Bamaga, QLD
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 1,186
- Median age
- 25
- Household income
- $1,630/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 1%
- Renting
- 94%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in QLD
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Community safety
288 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 41.9% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Junior secondary
Northern Peninsula Area State College - Senior Campus
Primary
Northern Peninsula Area College - Bamaga Junior Campus
Senior secondary
Northern Peninsula Area State College - Senior Campus
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Northern Peninsula
District population (2025)
2,944
+4% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Jun 2025)
34
houses 34 · other 0
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.