Average rent in Bargara - Burnett Heads, QLD — 2026

Bargara - Burnett Heads sits below the Queensland median, with the typical renter paying $320/week — 11% less than the state-wide $359/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 73% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 23% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (87%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 19,008, the median age is 51, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 16% of residents were born overseas. Bargara - Burnett Heads is 297km from Brisbane, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.