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Central Highlands - West, QLD

4722Remote AustraliaSEIFA Decile 7/10LGA: Central Highlands (Qld)View on Power MapDownload Place Brief (PDF)
Entities
52
Total Funding
$4.4M
Community-Controlled
0
CC Funding Share
0%

Top Funded Entities

Justice Funding ($35K)

SPORTING SHOOTERS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA THURINGOWA BRANCH INC.
Gambling Community Benefit Fund · legal services
$35K

NDIS Supply & Service Pressure

State Providers
2,641
Thin Districts
0
Very Thin
0
Local Disability Delivery
0
43 disability-focused enterprises in QLD

NDIS money is not the same thing as healthy service coverage. This view shows whether Central Highlands - West, QLD sits inside a state market with thin provider supply, captured payment flows, and too few local disability-focused or community-controlled alternatives. This matters here because Central Highlands - West, QLD already shows $35K in justice-related funding moving through local entities.

Thinnest Districts In QLD
Mackay155 providers
Mackay155 providers
Bundaberg157 providers
Bundaberg159 providers
Captured Markets
Bundaberg87%
Cairns81%
Maryborough80%
Rockhampton78%

Schools (4)

ACARA school profiles in postcode 4722. ICSEA measures educational advantage (national avg 1000).

Springsure State School
GovernmentCombined14% Indigenous
ICSEA 944
168 students
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
CatholicPrimary9% Indigenous
ICSEA 1038
23 students
Lochington State School
GovernmentPrimary
ICSEA 1055
16 students
Orion State School
GovernmentPrimary

Crime & Safety — Central Highlands LGA

Reported incidents by offence group (March 2025 - February 2026). Source: state crime statistics agencies.

Theft
60 per 100K
1,293
Drug offences
49 per 100K
1,058
Traffic offences
73 per 100K
1,038
Assault
47 per 100K
832
Against justice procedures
106 per 100K
754
Disorderly conduct
44 per 100K
630
Break and enter
28 per 100K
597
Property damage
42 per 100K
301
Sexual Offences
26 per 100K
280
Fraud
10 per 100K
178

Social Need

DSS payment recipients in this area by payment type. Higher counts indicate service demand and community need.

Total Recipients
680
Payment Types
15
Pension Concession Card
200
Age Pension
125
Family Tax Benefit A
80
Family Tax Benefit B
55
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
40
Health Care Card
40
JobSeeker Payment
25
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
25
Disability Support Pension
25
Carer Allowance
20

NDIS Participants

Central Highlands (M) (Tas.) LGA
39
active participants
2025-Q4

All Entities (52)

Disadvantage Index

7/10
SEIFA IRSD Decile

This area has relatively low socio-economic disadvantage.

Entity Types

Company
46
Charity
5
Govt
1

Gap Alert

This postcode has 52 funded entities but no identified community-controlled organisations receiving funding. This may indicate a gap in community self-determination.