Average rent in Bundaberg Surrounds - South, QLD — 2026

Bundaberg Surrounds - South sits below the Queensland median, with the typical renter paying $275/week — 23% less than the state-wide $359/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 76% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 17% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (93%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 10,778, the median age is 53, and the most common occupation is Labourers. 13% of residents were born overseas. Bundaberg Surrounds - South is 266km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.