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bamaga
Queensland · Census 2021
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Bamaga is a leafy residential suburb of Northern Peninsula Area.
Median house price
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People
Population
1,186
Median age
25 yrs
Income / person / wk
$749
Household income / wk
$1,630
Housing
Median rent / wk
$120
Mortgage / month
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Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- Other Christian · 41%
- Top language at home
- Australian Indigenous languages · 33%
- No religion
- 11%
- Born overseas
- 4%
- English only at home
- 19%
Local amenities
Amenity score
19/100
Schools
2
Supermarkets
1
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
0
Libraries
0
GP clinics
2
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
1
Nearest supermarket
6.0 km
Nearest train
747.8 km
Nearest hospital
6.7 km
Distance to coast
5.5 km
NBN
Satellite
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
3
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
2
Secondary
2
Nearest secondary
6.7 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Northern Peninsula Area
- Council population
- 2,783
- Council area
- 1,052 km²
- Density
- 3/km²
- Federal grants
- $6.40M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $2,299/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Leichhardt
- Federal MP
- Matt Smith (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 56% 2PP
- State electorate
- Cook
- State MP
- David Kempton (LNP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.