Fastest growing Bundaberg suburbs (2016-2021)

Ashfield grew fastest in percentage terms, at +45%. Bargara added the most residents, 1,398. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available.

This ranking shows which Bundaberg suburbs grew fastest between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses — once by percent change, and once by the sheer number of residents added, because those two questions have very different answers.

Percent growth and headcount growth are both real and they rarely agree. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 has grown 4,900%, and a suburb going from 35,000 to 56,000 has grown 63% — but the second one added four times as many people. The first list finds the greenfield estates, the second finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Both are ranked within Bundaberg's own pool. Note the period: the 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count available in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here.

Bundaberg suburbs that grew fastest, 2016-2021

Ranked on percent population change between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses. Percent growth favours suburbs starting from a small base, so greenfield estates built on former farmland dominate the top.

1

Ashfield

QLD 4670 · 1,152 residents

358 residents added · +45% · 1,152 residents in 2021

B 100.0
2

Kensington

QLD 4670 · 722 residents

153 residents added · +27% · 722 residents in 2021

D 95.7
3

Bargara

QLD 4670 · 8,883 residents

1,398 residents added · +19% · 8,883 residents in 2021

C 91.3
4

Coral Cove

QLD 4670 · 1,462 residents

194 residents added · +15% · 1,462 residents in 2021

B 87.0
5

Innes Park

QLD 4670 · 2,653 residents

351 residents added · +15% · 2,653 residents in 2021

B 82.6
6

Branyan

QLD 4670 · 4,660 residents

525 residents added · +13% · 4,660 residents in 2021

B 78.3
7

Elliott Heads

QLD 4670 · 1,160 residents

120 residents added · +12% · 1,160 residents in 2021

C 73.9
8

Kalkie

QLD 4670 · 2,968 residents

275 residents added · +10% · 2,968 residents in 2021

B 69.6
9

Burnett Heads

QLD 4670 · 2,908 residents

252 residents added · +10% · 2,908 residents in 2021

C 65.2
10

Woongarra

QLD 4670 · 585 residents

38 residents added · +7% · 585 residents in 2021

C 60.9
11

Bundaberg South

QLD 4670 · 3,494 residents

186 residents added · +6% · 3,494 residents in 2021

D 56.5
12

Qunaba

QLD 4670 · 836 residents

42 residents added · +5% · 836 residents in 2021

B 52.2
13

Gooburrum

QLD 4670 · 1,518 residents

75 residents added · +5% · 1,518 residents in 2021

B 47.8
14

Thabeban

QLD 4670 · 2,971 residents

130 residents added · +5% · 2,971 residents in 2021

C 43.5
15

Svensson Heights

QLD 4670 · 3,334 residents

131 residents added · +4% · 3,334 residents in 2021

C 39.1

Ranked from 24 qualifying suburbs.

Bundaberg suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021

Ranked on the NUMBER of residents added between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses rather than the percentage, which surfaces the established growth corridors instead of small suburbs multiplying from near zero.

1

Bargara

QLD 4670 · 8,883 residents

1,398 residents added · +19% · 8,883 residents in 2021

C 100.0
2

Branyan

QLD 4670 · 4,660 residents

525 residents added · +13% · 4,660 residents in 2021

B 95.7
3

Ashfield

QLD 4670 · 1,152 residents

358 residents added · +45% · 1,152 residents in 2021

B 91.3
4

Innes Park

QLD 4670 · 2,653 residents

351 residents added · +15% · 2,653 residents in 2021

B 87.0
5

Kalkie

QLD 4670 · 2,968 residents

275 residents added · +10% · 2,968 residents in 2021

B 82.6
6

Burnett Heads

QLD 4670 · 2,908 residents

252 residents added · +10% · 2,908 residents in 2021

C 78.3
7

Coral Cove

QLD 4670 · 1,462 residents

194 residents added · +15% · 1,462 residents in 2021

B 73.9
8

Bundaberg South

QLD 4670 · 3,494 residents

186 residents added · +6% · 3,494 residents in 2021

D 69.6
9

Avenell Heights

QLD 4670 · 5,028 residents

156 residents added · +3% · 5,028 residents in 2021

C 65.2
10

Kensington

QLD 4670 · 722 residents

153 residents added · +27% · 722 residents in 2021

D 60.9
11

Svensson Heights

QLD 4670 · 3,334 residents

131 residents added · +4% · 3,334 residents in 2021

C 56.5
12

Thabeban

QLD 4670 · 2,971 residents

130 residents added · +5% · 2,971 residents in 2021

C 52.2
13

Elliott Heads

QLD 4670 · 1,160 residents

120 residents added · +12% · 1,160 residents in 2021

C 47.8
14

Bundaberg North

QLD 4670 · 5,563 residents

111 residents added · +2% · 5,563 residents in 2021

D 43.5
15

Bundaberg West

QLD 4670 · 2,596 residents

96 residents added · +4% · 2,596 residents in 2021

D 39.1

Ranked from 24 qualifying suburbs.

How we ranked these

100% population growth, ranked within Bundaberg's candidate pool — once by percent change and once by residents added, because those two questions have different answers. Nothing else is blended in: a suburb that grew is not thereby better or worse to live in. The figures are the 2016 and 2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb population counts published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than today. Suburbs missing either count are excluded rather than ranked as no-growth. See how we calculate for the full methodology.

Common questions about this ranking

What are the fastest growing Bundaberg suburbs (2016-2021)?

Ashfield grew fastest in percentage terms, at +45%. Bargara added the most residents, 1,398. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available.

What period does this cover?

The 2016-2021 Censuses. The 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here, and one that took off after 2021 will not.

Why are there two different lists?

Because percent growth and headcount growth rarely agree, and both are real. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 grew 4,900%; one going from 35,000 to 56,000 grew 63% but added four times as many people. The percent list finds greenfield estates built on former farmland; the headcount list finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Presenting only one would hide half the answer.

Does fast growth make a suburb a good place to live?

This ranking does not say so, and deliberately blends nothing else in. Rapid growth can mean new housing, new schools and rising demand, or it can mean construction, strained roads and services that have not caught up — often both at once in the same suburb. Check the walkability, transport, schools and risk figures on each suburb's own page.

Which suburbs are eligible?

Suburbs in Bundaberg with at least 500 residents and a population figure in both Censuses. A suburb missing either count is left out rather than ranked as no-growth, and the top 15 are shown in each list.

Same list in other cities

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Rankings last computed 12 October 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.

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