Talent attraction
Bundaberg is not only an ideal place to live but offers the opportunity to work with some of the most innovative and progressive companies in Australia. With 4.2 billion worth of capital and infrastructure projects planned for the region, plenty of well-renumerated jobs are on offer. In-demand and well-renumerated positions offering significant benefits ontop of salary packaging are available across diverse industry sectors including:
- Construction and all trade-based services
- Hospital and medical services
- Software developers and IT managers
- Project management
- Process automation and logistics
- Health and safety officers
- Data analysts particularly across health, advanced manufacturing and agriculture
- Quality assurance and innovation
- Hospitality and tourism
- Primary and secondary teaching
- Sales accounts particularly in heavy machinery and agricultural
- Agronomists and farm managers
The development of medical technology, ag tech, food tech and other advanced manufacturing in the region has led to the creation of new highly skilled professional service employees working in the region.
The Bundaberg Region can offer a taste of paradise without a hit to the career wallet — a winning property combination that many other regional coastal locations find hard to achieve.
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Our region
Second highest economic growth rate
- Economic growth is 7.1% - the second highest in QLD.
- The Bundaberg region contributed approximately $ 4.9 billion (or 1.4%) GRP in Queensland 2020-21.
- Bundaberg has a project capital pipeline of $ 4.2 billion to 2023.
Source: Profile ID & Cordell Construction Database, 2021.
Bundaberg is renowned for its economic resilience and diversity
- It took Bundaberg 7 months before more jobs returned in our economy after COVID lockdowns. It took Australia 12 months. This was due to our diversified economy, spirit, and positivity. It was due to sectors like agriculture, health, and education and our efforts to become a bio-economy and ag-tech powerhouse.
- Bundaberg’s gross regional product was $4.1B as at June 2018. This was a 3.1% increase over the last year.
- Bundaberg has a project capital pipeline of $3.2billion over the next to 2023.
Source: Profile ID & Cordell Construction Database, 2019.
Stress free commute to work
- Bundaberg residents enjoy a stress-free commute spending only on average 15 minutes travel to work. This compares to 67 minutes in Brisbane and 71 minutes in Sydney.
Leading place to
invest for clean and green projects
- Council is committed to implementing - Towards Net Zero Bundaberg strategy.
- This is one of the first by a Queensland Council - and sets an ambitious pathway for our region to achieve a net zero future.
- It will see 1 million tonnes of carbon removed from our environment.
- A strategy that will create jobs, and attract investment, while making our region cleaner and greener.
Destination of choice for all household types
- Our population is now 102,000 but we serve a much greater population of over 330,000.
- Data by the Regional Australia Institute (2023) placed Bundaberg as the number 1 destination in Australia for residents moving between regions.
- It also placed Bundaberg, as Australia’s number 5 destination for people moving from metropolitan areas and other states.
Innovation Led Region
- Bundaberg has most recently seen growth in food and beverage technology.
- Planned for the region is an agricultural centre of excellence.
Food Bowl Capital of the Nation
- 70% of Australia's sweet potato production
- 50% of Australia's macadamia production
- Largest passionfruit growing region in Australia
- Home to the largest chili company in Australia
- Unique year round production for most agricultural produce
Source: Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, 2019.
Climate
Fifth most equable climate in the world
Water Security
Secure and reliable irrigated water supply, plus an average rainfall 1,110mm pa. irrigation covers over 57,500 ha in the Bundaberg, Childers and Gin Gin areas.
Soil
Bundaberg has 80 soil types with 63,000 ha suitable for sugarcane. 25,000 ha for macadamias 56,100 ha for cucurbits, 56,100 ha for vegetables and 28,000 ha for nuts.
Outside Australia's Disaster Zone
Most northern port outside Australia's natural disaster zone.
Southern Edge of Great Barrier Reef
90km to Lady Elliot and 107km to Lady Musgrave island
Diverse Industry Base
While agriculture, forestry, and fishing are the main industries in the region, all other industries are well-represented in the region's economy.
Affordability and future development sites
- According to Core Logic, the 2022 median sale price for houses in Bundaberg was $335,000.
- This compares to $850,000 in Brisbane, $790,000 on the Sunshine Coast, and $414,000 in the Fraser Coast region.
- Bundaberg has over 2,800 Lots approved for residential development to support population growth.
- According to the Queensland Government’s Statisticians Office, Bundaberg has 15,000 hectares of greenfield land identified for future residential development.
- This is the largest volume of developable land of any local government in Queensland.
Jobs Growth
Over the past decade and a half the Bundaberg Region has also experienced a 16% increase in the number of jobs, with more than 41,000 jobs now provided in Bundaberg.