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Queensland council

Fraser Coast

122,924 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 7,105 km², 97 suburbs. Council website: frasercoast.qld.gov.au.

Council series run to Aug 2026.

Population

122,924

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +2.1% in a year

Density

17/km²

7,105 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$599k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$29

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

12.9 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to Aug 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

2 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

97

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-08
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
51
Median household income
$1,062/week
Median rent
$300/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,300/month
Households renting
24.4%
Average household
2.3 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 2 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 2 of 10

Suburbs

97 suburbs where Fraser Coast holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Maryborough (Qld)15,287All– / 0%1
Urangan10,988All– / 0%2
Urraween7,951All– / 0%2
Torquay (Qld)6,533All– / 0%1
Tinana5,872All– / 0%2
Point Vernon5,718All– / 0%2
Kawungan5,460All– / 0%2
Pialba4,151All– / 0%1
Eli Waters3,758All– / 0%2
Scarness3,646All– / 0%1
Wondunna3,315All– / 0%6
Toogoom2,596All– / 0%2
Burrum Heads2,538All– / 0%1
Granville (Qld)2,532All– / 0%1
Dundowran Beach2,299All– / 0%7
Craignish2,190All– / 0%5
Glenwood (Qld)2,137All– / 0%1
River Heads2,044All– / 0%2
Oakhurst (Qld)1,717All– / 0%4
Booral (Qld)1,636All– / 0%2
Howard1,394All– / 0%1
Aldershot1,311All– / 0%
Nikenbah1,234All– / 0%7
Dundowran1,085All– / 0%2
Sunshine Acres1,009All– / 0%4
Torbanlea841All– / 0%1
Pacific Haven778All– / 0%1
Tiaro778All– / 0%1
Bauple745All– / 0%1
Yengarie615All– / 0%4
Poona576All– / 0%1
Maryborough West568All– / 0%2
Takura553All– / 0%5
Tinana South545All– / 0%4
Bidwill (Qld)517All– / 0%3
Walligan447All– / 0%2
Boonooroo371All– / 0%1
Mungar328All– / 0%2
Dunmora281All– / 0%4
Burrum River259All– / 0%1
Maaroom247All– / 0%1
Owanyilla245All– / 0%4
Dundathu238All– / 0%4
Teddington236All– / 0%2
Burrum Town197All– / 0%1
Paterson (Qld)157All– / 0%1
Island Plantation155All– / 0%2
Fraser Island152All– / 0%
Grahams Creek149All– / 0%4
Beelbi Creek143All– / 0%1
Kanigan14337%– / 0%1
Tuan140All– / 0%1
Talegalla Weir127All– / 0%1
Antigua126All– / 0%1
St Helens (Fraser Coast - Qld)123All– / 0%2
Magnolia115All– / 0%2
Susan River115All– / 0%4
Yerra110All– / 0%2
Gootchie96All– / 0%1
Ferney93All– / 0%4
Brooweena91All– / 0%1
Boompa89All– / 0%4
Gundiah89All– / 0%1
Glenorchy (Qld)84All– / 0%4
Pioneers Rest78All– / 0%1
Bunya Creek75All– / 0%7
Walkers Point75All– / 0%1
Aramara71All– / 0%1
Tinnanbar64All– / 0%1
Teebar59All– / 0%4
Beaver Rock56All– / 0%1
Burgowan56All– / 0%4
Woocoo56All– / 0%4
Pilerwa50All– / 0%2
Mount Urah49All– / 0%4
Gigoomgan46All– / 0%4
North Aramara45All– / 0%1
Duckinwilla38All– / 0%
Doongul35All– / 0%1
Prawle34All– / 0%4
St Mary34All– / 0%1
Gungaloon27All– / 0%1
Netherby (Qld)25All– / 0%1
Munna Creek2285%– / 0%1
Thinoomba16All– / 0%1
Malarga15All– / 0%4
Calgoa14All– / 0%4
Tandora12All– / 0%4
Eurong11All– / 0%3
Cherwell10All– / 0%1
Bauple Forest9All– / 0%
Glenbar7All– / 0%4
Boonooroo Plains6All– / 0%4
Tuan Forest5All– / 0%1
Marodian4All– / 0%4
Great Sandy StraitAll– / 0%
The DimondsAll– / 0%
WalliebumAll– / 0%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

0%

Over 98 of 98 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

4%

Over 98 of 98 member suburbs

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Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Hinkler · David BATT (LNP)66%
  • Wide Bay · Llew O'BRIEN (LNP)34%

State districts

  • Hervey Bay · David Lee (LNP)50%
  • Maryborough · John Barounis (LNP)47%
  • Gympie · Tony Perrett (LNP)3%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Queensland council on the council map or the Queensland council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-11-05.