Childers (Qld), QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 1 June 2026

Childers is a town in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, roughly 50 km south-west of Bundaberg in the district once known as Isis. Surveyed and settled in the 1880s, it takes its name from Hugh Childers, a British politician who held a number of senior colonial and imperial offices. The opening of the Isis railway in 1887 helped establish it as the centre of a rich sugar-growing area, and cane farming — more recently joined by macadamia orchards — remains central to the local economy. Childers is best known for its well-preserved heritage streetscape along Churchill Street, a row of late-Victorian and Federation buildings that includes the Federal Hotel, the Paragon Theatre and a former pharmacy now run as a museum.

4/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Childers (Qld) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 4% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 850, 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.

Childers (Qld) at a glance

Population (2021): 1,682
Median age: 50
Median weekly household income: $816
SEIFA score: 850
Coordinates: -25.2343, 152.2692

Childers (Qld) demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Childers (Qld) 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 seniors (65+) at 30%, 29% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	233	14%
Youth (15–24)	172	10%
Young adults (25–44)	327	20%
Mid-life (45–64)	429	26%
Seniors (65+)	507	30%

Share of the 1,668 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	277	37%
Owned with a mortgage	126	17%
Rented	213	29%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	571	77%
Townhouses & semis	7	1%
Flats & apartments	62	8%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 741 occupied private dwellings in Childers (Qld).

Median weekly rent: $265
Median monthly mortgage: $1,170
Average household size: 2 people
Median weekly family income: $1,234
Median weekly personal income: $545

Community and culture

Born overseas: 269 (18%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 104 (7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 91 (5%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 465 (34%)
Labour-force participation: 44.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%
Employed full-time: 313
Employed part-time: 203

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 Childers (Qld)

Where is Childers (Qld)?

Childers (Qld) is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Childers (Qld)?

At the 2021 Census, Childers (Qld) had a population of about 1,682.

Is Childers (Qld) an advantaged area?

Childers (Qld) has an ABS SEIFA score of 850, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 4 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 4% of Australian suburbs.