Is Bundaberg safe? Australia travel risk
Is Bundaberg safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bundaberg scores 24/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Australia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bundaberg scores 24/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Australia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bundaberg: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (46/100) and security (23/100).
A score of 24 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Australia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 24.8661° S, 152.3494° E in Queensland, Bundaberg features an altitude of 17 m. The settlement is located 1,200.0 km SSW from Canberra.
Queensland
24.8661° S, 152.3494° E
17 m
Australia/Brisbane
70,540
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Australia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Bundaberg happened in October (3 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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