Thabeban
QLD 4670 · Bundaberg
2,971 (2021) → 3,034 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Thabeban is a suburb in Bundaberg, QLD 4670, about 293km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Thabeban are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 13km inland. Thabeban has an overall score of 26/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 89/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: England (1.95%), Philippines (1.55%), New Zealand (1.35%), Vietnam (0.64%), Italy (0.5%)
Top languages: Tagalog (0.64%), Vietnamese (0.61%), Korean (0.47%), Italian (0.4%), Mandarin (0.37%)
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
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:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Limited school choices
Below average for school access — fewer schools nearby, and families may need to travel for preferred options.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 958 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1010
- Thabeban State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 840
Nearby (within 10km)
- Shalom CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.3kmICSEA 1032
- Walkervale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 885
- Bundaberg Special SchoolCombined · Government · 3kmICSEA 954
- Tom Quinn Community Centre Alternative SchoolSecondary · Independent · 3.1kmICSEA 835
- Norville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 948
- Bundaberg State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 955
- YMCA Vocational School - Moreton Bay - Kepnock CampusSecondary · Independent · 3.6km
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.9kmICSEA 1036
- Kepnock State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4kmICSEA 932
- Bundaberg South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 897
- Bundaberg Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 881
- Bundaberg West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 906
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
Fitness
Plenty of options
Well above average — a good spread of gyms and sports facilities within easy reach.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
No data
No outdoor amenities matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Thabeban
Is Thabeban safe?
Thabeban 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 Thabeban from Brisbane CBD?
Thabeban is about 292.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Thabeban?
Thabeban has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 925 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Thabeban?
Thabeban has a transport score of 0/100.