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Queensland council

South Burnett

35,111 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 8,382 km², 102 suburbs. Council website: southburnett.qld.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

35,111

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.2% in a year

Density

4.2/km²

8,382 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$375k

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

Federal grants per resident

$205

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

5.5 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

2 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

102

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, 2021-07–2026-07
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
48
Median household income
$1,045/week
Median rent
$245/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,083/month
Households renting
25.0%
Average household
2.3 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 2 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 2 of 10

Suburbs

102 suburbs where South Burnett 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
Kingaroy10,266All– / 0%2
Nanango3,679All– / 0%1
Murgon2,220All– / 0%1
Wondai1,975All– / 0%1
Booie1,094All– / 0%4
South Nanango893All– / <1%1
Blackbutt (Qld)799All– / 0%1
Taabinga601All– / 0%2
Wattle Camp543All– / 0%1
Blackbutt North451All– / 0%1
Proston410All– / 0%1
Taromeo373All– / 2%1
South East Nanango344All– / 1%1
Benarkin North341All– / 2%1
Memerambi338All– / 0%2
Ellesmere334All– / 0%2
Brooklands324All– / 0%3
Wooroolin319All– / 0%3
Kumbia301All– / 0%1
Ballogie276All– / 0%1
East Nanango273All– / 2%2
Tingoora272All– / 0%1
Moffatdale257All– / 0%3
Maidenwell227All– / 0%1
Durong219All– / <1%2
Glan Devon219All– / 0%2
Tarong193All– / 0%1
Runnymede (Qld)192All– / <1%2
Inverlaw190All– / 0%5
Gordonbrook184All– / 0%3
Crawford182All– / 0%3
Goodger176All– / 0%3
Coolabunia173All– / 0%5
Hivesville173All– / 0%1
Blackbutt South160All– / 4%1
Cloyna160All– / 0%3
Benair151All– / 0%7
Cushnie145All– / 0%1
Hodgleigh134All– / 0%5
Haly Creek124All– / 0%7
Tablelands (South Burnett - Qld)116All– / 0%3
Sandy Ridges111All– / 0%2
Bunya Mountains11021%– / 47%7
Coverty107All– / 0%1
Windera (Qld)10589%– / 0%4
Merlwood104All– / 0%3
Mondure102All– / 0%4
Wilkesdale101All– / 0%1
Chelmsford100All– / 0%4
Wattle Grove (Qld)100All– / 0%5
Redgate (Qld)94All– / 0%3
Teelah90All– / 1%1
Mannuem87All– / 0%7
Manyung8361%– / 0%4
Wheatlands82All– / 0%2
Charlestown (Qld)79All– / 0%1
Greenview78All– / 0%4
Silverleaf73All– / 0%4
Boondooma70All– / <1%2
Kinleymore69All– / 0%1
Boyneside67All– / <1%7
Barker Creek Flat61All– / 0%5
Benarkin61All– / 14%1
Pimpimbudgee61All– / <1%1
Bullcamp58All– / 3%2
Corndale (Qld)58All– / 0%2
Wengenville54All– / 0%2
Wooroonden54All– / 0%4
Okeden53All– / 0%2
Alice Creek50All– / 0%4
Oakdale (Qld)49All– / 0%2
Fairdale48All– / 0%1
Barlil46All– / 0%2
Johnstown4672%– / <1%3
Crownthorpe4578%– / 0%3
Moondooner45All– / 0%3
Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld)44All– / <1%7
Wyalla43All– / <1%2
Speedwell42All– / 0%2
Nukku40All– / 5%1
Byee39All– / 0%2
Ficks Crossing39All– / 0%4
Melrose (Qld)39All– / 0%1
Abbeywood38All– / 0%2
Stalworth37All– / 0%2
Dangore35All– / 0%7
Glenrock (Qld)35All– / 0%3
Mount Mceuen34All– / 0%1
Stonelands34All– / 0%4
Mp Creek29All– / 0%1
Kunioon28All– / 0%5
Sunny Nook27All– / 0%3
Chahpingah26All– / <1%7
Brigooda25All– / 0%2
Kawl Kawl24All– / 0%1
Marshlands23All– / 0%4
Keysland19All– / 0%1
Neumgna18All– / <1%1
Kitoba17All– / 0%3
Cobbs Hill13All– / 0%3
Leafdale12All– / 0%1
Warnung6All– / 0%3
Wigton5All– / 0%2

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

<1%

Over 103 of 103 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 103 of 103 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

  • Maranoa · David LITTLEPROUD (LNP)75%
  • Flynn · Colin BOYCE (LNP)15%
  • Wide Bay · Llew O'BRIEN (LNP)11%

State districts

  • Nanango · Deb Frecklington (LNP)100%
  • Callide · Bryson Head (LNP)1%

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 2026-09-24.