Bulgun QLD 4854
154 addresses · 14 streets
Kennedy Electorate › Cassowary Coast LGA › Bulgun · 1289 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Bulgun is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 285 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,583 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Tully statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bulgun itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 park
1 physiotherapist
1 hospital
1 vet
1 library
1 service station
1 gym
1 golf club
3 hardware stores
Getting around. Train station: Tully, 4.1 km south · Bus interchange: Banyan Park Transit Centre, 4.3 km south · Airport: Innisfail Aerodrome, 38.4 km north.
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: 26.1% 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 | 26.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 51.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.5% · Labour-force participation 57.4%
Population by age in Bulgun
| 0-4 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 34 |
| 15-19 | 15 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 16 |
| 35-44 | 36 |
| 45-54 | 43 |
| 55-64 | 39 |
| 65-74 | 45 |
| 75-84 | 19 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Bulgun
| House | 106 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Bulgun
| <$650 | 10 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 36 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 31 |
| $3,000+ | 19 |
Top ancestries in Bulgun
| Australian | 103 |
|---|---|
| English | 85 |
| Italian | 53 |
| Irish | 49 |
| Scottish | 34 |
| Ancestry NS | 21 |
Housing tenure in Bulgun
| Owned | 44 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 41 |
| Rented | 7 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Bulgun
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |
| 2 | 52 |
| 3 | 16 |
| 4+ | 15 |
Commute to work in Bulgun
| Car | 105 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 6 |
Top countries of birth in Bulgun
| England | 3 |
|---|---|
| Italy | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
912 bird observations recorded near Bulgun — most often seen:
- Metallic Starling (91)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (67)
- Common Myna (62)
- Masked Lapwing (49)
- Welcome Swallow (49)
- Magpie-lark (43)
- Willie Wagtail (43)
- Forest Kingfisher (34)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (34)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (32)
- Southern Cassowary (32)
- House Sparrow (30)
- Australasian Figbird (26)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Bulgun
- Australian White Ibis (26)
- Black Kite (26)
- Spangled Drongo (26)
- Laughing Kookaburra (25)
- Peaceful Dove (23)
- Yellow-spotted Honeyeater (20)
- Australian Brush-turkey (18)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (17)
- Helmeted Friarbird (16)
- Nankeen Kestrel (16)
- Straw-necked Ibis (16)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (16)
- White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (16)
- Brahminy Kite (15)
- Crimson Finch (15)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (15)
- Yellow Honeyeater (14)
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 Bulgun:
- Midgenoo (2.7 km)
- Birkalla (2.8 km)
- Feluga (3.1 km)
- Tully (4.4 km)
- Merryburn (5.6 km)
- Djarawong (5.9 km)
- East Feluga (7.9 km)
- Jarra Creek (8.4 km)
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Streets
- Bosel Court (16)
- Bulgun Road (49)
- Corbett Close (7)
- Dinan Close (11)
- Esther Court (5)
- Horan Close (5)
- Lizzio Road (1)
- Margaret Close (4)
- Mcnamara Close (3)
- Mjv Mcnamara Close (12)
- Murray Street (1)
- Old Tully Road (4)
- Ruby Crescent (12)
- Thomas Court (24)
