Bundaberg · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A modest advantage score of 898 marks Bundaberg as an area where many residents face financial and educational challenges. While the region struggles with lower levels of access to resources compared to most areas, it is experiencing a period of significant expansion.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Bundaberg — lower than 86% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Most people here have lower access to money and job skills than those in similar areas, with an overall advantage score that is smaller than about 84% of other places.
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Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the 10% most advantaged. IRSAD summarises both advantage and disadvantage, so a high score reflects relatively many high-income, well-educated households and few low-income, low-skill ones.
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Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the least disadvantaged. IRSD focuses on disadvantage alone (low income, low education, unemployment, unskilled occupations), so a higher decile means relatively less disadvantage.
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Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Economic Resources, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for economic resources in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IER reflects the income, housing costs, dwelling size and assets of households, so a higher decile means relatively greater economic resources.
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Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Education and Occupation, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for education and occupation in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IEO reflects residents' qualifications and the skill level of their jobs, so a higher decile means a more highly educated and skilled workforce.
898
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a raw index score (standardised so the Australian average is about 1000). Higher scores indicate relatively greater advantage; lower scores greater disadvantage.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has grown by 7.2% since 2021, a rate much higher than most areas, though this is a little below the Queensland figure of 8.7%.
107,297
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
7.2%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
Economic activity is strong, with 7,540 businesses and 918 approved dwellings, both of which are higher than in about 80% to 90% of similar areas.
7,540
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
918
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Bundaberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31820/bundaberg/topic/economy-advantage
