Avenell Heights
QLD 4670 · Bundaberg
5,028 (2021) → 5,135 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Avenell Heights is a suburb in Bundaberg, QLD 4670, about 294km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Avenell Heights are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 12km inland. Avenell Heights has an overall score of 42/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 90/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.29%), New Zealand (1.51%), Philippines (1.01%), Italy (0.46%), Netherlands (0.34%)
Top languages: Italian (0.52%), Tagalog (0.38%), Thai (0.24%), Vietnamese (0.22%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.2%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Bundaberg local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 959 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 0.5kmICSEA 1010
- Walkervale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 885
- Thabeban State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1kmICSEA 840
- YMCA Vocational School - Moreton Bay - Kepnock CampusSecondary · Independent · 1.5km
- Kepnock State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 932
- Bundaberg South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 897
- Bundaberg State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 955
- St John's Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · 2.3kmICSEA 1035
- Bundaberg Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 954
- Shalom CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.9kmICSEA 1032
- Bundaberg Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 881
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3kmICSEA 1011
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Avenell Heights
Is Avenell Heights safe?
Avenell Heights has a residential safety score of 90/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 5,653 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Avenell Heights from Brisbane CBD?
Avenell Heights is about 294.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Avenell Heights?
Avenell Heights has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Avenell Heights?
Avenell Heights has a transport score of 0/100.