 2025)

+1.2% annual · +3.7% over 5 years · 53th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.2%
5-year growth
+3.7%
Change in 1 year
+2
Change in 5 years
+6
Growth rank in QLD
53th 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 (~150), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
162
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,625
Dwelling vacancy
7.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
4 of 53
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$190
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
48.9% / 40.4% / 10.6%
Employment rate
65%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
25.7% / 0% / 56.8%
Walked or cycled to work
4.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
48 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Qualifications

16.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 22.2% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified16.2% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified3.4% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational22.2% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below58.1% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies22%
  • Architecture and building18%
  • Management and commerce18%
  • Health16%
  • Education12%
  • Agriculture and environment8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$40,576

8th percentile in QLD · -31% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$52,456

16th percentile in QLD · -19% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

28th percentile in QLD · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$68,858

49th percentile in QLD · +9% vs Australia

Residents with business income
15.0%

89th percentile in QLD · +44% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4630 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
1,420
Taxpayers reporting net rent
124
Median net rent
$854
Taxpayers reporting business income
219
Taxable income vs state median
-27%
Salary / wages vs state median
-14%
Rental investment vs state median
-18%
Super vs state median
-1%
Business income vs state median
+50%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

33.8% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 14.7× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.5% across Queensland.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
33.8%

81st percentile in QLD · +1370% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
25
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 4630

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers23

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 4630 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Wide Bay (SA4 319), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,412
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 84121,153
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 12121,006
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211901
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415687
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419649
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214508
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 8413145
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841685
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841125

Wide Bay is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 74 · AFF share +1252% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

2.1% speak a language other than English at home; 2.2% born overseas

Language at home
141 English only · 3 other
Non-English at home
2.1%
Born overseas
3 (2.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
3 (1.9%)
Australian citizens
142

Religion

55.6%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 55.6%, while 25.9% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion25.9%40.7%
Christianity55.6%45.7%
Other / not stated18.5%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican26.5%11.3%
Catholic22.8%18.6%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4630, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
3
Against the person
1
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
24.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 162 residents
State crime-rate percentile
6.2th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-42.7%

Most common offence types

  • Arson0
  • Assault0
  • Other Property Damage0
  • Traffic And Related Offences1
  • Unlawful Entry0

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Monto SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Monto SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

5 mapped amenities

1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
2/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Cania Gorge Tourist RetreatCampground

    1253 Cania Road

Transport(1)

1 bus stops

Other(3)
  • Bench
  • BootleeInformation
  • QPWS MoonfordRanger Station

    553 Cania Road

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
31°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Monto (14.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
5
Participants per 1,000 residents
29.9

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

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
31° / 19°
Rainfall
292 mm · ~36 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
27° / 15°
Rainfall
150 mm · ~19 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
21° / 7°
Rainfall
86 mm · ~11 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
28° / 13°
Rainfall
171 mm · ~21 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Flynn
Member of Parliament
Colin BOYCE (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
117,901
Turnout (2025)
88.6%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-6.4 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 60.2%Labor 39.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 71.3 km away).

Coalition 75.3%Labor 24.6%

15.1 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -2.3 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • MontoLabor 25.8% · Coalition 74.2% TPP (2025)16.1 km away
  • MulgildieLabor 16.4% · Coalition 83.6% TPP (2025)25.9 km away
  • Boyne ValleyLabor 26.1% · Coalition 73.9% TPP (2025)48.3 km away
  • ThangoolLabor 15.4% · Coalition 84.5% TPP (2025)54.5 km away
  • Special Hospital Team 4Labor 44.4% · Coalition 55.6% TPP (2025)64.4 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in North Burnett Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.