Burdekin

Local Government Area, QLD

16,692
Population
45
Median Age
$37,596
Median Income (Annual)
5,043.932 kmยฒ
Area

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Council

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Burdekin Shire Council
Shire ยท QLD
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๐Ÿ‘ฅ Population Overview

Total Population
16,692
Males
8,487 (50.8%)
Females
8,209 (49.2%)
Indigenous
1,097 (6.6%)
Born in Australia
90.1%
English Only at Home
93.0%
Australian Citizens
14,592
Other Languages
7.0%

๐Ÿ“Š Age Distribution

0-4 years
4.9%
5-14 years
11.6%
15-19 years
5.7%
20-24 years
5.2%
25-34 years
10.9%
35-44 years
10.5%
45-54 years
12.9%
55-64 years
14.5%
65-74 years
13.0%
75-84 years
7.7%
85+ years
3.0%

๐Ÿ’ฐ Income

Median Personal Income
$723/week
Annual Personal Income
$37,596
Median Household Income
$1,345/week
Annual Household Income
$69,940
Median Family Income
$1,804/week
Annual Family Income
$93,808

๐Ÿ  Housing

Median Weekly Rent
$222
Median Monthly Mortgage
$1,220
Average Household Size
2.3 persons
Avg Persons per Bedroom
0.8

๐ŸŒ Birthplace

Born in Australia
13,604 (90.1%)
Born Overseas
1,502 (9.9%)

๐ŸŽ“ Education (Highest Year Completed)

Year 12 or Equivalent
5,075 (40.8%)
Year 11 or Equivalent
1,129 (9.1%)
Year 10 or Equivalent
4,195 (33.7%)
Year 9 or Equivalent
908 (7.3%)
Year 8 or Below
1,070 (8.6%)
Did Not Go to School
68 (0.5%)

๐Ÿ’ผ Employment

Employed Full-time
5,032
Employed Part-time
2,252
Total Employed
7,742
Unemployed
272
Unemployment Rate
3.4%
Participation Rate
57.5%
Labour Force
8,011
Not in Labour Force
4,595

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Family Composition

Total Families
4,417
Couple - No Children
2,120 (48.0%)
Couple with Children
1,609 (36.4%)
One Parent Family
619 (14.0%)
Other Family
64 (1.4%)

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Dwelling Structure

Separate Houses
5,655 (88.4%)
Semi-detached/Townhouse
549 (8.6%)
Flat/Apartment
36 (0.6%)
Other Dwelling
102 (1.6%)
Total Occupied Dwellings
6,396
Unoccupied Dwellings
1,074

๐Ÿš— Motor Vehicles per Household

No Vehicle
323 (5.2%)
1 Vehicle
2,016 (32.3%)
2 Vehicles
2,434 (39.1%)
3 Vehicles
932 (15.0%)
4+ Vehicles
532 (8.5%)
Total Dwellings
6,233

๐Ÿš” Crime Statistics (Calendar year 2025)

Recorded incidents from the Queensland Police Service (QPS). Rates are per 100,000 residents (annual rate = sum of monthly rates within 2025). Trends compare the 2025 annual rate to 2023 (2 year) and 2016 (10 year), bucketed as Stable (<10% change), Up or Down.

Headline offences
Break & enter (dwelling)
540.5 / 100k
Motor vehicle theft
270.3 / 100k
Non-FV assault
1,161.5 / 100k
Robbery (unarmed)
0 / 100k
Steal from vehicle
172.5 / 100k
Show all 58 QPS offence categories
Offence Incidents Rate / 100k
Other Offences 1,261 7,250.9
Offences Against Property 531 3,053.3
Breach Domestic Violence Protection Order 380 2,185
Drug Offences 351 2,018.3
Traffic and Related Offences 290 1,667.5
Offences Against the Person 259 1,489.3
Drink Driving 219 1,259.3
Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 208 1,196
Assault 202 1,161.5
Good Order Offences 166 954.5
Possess Drugs 152 874
Other Drug Offences 139 799.3
Other Stealing 134 770.5
Unlawful Entry 116 667
Other Property Damage 105 603.8
Serious Assault 102 586.5
Public Nuisance 94 540.5
Common Assault' 71 408.3
Resist Incite Hinder Obstruct Police 70 402.5
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Other 58 333.5
Disqualified Driving 54 310.5
Sell Supply Drugs 52 299
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Dwelling 47 270.3
Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle 47 270.3
Unlawful Entry Without Violence - Dwelling 45 258.8
Fraud 40 230
Sexual Offences 34 195.5
Vehicles (steal from/enter with intent) 30 172.5
Weapons Act Offences 29 166.8
Serious Assault (Other) 28 161
Trespassing and Vagrancy 27 155.3
Other Offences Against the Person 23 132.3
Shop Stealing 22 126.5
Stealing from Dwellings 22 126.5
Fraud by Credit Card 21 120.8
Other Sexual Offences 20 115
Dangerous Operation of a Vehicle 17 97.8
Life Endangering Acts 17 97.8
Other Fraud 15 86.3
Rape and Attempted Rape 14 80.5
Handling Stolen Goods 13 74.8
Possess and/or use other weapons; restricted items 13 74.8
Miscellaneous Offences 13 74.8
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Shop 11 63.3
Weapons Act Offences - Other 9 51.8
Possess etc. Tainted Property 8 46
Unlawful Possess Firearm - Other 7 40.3
Possess Property Suspected Stolen 5 28.8
Stalking 5 28.8
Liquor (excl. Drunkenness) 5 28.8
Produce Drugs 4 23
Fraud by Computer 4 23
Trafficking Drugs 4 23
Unlawful Entry With Violence - Dwelling 2 11.5
Disobey Move-on Direction 2 11.5
Arson 2 11.5
Grievous Assault 1 5.8
Kidnapping & Abduction etc. 1 5.8

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