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Suburb profile ·Bundaberg LGA · QLD ·4670

Calavos QLD 4670

Calavos is in Bundaberg LGA, QLD, postcode 4670, with population 359.

Limited data

Thin-context

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$128/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
107,297
107K via Bundaberg LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
24,396
1,383 added 12mo · 150MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,550
Median rent · wk$128
Investor profile

Who invests in Calavos

Owner-occupied 68%Rented 32%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4%
1,934 of 4,774 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,667/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,774
Reported capital gains3,641
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

65% of homes here are owner-occupied and 31% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 65% owner-occupier / 31% renter mix.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

11%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,550/mo, while renters pay about $555/mo — owning runs $995/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$60K
Median rent · wk
$128
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,550

Household income

$60K household · yr-24.5% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$35K
Family
$95K
Household
$60K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
25
$650-999
33
$1,000-1,499
24
$1,500-1,999
9
$2,000-2,999
22
$3,000-3,999
15
$4,000+
6

At the median asking rent, about 4% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $427/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (146 households)
Owned outright
34%
Owned with mortgage
31%
Rented
31%
Dwelling structure6.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
77%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 85% drive, 0% public transport, 5% walk or cycle, 12% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending May 2026
4,902
4,902 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,902
Total incidents4,902· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault65122%
  • Break And Enter51918%
  • Drug Offences1,47050%
  • Fraud2729%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

No mapped bushfire exposure

About 0.0% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

No mapped exposure ~0.0%
~0.0% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Population outlook

11,273 people · 202212,507 by 2032 (+10.9%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Bundaberg Surrounds - South SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Calavos QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Calavos is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Bundaberg local government area (postcode 4670). The area has roughly 359 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $60K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $128 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,550.

The crime rate in the Bundaberg LGA is moderate at 4,902 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,550
Rent · wk(Census)$128
Population growth · Bundaberg LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)107,297
5-year growth+1.6% CAGR
YoY change+1.3%
20012025
Development · Bundaberg LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,039
Houses 80%Units 20%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Bundaberg LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.5%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4670ATO
Negatively geared4%
1,934 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,667/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,774
Reported capital gains3,641
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population359
Median age45
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,156
Personal income · wk$668
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,044 → $1,156
Change+10.7%
vs QLD median-7.3 pp
Median rent+2.4%
softeningvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Bundaberg LGAAIHW
Public3
Private2
Bundaberg Base Hospitalpublic
Childers Hospitalpublic
Gin Gin Hospitalpublic
Friendly Society Private Hospitalprivate
Mater Misericordiae Hospital Bundabergprivate
Aged care · Bundaberg LGAGEN
Facilities12
Residential places915
Palm Lake Care Bargara160 places
Blue Care Bundaberg Riverlea Aged Care Facility122 places
Churches of Christ Gracehaven Aged Care Service115 places
Bolton Clarke Fairways113 places
Blue Care Bundaberg Pioneer Aged Care Facility111 places
TriCare Bundaberg Aged Care Residence98 places
+6 more in Bundaberg LGA
Childcare · Bundaberg LGAACECQA
Services34
Approved places2,209
Exceeding NQS3
Acorn East197 places
Above and Beyond Early Learning184 places
Acorn Child Care Centre140 places
Children First Early Education Walkervale110 places
Green Leaves Early Learning Bundaberg98 places
PCYC Bundaberg Fun Squad90 places
+28 more in Bundaberg LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Calavos rests on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Calavos is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Calavos feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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Calavos FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Calavos in?

    Calavos is in the Bundaberg Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4670. Council-level context for Bundaberg LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Calavos?

    The median weekly rent in Calavos is $128/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Calavos a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Calavos show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Calavos?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Calavos data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.