Badu Island, QLD 4875 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Badu Island is a suburb of Queensland, postcode 4875, home to 704 residents with a younger demographic.
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Snapshot
Median house—
Median rent$125 /wk
Population704
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGATorres Strait Island
Demographics
- Population
- 704
- Median age
- 27 years
- Median household income
- $885 /week
- Median personal income
- $417 /week
- Median family income
- $896 /week
- Average household size
- 3.3
- Persons per bedroom
- 1.0
- Local government area
- Torres Strait Island
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Queensland - Outback
- Remoteness classification
- Very Remote Australia
- Federal electorate
- Leichhardt
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Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $125 /week
- Rent share of household income
- 14%
Schools
School data refreshes annually from ACARA and state education departments.
Transport
Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
Climate normals from the Bureau of Meteorology.
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
- Recorded offences: 250 across the Torres Strait Island LGA in the year to March 2026 (stable on the prior year).
- Most common categories: 130 violent offences, 37 property damage, 31 theft.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.
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