Bundaberg suburbs where homes are owned outright

Burnett Heads tops the ranking, where 49.1% of homes are owned outright — no mortgage against them (570 dwellings). Bargara and Bundaberg North follow. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 17 eligible Bundaberg suburbs.

This page ranks Bundaberg suburbs by the share of occupied private dwellings owned outright — owned with no mortgage against them — at the 2021 Census. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents are ranked.

Owned outright is a narrower measure than owner-occupied, and the difference is the point: a suburb can be almost entirely owner-occupied and still be mostly mortgaged. The share here is dwellings owned without a mortgage divided by all dwellings whose tenure was reported — outright, mortgaged and rented added together, because the ABS publishes a count per tenure type and no total. High shares tend to mark established, older, low-turnover places rather than desirable ones, and that is a description of who lives there now, not a recommendation.

Bundaberg suburbs where the most homes are owned outright

Ranked by the share of occupied private dwellings owned without a mortgage at the 2021 Census, among suburbs with at least 2,000 residents. Owned outright is a narrower measure than owner-occupied — it excludes everyone still paying one off.

1

Burnett Heads

QLD 4670 · 2,908 residents

49.1% of homes owned outright · 570 dwellings

C 100.0
2

Bargara

QLD 4670 · 8,883 residents

47.7% of homes owned outright · 1,648 dwellings

C 93.8
3

Bundaberg North

QLD 4670 · 5,563 residents

44.9% of homes owned outright · 977 dwellings

D 87.5
4

Avoca

QLD 4670 · 4,912 residents

44.6% of homes owned outright · 786 dwellings

C 81.2
5

Thabeban

QLD 4670 · 2,971 residents

40.3% of homes owned outright · 437 dwellings

C 75.0
6

Innes Park

QLD 4670 · 2,653 residents

40.1% of homes owned outright · 361 dwellings

B 68.8
7

Norville

QLD 4670 · 2,476 residents

38.8% of homes owned outright · 391 dwellings

C 62.5
8

Millbank

QLD 4670 · 2,499 residents

38.2% of homes owned outright · 372 dwellings

C 56.2
9

Avenell Heights

QLD 4670 · 5,028 residents

37.6% of homes owned outright · 746 dwellings

C 50.0
10

Branyan

QLD 4670 · 4,660 residents

36.2% of homes owned outright · 543 dwellings

B 43.8
11

Kepnock

QLD 4670 · 4,501 residents

35.9% of homes owned outright · 602 dwellings

C 37.5
12

Kalkie

QLD 4670 · 2,968 residents

35.6% of homes owned outright · 370 dwellings

B 31.2
13

Bundaberg East

QLD 4670 · 2,839 residents

33.5% of homes owned outright · 370 dwellings

D 25.0
14

Walkervale

QLD 4670 · 2,981 residents

33.3% of homes owned outright · 374 dwellings

C 18.8
15

Svensson Heights

QLD 4670 · 3,334 residents

33.2% of homes owned outright · 436 dwellings

C 12.5

Ranked from 17 qualifying suburbs.

How we ranked these

100% share of occupied private dwellings owned WITHOUT a mortgage in the 2021 Census, divided by all dwellings whose tenure was reported — owned outright, mortgaged and rented added together, because the ABS publishes a count per tenure type and no total — and percentile-ranked within Bundaberg's candidate pool. A narrower measure than owner-occupied, which counts everyone still paying one off. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents qualify, and the larger absolute number of outright-owned dwellings breaks ties. Descriptive ABS Census data, not a recommendation. See how we calculate for the full methodology.

Common questions about this ranking

What are the bundaberg suburbs where homes are owned outright?

Burnett Heads tops the ranking, where 49.1% of homes are owned outright — no mortgage against them (570 dwellings). Bargara and Bundaberg North follow. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 17 eligible Bundaberg suburbs.

How is this ranking put together?

Each Bundaberg suburb is ranked by the share of its occupied private dwellings owned without a mortgage in the 2021 Census. The denominator is every dwelling whose tenure was reported — owned outright, owned with a mortgage and rented, added together — because the Census publishes a count per tenure type and no total. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents are included.

How is this different from owner-occupied?

Owner-occupied counts everyone who owns the home they live in, mortgage or not. This counts only those who owe nothing on it. A suburb can be almost entirely owner-occupied and still be mostly mortgaged, so the two lists are not the same list.

What does a high share tell me about a suburb?

Usually that it is established and that people have stayed: paying off a mortgage takes decades, so outright ownership concentrates where residents are older and turnover is low. It is a description of who lives there now, not a measure of how desirable or affordable the suburb is.

How current is it?

The figures are from the 2021 Census, the most recent available until results from the August 2026 Census are released in 2027. The top 15 is recomputed whenever we refresh the census data.

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

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