Adavale vs Jundah

Jundah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Adavale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Adavale, most households are couple families. In Jundah, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Adavale tends to suit couples, while Jundah suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Adavale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 35%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Adavale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Adavale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($62/wk vs $100/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Adavale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (632 min vs 961 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (909.3 km vs 1240 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Adavale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 14%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Jundah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.6% vs -22.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Adavale and Jundah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Adavale Jundah
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Adavale Jundah
Walkability 0 / 0
Adavale — Walkability: 0/100 Jundah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 44
Adavale — Safety: 51/100 Jundah — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 89
Adavale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jundah — Low fire risk: 89/100

Demographics

Jundah has more residents (131 vs 72); Jundah rents higher ($100/wk vs $62/wk).

Adavale Jundah
Population 72 131
+82% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -22.6% +23.6%
Median age 47 39
Median household income $61,724/yr $74,724/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $62/wk $100/wk
+61% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Adavale Jundah
0-4 12.5% / 5.3%
Adavale — 0-4: 12.5% Jundah — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 4.2% / 14.5%
Adavale — 5-14: 4.2% Jundah — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 5.6% / 5.3%
Adavale — 15-19: 5.6% Jundah — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.2% / 8.4%
Adavale — 20-24: 4.2% Jundah — 20-24: 8.4%
25-34 19.4% / 8.4%
Adavale — 25-34: 19.4% Jundah — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 4.2% / 15.3%
Adavale — 35-44: 4.2% Jundah — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 12.5% / 12.2%
Adavale — 45-54: 12.5% Jundah — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 25.0% / 17.6%
Adavale — 55-64: 25.0% Jundah — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 12.5% / 9.2%
Adavale — 65-74: 12.5% Jundah — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 6.9% / 4.6%
Adavale — 75-84: 6.9% Jundah — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ — / —
Adavale — 85+: not among its largest Jundah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Adavale 71.4% couple families
Adavale — Couple Families: 71.4% Adavale — Lone Person: 28.6% Adavale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Jundah 26.5% couple families
Jundah — Couple Families: 26.5% Jundah — Lone Person: 64.7% Jundah — One Parent Families: 8.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Adavale 0.0% renting
Adavale — Owned Outright: 82.4% Adavale — Mortgage: 17.6% Adavale — Renting: 0.0%
Jundah 40.0% renting
Jundah — Owned Outright: 42.5% Jundah — Mortgage: 17.5% Jundah — Renting: 40.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Adavale 80.8% houses
Adavale — Houses: 80.8% Adavale — Flats / Apartments: 19.2%
Jundah 86.0% houses
Jundah — Houses: 86.0% Jundah — Flats / Apartments: 14.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Adavale Jundah
Certificate III & IV 5.6% / 17.6%
Adavale — Certificate III & IV: 5.6% Jundah — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 15.3% / 7.6%
Adavale — Bachelor Degree: 15.3% Jundah — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 15.3% / 4.6%
Adavale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.3% Jundah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.1%
Adavale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Jundah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Development activity

Adavale Jundah
New dwellings approved 2
across Quilpie
 1
across Barcoo

Ranking within QLD

Adavale Jundah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 92% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD

Liveability

Adavale Jundah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Jundah carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0).

Adavale Jundah
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
11/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Adavale Jundah
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Adavale

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Jundah

  • Jundah State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Adavale Jundah
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 6 2
GPs 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 3074 3927

Mobility

Jundah sits further from the CBD (1240 km vs 909.3 km).

Adavale Jundah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 909.3 km 1240 km
+36% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 632 min 961 min
Electric vehicle share — 1.7%
postcode 4736

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Adavale Jundah
Car (driver) 51.5% / 59.6%
Adavale — Car (driver): 51.5% Jundah — Car (driver): 59.6%
Walked Only 9.1% / 33.3%
Adavale — Walked Only: 9.1% Jundah — Walked Only: 33.3%
Worked from Home 30.3% / 7.0%
Adavale — Worked from Home: 30.3% Jundah — Worked from Home: 7.0%
Car (passenger) 9.1% / —
Adavale — Car (passenger): 9.1% Jundah — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.6%).

Setting

Adavale Jundah
Elevation 277 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 161 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Adavale Jundah
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
36 premises

Federal electorate

Adavale Jundah
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Adavale Jundah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Adavale

Rural Young Families

Jundah

Rural

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