Bundaberg West QLD 4670
1,969 addresses · 30 streets
Hinkler Electorate › Bundaberg LGA › Bundaberg West · 297 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Bundaberg West is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,596 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $966 a week, with median rent near $245 a week. Most homes are houses. About 35% of households own their home and 64% 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 Bundaberg statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bundaberg West itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
21 schools
2 Catholic churches
2 physiotherapists
4 childcare & kindergartens
1 library
2 golf clubs
3 butchers
Getting around. Train station: Bundaberg, 800 m north-east · Railway halt: Australian Sugar Cane Railway, 2.3 km north · Bus interchange: Bundaberg Coach Station, 1.4 km east · Airport: Bundaberg Airport, 3.7 km south-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: 9.5% 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 | 9.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 10.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 9.2% · Labour-force participation 50.3%
Population by age in Bundaberg West
| 0-4 | 155 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 261 |
| 15-19 | 123 |
| 20-24 | 215 |
| 25-34 | 401 |
| 35-44 | 308 |
| 45-54 | 280 |
| 55-64 | 302 |
| 65-74 | 297 |
| 75-84 | 196 |
| 85+ | 54 |
Dwelling types in Bundaberg West
| House | 497 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 462 |
| Apartment | 136 |
| Other | 8 |
Households by weekly income in Bundaberg West
| <$650 | 357 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 353 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 249 |
| $3,000+ | 77 |
Top ancestries in Bundaberg West
| English | 946 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 852 |
| Ancestry NS | 279 |
| Other | 242 |
| Irish | 231 |
| Scottish | 226 |
Housing tenure in Bundaberg West
| Owned | 220 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 160 |
| Rented | 690 |
| Other | 14 |
Cars per household in Bundaberg West
| 0 | 172 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 559 |
| 2 | 272 |
| 3 | 66 |
| 4+ | 31 |
Commute to work in Bundaberg West
| Car | 700 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 24 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 93 |
| Bicycle | 19 |
| Home | 56 |
Top countries of birth in Bundaberg West
| Philippines | 72 |
|---|---|
| England | 64 |
| New Zealand | 61 |
| India | 52 |
| Malaysia | 44 |
| China | 24 |
Languages used at home in Bundaberg West
| Mandarin | 46 |
|---|---|
| Malayalam | 43 |
| Tagalog | 27 |
| Cantonese | 19 |
| Filipino | 19 |
| Vietnamese | 16 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
86,367 bird observations recorded near Bundaberg West — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (4,162)
- Noisy Miner (3,600)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,583)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,559)
- Magpie-lark (3,551)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (3,347)
- Australasian Figbird (3,341)
- Willie Wagtail (3,315)
- Welcome Swallow (3,283)
- Australian Wood Duck (3,275)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (3,259)
- Little Black Cormorant (3,186)
- Australasian Darter (3,127)
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- Grey Butcherbird (2,990)
- Crested Pigeon (2,944)
- Torresian Crow (2,732)
- Brown Honeyeater (2,696)
- Dusky Moorhen (2,690)
- Little Friarbird (2,681)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (2,649)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,646)
- Great Egret (2,640)
- Pied Butcherbird (2,617)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,575)
- Olive-backed Oriole (2,129)
- Australian Pelican (2,085)
- Hardhead (1,999)
- Royal Spoonbill (1,914)
- Magpie Goose (1,910)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,882)
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 Bundaberg West:
- Svensson Heights (1.3 km)
- Bundaberg Central (1.3 km)
- Millbank (1.8 km)
- Norville (1.9 km)
- Bundaberg South (1.9 km)
- Walkervale (2.3 km)
- Bundaberg North (2.4 km)
- Avoca (3.4 km)
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Streets
- Adams Street (47)
- Avoca Street (71)
- Bellevue Street (16)
- Bingera Street (70)
- Bourbong Street (171)
- Branyan Street (140)
- Breusch Street (5)
- Burkitt Street (9)
- Burrum Street (59)
- Civic Avenue (1)
- Crofton Street (135)
- Electra Street (172)
- George Street (238)
- Grimstead Street (25)
- Grimwood Street (7)
- Hope Street (5)
- John Street (21)
- Kennedy Street (15)
- Macleod Street (24)
- Moore Lane (14)
- Mulgrave Street (91)
- Powers Street (70)
- Pyefinch Boulevard (1)
- Quay Street (54)
- Steffensen Street (9)
- Takalvan Street (71)
- Walker Street (47)
- White Street (18)
- Woondooma Street (198)
- Woongarra Street (165)