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Burnett Heads QLD 4670

1,987 addresses · 87 streets

Hinkler Electorate › Bundaberg LGA › Burnett Heads · 306 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Burnett Heads is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,908 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,053 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,908Population
55Median age
$1,053Median household income / wk
$290Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bargara - Burnett Heads statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Burnett Heads itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bundaberg Airport, 16.7 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 7.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Burnett Heads

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Burnett Heads QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 44.2%

Population by age in Burnett Heads
Population by age, Burnett Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-499
5-14281
15-19120
20-24109
25-34197
35-44250
45-54346
55-64567
65-74619
75-84263
85+44
Dwelling types in Burnett Heads
Dwelling types, Burnett Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,127
Townhouse3
Apartment10
Other58
Households by weekly income in Burnett Heads
Households by weekly income, Burnett Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650295
$650-1,499440
$1,500-2,999281
$3,000+103
Top ancestries in Burnett Heads
Top ancestries, Burnett Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,344
Australian1,173
Scottish353
Irish312
German237
Other143
Housing tenure in Burnett Heads
Housing tenure, Burnett Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned570
Mortgage321
Rented270
Other16
Cars per household in Burnett Heads
Cars per household, Burnett Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
054
1446
2463
3141
4+74
Commute to work in Burnett Heads
Commute to work, Burnett Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car804
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked25
Bicycle3
Home75
Top countries of birth in Burnett Heads
Top countries of birth, Burnett Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England130
New Zealand104
Germany30
Netherlands21
Philippines21
Scotland9
Languages used at home in Burnett Heads
Languages used at home, Burnett Heads QLD (ABS Census 2021)
French12
Vietnamese11
German6
Portuguese5
Filipino5
Afrikaans4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

38,912 bird observations recorded near Burnett Heads — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Burnett Heads

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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