Bundaberg East vs Bundaberg South

Bundaberg South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Bundaberg East. In both, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. In Bundaberg East, most households own their home. In Bundaberg South, most households rent. On these figures, Bundaberg South tends to suit renters.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Bundaberg East

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 6)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (77% vs 58%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 40%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bundaberg South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (61% vs 41%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $285/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bundaberg South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (86/100 vs 60/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (359.1 km vs 363.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bundaberg South

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (42% vs 23%)
  • is more walkable (86/100 vs 60/100)
  • But Bundaberg East has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Bundaberg East and Bundaberg South drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Walkability 60 / 86
Bundaberg East — Walkability: 60/100 Bundaberg South — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 21 / 18
Bundaberg East — Safety: 21/100 Bundaberg South — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bundaberg East — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bundaberg South — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bundaberg East rents higher ($285/wk vs $250/wk); Bundaberg East skews older (42 vs 37).

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Population 2,839 3,494
+23% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% +5.7%
Median age 42 37
Median household income $56,160/yr
+9% vs other
 $50,856/yr
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+12% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
0-4 5.7% / 4.8%
Bundaberg East — 0-4: 5.7% Bundaberg South — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 13.1% / 11.4%
Bundaberg East — 5-14: 13.1% Bundaberg South — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 6.3% / 5.9%
Bundaberg East — 15-19: 6.3% Bundaberg South — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 5.6% / 8.1%
Bundaberg East — 20-24: 5.6% Bundaberg South — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 11.7% / 16.1%
Bundaberg East — 25-34: 11.7% Bundaberg South — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 10.8% / 12.4%
Bundaberg East — 35-44: 10.8% Bundaberg South — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 11.5% / 11.8%
Bundaberg East — 45-54: 11.5% Bundaberg South — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 13.2% / 12.8%
Bundaberg East — 55-64: 13.2% Bundaberg South — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 12.0% / 9.6%
Bundaberg East — 65-74: 12.0% Bundaberg South — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 7.9% / 5.3%
Bundaberg East — 75-84: 7.9% Bundaberg South — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 2.0% / 1.7%
Bundaberg East — 85+: 2.0% Bundaberg South — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bundaberg East 45.2% lone person
Bundaberg East — Lone Person: 45.2% Bundaberg East — Couple Families: 28.4% Bundaberg East — One Parent Families: 21.2% Bundaberg East — Group Household: 3.8% Bundaberg East — Other Families: 1.3%
Bundaberg South 49.9% lone person
Bundaberg South — Lone Person: 49.9% Bundaberg South — Couple Families: 18.5% Bundaberg South — One Parent Families: 21.9% Bundaberg South — Group Household: 6.7% Bundaberg South — Other Families: 3.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bundaberg East 40.8% renting
Bundaberg East — Owned Outright: 33.5% Bundaberg East — Mortgage: 25.7% Bundaberg East — Renting: 40.8%
Bundaberg South 60.9% renting
Bundaberg South — Owned Outright: 21.6% Bundaberg South — Mortgage: 17.5% Bundaberg South — Renting: 60.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 15.1%
Bundaberg East — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Bundaberg South — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 6.8%
Bundaberg East — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Bundaberg South — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 5.2%
Bundaberg East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Bundaberg South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 1.6%
Bundaberg East — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Bundaberg South — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.7%
Bundaberg East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Bundaberg South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
England 2.3% / 2.5%
Bundaberg East — England: 2.3% Bundaberg South — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.2%
Bundaberg East — New Zealand: 2.5% Bundaberg South — New Zealand: 1.2%
Philippines 1.0% / 1.5%
Bundaberg East — Philippines: 1.0% Bundaberg South — Philippines: 1.5%
Thailand 0.7% / 1.2%
Bundaberg East — Thailand: 0.7% Bundaberg South — Thailand: 1.2%
India 0.5% / 1.0%
Bundaberg East — India: 0.5% Bundaberg South — India: 1.0%
Nepal — / 1.3%
Bundaberg East — Nepal: not among its largest Bundaberg South — Nepal: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bundaberg East 77.1% houses
Bundaberg East — Houses: 77.1% Bundaberg East — Flats / Apartments: 18.9% Bundaberg East — Townhouses: 4.0%
Bundaberg South 58.5% houses
Bundaberg South — Houses: 58.5% Bundaberg South — Flats / Apartments: 15.9% Bundaberg South — Townhouses: 25.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Median house price $592,500 $546,000
Median unit price $440,000
same for both
Median land price $450,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 54 days
from 17 sales
 32 days
from 25 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
3 bed $554K / $520K
Bundaberg East — 3 bed: $554K (35 sales) Bundaberg South — 3 bed: $520K (54 sales)

35 vs 54 sales

4 bed $745K / $575K
Bundaberg East — 4 bed: $745K (20 sales) Bundaberg South — 4 bed: $575K (21 sales)

20 vs 21 sales

Development activity

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Houses 4.9%
$610/wk on $650K
 4.7%
$565/wk on $629K
Units — 4.8%
$465/wk on $500K

Ranking within QLD

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 3% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 68% of QLD

Liveability

Bundaberg South is more walkable (86 vs 60).

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Grade D
same for both
Score 34/100 32/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
79/100
 High
82/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Inside the suburb 2 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bundaberg East

  • Bundaberg East State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Impact Community ACADEMY Independent · Secondary

Schools in Bundaberg South

  • Bundaberg State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St John's Lutheran Primary School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Bundaberg South State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Cafes & restaurants 4 2
Parks & reserves 10 6
Childcare 3 4
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 4 1
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Bundaberg East sits further from the CBD (363.2 km vs 359.1 km).

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Walkability score 60/100 86/100
Distance to Brisbane 363.2 km
+1% vs other
 359.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 254 min 252 min
Public transport score 30/100
Bus
 35/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Car (driver) 81.2% / 77.0%
Bundaberg East — Car (driver): 81.2% Bundaberg South — Car (driver): 77.0%
Car (passenger) 9.4% / 15.5%
Bundaberg East — Car (passenger): 9.4% Bundaberg South — Car (passenger): 15.5%
Worked from Home 4.3% / 2.6%
Bundaberg East — Worked from Home: 4.3% Bundaberg South — Worked from Home: 2.6%
Walked Only 3.2% / 3.5%
Bundaberg East — Walked Only: 3.2% Bundaberg South — Walked Only: 3.5%
Bicycle 1.4% / 1.1%
Bundaberg East — Bicycle: 1.4% Bundaberg South — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.8 km 11.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Connectivity score 65/100 56/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
1,677 premises
 20%
1,894 premises

Climate

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bundaberg East Bundaberg South
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bundaberg East

Affordable Parks

Bundaberg South

Affordable Parks Townhouses

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