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Pialba - Eli Waters

Queensland · Hervey Bay · Wide Bay

Why “Pialba - Eli Waters”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Pialba into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Pialba - Eli Waters is a locality in the Hervey Bay area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Pialba - Eli Waters SA2.

Where in QLD
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At a glance
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Schools
6
Top ICSEA 965 (gov)
Childcare
34
NQS-rated services
Population
17,754
+2.3% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Pialba - Eli Waters SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon QLD zoning

Government schools in Pialba - Eli Waters

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for QLD yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Hervey Bay State High School Government · 1,280 students
ICSEA 963
Yarrilee State School Government · 732 students
ICSEA 965
Pialba State School Government · 367 students
ICSEA 901

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Xavier Catholic College
Catholic 1,322 students
ICSEA 1021 intake context
St James Lutheran College
Independent 754 students
ICSEA 1038 intake context
Bayside Christian College Hervey Bay
Independent 631 students
ICSEA 1010 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Pialba - Eli Waters

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Bay Explorers Early Learning, Urraween
    Centre-Based Care · 109 places · Urraween
    Exceeding NQS
  • Bay Explorers Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Urangan
    Exceeding NQS
  • Brady Bunch Early Learning Centre Hervey Bay
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Kawungan
    Exceeding NQS
  • Fraser Coast Anglican College Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 88 places · Wondunna
    Exceeding NQS
  • BAYSIDE EARLY LEARNERS
    Centre-Based Care · 80 places · Hervey Bay
    Exceeding NQS
  • Condy Park Pre School and Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Hervey Bay
    Exceeding NQS
  • Busy Bees at Fraser Coast
    Centre-Based Care · 74 places · Torquay
    Exceeding NQS
  • Hervey Bay Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Urraween
    Exceeding NQS
  • Fraser Coast Anglican College Roos Care
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Hervey Bay
    Exceeding NQS
  • East Street Kindy
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Hervey Bay
    Exceeding NQS
  • Helping Hands Kawungan
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Kawungan
    Meeting NQS
  • Seedlings & Co. Eli Waters
    Centre-Based Care · 112 places · Eli Waters
    Meeting NQS

+ 22 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
1
Supermarkets
5
Parks
29
Train stations
1

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Pialba - Eli Waters SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
17,754
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+2.30%
2024→25
Net change
+398
people / yr
Density
948
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+398
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-136
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+448
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+86

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Pialba - Eli Waters
+2.30%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%

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