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Suburb profile ·Bundaberg LGA · QLD ·4670

Bundaberg West QLD 4670

Bundaberg West is in Bundaberg LGA, QLD, postcode 4670, with population 2,596.

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$470/wk
+9.3% YoY
Jun 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$470
$275
Jun 2021Mar 2026
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$470/wk
Rent context available
9.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,596
3K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
24,248
1,357 added 12mo · 149MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,181
Median rent · wk$245

Affordability

49%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,181/mo, while renters pay about $2,037/mo — renting runs $856/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$50K
Median rent · wk
$470
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,181

Household income

$50K household · yr-36.9% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$32K
Family
$72K
Household
$50K

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA972
Students777
Catholic1
Government1
  • Bundaberg West State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 915
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1029
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
4,913
4,913 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,913
Total incidents4,913· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault67723%
  • Break And Enter51117%
  • Drug Offences1,48650%
  • Fraud29510%

Full data detail

Bundaberg West QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Queensland within the Bundaberg local government area, Bundaberg West is a smaller suburb (postcode 4670). With a population of 2,596, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $50K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $470. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,181.

Bundaberg West is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 972, which is around the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public and 2 private hospitals. The crime rate in the Bundaberg LGA is moderate at 4,913 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,181
Rent · wk(Census)$245
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$470
Population growth · Bundaberg LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)107,297
5-year growth+1.6% CAGR
YoY change+1.3%
20012025
Development · Bundaberg LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)893
Houses691
Units202
YoY change+0%
Employment · Bundaberg LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.5%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4670ATO
Negatively geared1,934 (4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,667/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,774
Reported capital gains3,641
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,596
Median age39
Household size2
HH income · wk$966
Personal income · wk$610
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics25
Fuel stations3
Cafes & dining20
Hospitals · 3AIHW
Public1
Private2
Bundaberg Base Hospitalpublic
Friendly Society Private Hospitalprivate
Mater Misericordiae Hospital Bundabergprivate
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Strong evidence

Bundaberg West has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 3 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Bundaberg West FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bundaberg West in?

    Bundaberg West is in the Bundaberg Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4670. Council-level context for Bundaberg LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Bundaberg West?

    The median weekly rent in Bundaberg West is $470/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Bundaberg West?

    Rent context available: Bundaberg West has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Bundaberg West a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Bundaberg West show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bundaberg West?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Bundaberg West data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.