Avondale QLD 4670
393 addresses · 38 streets
Flynn Electorate › Bundaberg LGA › Avondale · 313 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Avondale is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 701 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,046 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Bundaberg Region - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Avondale itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
Getting around. Airport: Bundaberg Airport, 22.9 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 36.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 36.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 52.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 7.2% · Labour-force participation 52%
Population by age in Avondale
| 0-4 | 27 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 84 |
| 15-19 | 35 |
| 20-24 | 28 |
| 25-34 | 63 |
| 35-44 | 63 |
| 45-54 | 115 |
| 55-64 | 141 |
| 65-74 | 97 |
| 75-84 | 35 |
| 85+ | 13 |
Dwelling types in Avondale
| House | 257 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Avondale
| <$650 | 57 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 83 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 55 |
| $3,000+ | 22 |
Top ancestries in Avondale
| Australian | 288 |
|---|---|
| English | 285 |
| Ancestry NS | 72 |
| Irish | 65 |
| Scottish | 64 |
| German | 48 |
Housing tenure in Avondale
| Owned | 124 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 87 |
| Rented | 33 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Avondale
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 72 |
| 2 | 94 |
| 3 | 37 |
| 4+ | 37 |
Commute to work in Avondale
| Car | 208 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 14 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 15 |
Top countries of birth in Avondale
| England | 20 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 15 |
| Netherlands | 6 |
| Germany | 5 |
| Philippines | 5 |
| China | 4 |
Languages used at home in Avondale
| Mandarin | 4 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
279 bird observations recorded near Avondale — most often seen:
- Eastern Brown Honeyeater (13)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (13)
- Australian White Ibis (12)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (12)
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (12)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (12)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (11)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (11)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (11)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (11)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (11)
- Double-barred Finch (10)
- Eastern Bar-shouldered Dove (10)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Avondale
- Little Black Cormorant (10)
- Mistletoebird (10)
- Pacific Black Duck (10)
- Southern Rufous Whistler (10)
- Australian Wood Duck (8)
- Straw-necked Ibis (8)
- Torresian Crow (8)
- Australian Torresian Crow (7)
- Dusky Moorhen (7)
- Eastern Red-backed Fairy-wren (7)
- Southern Noisy Friarbird (7)
- White-faced Heron (7)
- Willie Wagtail (7)
- Australasian Darter (6)
- Australian Magpie (6)
- Black Kite (6)
- Eastern Galah (6)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Avondale:
- Moorland (5.3 km)
- Yandaran (7.5 km)
- Miara (8.9 km)
- Bucca (10 km)
- Moore Park Beach (12.4 km)
- Meadowvale (12.5 km)
- Welcome Creek (12.9 km)
- Waterloo (14.8 km)
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Streets
- Avondale Road (48)
- Baumanns Road (9)
- Blackall Street (37)
- Blunder Street (5)
- Bowen Street (14)
- Buchbach Road (3)
- Bushs Road (6)
- Cairns Street (7)
- Camp Creek Road (2)
- Carringtons Road (1)
- Clarrys Lane (3)
- Crappas Road (5)
- Faulkners Road (3)
- Flagstone Road (5)
- Greg Tobin Court (11)
- Invicta Road (18)
- Kehls Road (5)
- Kennedy Street (22)
- Lund Street (14)
- Mattons Road (6)
- Mill Road (12)
- Mountney Road (1)
- Mullers Road (9)
- Musgrave Street (21)
- Normanby Street (25)
- North Bucca Road (1)
- Old Bushs Road (5)
- Plantation Road (8)
- Pollocks Road (4)
- Railway Lane (4)
- Rasmussens Road (3)
- Reads Road (6)
- River Street (8)
- Rosedale Road (25)
- Smiths Crossing Road (9)
- Starkey Street (24)
- Stradlings Road (1)
- Wardrops Road (3)
