Fraser Coast

Queensland · Wide Bay · 111,044 people · 107 suburbs · 9 postcodes

Fraser Coast at a glance

111,044

Population

#12 of 69 in QLD

6,996

km² area

16/km² density

50.8

Median age

+11.5 vs QLD

889

SEIFA IRSAD

#51 of 69 in QLD

Schools

27 gov, 3 Cath, 5 indep

15.0%

Born overseas

25.5%

Renting

Map shows the Fraser Coast LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Fraser Coast is a Local Government Area in Queensland, in the Brisbane region. It covers 107 suburbs across 9 postcodes and an area of 6,996 km². Fraser Coast has a population of 111,044 , ranking #12 most populous in QLD. The most populous suburb is Maryborough (15,287 residents).About 15.0% of residents were born overseas and 3.9% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

15.2%

9.2%

18.0%

27.5%

30.1%

0–14 (15.2%) 15–24 (9.2%) 25–44 (18.0%) 45–64 (27.5%) 65+ (30.1%)

Show counts

0–14 years	16,809 (15.2%)
15–24 years	10,234 (9.2%)
25–44 years	19,962 (18.0%)
45–64 years	30,489 (27.5%)
65+ years	33,446 (30.1%)

15.0%

Born overseas

3.9%

Speak a language other than English at home

5.1%

First Nations

2.3

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

46.6%

27.9%

25.5%

Owned outright (46.6%) Mortgaged (27.9%) Renting (25.5%)

Dwelling type mix

92.4%

Separate house (92.4%) Semi/townhouse (5.7%) Flat/apartment (1.9%)

$313

Median weekly rent

$1,312

Median monthly mortgage

45.5%

Households with 0-1 cars

54.5%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

8.8%

Unemployment rate

20,399

In full-time work

14,343

In part-time work

Schools in Fraser Coast

35 schools across Fraser Coast: 77.1% Government, 8.6% Catholic, 14.3% Independent. The QLD average is 69.8% / 17.1% / 13.1%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 937 (range 863 to 1098). QLD median is 985; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

77.1%

8.6%

14.3%

QLD average for comparison

69.8%

17.1%

13.1%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

65.7%

14.3%

11.4%

8.6%

Primary (65.7%) Secondary (14.3%) Combined (11.4%) Special (8.6%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 937 QLD median 985LGA range 863 to 1098

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 35 schools in Fraser Coast, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Urangan State High School	Government	Secondary	Urangan	1,342	961
Riverside Christian College	Independent	Combined	Maryborough	1,329	1004
Hervey Bay State High School	Government	Secondary	Pialba	1,280	963
Maryborough State High School	Government	Secondary	Maryborough	1,214	952
Fraser Coast Anglican College	Independent	Combined	Wondunna	1,010	1098
Kawungan State School	Government	Primary	Kawungan	877	976
St James Lutheran College	Independent	Combined	Urraween	754	1038
Yarrilee State School	Government	Primary	Urraween	732	965
Sandy Strait State School	Government	Primary	Urangan	706	965
Bayside Christian College Hervey Bay	Independent	Combined	Urraween	631	1010
Aldridge State High School	Government	Secondary	Maryborough	581	932
Tinana State School	Government	Primary	Tinana	452	961
Star of the Sea Catholic School	Catholic	Primary	Torquay	388	1010
Pialba State School	Government	Primary	Pialba	367	901
St Mary's Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Maryborough	359	1005
St Mary's College	Catholic	Secondary	Maryborough	313	1010
Urangan Point State School	Government	Primary	Urangan	272	914
Maryborough West State School	Government	Primary	Maryborough	269	918
Granville State School	Government	Primary	Granville	212	902
Sunbury State School	Government	Primary	Maryborough	210	900
Torquay State School	Government	Primary	Torquay	183	875
Howard State School	Government	Primary	Howard	163	894
Maryborough Central State School	Government	Primary	Maryborough	157	863
Carinity Education - Glendyne	Independent	Special	Nikenbah	142	882
Albert State School	Government	Primary	Maryborough	126	899
Torbanlea State School	Government	Primary	Torbanlea	106	937
Hervey Bay Special School	Government	Special	Kawungan	105	970
Glenwood State School	Government	Primary	Glenwood	85	928
Maryborough Special School	Government	Special	Maryborough	75	946
Parke State School	Government	Primary	Tinana South	56	970
Mungar State School	Government	Primary	Mungar	55	923
Tiaro State School	Government	Primary	Tiaro	45	924
Bauple State School	Government	Primary	Bauple	40	924
Brooweena State School	Government	Primary	Brooweena	17	915
Gundiah State School	Government	Primary	Gundiah	11	916

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Fraser Coast. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

889

Ranked #51 of 69 QLD LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

915

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

954

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

885

Suburbs in Fraser Coast

Fraser Coast contains 107 suburbs and 9 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Maryborough	4650	15,287	$926/wk	49
Urangan	4655	10,988	$984/wk	55
Urraween	4655	7,951	$1,063/wk	55
Torquay	4655	6,533	$917/wk	55
Tinana	4650	5,872	$1,255/wk	49
Point Vernon	4655	5,718	$1,077/wk	52
Kawungan	4655	5,460	$1,148/wk	50
Pialba	4655	4,151	$932/wk	50
Eli Waters	4655	3,758	$1,038/wk	48
Scarness	4655	3,646	$933/wk	51
Wondunna	4655	3,315	$1,875/wk	40
Toogoom	4655	2,596	$1,081/wk	52
Burrum Heads	4659	2,538	$815/wk	64
Granville	4650	2,532	$960/wk	48
Dundowran Beach	4655	2,299	$1,651/wk	51
Craignish	4655	2,190	$1,602/wk	47
Glenwood	4570	2,137	$790/wk	56
River Heads	4655	2,044	$1,243/wk	54
Oakhurst	4650	1,717	$1,837/wk	39
Booral	4655	1,636	$1,412/wk	47
Howard	4659	1,394	$854/wk	56
Aldershot	4650	1,311	$975/wk	37
Nikenbah	4655	1,234	$1,660/wk	39
Dundowran	4655	1,085	$1,403/wk	42
Sunshine Acres	4655	1,009	$1,912/wk	44
Torbanlea	4662	841	$1,125/wk	45
Pacific Haven	4659	778	$972/wk	55
Tiaro	4650	778	$891/wk	56
Bauple	4650	745	$787/wk	60
Yengarie	4650	615	$1,625/wk	40
Poona	4650	576	$775/wk	66
Maryborough West	4650	568	$1,269/wk	53
Takura	4655	553	$1,864/wk	43
Tinana South	4650	545	$1,636/wk	45
Bidwill	4650	517	$1,490/wk	49
Walligan	4655	447	$1,597/wk	43
Boonooroo	4650	371	$913/wk	63
Mungar	4650	328	$1,513/wk	49
Dunmora	4650	281	$1,593/wk	40
Burrum River	4659	259	$1,025/wk	52
Maaroom	4650	247	$734/wk	65
Owanyilla	4650	245	$1,542/wk	47
Dundathu	4650	238	$1,281/wk	47
Teddington	4650	236	$1,235/wk	51
Burrum Town	4659	197	$744/wk	59
Paterson	4570	157	$1,083/wk	41
Island Plantation	4650	155	$1,333/wk	50
Fraser Island	4581	152	$1,204/wk	52
Grahams Creek	4650	149	$1,312/wk	47
Beelbi Creek	4659	143	$1,375/wk	46
Kanigan	4570	143	$1,124/wk	43
Tuan	4650	140	$928/wk	63
Talegalla Weir	4650	127	$825/wk	49
Antigua	4650	126	$959/wk	57
Magnolia	4650	115	$1,395/wk	49
Susan River	4655	115	$2,094/wk	44
Yerra	4650	110	$1,138/wk	59
Gootchie	4650	96	$900/wk	57
Ferney	4650	93	$1,562/wk	54
Brooweena	4620	91	$866/wk	54
Boompa	4621	89	$1,166/wk	52
Gundiah	4650	89	$885/wk	53
Glenorchy	4650	84	$1,791/wk	39
Pioneers Rest	4650	78	$780/wk	58
Bunya Creek	4655	75	$1,416/wk	48
Walkers Point	4650	75	$1,271/wk	59
Aramara	4620	71	$687/wk	58
Tinnanbar	4650	64	$825/wk	68
Teebar	4620	59	$900/wk	51
Beaver Rock	4650	56	$1,833/wk	55
Burgowan	4659	56	$1,333/wk	30
Woocoo	4620	56	$1,124/wk	60
Pilerwa	4650	50	$1,041/wk	48
Mount Urah	4650	49	$900/wk	47
Gigoomgan	4620	46	$2,187/wk	55
North Aramara	4620	45	$900/wk	57
Duckinwilla	4650	38	$1,312/wk	55
Doongul	4620	35	$762/wk	46
Prawle	4650	34	$900/wk	47
St Mary	4570	34	$1,166/wk	56
Gungaloon	4620	27	$1,812/wk	54
Netherby	4650	25	$1,562/wk	48
Munna Creek	4570	22	$899/wk	53
Thinoomba	4650	16	$1,125/wk	62
Malarga	4620	15	$1,874/wk	60
Calgoa	4570	14	$2,250/wk	55
Tandora	4650	12	$3,250/wk	44
Eurong	4581	11	$1,375/wk	48
Cherwell	4660	10	$3,249/wk	39
Bauple Forest	4650	9	$3,250/wk	34
Glenbar	4620	7	$899/wk	57
Boonooroo Plains	4650	6	$2,250/wk	61
Tuan Forest	4650	5	$1,374/wk	44
Marodian	4570	4	$4,750/wk	75
Burrum	4659
Great Sandy Strait	4655		$75/wk	60
Huxley	4660
Inskip Point	4581
Isis Central Mill	4660
K'Gari	4581
Kowbi	4660
K’Gari	4581
Lynwood	4660
Orchid Beach	4581
The Dimonds	4650			80
Toolara	4570
Walliebum	4655

Postcodes covered

4570, 4581, 4620, 4621, 4650, 4655, 4659, 4660, 4662

Compare Fraser Coast with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Fraser Coast and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Fraser Coast (QLD)	111,044	50.8	889	25.5%	15.0%
Gympie	53,250	47.4	896	22.7%	11.6%
Bundaberg	99,127	46.7	898	28.3%	13.0%
North Burnett	10,020	48.6	888	25.3%	10.2%
Mareeba	22,866	43.2	923	26.8%	16.9%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Fraser Coast

What is the population of Fraser Coast?

The 2021 Census recorded 111,044 people living in Fraser Coast, across 107 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Fraser Coast?

Fraser Coast contains 107 suburbs. The most populous are Maryborough, Urangan, Urraween, Torquay, Tinana.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Fraser Coast?

Fraser Coast covers 9 postcodes: 4570, 4581, 4620, 4621, 4650, 4655, 4659, 4660, 4662.

How many schools are in Fraser Coast?

Fraser Coast has 35 schools, including 27 government, 3 Catholic, and 5 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Fraser Coast?

Fraser Coast has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 889, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.