QLD · Weipa Council
Trunding, 4874
Current weather
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Updated
Desirability score
- Coastal
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Trunding wears its coastal identity openly, a smaller community built around sand, sea and an easy outdoor rhythm. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. There is a lightness to the air here, with the coast never far from mind.
A younger crowd gives the area energy, with family life visible on every street. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and parks and green space lag similar coastal suburbs, despite relative strength in community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 929
- Median age
- 32
- Median household income / week
- $3,078
- Dwelling vacancy
- 17%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 65 of 383
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,029
- Employment rate
- 79.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 18 / 135 / 8
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)
- 61
- Against the person
- 26
- Against property
- 18
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 65.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 36 residents
- State safety percentile
- 81.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +9.6%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault114
- Good Order Offences30
- Other Property Damage32
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)45
- Traffic And Related Offences57
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
Amenities
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Parking
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
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- On site
- Weipa Hospitalhospital
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)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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
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)
- 0
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
- 24.5/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6138th in Australia
- State rank
- 1423rd in QLD
- Peer rank
- #58 among Coastal & beach · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #116 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 62%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Parkingamenitiesparking
- Assaultcrime114
- Good Order Offencescrime30
- Other Property Damagecrime32
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime45
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime57
- Weipa Hospitalhealthhospital
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
More in Weipa Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.