QLD · Burke Council
Burketown, 4830
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Updated
Desirability score
- Heritage area
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Burketown offers a slower smaller community life in Burke, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with family life visible on every street. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because housing affordability and local dining and lifestyle amenities lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in transport and access. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 204
- Median age
- 33
- Median household income / week
- $1,325
- Dwelling vacancy
- 39.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 43 of 109
- Median monthly mortgage
- $751
- Employment rate
- 62.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 5 / 0 / 4
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 44
- Against the person
- 25
- Against property
- 11
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 215.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 8 residents
- State safety percentile
- 98.4th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +9.7%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault147
- Drug Offences21
- Good Order Offences52
- Other Property Damage42
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)23
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 729
- Burketown State SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Burketown Primary Health Clinicclinic
- Gidgee Healing - Moungibi Ciinicclinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
3 state heritage places
- Boiling Down Works (former)State heritage place
- Burketown Tourist Information CentreState heritage place
- Landsborough Tree (site of)State heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 18.1/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6660th in Australia
- State rank
- 1515th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #521 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #982 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 61%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Assaultcrime147
- Drug Offencescrime21
- Good Order Offencescrime52
- Other Property Damagecrime42
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime23
- Boiling Down Works (former)heritageState heritage place
- Burketown Tourist Information CentreheritageState heritage place
- Landsborough Tree (site of)heritageState heritage place
- Burketown Primary Health Clinichealthclinic
- Gidgee Healing - Moungibi Ciinichealthclinic
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
More in Burke Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.