Biggenden QLD 4621
590 addresses · 39 streets
Flynn Electorate › North Burnett LGA › Biggenden · 239 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Biggenden is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 788 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $725 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, 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 Gayndah - Mundubbera statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Biggenden itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
2 cafés & restaurants
1 supermarket
1 Catholic church
1 pharmacy
1 hospital
1 library
1 post office
1 service station
2 gyms & sports centres
1 golf club
1 bakery
1 butcher
1 hardware store
1 hairdresser
1 mechanic
Getting around. Airport: Gayndah Airport, 43.5 km west.
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: 42.5% 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 | 42.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 58.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 9.6% · Labour-force participation 31.6%
Population by age in Biggenden
| 0-4 | 31 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 62 |
| 15-19 | 44 |
| 20-24 | 34 |
| 25-34 | 38 |
| 35-44 | 64 |
| 45-54 | 95 |
| 55-64 | 114 |
| 65-74 | 142 |
| 75-84 | 126 |
| 85+ | 29 |
Dwelling types in Biggenden
| House | 330 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 3 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 16 |
Households by weekly income in Biggenden
| <$650 | 133 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 129 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 47 |
| $3,000+ | 18 |
Top ancestries in Biggenden
| English | 336 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 292 |
| Ancestry NS | 100 |
| Irish | 75 |
| German | 58 |
| Scottish | 54 |
Housing tenure in Biggenden
| Owned | 196 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 64 |
| Rented | 78 |
| Other | 8 |
Cars per household in Biggenden
| 0 | 24 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 162 |
| 2 | 115 |
| 3 | 27 |
| 4+ | 19 |
Commute to work in Biggenden
| Car | 132 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 19 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 19 |
Top countries of birth in Biggenden
| England | 31 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 18 |
| Philippines | 9 |
| Ireland | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| United States | 3 |
Languages used at home in Biggenden
| Filipino | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
636 bird observations recorded near Biggenden — most often seen:
- Torresian Crow (44)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (35)
- Australian Magpie (33)
- Magpie-lark (33)
- Galah (32)
- Apostlebird (29)
- Australian Wood Duck (26)
- House Sparrow (24)
- Striated Pardalote (24)
- Willie Wagtail (23)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (22)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (22)
- Brown Honeyeater (20)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Biggenden
- Double-barred Finch (20)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (19)
- Pacific Black Duck (19)
- Laughing Kookaburra (18)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (17)
- Eastern Galah (17)
- Noisy Miner (16)
- Pied Butcherbird (16)
- Australian Torresian Crow (15)
- Crested Pigeon (15)
- Plumed Whistling-duck (15)
- Southern Magpie-lark (15)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (14)
- Welcome Swallow (14)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (13)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (13)
- Straw-necked Ibis (13)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
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Streets
- Airstrip Road (1)
- Alfred Street (17)
- Alice Street (31)
- Biggenden Mines Road (4)
- Bluff View Road (9)
- Bluffview Road (9)
- Brookes Street (16)
- Caroline Street (7)
- Deep Creek Road (7)
- Degilbo Mines Road (2)
- Degilbo Station Road (2)
- Edward Street (68)
- Elizabeth Street (15)
- Fenwicks Road (7)
- Frederick Street (40)
- George Street (47)
- Gloucester Street (14)
- Gooroolba - Biggenden Road (1)
- Horton Street (26)
- Isis Highway (32)
- John Street (31)
- Kent Street (2)
- Kimber Street (26)
- Lords Road (1)
- Maces Road (1)
- Mary Street (6)
- Maryborough - Biggenden Road (6)
- Mckenzie Street (5)
- Mount Hastings Creek Road (1)
- National Park Road (1)
- Nette Street (33)
- Old Coach Road (3)
- Plum Creek Road (2)
- Richard Street (7)
- Tardent Street (31)
- Victoria Street (37)
- Walsh Street (22)
- William Street (15)
- Windsor Street (5)
