Walkervale
QLD 4670 · Bundaberg
2,981 (2021) → 3,044 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Walkervale is a suburb in Bundaberg, QLD 4670, about 295km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Walkervale are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 12km inland. Walkervale has an overall score of 45/100, 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 (2.05%), New Zealand (1.88%), Philippines (0.84%), Germany (0.3%), Nepal (0.3%)
Top languages: Vietnamese (0.44%), Tagalog (0.37%), Thai (0.23%), Turkish (0.23%), Nepali (0.2%)
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:
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
- Walkervale State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 885
Nearby (within 10km)
- Bundaberg State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 955
- YMCA Vocational School - Moreton Bay - Kepnock CampusSecondary · Independent · 1.1km
- Bundaberg South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 897
- St John's Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · 1.5kmICSEA 1035
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.6kmICSEA 1010
- Bundaberg Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 881
- Thabeban State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 840
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.9kmICSEA 1011
- Kepnock State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2kmICSEA 932
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2kmICSEA 1036
- Bundaberg Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 954
- Norville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 948
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 Walkervale
Is Walkervale safe?
Walkervale 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 Walkervale from Brisbane CBD?
Walkervale is about 295.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Walkervale?
Walkervale has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 885 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Walkervale?
Walkervale has a transport score of 0/100.