Gooburrum
QLD 4670 · Bundaberg
1,518 (2021) → 1,607 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Gooburrum is a suburb in Bundaberg, QLD 4670, about 303km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Gooburrum are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Gooburrum has an overall score of 21/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 92/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (3.1%), Thailand (1.19%), New Zealand (1.12%), Netherlands (0.4%), Fiji (0.33%)
Top languages: Thai (1.12%), Vietnamese (0.46%), Punjabi (0.26%), Italian (0.26%), Filipino (0.26%)
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 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 958 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Gooburrum State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 983
Nearby (within 10km)
- Oakwood State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 957
- Bundaberg North State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 943
- Hope Adventist SchoolPrimary · Independent · 3.6kmICSEA 1019
- Bundaberg North State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 905
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.8kmICSEA 1011
- Bundaberg Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 881
- Bundaberg West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 906
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.4kmICSEA 1036
- Bundaberg South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 897
- St John's Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · 6.6kmICSEA 1035
- Bundaberg East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 942
- Bundaberg State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 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 Gooburrum
Is Gooburrum safe?
Gooburrum has a residential safety score of 92/100, 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 Gooburrum from Brisbane CBD?
Gooburrum is about 302.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Gooburrum?
Gooburrum has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 983 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Gooburrum?
Gooburrum has a transport score of 0/100.