North Burnett

Local Government Area, QLD

10,068
Population
49
Median Age
$28,860
Median Income (Annual)
19,669.849 kmยฒ
Area

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North Burnett Council
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๐Ÿ‘ฅ Population Overview

Total Population
10,068
Males
5,094 (50.6%)
Females
4,967 (49.3%)
Indigenous
708 (7.0%)
Born in Australia
88.4%
English Only at Home
93.8%
Australian Citizens
8,474
Other Languages
6.2%

๐Ÿ“Š Age Distribution

0-4 years
4.6%
5-14 years
11.2%
15-19 years
5.2%
20-24 years
4.5%
25-34 years
9.6%
35-44 years
9.7%
45-54 years
13.0%
55-64 years
15.2%
65-74 years
15.0%
75-84 years
9.1%
85+ years
2.9%

๐Ÿ’ฐ Income

Median Personal Income
$555/week
Annual Personal Income
$28,860
Median Household Income
$1,021/week
Annual Household Income
$53,092
Median Family Income
$1,317/week
Annual Family Income
$68,484

๐Ÿ  Housing

Median Weekly Rent
$200
Median Monthly Mortgage
$1,000
Average Household Size
2.2 persons
Avg Persons per Bedroom
0.8

๐ŸŒ Birthplace

Born in Australia
7,865 (88.4%)
Born Overseas
1,029 (11.6%)

๐ŸŽ“ Education (Highest Year Completed)

Year 12 or Equivalent
2,866 (38.6%)
Year 11 or Equivalent
517 (7.0%)
Year 10 or Equivalent
2,563 (34.6%)
Year 9 or Equivalent
596 (8.0%)
Year 8 or Below
827 (11.2%)
Did Not Go to School
48 (0.6%)

๐Ÿ’ผ Employment

Employed Full-time
2,650
Employed Part-time
1,268
Total Employed
4,244
Unemployed
225
Unemployment Rate
5%
Participation Rate
52.8%
Labour Force
4,475
Not in Labour Force
3,042

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

Total Families
2,566
Couple - No Children
1,344 (52.4%)
Couple with Children
831 (32.4%)
One Parent Family
349 (13.6%)
Other Family
45 (1.8%)

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Dwelling Structure

Separate Houses
3,656 (93.7%)
Semi-detached/Townhouse
63 (1.6%)
Flat/Apartment
64 (1.6%)
Other Dwelling
95 (2.4%)
Total Occupied Dwellings
3,903
Unoccupied Dwellings
908

๐Ÿš— Motor Vehicles per Household

No Vehicle
176 (4.7%)
1 Vehicle
1,280 (33.9%)
2 Vehicles
1,317 (34.9%)
3 Vehicles
578 (15.3%)
4+ Vehicles
425 (11.3%)
Total Dwellings
3,777

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)
508.8 / 100k
Motor vehicle theft
216.7 / 100k
Non-FV assault
942.2 / 100k
Robbery (unarmed)
9.4 / 100k
Steal from vehicle
207.3 / 100k
Show all 58 QPS offence categories
Offence Incidents Rate / 100k
Other Offences 640 6,030
Offences Against Property 274 2,581.6
Traffic and Related Offences 235 2,214.1
Drink Driving 167 1,573.4
Drug Offences 166 1,564
Offences Against the Person 139 1,309.6
Breach Domestic Violence Protection Order 116 1,092.9
Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 109 1,027
Assault 100 942.2
Good Order Offences 68 640.7
Other Stealing 67 631.3
Other Property Damage 62 584.2
Possess Drugs 56 527.6
Serious Assault 56 527.6
Other Drug Offences 55 518.2
Unlawful Entry 55 518.2
Disqualified Driving 54 508.8
Sell Supply Drugs 49 461.7
Public Nuisance 39 367.5
Common Assault' 31 292.1
Resist Incite Hinder Obstruct Police 28 263.8
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Dwelling 27 254.4
Unlawful Entry Without Violence - Dwelling 25 235.5
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Other 24 226.1
Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle 23 216.7
Trespassing and Vagrancy 23 216.7
Vehicles (steal from/enter with intent) 22 207.3
Miscellaneous Offences 21 197.9
Sexual Offences 20 188.4
Other Offences Against the Person 18 169.6
Fraud 14 131.9
Dangerous Operation of a Vehicle 14 131.9
Other Fraud 13 122.5
Serious Assault (Other) 13 122.5
Other Sexual Offences 11 103.6
Life Endangering Acts 11 103.6
Shop Stealing 10 94.2
Stealing from Dwellings 10 94.2
Rape and Attempted Rape 9 84.8
Weapons Act Offences 8 75.4
Handling Stolen Goods 7 66
Weapons Act Offences - Other 6 56.5
Stalking 5 47.1
Trafficking Drugs 4 37.7
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Shop 4 37.7
Possess Property Suspected Stolen 4 37.7
Arson 4 37.7
Liquor (excl. Drunkenness) 3 28.3
Kidnapping & Abduction etc. 2 18.8
Possess etc. Tainted Property 2 18.8
Unlawful Entry With Violence - Dwelling 2 18.8
Produce Drugs 2 18.8
Possess and/or use other weapons; restricted items 2 18.8
Receiving Stolen Property 1 9.4
Fraud by Computer 1 9.4
Robbery 1 9.4
Unarmed Robbery 1 9.4
Disobey Move-on Direction 1 9.4

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