Bundaberg Central, QLD 4670
Bundaberg Central, QLD 4670 recent property activity
In the last 12 months, Bundaberg Central, QLD 4670 saw four houses sold, one house rented and one unit rented — too small a sample to describe a suburb-wide figure.
For a fuller picture of Bundaberg Central, the resident profile below is drawn from the most recent Census.
Who lives hereA mostly-renter, young-adult suburb, with great public transport.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Bundaberg Central demographics & population
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Who lives in Bundaberg Central?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Housing & affordability in Bundaberg Central
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Income & employment in Bundaberg Central
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
Household and personal income sit close together — lots of single-earner or lone-person homes.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Getting around Bundaberg Central
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around Bundaberg Central
3 schools inside Bundaberg Central, plus the closest options around it. Families can choose from 27 primary schools in Bundaberg Central and its surrounds, and 7 high schools covering the secondary years. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
- Within Bundaberg Central · 3Order by
- 1St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 2Bundaberg Central State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 3St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- Nearby · within 5 km · 31
- 4St Luke's Anglican SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Kalkie · 3.1 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 5Bundaberg State High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Bundaberg South · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 6Bundaberg South State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bundaberg South · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 7St John's Lutheran Primary SchoolIndependent · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bundaberg · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 8St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bundaberg West · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 9Bundaberg West State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bundaberg West · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 10Bundaberg North State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bundaberg North · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 11Walkervale State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Walkervale · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 12Bundaberg North State High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Bundaberg North · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 13Bundaberg East State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bundaberg East · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 14Bundaberg Special SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Norville · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 15Hope Adventist SchoolIndependent · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · North Bundaberg · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 16Norville State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Norville · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 17Kepnock State High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Kepnock · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 18Shalom CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Bundaberg · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 19Thabeban State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Thabeban · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 20Avoca State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Avoca · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 21Kalkie State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Kalkie · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 22Oakwood State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Oakwood · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 23Woongarra State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Woongarra · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 24Bundaberg Christian CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Bundaberg · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 25Branyan Road State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Branyan · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 26Gooburrum State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Gooburrum · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 27Sharon State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Sharon · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 28Alloway State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Alloway · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 29Bargara State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Mon Repos · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 30Burnett Heads State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Burnett Heads · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 31Elliott Heads State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Elliott Heads · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 32Burnett Youth Learning CentreIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Elliott · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 33Kolan South State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · South Kolan · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 34Impact Community ACADEMYIndependent · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 10 · Bundaberg East · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students209Multilingual—ICSEA Rank—
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Bundaberg Central median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Bundaberg Central — choose a property type and size below.
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Bundaberg Central property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
Units
Buying vs renting in Bundaberg Central
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Sales market velocity
Bundaberg Central against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Bundaberg Central in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Bundaberg Central — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Bundaberg Central median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median house sale price in Bundaberg Central rose from $215k (Jul 2021) to $375k (Jun 2026) — +74.6% growth over five years — peaking at $511k between Jun 2025 and May 2026. Median house rent went from $206/wk to $338/wk (+64.1%) over the same period. For units, median rent went from $152/wk to $157/wk (+3.3%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Bundaberg Central: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Bundaberg Central, ranked by distance — each lined up against Bundaberg Central on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Frequently asked · Bundaberg Central
20 data-driven answers about Bundaberg Central's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Bundaberg Central?
#The median house price in Bundaberg Central, QLD 4670 is $524k as of June 2026, based on a very small number of recent sales. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
How much does it cost to rent in Bundaberg Central?
#The median weekly house rent in Bundaberg Central is $266 as of June 2026. Units rent for around $266 per week. House rents have moved +0.5% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom house in Bundaberg Central?
#A 3 bedroom house in Bundaberg Central rents for a median $266 per week as of June 2026. Unit rents: 2-bedroom $266/week. Figures cover only segments with enough recent leases to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded. The segment breakdown covers rent, yield and days on market for every property type and bedroom count.
What is the gross rental yield in Bundaberg Central?
#Gross rental yield in Bundaberg Central is 2.41% for houses as of June 2026, compared with the QLD unit median of 2.95%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
How much is a 3 bedroom house in Bundaberg Central?
#As of June 2026, Bundaberg Central medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | — | $524k | $524k | $524k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseWhat does the data say about Bundaberg Central as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Bundaberg Central, gross rental yield is 2.41% against a QLD median of 2.63%, houses take a median 59 days to sell, sales supply is 1.1 months (severe). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
How quickly do houses sell in Bundaberg Central?
#Houses in Bundaberg Central sell in a median 59 days on market as of June 2026. Days on market have tightened by 37 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Bundaberg Central a tight or loose property market right now?
#Bundaberg Central's sales market sits at 1.1 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage) against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose. The rental side is looser at 1.4 months of supply.
How active is the rental market in Bundaberg Central?
#Bundaberg Central's house rental market sits at 1.4 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Tight, with 1 houses leased over the past 12 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Bundaberg Central compare to other QLD suburbs?
#Bundaberg Central's median house price ($524k) is 16% below the QLD median ($622k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 59 days vs 17 days state median. On gross yield, Bundaberg Central sits at 2.41% vs 2.63% state median.
What's the most popular property type in Bundaberg Central?
#The most-transacted segment in Bundaberg Central over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 2 sales. 3 bed houses come second at 2 sales. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in Bundaberg Central last year?
#Bundaberg Central recorded 2 house sales and 0 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 2 transactions. On the rental side, 1 house and 1 unit were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Bundaberg Central in?
#Bundaberg Central is in postcode 4670, in the Wide Bay Burnett region of QLD. Addresses there are written as Bundaberg Central, QLD 4670.
What is the population of Bundaberg Central?
#Bundaberg Central, QLD 4670 is home to 111 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 19, and the average household holds 1.4 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Bundaberg Central?
#The median household in Bundaberg Central earns $716 per week — roughly $37k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $613/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Bundaberg Central?
#The unemployment rate in Bundaberg Central is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Bundaberg Central?
#Bundaberg Central is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near Bundaberg Central?
#Bundaberg Central has 34 schools within reach, 3 of them inside the suburb itself — including St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg Central State School, St Mary's Catholic Primary School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Bundaberg Central a good place to live?
#Bundaberg Central, QLD 4670 has a population of 111, a median age of 19, a median household income around $716/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 34 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this Bundaberg Central market data last updated?
#This Bundaberg Central market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.