Avoca
QLD 4670 · Bundaberg
4,912 (2021) → 5,173 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Avoca is a suburb in Bundaberg, QLD 4670, about 297km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Avoca are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 16km inland. Avoca has an overall score of 35/100, 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 (2.57%), New Zealand (1.83%), Scotland (0.53%), India (0.51%), Philippines (0.51%)
Top languages: Vietnamese (0.39%), Italian (0.33%), Mandarin (0.26%), Thai (0.24%), Hindi (0.22%)
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 957 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Avoca State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 943
Nearby (within 10km)
- Branyan Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 977
- Bundaberg West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 906
- Norville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 948
- Tom Quinn Community Centre Alternative SchoolSecondary · Independent · 3.1kmICSEA 835
- Bundaberg Special SchoolCombined · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 954
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.5kmICSEA 1036
- Shalom CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.8kmICSEA 1032
- Hope Adventist SchoolPrimary · Independent · 4kmICSEA 1019
- Oakwood State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 957
- Bundaberg Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 881
- Sharon State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 950
- Bundaberg State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 955
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 Avoca
Is Avoca safe?
Avoca 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 Avoca from Brisbane CBD?
Avoca is about 296.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Avoca?
Avoca has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 943 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Avoca?
Avoca has a transport score of 0/100.