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Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bundaberg
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is situated along the southern bank of the Burnett River, about from its mouth at
Burnett Heads Burnett Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Burnett Heads had a population of 2,656 people. Geography The locality of Burnett Heads is on the southern side of the Burnett ...
, and flows into the
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. The city is sited on a rich coastal plain, supporting one of the nation's most productive agricultural regions. The area of Bundaberg is the home of the Taribelang-Bunda peoples. Popular nicknames for Bundaberg include "Bundy" and "Rum city". The
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of Bundaberg is Bundabergian. The district surveyor,
John Thompson Charlton John Thompson Charlton, also known as John Charlton Thompson (1826 – 26 November 1878) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Early life Charlton was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England, ...
designed the city layout in 1868, which planned for uniform square blocks with wide main streets, and named it ‘Bundaberg’. An early influence on the development of Bundaberg came with the 1868 Land Act, which was a famous Queensland
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, that aimed to create a class of Australian yeoman. Large sugarcane plantations were established throughout the 1880s, with industries of sugar mills, refineries, and rum distilleries that delivered prosperity to Bundaberg. These plantations used South Sea Islanders as
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, many of whom were
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, a practice considered of form of slavery. The trade was outlawed in 1904, with most South Sea Islanders deported by 1906.Tracey Flanagan, Meredith Wilkie, and Susanna Iuliano
"Australian South Sea Islanders: A Century of Race Discrimination under Australian Law"
, Australian Human Rights Commission.
Major floods in 1942 and 1954 damaged the river, ending Bundaberg's role as a
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and led to a new port at the mouth of the Burnett river. In the post-war era, Bundaberg continued to grow with its wealth tied to its sugar industry. In 2013, Bundaberg experienced record flooding from Cyclone Oswald, which was the worst disaster in the city's history. The economy of Bundaberg is based primarily on agriculture, forestry, fishing and tourism, with a gross regional product at about $4.51 billion. Bundaberg also has a major distillery and brewery industry that exports to international markets. The city is served by the
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and the
Bundaberg Airport Bundaberg Airport is a regional airport serving Bundaberg, a city in the Australian state of Queensland. It is located southwest of the city centre, on North Childers Road and Takalvan Street. The airport is owned and operated by the Bundabe ...
. Bundaberg has a rich history and culture, along with its
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it is known for its weeping fig trees,
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, and historic plantations, including the Fairymead Plantation and the Sunnyside Sugar Plantation, the latter of which is the site of a mass grave. Other sites of South Sea Islander cultural significance include
Sir Anthony's Rest Sir Anthony's Rest is a heritage-listed dry-stone lookout at Sir Anthony's Rest Street, Qunaba, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built for the official visit of the Governor of Queensland, Sir Anthony Musgrave, to Bundaberg in ...
atop the
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and the
South Sea Islander Church South Sea Islander Church and Hall is a heritage-listed church at 46 Johnston Street, Millbank in Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 July 2000. History ...
. Bundaberg is also considered a paranormal hotspot, and is known for its ghost tours. Major cultural institutions include the
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and the Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery. The city's culinary culture is highlighted by its annual ' Banquet on the Bridge', and an iconic rum and
gin Gin () is a distilled alcoholic drink that derives its flavour from juniper berries (''Juniperus communis''). Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe, particularly in southern Italy, Flanders and the Ne ...
culture with
Bundaberg Rum Bundaberg Rum, colloquially known as Bundy, is a dark rum produced in Bundaberg East, Queensland, Australia, by the Bundaberg Distilling Company. In 2010, the Bundaberg Distilling Company was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall ...
originating in the city. Bundaberg is a popular tourism destination, the city's hinterland includes the historic towns of
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and Gin Gin,
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,
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and the Promisedland mountain bike trails. Bundaberg's coastal areas include
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and Mon Repos, Deepwater National Park, and the southernmost reaches of the Great Barrier Reef alongside the islands of Lady Musgrave and
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.


Geography

The city is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is inland from the
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coast and situated on the Burnett River.


Etymology


City name

The name was coined by surveyor
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and his assistant Alfred Dale Edwards. ''Bunda'' is derived from the name of one of the kinship groups of the local Taribelang people, to which was added the Saxon suffix ''berg'', meaning "town". Colloquially the city is known as "Bundy".


Bourbong street

Bourbong Street is the main street of the city and there is some controversy in regards to its spelling and meaning; Bourbong was alternatively spelled Bourbon or Boorbong, which was a local Aboriginal title given to a large waterhole in the area. The main street was historically also gazetted in the
Bundaberg Mail The ''NewsMail'' is an online newspaper based in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. It has a wide range of content including domestic and international affairs. The paper has a long, notable history, starting as a family business and more recently ...
as "Bourbon" street, but by 1941 there is no reference to "Bourbon" street. Robert Strathdee's farming selection in the vicinity of the watering holes was recorded on early survey maps as 'Boorbung'. A pioneer pastoralist of the region,
Nicholas Tooth Nicholas Edward Nelson Tooth (7 September 1844 – 17 August 1913) was a foundry owner and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early days Tooth was born at Sydney to John Tooth and his wife Elizabeth (née Newnham) and was educate ...
, wrote that "Bourbong" was derived from the local Aboriginal phrase "bier rabong", meaning "plenty dead". Tooth, who took up land in the area in the early 1860s, found that Aboriginal people resolutely avoided the "bier rabong" vicinity. He later found the skeletal remains there of around twenty Aboriginal people who were apparently massacred in a raid by the Native Police.


History


Early History

The Traditional owner Aboriginal group are the Taribelang people. They are the original inhabitants of the region.


Initial British colonisation

The first non-indigenous man to visit the area was James Davis in the 1830s. He was an escaped convict from the Moreton Bay Penal settlement who lived with the Kabi people to the south of the region. He resided mostly around the Mary River and was referred to as ''Durrumboi''. The Burnett River was surveyed by
John Charles Burnett James Charles Burnett (1815—1854) a.k.a. "John" was a surveyor and explorer in New South Wales (including Queensland), Australia. He was the head of the first Survey Office established at Brisbane in 1844. Note, the separation of Queensland fr ...
, after whom it was named during his exploration mission of the Wide Bay and Burnett regions in 1847. British occupation of the land in the region began in 1848 when pastoral squatters Gregory Blaxland Jnr and William Forster established a sheep station. Blaxland was a son of the Blue Mountains explorer, Gregory Blaxland, and Forster was later to become a Premier of New South Wales. They selected a very large area of land which encompassed most of the western part of the modern day Bundaberg Region along the Burnett River. They named this pastoral lease Tirroan. Blaxland and Forster had previously set up sheep stations near the Clarence River and had a notable history of conflict with Aboriginal people. This continued at Tirroan when two of their shepherds were killed by Aboriginal people in 1849. Forster and Blaxland led a punitive expedition causing multiple Aboriginal deaths. Further conflict occurred the following year when Blaxland was clubbed to death. Forster and a number of other squatters conducted another reprisal, resulting in a large massacre of Aboriginal people in scrubland toward the coastal part of Tirroan. In the early 1850s, Forster sold the property to
Alfred Henry Brown Alfred Henry Brown (1818 – 20 February 1907) was a Station owner and Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Early life Brown was born in Brislington, Somersetshire, England bef Sept 1818 to John Brown and his wife Mary (née Cater ...
who changed the name of the pastoral lease to Gin Gin. At the same time, Native Police officer,
Richard Purvis Marshall Richard Purvis Marshall (3 April 1818 – 15 August 1872) was a British pastoral squatter and high ranking Native Police officer in the colonies of New South Wales and Queensland. He was co-founder of the Gundi Windi cattle and sheep run which later ...
, took up the Bingera leasehold in the rainforest scrubland downstream from Tirroan. Three towns in the Bundaberg region,
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, South Bingera and Gin Gin, commemorate these massive initial leaseholds.


Cattle and logging

Before colonisation, much of the land around the lower reaches of the Burnett River consisted of either the Woongarra Scrub, a subtropical rainforest that stood where most of the Bundaberg canefields now grow, or the Barolin Plains, a lightly timbered grassland that stretched along the coastal fringe. Neither of these areas were suitable for sheep farming but the British soon found that raising cattle was possible. In the early 1860s the first cattle stations in the area were established; Branyan on the south side of the Burnett River and
Tantitha Gooburrum is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gooburrum had a population of 1,442 people. The neighbourhood of Tantitha is within the locality (). History St Mark's Anglican Church opened in 1880. It cl ...
on the north side. Timber companies, such as that owned by William Pettigrew, started the logging of the Woongarra Scrub in 1867. In 1868, Samuel Johnston erected a sawmill in Waterview, on the north bank of the Burnett River. The Waterview sawmill became a prominent supplier of timber until its closure in 1903 after being damaged by flood.


Town of Bundaberg

In 1867, timber-getters and farmers, John and Gavin Steuart, established the Woondooma property which consisted of a few houses and a wharf on the northern banks of the Burnett River where Bundaberg North now stands. An official survey of the area was undertaken in 1869 by
John Charlton Thompson John Thompson Charlton, also known as John Charlton Thompson (1826 – 26 November 1878) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Early life Charlton was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England, ...
, assisted by James Ellwood and Alfred Dale Edwards,''Bundaberg – From Pioneers to Prosperity.'' (1992) Neville Rackemann. p46 and the town of Bundaberg was gazetted across the river on the higher, southern banks. The first Bundaberg land sale was held in Maryborough on 11 May 1870 where hotelier John Foley bought the original lots.


Sugar

Most of the early settlers exploited the timber and grew maize on their selections but as a result of the incentives of the Sugar and Coffee Regulations of 1864, sugar became a major component in Bundaberg's development from the 1870s. Experimental sugar cane cultivation in the district was first grown at John Charlton Thompson's Rubyanna property in 1870 and the first sugar mill was built by Richard Elliot Palmer at his
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plantation in 1872. Bundaberg rapidly became an important sugar production region after the construction of the Millaquin Sugar Refinery at East Bundaberg by
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and his sons in 1882. The Fairymead sugar processing plant owned by the Young Brothers (Arthur, Horace and Ernest Young) opened in 1884 which further augmented Bundaberg's sugar producing capacity. The initial 35 years of the sugar industry in Bundaberg was reliant on South Sea Islander workers, who were often blackbirded and kept in a status close to slavery. The first significant shipload of Kanaka labour, as it was called, to arrive on the Burnett River came in January 1872 aboard the ''Petrel''. Allegations of kidnapping and wounding immediately arose concerning the recruitment of the Islanders on this vessel. Influential Bundaberg plantation owners were able to purchase recruiting ships in order to obtain labour directly from areas such as the Solomon Islands and the New Hebrides. The Young Brothers owned the ''Lochiel'' and the ''May'' vessels, the Cran family and Frederic Buss were the major investors in the ''Helena'' while the ''Ariel'' was co-owned by a number of local planters. While some of the recruitment was voluntary, violence and deception toward Islanders often took place. For example, the crew of the ''Helena'' fought a battle with the locals of
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while taking Islanders from there. These labourers had to work for three years and were only paid at the end of this time period. Instead of cash, they usually received substandard goods and trinkets of minimal value as payment. Excessive mortality of the Islanders while serving their term of labour in the Bundaberg region was frequent. Overwork, poor housing, inadequate food, contaminated water supplies and a lack of medical care all contributed to the high death rate. Penalties for the plantation owners whose neglect resulted in these fatalities were rare and did not exceed a £10 fine. Importing South Sea Islander labour was made illegal in 1904 and enforced repatriation of these workers out of Bundaberg and other locations in Queensland occurred from 1906 to 1908. The
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occurred after the phasing out of South Sea Islander labour, with workers claiming that many plantation owners had substituted black indentured labourers (sometimes referred to as slaves) with white ones. Workers sought better accommodation, wages and conditions, including an eight-hour day and a minimum weekly wage of 30 shillings, including food. The mobilisation of unionists from Bundaberg to Mossman was a major achievement, with the 1911 strike lasting over seven weeks in Bundaberg where the town's economy was largely based on the sugar industry.Janette Nolan, Bundaberg, history and people, St Lucia: University of Queensland press, 1978, p. 147. The end result of the strike was a Commonwealth Royal Commission into the sugar industry in 1911–12, which had been initially requested by Harry Hall, a Bundaberg AWA organiser in 1908 with a petition signed by 1500 Bundaberg sugar workers.
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, 21 October 1908, p.5; Nolan, p. 146.
The Royal Commission, with ALF Secretary
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as secretary, concluded the AWA demands had been justified. The union victory was a watershed in organised labour in Queensland and Australia.Dr K H Kennedy, "The Rise of the Amalgamated Workers Association" in Lectures on North Queensland History,
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, Second Series 1975, pp. 198–199.


Further progress

St Joseph's School opened on June 1876. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Barolin Division became the
Shire of Barolin The Shire of Barolin was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. It was the area south of the Burnett River but excluding the urban area of Bundaberg which was initially in Bundaberg Division. ...
and the Borough of Bundaberg became the Town of Bundaberg on 31 March 1903. On 22 November 1913, Bundaberg was proclaimed a City. In 1912 Bundaberg pioneering aviator Bert Hinkler built and successfully flew his own glider on Mon Repos beach. He also completed a noteworthy non-stop flight from London to Turin in 1920. The following year in 1921 Hinkler flew from
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to Bundaberg, non-stop, in a record breaking flight of 8 and a half hours, in the process beating a telegram he had sent to his mother, to warn her of his arrival. The
Bundaberg War Memorial Bundaberg War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at Bourbong Street, Bundaberg Central, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Frederic Herbert Faircloth and built from 1920 to 1921 by Anselm & Odling (Sydne ...
commemorating those who died in the Anglo-Boer War and World War I was unveiled by Major-General Charles Brand on 30 July 1921. The Bundaberg digger was imported from Italy and is constructed of Italian marble. The completed memorial, at a cost of £1,650, was the third most costly to be erected in Queensland. It is a major regional memorial and one of the two most intact digger memorials that remain in their original settings of intersections. In 1941 the Sisters of Mercy purchased the house ''Brabourne'' (originally owned by prominent citizen Frederick Buss) and established St Mary's Hostel, for women and girls working in or visiting Bundaberg. After World War II, doctors were calling for modern hospital facilities in Bundaberg, so the Sisters converted the hostel into the Mater Private Hospital, a 24-bed hospital with an operating theatre, chapel, and accommodation for the nurses and maids, officially opening on 28 July 1946. The nurses were initially all nuns, but they established a training school for other women to become nurses. The hospital expanded over the years with additional beds, operating theatres, X-ray, pathology and a dedicated children's ward. It was the first hospital in Queensland to use the Zeiss ophthalmic microscope, the first regional hospital in Queensland to have a lymphoedema clinic, and to use facial recognition technology for
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. In the 1960s the township was completely flooded by the Burnett river. In 1967 Bundaberg celebrated its centenerary by producing a coin and opening
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in the Bundaberg Botanical Gardens in Bundaberg North.


Bundaberg in the 21st century

In December 2010, Bundaberg suffered its worst
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in 60 years, when floodwaters from the Burnett River inundated hundreds of homes. Two years later, in January 2013, Bundaberg experienced its worst flooding in recorded history as a result of Cyclone Oswald. Floodwaters from the Burnett River peaked at 9.53 metres. Over 4,000 properties and 600 businesses had been affected by floodwaters, which moved in excess of 70 km/h. Two defence force Blackhawk helicopters were brought in from Townsville as part of the evacuation operation, which ultimately used an additional 14 aircraft. In the the city of Bundaberg had a population of 50,148 people. On 6 April 2018,
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visited Bundaberg Rum Distillery He stated, ''“I'm thrilled that this Distillery's proving to be the one that produces some of the most famous and special of all rums around the world."'' In 2018, the
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estimated the population of Bundaberg's significant urban area was 70,921 people. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.


Heritage listings

Bundaberg has a number of
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sites, including: * Corner of Bargara Road and Zeilke Avenue, Kalkie:
Kalkie State School Kalkie State School is a heritage-listed state school at 257 Bargara Road, Kalkie, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by the Queensland Department of Public Works and built in 1877 by Franz Kuhnel and William Starke. It w ...
* Bourbong Street, Bundaberg Central:
Bourbong Street Weeping Figs Bourbong Street Weeping Figs is a heritage-listed group of trees at Bourbong Street, Bundaberg Central, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. They were added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 23 July 1999. History The ...
* Bourbong Street, Bundaberg Central:
Bundaberg War Memorial Bundaberg War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at Bourbong Street, Bundaberg Central, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Frederic Herbert Faircloth and built from 1920 to 1921 by Anselm & Odling (Sydne ...
* Bourbong Street, West Bundaberg:
Bundaberg War Nurses Memorial Bundaberg War Nurses Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at Bourbong Street, Bundaberg West, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1949 by Zero Ziegler. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 O ...
* Bourbong Street between Bundaberg Central and Bundaberg East: Kennedy Bridge *155a Bourbong Street: Bundaberg Post Office * 184 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg Central:
Bundaberg School of Arts Bundaberg School of Arts is a heritage-listed former school of arts and now community centre at 184 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg Central, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Anton Hettrich and built from 1888 ...
* 191–193 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg Central: Commercial Bank * 13 Crofton Street:
Bundaberg Central State School Bundaberg Central State School is a heritage-listed state school at 13 Crofton Street, Bundaberg Central, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Robert and John Ferguson and the Queensland Department of Public ...
* 30 George Street, South Bundaberg: St John's Lutheran Church * 46 Johnston Street, Millbank:
South Sea Islander Church South Sea Islander Church and Hall is a heritage-listed church at 46 Johnston Street, Millbank in Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 July 2000. History ...
* 1 Maryborough Street, Bundaberg Central:
Fallon House Fallon House is a heritage-listed trade union office at 1 Maryborough Street, Bundaberg Central, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by David Ballinger Goodsir and Harold James Carlyle and built in 1953 by Lle ...
* corner of Maryborough and Woongarra Streets, Bundaberg Central: St Andrews Uniting Church * Quay Street, Bundaberg Central:
Bundaberg Police Station Bundaberg Police Station is a heritage-listed former court house (1882–1958) and former police station (1958–1997) at Quay Street, Bundaberg Central, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1882 to 1958. It i ...
* Quay Street, Bundaberg Central, to Perry Street, Bundaberg North:
Burnett Bridge Burnett Bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge crossing the Burnett River from Quay Street, Bundaberg Central to Perry Street, Bundaberg North in Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Alfred Barton Brady and bui ...
* Quay Street, from Bundaberg Central to Bundaberg East: Saltwater Creek Railway Bridge * Sir Anthony's Rest Street, Qunaba:
Sir Anthony's Rest Sir Anthony's Rest is a heritage-listed dry-stone lookout at Sir Anthony's Rest Street, Qunaba, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built for the official visit of the Governor of Queensland, Sir Anthony Musgrave, to Bundaberg in ...
* 17 Sussex Street, East Bundaberg: East Bundaberg Water Tower * Thornhill Street, Bundaberg North: Fairymead House * 55 Woongarra Street: 4BU Radio Station * Cnr Woongarra and Maryborough streets, Bundaberg Central:
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The church sits adjacent to
Buss Park Buss Park is located in Bundaberg Central, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It borders the Anglican Christ Church and the Bundaberg Regional Council offices and contains several memorials. The centrepiece of the landscape ...
which contains a memorial to Bert Hinkler.


Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 69,069 people in Bundaberg (Significant Urban Area). * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.3% of the population. * 81.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, New Zealand 1.8%, Philippines 0.7%, South Africa 0.5% and Scotland 0.4%. * 88.9% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.5%, Italian 0.4%, German 0.3%, Afrikaans 0.2% and Tagalog 0.2%. * The most common responses for religion were No Religion 26.3%, Catholic 18.7% and Anglican 18.6%. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .


Climate

Bundaberg has a
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('' Cfa'') with hot, wet summers and mild, dry winters. The mean daily maximum temperature is highest in January at , and the mean daily minimum is lowest in July at . The coldest temperature recorded in Bundaberg is , and some inland areas of Bundaberg sometimes experience frosts. The mean annual rainfall is .


Suburbs of Bundaberg

Increasing population in Bundaberg is extending residential development into rural localities, such as
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.


Economy

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Bundaberg is dependent to a large extent on the local sugar industry. Extensive sugar cane fields have been developed throughout the district. Value-adding operations, such as the milling and refinement of sugar, and its packaging and distribution, are located around the city. A local factory that manufactured sugar-cane harvesters was closed down after it was taken over by the US multinational corporation Case New Holland. Most of the raw sugar is exported. A bulk terminal for the export of sugar is located on the Burnett River east of Bundaberg. Another of the city's exports is
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, made from the sugar cane by-product
molasses Molasses () is a viscous substance resulting from refining sugarcane or sugar beets into sugar. Molasses varies in the amount of sugar, method of extraction and age of the plant. Sugarcane molasses is primarily used to sweeten and flavour foods ...
. Bundaberg is also home to beverage producer Bundaberg Brewed Drinks
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, Craft Brewery
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and Craft Distillery's
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and Kalki Moon. Commercial fruit and vegetable production is also significant: avocado, banana, bean, button squash, capsicum, chilli, citrus, cucumber, custard apple, egg fruit, honeydew melon, lychee, mango, passionfruit, potato, pumpkin, rockmelon, snow peas, stone fruit, sweet corn, sweet potato, tomato, watermelon, zucchini. Macadamia nuts are also grown. Due to the year-round farm work available in Bundaberg, the city has a high number of working hostels for backpackers looking to extend their working holiday visa in Australia. The hostels provide backpackers with work on farms across the Bundaberg area. However, the hostels and farms have received huge criticism in the press and on social media due to the treatment some backpackers have faced. The Courier-Mail have reported claims of poor living conditions, underpayment and allegations of sexual abuse which they say has led to backpackers warning others about working hostels in Bundaberg. Because of its high rate of unemployment, Bundaberg has been referred to as the "dole capital of Australia".


Tourism

Tourism is an important industry in Queensland, and Bundaberg is known as the 'Southern Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef'. The city lies near the southern end of the reef in proximity to
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and Lady Musgrave Islands. The nearby town of
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is an increasingly popular holiday and retirement destination. Nearby beaches are popular with both locals and tourists. Moore Park Beach, to the city's north, has of golden sandy beach. Beaches on the southern side of the Burnett River are (from north to south) the Oaks Beach, Mon Repos, Nielson Park, Bargara Beach, Kellys Beach, Innes Park and
Elliott Heads Elliott Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography The town is located at the mouth of the Elliott River, north of the state capital, Brisbane. Elliott Heads is surrounded by small cro ...
.
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, Deepwater National Park, Eurimbula National Park and
Kinkuna National Park Kinkuna is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Kinkuna had a population of 111 people. Geography The North Coast railway line runs along the western boundary of the locality entering the locality from ...
, located in the Bundaberg region are popular with campers and bush-lovers. Tours of the
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and attractions at Bundaberg Botanic Gardens, such as the 2 ft narrow gauge Australian Sugar Cane Railway, are also popular with tourists. The Mystery Craters, 35 unexplained water-filled holes in the ground, discovered in 1971 at South Kolan, are also a tourist attraction. Opened in 2002 by the former member for Hinkler
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, the Tom Quinn Community Centre gardens (a multiple "Bundy in Bloom" winner) is a site to be seen with local flora and fauna, its own cafe, marketplace, chapel, green house, training facilities, woodwork and indigenous nature section. Opened in December 2008, the
Hinkler Hall of Aviation The Hinkler Hall of Aviation is an air museum in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia focused on the legacy of Australian aviator Bert Hinkler. The museum opened in 2008 alongside the Hinkler House, and was designed to accommodate up to 34,000 vis ...
is an historical aviation tourist attraction that celebrates pioneer solo aviator Bert Hinkler. In 1928, Hinkler was the first person to fly solo from England to Australia. The museum includes an exhibition hall, featuring multi-media exhibits, a flight simulator, a theatre, five aircraft and the historic
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. Other local attractions and events include the Whaling Wall, East Bundaberg Water Tower, Baldwin Swamp Environmental Park, Alexandra Park Zoo,
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, Barrell House, Bundy in Bloom, Whale watching, reef tours of Lady Musgrave & Lady Elliiot islands, the Bundaberg Show, Bundaberg & Childers Regional Art Galleries, the Bundaberg Gliding school, Fishing Charters, the Bundaberg International Air Show, and the Woongarra Marine Park.


Museums and galleries

The Bundaberg region contains a variety of museums and art galleries that showcase the region's history and culture. *
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*
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* Fairymead House and Sugar History Museum * BRAG, the Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery * CHARTS, the
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* Bundaberg and District Historical Museum *
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*
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Distillery Tours * Bundaberg Botanic Gardens containing the 'Hinkler Hall of Aviation', 'Hinkler House', 'Fairymead House' and the 'Bundaberg Steam Tramway Preservation Inc.' * Mystery Craters in South Kolan * Schmeider's Cooperage (Bundy Kegs) *
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Memorials

*
Bundaberg War Memorial Bundaberg War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at Bourbong Street, Bundaberg Central, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Frederic Herbert Faircloth and built from 1920 to 1921 by Anselm & Odling (Sydne ...
* Hinkler Memorial


Culture


Arts and entertainment

Bundaberg has two cinemas. The Reading Cinemas, on Johanna Boulevarde, west Bundaberg, and the Moncrieff Entertainment Centre (formerly known as the
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), located on Bourbong Street, central Bundaberg. The Moncrieff Entertainment Centre also holds live musical and theatrical performances year round. The Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) is a large multi-purpose visual arts facility located in central Bundaberg. The Bundaberg Regional Council operates a public library at 49 Woondooma Street.


Media

The ''
NewsMail The ''NewsMail'' is an online newspaper based in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. It has a wide range of content including domestic and international affairs. The paper has a long, notable history, starting as a family business and more recen ...
'' newspaper is published in Bundaberg from Monday to Saturday. It is available in print and online. Several community newspapers are also available including the Guardian, The Bugle & the Bundaberg Coastline Bundaberg is served by three commercial television stations ( Seven Queensland, WIN Television and 10) and publicly owned services ( ABC TV) and ( SBS). Local news coverage of Bundaberg and the Wide Bay is provided on all three commercial networks with both '' Seven News'' and WIN Queensland's '' WIN News'' half-hour bulletins airing at 5:30 each weeknight. Southern Cross Austereo also airs brief local news & weather updates at various intervals throughout the day on Channel 10.


Popular culture

The city has been the location for three film sets: * the 1989 film, '' The Delinquents'', starring
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, which was set in Bundaberg, but partly shot in Brisbane * the 1977 film, ''
The Mango Tree ''The Mango Tree'' is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Ronald McKie. Synopsis The story follows the childhood of a young man, named Jamie, growing up in a country town in Australia during the early 20th century. Criti ...
'' * the 2014 film,
Talking Back at Thunder ''Talking Back At Thunder'' is a 2014 Australian thriller film directed by Este Heyns and Aaron Davison, written by Aaron Davison, and starring Steven Tandy as the film's antagonist. Plot All is good for Jacob. A plumber by trade, he has a job ...
, starring Steven Tandy.


Sport

Most major Australian sporting codes are played in Bundaberg.


Australian rules

Bundaberg has two current clubs playing in the AFL Wide Bay competition. *Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles (merger of North Bundaberg and Souths/ATW Magpies) *Brothers Bulldogs (formerly West Bundaberg)


Basketball

Bundaberg has two professional teams competing in the ConocoPhillips Central Queensland Cup. They are the Bundaberg Autobarn Bulls (men) and Bundaberg Bears (women) and both feature local players.


Rowing

Bucca Weir, west of Bundaberg, is home to the Queensland State Rowing Championships every year in December.


Rugby league

The Bundaberg Rugby Football League is a nine-club competition run under the
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's Central Division. Bundaberg competes in the Central Division's 47th Battalion Shield and the
Bundaberg Grizzlies The Bundaberg Grizzlies is a rugby league team from Bundaberg, Queensland that had previously played in the Queensland Cup. Their home ground is Salter Oval, Bundaberg. History The Grizzlies were founded in 1996 and played in the Queensland ...
formerly competed in the Queensland Cup statewide competition.


Soccer

The Bundaberg Soccer Football Association was formed at the Grand Hotel on 1 May, 1923. In 2023 Bundaberg Football will celebrate the centenary of formation of the Association, however there's evidence that soccer football has been played in Bundaberg and surrounding districts since at least the 1890's. Bundaberg was home to the
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soccer club. They participated in the Queensland State League against other teams across Queensland.


Tennis

The Bundaberg & District Tennis Senior Association operates eleven floodlit clay courts in Drinan Park, Bundaberg West at the corner of George & Powers Streets. Competition tennis is played all year round. The Bundaberg & District Junior Tennis Association operates five artificial grass courts, and two granite courts.


Croquet

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is the oldest Croquet club in Australia.


Community groups

The Bundaberg branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 15 Quay Street, Bundaberg Central. The Hinkler branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the McDonalds Central Bundaberg on the corner of Woongarra & Targo Street, Bundaberg Central.


Education

There are many public and private primary schools in Bundaberg. Bundaberg South State School opened on 11 May 1891, with an enrollment of 167 students and under the direction of William Benbow. The school celebrated its 125-year anniversary in 2016. Bundaberg has three public high schools, Bundaberg North State High School which opened on 29 January 1974, Bundaberg State High School which opened on 30 January 1912 (the second-oldest high school in Queensland that is still open) and Kepnock State High School which opened on 28 January 1964. There are also three main private secondary schools: Shalom Catholic College,
St Luke's Anglican School St Luke's Anglican School is an independent Anglican co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school located in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. Established in 1994 and includes an Early Learning Centre (Junior, Kindy, and ...
, and
Bundaberg Christian College Bundaberg Christian College is a Kindergarten to Year 12 school in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.Technical and further education on Walker St and a campus of the Central Queensland University, located adjacent to the airport. There is a campus of the
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at the
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's Tom Quinn Community Centre.


Transport

Bundaberg Airport Bundaberg Airport is a regional airport serving Bundaberg, a city in the Australian state of Queensland. It is located southwest of the city centre, on North Childers Road and Takalvan Street. The airport is owned and operated by the Bundabe ...
has flights to Brisbane and Lady Elliot Island. The city is home to the Jabiru Aircraft Company, which designs and manufactures a range of small civil utility aircraft. Bundaberg's bus operator is Duffy's City Buses. As of 2013, they transport over 1000 passengers in town services, and over 2000 passengers in school services every day. Routes extend to the beach suburbs of
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,
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, and Innes Park. Stewart & Sons also operates bus services in the area. Bundaberg is serviced by several Queensland Rail passenger trains, including the Tilt Train and is approximately four and a half hours north of Brisbane by rail. The closed North Bundaberg station formerly served the Mount Perry railway line and is now a museum. Bundaberg is situated at the end of the Isis Highway (State Route 3), approximately east of its junction with the Bruce Highway. Many long-distance bus services also pass through the city. Bundaberg Port is located northeast of the city, at the mouth of the Burnett River. The port is a destination for ships from Australia and overseas. It is predominantly used for shipping raw sugar and other goods related to that industry such as
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.


Health

Bundaberg is served by three hospitals. One public hospital, Bundaberg Base Hospital on Bourbong St, and two private hospitals, Friendly Society Private Hospital & Mater Hospital. The Friendly Society Hospital has undergone a redevelopment and forms part of the GP Super Clinic Program. Bundaberg is also home to the Royal Flying Doctor Service, who regularly transport patients to Bundaberg from more rural and remote areas, as well as transferring critically ill patients to Brisbane for specialist care.


Military

Bundaberg houses two military bases. Bundaberg Army Barracks and Training Ship (TS) Bundaberg. Bundaberg barracks contains mostly infantrymen and army cadets. TS Bundaberg houses mostly Cadet staff and Navy Cadets.


Sister cities

The city council responsible for the Bundaberg Region maintains Sister City arrangements with two cities.bundaberg.qld.gov.au/sistercity
, Bundaberg Regional Council. Retrieved 4 September 2014.


People


Notable residents

*
Clint Bolton Clint Brian Bolton (born 22 August 1975) is an Australian former goalkeeper. He was one of the most experienced goalkeepers in the history of the National Soccer League, which preceded the A-League. He played over 300 games for Brisbane Strik ...
, association football player, Socceroo, 2 time A-League championship winning player * Joshua Brillante, Australian
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player * David Carter, tennis player * Wayne Coles-Janess, producer and director, documentary and feature films * Allan Davis,
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, 2009 Tour Down Under Winner * Troy Elder, field hockey player *
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, cyclist, 1978 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medalist, 1976 Olympian *
Noel Hazzard Noel Hazzard was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. An Australian international and Queensland interstate representative three-quarter back, he played his club football in Bundaberg and Roma. Hazzard ca ...
, rugby league footballer * Coen Hess, rugby league footballer * Bert Hinkler, pioneer aviator *
Antonio Kaufusi Antonio Kaufusi (born 27 November 1984) is a former professional rugby league footballer. An Australia and Tonga international and Queensland State of Origin representative , he played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Melbourne Storm, Nor ...
, rugby league footballer * Felise Kaufusi, rugby league footballer * Mitchell Langerak, association football player, A-League championship winning player * Rosemary Lassig, Olympic swimmer * David Surrey Littlemore, architect *
Ben Marschke Ben Marschke ( ,) (born 19 June 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL). Background Marschke was born in Bundaberg, Queensland and played his juni ...
, rugby league footballer *
Errol McCormack Air Marshal Errol John McCormack AO (born 30 August 1941) is a retired senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), who served as Chief of Air Force from May 1998 to June 2001. Early life McCormack was born in Bundaberg, Queens ...
, retired Chief of Air Force (1998–2001), Officer of the Order of Australia (1998) *
Rheed McCracken Rheed McCracken (born 20 January 1997) is an Australian Paralympic athletics competitor. He named the 2012 Junior Athlete of the Year as part of the Australian Paralympian of the Year Awards. He represented Australia at the 2012 London Paral ...
,
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, won a silver and bronze medal *
Sarah McLellan Sarah Elizabeth McLellan (born 22 November 1982) is an Australian dancer, singer and actress. She moved to New York City at age 17 and made her BroadwayInternet Broadway Database debut in the musical " 42nd Streetbr>at age 20. She then moved t ...
, dancer and entertainer, lead singer of the group
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and blogger of "The Aussie who ate the Big Apple" currently living in New York * Mal Meninga, rugby league footballer * Tom Miles, professional athlete/sprinter, winner 1927 Stawell Gift, 1928 World Champion *
Gladys Moncrieff Gladys Moncrieff (13 April 1892 – 8 February 1976) was an Australian singer who was so successful in musical theatre and recordings that she became known as 'Australia's Queen of Song' and 'Our Glad'. Life and career Early years Moncrieff ...
, singer *
Clinton Moore Clinton Moore (born 24 April 1988 in Bundaberg, Queensland) is a freestyle motocross rider from Australia. He is the current Red Bull X Fighters World Tour Champion winning the last event of the year in Abu Dhabi. Personal life and career C ...
, freestyle motorcross rider * Vance Palmer, writer * Jayant Patel, the alleged "Doctor Death" of the Bundaberg Base Hospital * Ian Quinn, Golden Guitar winner & singer/songwriter * Chris Sarra, 2004 Queenslander of the Year * Donald Smith, operatic tenor *
Michelle Steele Michelle Steele (born 8 March 1986) is an Australian skeleton racer who has competed since 2004. She finished 13th in the women's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Steele's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was six ...
, Winter Olympian at the
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* Don Tallon, Australian
cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
er * Keith Thiele, World War II Pilot (awarded DSO, DFC & 2 medal bars) * Tommy Trash, ARIA and Grammy nominated Australian DJ & Producer * Shane Tichowitsch, darts player


Representatives

Current * Tom Smith, ( Labor), State member for
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* Keith Pitt ( Liberal National Party of Queensland), Federal member for Hinkler Former * Prime Ministers Andrew Fisher and Frank Forde both represented Federal electorates that included Bundaberg, though neither was originally from the area.


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