QLD · South Burnett Council
Nanango, 4615
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Nanango is a regional centre in South Burnett that balances local services with a more relaxed pace of life. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb.
The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in parks and green space and transport and access. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 3,679
- Median age
- 53
- Median household income / week
- $865
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 166 of 1,680
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,000
- Employment rate
- 32.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 169 / 14 / 105
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.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $420
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 115
- Against the person
- 27
- Against property
- 45
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 31.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 136 residents
- State safety percentile
- 31.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -8.3%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences39
- Good Order Offences27
- Other Property Damage33
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)31
- Traffic And Related Offences37
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
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 914
- Nanango State High SchoolSecondary
- Nanango State SchoolPrimary
- St Patrick's Primary 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
33 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq (2)
- Bench (5)
- Nanango Community OP ShopCharity
- Michael's Computer ServicesComputer
37 Arthur Street West
- Firepit
- Nanango & District KindergartenKindergarten
34 Gipps Street
- Rhonda’s Clip’n’SnipPet Grooming
- BPPetrol station
3 King Street, Nanango
- Picnic Table (2)
- Nanango Wesleyan Methodist ChurchPlace of worship
53 Cairns Street
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
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Butter Factory ParkPark
- Cultural Centre CommonPark
- Green ParkPark
- National Servicemans Memorial ParkPark
- Pioneer ParkPark
- Reg McCallum ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 12
- Emergency department
- On site
- AlternativeFitzroy Streetalternative
- Drayton Street Family PracticeDrayton Streetclinic
- Innovative ChiropracticFitzroy Streetclinic
- Langton Physiotherapyphysiotherapist
- Morgan's Health CentreDrayton Streetclinic
- Nadine Hinchliff Therapy Servicesclinic
- Nanango Discount Drug Storepharmacy
- Nanango Hospitalhospital
- Nanango Medical Centreclinic
- QML PathologyFitzroy Streetclinic
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)
- 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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- Nanango Butter Factory BuildingState heritage place
- Nanango Court HouseState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Bee Me Early Learnerskindergarten
- Nanango & District KindergartenGipps Streetkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · 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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 111
- Parks (OSM)
- 8
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
- 50.8/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 25% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1668th in Australia
- State rank
- 380th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #33 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #119 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 77%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- BPamenities3 King Street, Nanangofuel
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Firepitamenitiesfirepit
- Lions Park and Playgroundamenitiesplayground
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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