Badu Island
QLD 4875 · Torres Strait Island
704 (2021) → 705 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Badu Island is a suburb in Torres Strait Island, QLD 4875, about 2241km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Badu Island are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 49km inland. Badu Island has an overall score of 12/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: PNG (3.27%), Netherlands (0.85%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (79.55%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Torres Strait Island 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
In suburb
- Tagai State College - Badu Island CampusPrimary · Government
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 Badu Island
Is Badu Island safe?
Badu Island has a residential safety score of 100/100, 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 5,012 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Badu Island from Brisbane CBD?
Badu Island is about 2240.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Badu Island?
Badu Island has 1 school. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Badu Island?
Badu Island has a transport score of 0/100.