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Suburb profile ·Bundaberg LGA · QLD ·4670

Gooburrum QLD 4670

Gooburrum is in Bundaberg LGA, QLD, postcode 4670, with population 1,518.

The read

Affordability-first

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$559K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D3 vs AU
Median rent
$300/wk
Market rent signal
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
2.8%
Low yield band
D8 vs AU
Population
1,518
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
24,248
1,357 added 12mo · 149MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$300/wk (-$15,579/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
6.4x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
18%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,400/mo, while renters pay about $1,300/mo — owning runs $100/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$559K
Household income · yr
$88K
Median rent · wk
$300
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,400
Gross yield
2.8%

Household income

$88K household · yr+10% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$36K
Family
$97K
Household
$88K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA986
Students144
Government1
  • Gooburrum State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 986
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

Gooburrum QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Queensland within the Bundaberg local government area, Gooburrum is a small community (postcode 4670). It is home to about 1,518 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $88K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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 professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median house price in Gooburrum is $559,000, broadly unchanged over the past year. The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,400.

Gooburrum is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 986, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Bundaberg LGA is moderate at 4,913 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.8%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($559K/$1.1M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.4x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. 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
Rental Yield2.8% Low Yield
Price vs State$559K/$1.1M Below Median
Affordability6.4x· Moderate
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+1.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,400
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Gross yield2.8%
Price / income6.4x
Sales vol (latest Q)(31 December 2025)148
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
Population1,518
Median age49
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,684
Personal income · wk$693
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Gooburrum 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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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 · 31 December 2025 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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.

Gooburrum FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Gooburrum in?

    Gooburrum 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 median house price in Gooburrum?

    The current median house price in Gooburrum, QLD is $559K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Gooburrum?

    The median weekly rent in Gooburrum is $300/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Gooburrum a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Gooburrum show: Low Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Gooburrum?

    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 Gooburrum 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.