Bundaberg Central, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Bundaberg is a regional city on the southern bank of the Burnett River in southern Queensland, about 365 kilometres north of Brisbane and a short drive from the coast. Surveyors coined the name in the nineteenth century from Bunda, taken from one of the kinship groups of the local Taribelang people, joined to the suffix '-berg'. Sugar cane has shaped the surrounding district for generations, and the city is best known for Bundaberg Rum, made here and open to visitors for distillery tours. Bundaberg also bills itself as the southern gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, with boats running out to the coral cays of Lady Elliot and Lady Musgrave Islands.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Bundaberg Central is more socio-economically advantaged than about 1% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 759, 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.
Is Bundaberg Central a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Bundaberg Central from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
1/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (1/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
66/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $235 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 66% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Bundaberg Central at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 162
- Median age
- 34
- Median weekly household income
- $833
- SEIFA score
- 759
- Local government area
- Bundaberg
- Coordinates
- -24.8677, 152.3505
Map of Bundaberg Central
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Housing & property in Bundaberg Central
What it costs to live in Bundaberg Central and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $235
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,300
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 24%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 76%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Bundaberg Central demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Bundaberg Central demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Bundaberg Central 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 42% and 47% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 12 | 8% |
| Youth (15–24) | 22 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 64 | 42% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 28 | 18% |
| Seniors (65+) | 27 | 18% |
Share of the 153 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 8 | 24% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 26 | 76% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 23 | 66% |
| Townhouses & semis | 5 | 14% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 35 occupied private dwellings in Bundaberg Central.
- Average household size
- 1.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,833
- Median weekly personal income
- $704
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 63 (47%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 34 (26%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 3 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 65 (44%)
- Labour-force participation
- 56.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.5%
- Employed full-time
- 38
- Employed part-time
- 36
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.
Weather and climate in Bundaberg Central
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Bundaberg Central is January (average daytime high around 29.3°C) and the coolest is July (around 21.6°C). The area receives roughly 840 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.3°C | 22.5°C | 99 mm |
| Feb | 29.3°C | 22.3°C | 113 mm |
| Mar | 28.6°C | 21.7°C | 117 mm |
| Apr | 26.6°C | 18.7°C | 69 mm |
| May | 24.2°C | 15.7°C | 57 mm |
| Jun | 22.1°C | 13.4°C | 41 mm |
| Jul | 21.6°C | 12.2°C | 39 mm |
| Aug | 22.6°C | 12.8°C | 21 mm |
| Sep | 24.5°C | 15.4°C | 24 mm |
| Oct | 26°C | 18.1°C | 88 mm |
| Nov | 27.6°C | 20.1°C | 79 mm |
| Dec | 28.8°C | 21.7°C | 93 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Bundaberg Central
Is Bundaberg Central a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Bundaberg Central rates 23/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Bundaberg Central?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Bundaberg Central was $235, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Bundaberg Central?
Bundaberg Central is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Bundaberg local government area.
What is the population of Bundaberg Central?
At the 2021 Census, Bundaberg Central had a population of about 162.
Is Bundaberg Central an advantaged area?
Bundaberg Central has an ABS SEIFA score of 759, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 1 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 1% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Bundaberg Central?
Bundaberg Central has average daytime highs of about 25.9°C and overnight lows of about 17.9°C, with roughly 840 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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