Wide Bay Burnett, QLD
About the Wide Bay Burnett region
This region of Queensland occupies 48,600 km² of the state's land, spanning the area from the rich soils of the North and South Burnett area in the east to the exquisite Fraser Coast on its western edge. It is home to the major regional centres of Bundaberg, Gympie, Hervey Bay and Maryborough.
The region has historical strengths in the agriculture and manufacturing industries. However, it is also home to remarkable natural assets, including the World Heritage listed Fraser Island and the sublime southern reaches of the Great Barrier Reef, which make it a growing tourism hub.
The land that is now occupied by the Wide Bay Burnett region is the traditional home of a host of Aboriginal groups, namely the Badtjala/Butchulla, Biggenden, Byellee, Darielbelum/Dundubara, Djaku-nde, Gooreng Gooreng, Gurang, Jangerie Jangerie, Kabi, Taribelang Bunda, Wakka Wakka and Wulli Wulli peoples.
Local councils
Queensland's Wide Bay Burnett region includes 6 municipalities: Bundaberg Regional Council, Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire, Fraser Coast Regional Council, Gympie Regional Council, North Burnett Regional Council, and South Burnett Regional Council.
Climate information
This Queensland region has a sub-tropical climate, enjoying warm, wet summers and mild winters. The average temperature is 25 °C in summer, 21 °C in autumn, 15 °C in winter and 21 °C in spring.
The region receives 774 mm of rainfall annually, on average, with the majority occurring during the summer months.
Population
The estimated population of the Wide Bay Burnett region is reported as 299,465 as of 2019.
Education
The Wide Bay Burnett region is home to a number of state, independent and Catholic primary and secondary schools.
The region also has two universities: the University of Southern Queensland and CQUniversity, both of which are very well-respected in Australia. TAFE East Coast is the largest provider of vocational education in the area. It provides a variety of courses across the region's six campuses, located in Bundaberg, Gympie, Hervey Bay, Kingaroy, Maryborough, and Nurunderi (Cherbourg).
Employment and local businesses
The Wide Bay Burnett region has a Gross Regional Product of $13.3 billion, and plays host to over 100,000 local jobs. The region's top five industries by number of people employed are healthcare & social assistance, retail, education & training, manufacturing, and agriculture, forestry & fishing.
Key contributors to the region's economy include its growing tourism industry and service sector, in addition to the agriculture and manufacturing industries which have long been mainstays of the economy.
Housing
Median house prices vary across the Wide Bay Burnett region. Fraser Coast has the highest median, at $325,000, followed by Gympie at $293,000, while Bundaberg's sits at $275,000 and South Burnett's at $210,000. North Burnett's median of $125,000 is the region's lowest.
The region had a median weekly house rental (for a 3-bedroom home) of $300 in Gympie and $310 in Bundaberg, both well below Queensland's median of $370.
Events
Where: Gympie, QLD
When: Annually, in August
What: Held in the depths of the Amamoor State Forest, this event is Australia's first and best camping and music festival experience. More than 100 artists come from far and wide to perform across five venues for four days, delighting visitors with the sounds of country, roots, blues and folk rock music.
Where: Goomeri, QLD
When: Annually, in June
What: This quirky event began in the 1990s as a way to bring some joy into the lives of the inhabitants of the drought-stricken Goomeri community. It has grown from there garner national and international acclaim. Over 14,000 visitors make the trek annually to Goomeri to watch a range of pumpkin-based events (including pumpkin-growing and decorating competitions, pumpkin shot put, and the iconic Great Australian Pumpkin Roll), wander around the market stalls, and enjoy the parades and competitions on offer.
Where: Maryborough, QLD
When: Annually, in July
What: This unique local festival brings the Maryborough community together for four days of storytelling through a diverse host of art forms, from concerts to plays and pop-up performances. It is, above all else, a celebration of Maryborough's most famous daughter: Pamela Lyndon Travers, author of the Mary Poppins books. The festival has countless family-friendly events, including pram-pushing races, the Chimney Sweep Dash, and the opportunity to mingle with the Mary Poppins characters who stroll through the festival in costume.
Additional Information
Wide Bay Burnett has 6 subregions. Use the list below or the map above to learn more about individual subregions.
Wide Bay Burnett Schools
- Government Schools
- Independent Schools
Combined
- Biggenden State School BIGGENDEN QLD 4621
- Eidsvold State School EIDSVOLD QLD 4627
- Goomeri State School GOOMERI QLD 4601
- Kilkivan State School KILKIVAN QLD 4600
- Mary Valley State College IMBIL QLD 4570
- Mundubbera State School MUNDUBBERA QLD 4626
- Proston State School PROSTON QLD 4613
- Tin Can Bay State School TIN CAN BAY QLD 4580
- Wondai State School WONDAI QLD 4606
Primary
- Abercorn State School ABERCORN QLD 4627
- Albert State School MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650
- Alloway State School ALLOWAY QLD 4670
- Amamoor State School AMAMOOR QLD 4570
- Avoca State School AVOCA QLD 4670
- Avondale State School AVONDALE QLD 4670
- Bargara State School MON REPOS QLD 4670
- Bauple State School BAUPLE QLD 4650
- Benarkin State School BENARKIN QLD 4306
- Binjour Plateau State School BINJOUR QLD 4625
- Blackbutt State School BLACKBUTT QLD 4314
- Booyal Central State School BOOYAL QLD 4671
- Boynewood State School BOYNEWOOD QLD 4626
- Branyan Road State School BRANYAN QLD 4670
- Brooweena State School BROOWEENA QLD 4620
- Bullyard State School BULLYARD QLD 4671
- Bundaberg Central State School BUNDABERG CENTRAL QLD 4670
- Bundaberg East State School BUNDABERG EAST QLD 4670
- Bundaberg North State School BUNDABERG NORTH QLD 4670
- Bundaberg South State School BUNDABERG SOUTH QLD 4670
- Bundaberg West State School BUNDABERG WEST QLD 4670
- Burnett Heads State School BURNETT HEADS QLD 4670
- Chatsworth State School CHATSWORTH QLD 4570
- Cherbourg State School CHERBOURG QLD 4605
- Childers State School CHILDERS QLD 4660
- Cloyna State School CLOYNA QLD 4605
- Coalstoun Lakes State School COALSTOUN LAKES QLD 4621
- Coolabunia State School COOLABUNIA QLD 4610
- Cordalba State School CORDALBA QLD 4660
- Crawford State School CRAWFORD QLD 4610
- Dagun State School DAGUN QLD 4570
- Dallarnil State School DALLARNIL QLD 4621
- Durong South State School DURONG QLD 4610
- Elliott Heads State School ELLIOTT HEADS QLD 4670
- Federal State School FEDERAL QLD 4568
- Gayndah State School GAYNDAH QLD 4625
- Gin Gin State School GIN GIN QLD 4671
- Givelda State School GIVELDA QLD 4670
- Glenwood State School GLENWOOD QLD 4570
- Gooburrum State School GOOBURRUM QLD 4670
- Goodwood State School GOODWOOD QLD 4660
- Granville State School GRANVILLE QLD 4650
- Gunalda State School GUNALDA QLD 4570
- Gundiah State School GUNDIAH QLD 4650
- Gympie Central State School GYMPIE QLD 4570
- Gympie East State School GREENS CREEK QLD 4570
- Gympie South State School SOUTHSIDE QLD 4570
- Gympie West State School GYMPIE QLD 4570
- Howard State School HOWARD QLD 4659
- Jones Hill State School JONES HILL QLD 4570
- Kalkie State School KALKIE QLD 4670
- Kandanga State School KANDANGA QLD 4570
- Kawungan State School KAWUNGAN QLD 4655
- Kia-Ora State School KIA ORA QLD 4570
- Kin Kin State School KIN KIN QLD 4571
- Kingaroy State School KINGAROY QLD 4610
- Kolan South State School SOUTH KOLAN QLD 4670
- Kumbia State School KUMBIA QLD 4610
- Maroondan State School MAROONDAN QLD 4671
- Maryborough Central State School MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650
- Maryborough West State School MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650
- McIlwraith State School MCILWRAITH QLD 4671
- Moffatdale State School MOFFATDALE QLD 4605
- Monkland State School MONKLAND QLD 4570
- Monogorilby State School MONOGORILBY QLD 4626
- Monto State School MONTO QLD 4630
- Moore Park Beach State School MOORE PARK BEACH QLD 4670
- Mount Perry State School MOUNT PERRY QLD 4671
- Mulgildie State School MULGILDIE QLD 4630
- Mungar State School MUNGAR QLD 4650
- Murgon State School MURGON QLD 4605
- Nanango State School NANANGO QLD 4615
- Norville State School NORVILLE QLD 4670
- Oakwood State School OAKWOOD QLD 4670
- One Mile State School GYMPIE QLD 4570
- Parke State School TINANA SOUTH QLD 4650
- Pialba State School PIALBA QLD 4655
- Rainbow Beach State School RAINBOW BEACH QLD 4581
- Sandy Strait State School URANGAN QLD 4655
- Sharon State School SHARON QLD 4670
- St Helens State School ST HELENS QLD 4650
- Sunbury State School MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650
- Taabinga State School KINGAROY QLD 4610
- Tanduringie State School PIMPIMBUDGEE QLD 4615
- Thabeban State School THABEBAN QLD 4670
- Theebine State School THEEBINE QLD 4570
- Tiaro State School TIARO QLD 4650
- Tinana State School TINANA QLD 4650
- Tingoora State School TINGOORA QLD 4608
- Torbanlea State School TORBANLEA QLD 4662
- Torquay State School TORQUAY QLD 4655
- Two Mile State School TWO MILE QLD 4570
- Urangan Point State School URANGAN QLD 4655
- Walkervale State School WALKERVALE QLD 4670
- Wallaville State School WALLAVILLE QLD 4671
- Wheatlands State School WHEATLANDS QLD 4606
- Widgee State School WIDGEE QLD 4570
- Windera State School WINDERA QLD 4605
- Winfield State School WINFIELD QLD 4670
- Wolvi State School WOLVI QLD 4570
- Woolooga State School WOOLOOGA QLD 4570
- Woongarra State School WOONGARRA QLD 4670
- Wooroolin State School WOOROOLIN QLD 4608
- Yandaran State School YANDARAN QLD 4673
- Yarrilee State School URRAWEEN QLD 4655
Secondary
- Aldridge State High School MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650
- Bundaberg North State High School BUNDABERG NORTH QLD 4670
- Bundaberg State High School BUNDABERG SOUTH QLD 4670
- Burnett State College GAYNDAH QLD 4625
- Gin Gin State High School GIN GIN QLD 4671
- Gympie State High School GYMPIE QLD 4570
- Hervey Bay State High School PIALBA QLD 4655
- Isis District State High School CHILDERS QLD 4660
- James Nash State High School GYMPIE QLD 4570
- Kepnock State High School KEPNOCK QLD 4670
- Kingaroy State High School KINGAROY QLD 4610
- Maryborough State High School MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650
- Monto State High School MONTO QLD 4630
- Murgon State High School MURGON QLD 4605
- Nanango State High School NANANGO QLD 4615
- Urangan State High School URANGAN QLD 4655
Special
- Bundaberg Special School NORVILLE QLD 4670
- Gympie Special School GYMPIE QLD 4570
- Hervey Bay Special School KAWUNGAN QLD 4655
- Maryborough Special School MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650
Combined
- Agnew School - Maryborough ST HELENS QLD 4650
- Bayside Christian College Hervey Bay URRAWEEN QLD 4655
- Bundaberg Christian College BUNDABERG QLD 4670
- Cooloola Christian College GYMPIE QLD 4570
- Fraser Coast Anglican College WONDUNNA QLD 4655
- Riverside Christian College MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650
- Riverside Christian College - Distance MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650
- Saint Mary's Catholic College KINGAROY QLD 4610
- St James Lutheran College URRAWEEN QLD 4655
- St John's Lutheran School KINGAROY QLD 4610
- St Luke's Anglican School KALKIE QLD 4670
- Victory College GYMPIE QLD 4570
- Xavier Catholic College HERVEY BAY QLD 4655
Primary
- Coral Coast Christian School NORTH BUNDABERG QLD 4670
- St John's Lutheran Primary School BUNDABERG QLD 4670
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School BUNDABERG QLD 4670
- St Joseph's School CHILDERS QLD 4660
- St Joseph's School GAYNDAH QLD 4625
- St Joseph's School MURGON QLD 4605
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School BUNDABERG QLD 4670
- St Mary's Primary School MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School BUNDABERG WEST QLD 4670
- St Patrick's Primary School GYMPIE QLD 4570
- St Patrick's Primary School NANANGO QLD 4615
- St Therese's Catholic Primary School MONTO QLD 4630
- Star of the Sea Catholic School TORQUAY QLD 4655
Secondary
- Arethusa College - Wondai WONDAI QLD 4606
- Bayside Christian College Hervey Bay - Nikenbah Campus NIKENBAH QLD 4655
- Shalom College BUNDABERG QLD 4670
- St Mary's College MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650
- St Patrick's College GYMPIE QLD 4570
Special
- Burnett Youth Learning Centre ELLIOTT QLD 4670
- Carinity Education - Glendyne NIKENBAH QLD 4655
- Gympie Flexible Learning Centre GYMPIE QLD 4570
- Tom Quinn Community Centre Alternative School BUNDABERG QLD 4670
Wide Bay Burnett Housing
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Houses in Wide Bay Burnett
The price of a house in Wide Bay Burnett ranges from around $42,000 to $9,700,000.
A typical house in has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & parking for 3 cars.
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Apartments in Wide Bay Burnett
The price of a apartment in Wide Bay Burnett ranges from around $222,000 to $1,250,000.
A typical apartment in has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & parking for 1 car.
Wide Bay Burnett Census Information
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Dwelling Type
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Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Tenure Type
Which residential properties in Wide Bay Burnett are owned, mortgaged or rented out?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Change in Residence
Did people in Wide Bay Burnett change address in the last year?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Working Population
What age groups are most strongly represented in Wide Bay Burnett?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Top 5 Industries
What industries do people in Wide Bay Burnett work in?
- Health care and social assistance
- Retail trade
- Education and training
- Agriculture forestry and fishing
- Construction
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Family Size
How many people live in a household in Wide Bay Burnett?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP
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