Svensson Heights
QLD 4670 · Bundaberg
3,334 (2021) → 3,432 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Svensson Heights is a suburb in Bundaberg, QLD 4670, about 295km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Svensson 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 15km inland. Svensson Heights has an overall score of 46/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 89/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.01%), New Zealand (1.68%), Philippines (0.45%), Italy (0.39%), India (0.36%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (0.36%), Nepali (0.3%), Arabic (0.27%), Malayalam (0.27%), Italian (0.24%)
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 958 (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)
- Norville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.3kmICSEA 948
- Tom Quinn Community Centre Alternative SchoolSecondary · Independent · 0.4kmICSEA 835
- Bundaberg Special SchoolCombined · Government · 0.6kmICSEA 954
- Bundaberg West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 906
- Shalom CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.2kmICSEA 1032
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.3kmICSEA 1036
- Avoca State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 943
- Bundaberg State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2kmICSEA 955
- Bundaberg Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 881
- Walkervale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 885
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.7kmICSEA 1011
- Bundaberg South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 897
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 Svensson Heights
Is Svensson Heights safe?
Svensson Heights has a residential safety score of 89/100, 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 Svensson Heights from Brisbane CBD?
Svensson Heights is about 295.4 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Svensson Heights?
Svensson Heights has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Svensson Heights?
Svensson Heights has a transport score of 0/100.