Burua
QLD 4680 · Gladstone
849 (2021) → 893 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Burua is a suburb in Gladstone, QLD 4680, about 432km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Burua are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 11km inland. Burua has an overall score of 16/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 79/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.71%), New Zealand (1.65%), Philippines (0.59%), Scotland (0.47%), Germany (0.35%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.18%), Tagalog (0.35%)
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 Gladstone 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 976 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Faith Baptist Christian SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 973
Nearby (within 10km)
- Calliope State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 948
- Calliope State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 943
- Clinton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 924
- Carinity Education - RockhamptonSecondary · Independent · 7.6km
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.1kmICSEA 1028
- Kin Kora State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 937
- Chanel CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 9.6kmICSEA 1025
- Trinity CollegeCombined · Independent · 9.9kmICSEA 1031
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 Burua
Is Burua safe?
Burua has a residential safety score of 79/100, 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 7,584 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Burua from Brisbane CBD?
Burua is about 432.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Burua?
Burua has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 973 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Burua?
Burua has a transport score of 0/100.