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Bundaberg vs Sunshine Coast
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 203 km apart · Bundaberg profile · Sunshine Coast profile
Bundaberg Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast and Bundaberg are two Queensland regions with very different profiles. Sunshine Coast has a higher share of people who finished Year 12 (56.4%) and a larger proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (21.5%). It also has much higher access to money, resources, and job skills. In contrast, Bundaberg has a higher share of separate houses (85.0%) and more schools per 1,000 children. Residents in Bundaberg are also noticeably older, with a typical age of 47 compared to 43 in Sunshine Coast, and a higher share of people aged 65 and over (26.0%).
Both areas are very similar in some ways, such as having nearly identical shares of people who rent their homes and almost the same number of people per bedroom. They also share a similar percentage of people who have served in the Defence Force. However, other gaps are widening; for example, the difference in Year 12 completion rates has grown since 2016, and the age gap has increased as Bundaberg's population has become older than that of Sunshine Coast.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 89,810
- First area, 2016: 92,897
- First area, 2021: 99,215
- Second area, 2016: 294,367
- Second area, 2021: 342,541
- First area, 2011: 43 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 43 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Bundaberg: 1.2% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Sunshine Coast: 1.1% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Bundaberg: 1.6% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in Sunshine Coast: 1.3% males, 1.5% females
- 75–79 in Bundaberg: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 75–79 in Sunshine Coast: 2.0% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Bundaberg: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 70–74 in Sunshine Coast: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 65–69 in Bundaberg: 3.6% males, 3.7% females; 65–69 in Sunshine Coast: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in Bundaberg: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 60–64 in Sunshine Coast: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 55–59 in Bundaberg: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Sunshine Coast: 3.0% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Bundaberg: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Sunshine Coast: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Bundaberg: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Sunshine Coast: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Bundaberg: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in Sunshine Coast: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Bundaberg: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Sunshine Coast: 2.9% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Bundaberg: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 30–34 in Sunshine Coast: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 25–29 in Bundaberg: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in Sunshine Coast: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 20–24 in Bundaberg: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Sunshine Coast: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in Bundaberg: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Sunshine Coast: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Bundaberg: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Sunshine Coast: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Bundaberg: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Sunshine Coast: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Bundaberg: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Sunshine Coast: 2.6% males, 2.4% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $423
- First area, 2016: $490
- First area, 2021: $594
- Second area, 2016: $615
- Second area, 2021: $755
- First area, 2011: $833
- First area, 2016: $973
- First area, 2021: $1,157
- Second area, 2016: $1,275
- Second area, 2021: $1,595
- First area, 2011: $980
- First area, 2016: $1,185
- First area, 2021: $1,427
- Second area, 2016: $1,491
- Second area, 2021: $1,920
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $230
- First area, 2016: $260
- First area, 2021: $285
- Second area, 2016: $370
- Second area, 2021: $440
- First area, 2011: $1,350
- First area, 2016: $1,322
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,800
- Second area, 2021: $1,915
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bundaberg vs Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA31820/bundaberg/vs/LGA36720/sunshine-coast