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QLD · Cassowary Coast Council

Goondi Bend, 4860

Current weather

19.9°CPartly cloudy

91% humidity · 6 km/h wind · 25.4° / 17.4° today · 0.4 mm rain

Updated

Desirability score

29/100
Below average

1263rd in QLD

66% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • High desirability
  • Green suburb
What Goondi Bend is known for: High desirability, Green suburb

Suburb profile

Goondi Bend is a quieter smaller community in Cassowary Coast, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.

Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with plenty of young families in the mix. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete.

Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, with local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment the main drags compared with similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
570
Median age
39
Median household income / week
$1,022
Dwelling vacancy
9.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
22 of 228
Median monthly mortgage
$1,127
Employment rate
51.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
24 / 7 / 5

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)
45
Against the person
10
Against property
14
Rate per 1,000 residents
78.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 57 residents
State safety percentile
86.9th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+4.4%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Assault62
  • Drug Offences206
  • Good Order Offences138
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)138
  • Traffic And Related Offences126

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
919
  • Goondi State SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

3 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • BPPetrol station
  • Cec Anderston OvalSports field
  • Les Scheu Sporting ComplexSports field

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

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

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Goondi Bend Sports ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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

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

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
29.0/100 — Below average
National rank
5490th in Australia
State rank
1263rd in QLD
Peer rank
#431 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#760 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
66%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • BPamenitiesfuel
  • Cec Anderston Ovalamenitiespitch
  • Les Scheu Sporting Complexamenitiespitch
  • Assaultcrime62
  • Drug Offencescrime206
  • Good Order Offencescrime138
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime138
  • Traffic And Related Offencescrime126
  • Goondi Bend Sports Reservegovernmentpark
  • Goondi State SchoolschoolsPrimary

Data sources & freshness

More in Cassowary Coast Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.