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QLD · Fraser Coast Council
Urraween, 4655
Est. population · Jun 2025
8,908
Growth (1 yr)
+2.3%
Growth (5 yr)
+12.5%
Median age
55
Median income
$1,063/wk
Employment rate
36.6%
Languages at home
9%non-English
Most common: Malayalam, German, Mandarin
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- National parks
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Urraween is a regional mid-sized suburb in Fraser Coast Council, oriented around local life rather than the metro orbit of Brisbane. Neighbouring centres cover more of the weekly rhythm than the distant capital does. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here.
Local shops, markets and community spots keep everyday life grounded in the town itself. Green space punches above what many regional towns offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Against similar regional towns, safety stand out and the overall desirability rating is good, with local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus community and employment less decisive.
At a glance
Urraween snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$650/wk
Population (ERP)
8,908
+2.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
9.1%
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
#29
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
48th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
82nd
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
51st
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
- 55.0/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 24% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1560th in Australia
- State rank
- 356th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #29 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #96 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 77%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $650
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
8,908(June 2025)
+2.3% annual · +12.5% over 5 years · 82th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +2.3%
- 5-year growth
- +12.5%
- Change in 1 year
- +200
- Change in 5 years
- +989
- Growth rank in QLD
- 82th 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 (~10,000), extrapolated at +2.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 7,951
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $1,063
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 319 of 3,514
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,500
- Employment rate
- 36.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 2,964 / 209 / 4
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)
- 374
- Against the person
- 80
- Against property
- 189
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 42
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 99 residents
- State safety percentile
- 47.8th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -1.2%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences395
- Good Order Offences332
- Other Property Damage289
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)837
- Traffic And Related Offences338
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
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,010
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 51th
School list
- Bayside Christian College Hervey BayCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1010 · 51th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 631 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- St James Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1038 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 754 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Yarrilee State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 965 · 31th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 732 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 1.9 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
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Goodstart Early Learning Pialbachildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Amenities
75 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 supermarkets · 2 places of worship · 1 playgrounds · 3 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 13 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 27/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.64
Shopping(2)
- ColesSupermarket
6 Central Avenue
- IGA Fraser ShoresSupermarket
Community(3)
- Goodstart Early Learning PialbaChildcare
- Hervey Bay Christian AcademySchool
- St James Lutheran CollageSchool
Health & services(5)
- GenesisCareClinic
- GenesisCareClinic
Unit Centre for Radiation Oncology Fraser Coast 1 Medical Place, Urraween
- Hervey Bay dental clinicDentist
- Hervey Bay HospitalHospital
Nissen Street, Urraween
- St Stephen's HospitalHospital
1 Medical Place, Urraween
Sport & outdoors(15)
- Fairway Drive ReservePark
- Park (12)
- Playground
- U GellySports field
Transport(1)
1 bus stops
Other(28)
- Bay City AutosCar
- Hervey Bay Quality CarsCar
- Coastal 4x4 & OutdoorCar Parts
225 Maryborough Hervey Bay Road
- Coastal 4X4 Hervey BayCar Parts
225 Maryborough Hervey Bay Road
- TyrepowerCar repair
- Bay Car WashCar wash
- The Brave HenClothes
Unit 4 13 Medical Place, Urraween
- Miss Cocoa'sCoffee
- J Kirk & SonsFuneral Directors
224 Urraween Road
- Garden (6)
- Fraser Coast HospiceHospice
222 Urraween Road
- Hervey Bay Visitor Information CentreInformation
227 Maryborough Hervey Bay Road, Urraween
- Pialba Motor InnMotel
- KTMMotorcycle
- Fraser Coast Hospice AssociationParking
222 Urraween Road
- GenesisCareParking
- Parking (15)
- St Stephen's HospitalParking
- Stockland Hervey BayParking
- TAFE Queensland East CoastParking
- Parking Space (2)
- Ampol FoodaryPetrol station
- Shell Hervey BayPetrol station
- United Hervey BayPetrol station
- Fraser Coast Baptist ChurchPlace of worship
- St James Lutheran ChurchPlace of worship
- ReecePlumber
- Shelter (2)
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Fairway Drive ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 22
- Parks (OSM)
- 13
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
- Fraser Coast Baptist Church
- St James Lutheran Church
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
- 8
- Nearest hospital
- Hervey Bay Hospital (0.1 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Chemist WarehousePharmacy
- Fraser Coast HospiceUrraween RoadHospice
- GenesisCareClinic
- GenesisCareClinic
- GenesisCareMedical PlaceClinic
- Hervey Bay HospitalNissen StreetHospital
- Hervey Bay dental clinicDentist
- St Stephen's HospitalMedical PlaceHospital
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)
- 371
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 41.6
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
- 29° / 21°
- Rainfall
- 496 mm · ~62 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 26° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 422 mm · ~53 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 246 mm · ~31 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 26° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 232 mm · ~29 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
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 16.0 km away).
Coalition 56.7%Labor 43.3%
0.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +6.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Urraween SouthLabor 42.3% · Coalition 57.7% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- Urraween NorthLabor 48.5% · Coalition 51.5% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
- PialbaLabor 51.2% · Coalition 48.8% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
- KawunganLabor 51.8% · Coalition 48.2% TPP (2025)2.9 km away
- TorquayLabor 53.1% · Coalition 46.9% TPP (2025)4.7 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)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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
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