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Bowen, QLD

4805Outer Regional AustraliaSEIFA Decile 2/10LGA: WhitsundayView on Power MapDownload Place Brief (PDF)
Entities
179
Total Funding
$23.8M
Community-Controlled
8
CC Funding Share
0%

Top Funded Entities

Justice Funding ($7.0M)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane Limited
Specialised Supplies and Services · community services
$3.9M
Girudala Community Co-operative Society Ltd
Specialised Supplies and Services · community services
$3.1M

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 Bowen, 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 Bowen, QLD already shows $7.0M 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 (6)

ACARA school profiles in postcode 4805. ICSEA measures educational advantage (national avg 1000).

Bowen State High School
GovernmentSecondary23% Indigenous
ICSEA 919
679 students
Bowen State School
GovernmentPrimary24% Indigenous
ICSEA 927
508 students
Queens Beach State School
GovernmentPrimary28% Indigenous
ICSEA 928
302 students
St Mary's Catholic School
CatholicPrimary14% Indigenous
ICSEA 967
146 students
Merinda State School
GovernmentPrimary27% Indigenous
ICSEA 881
41 students
Gumlu State School
GovernmentPrimary75% Indigenous
4 students

Crime & Safety — Whitsunday LGA

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

Drug offences
81 per 100K
2,456
Theft
58 per 100K
1,742
Traffic offences
62 per 100K
1,550
Assault
50 per 100K
1,254
Disorderly conduct
56 per 100K
1,121
Against justice procedures
92 per 100K
923
Break and enter
19 per 100K
585
Property damage
38 per 100K
379
Fraud
13 per 100K
338
Sexual Offences
18 per 100K
270

Social Need

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

Total Recipients
9,520
Payment Types
15
Pension Concession Card
2,910
Age Pension
1,635
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
835
Health Care Card
670
JobSeeker Payment
625
Family Tax Benefit A
620
Disability Support Pension
525
Family Tax Benefit B
510
Carer Allowance
360
Parenting Payment Single
245

NDIS Participants

Whitsunday (R) LGA
811
active participants
2025-Q4

All Entities (179)

Disadvantage Index

2/10
SEIFA IRSD Decile

This area is in the most disadvantaged 20% nationally. Community-controlled funding is critical here.

Entity Types

Company
147
Charity
20
Indigenous Corp
5
Social Enterprise
4
Foundation
1
Govt
1
person
1