Biloela, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Biloela is a town in Central Queensland, in the Shire of Banana, about 120 kilometres inland from Gladstone and 569 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, at the junction of the Burnett and Dawson highways. It stands on Gangulu country, and its name is generally thought to come from an Aboriginal word for 'white cockatoo'. Pastoralist Frederick Morton took up the Prairie run in the Callide valley in 1854, but the township itself was not gazetted until 1924, with a post office and school following in 1925. Grazing and cropping, cotton, sorghum and wheat support the district, alongside the nearby Callide power stations and coal mines and one of Queensland's largest abattoirs. Greycliffe Homestead is heritage-listed, and the Callide Dam draws anglers to its yearly fishing competition.
Less advantaged than the national average
Biloela is more socio-economically advantaged than about 25% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 942, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Biloela at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 5,692
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $1,884
- SEIFA score
- 942
- Coordinates
- -24.3902, 150.5177
Biloela demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Biloela using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 29%, 39% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,210 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 721 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,635 | 29% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,366 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 760 | 13% |
Share of the 5,692 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 494 | 25% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 645 | 33% |
| Rented | 766 | 39% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,745 | 88% |
| Townhouses & semis | 85 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 122 | 6% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,975 occupied private dwellings in Biloela.
- Median weekly rent
- $260
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,242
- Median weekly personal income
- $889
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 728 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 516 (10%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 270 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,883 (44%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Employed full-time
- 1,765
- Employed part-time
- 728
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Biloela
Where is Biloela?
Biloela is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Biloela?
At the 2021 Census, Biloela had a population of about 5,692.
Is Biloela an advantaged area?
Biloela has an ABS SEIFA score of 942, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 25 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 25% of Australian suburbs.
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