Anderleigh vs Gunalda

Anderleigh is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Gunalda. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gunalda, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Gunalda tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Anderleigh

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 86/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Anderleigh leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 28%)
  • Gunalda has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $290/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Gunalda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (135 min vs 145 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Anderleigh carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 86/100)
  • Gunalda has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Anderleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (42.2% vs 8.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Anderleigh Gunalda
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.

Anderleigh Gunalda
Walkability 0 / 0
Anderleigh — Walkability: 0/100 Gunalda — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 14
Anderleigh — Safety: 50/100 Gunalda — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 55 / 57
Anderleigh — Low fire risk: 55/100 Gunalda — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Gunalda has more residents (426 vs 128); Anderleigh has higher household incomes ($69,316 vs $46,436).

Anderleigh Gunalda
Population 128 426
+233% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +42.2% +8.7%
Median age 48 55
Median household income $69,316/yr
+33% vs other
 $46,436/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+14% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Anderleigh Gunalda
0-4 8.6% / 3.3%
Anderleigh — 0-4: 8.6% Gunalda — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 8.6% / 9.6%
Anderleigh — 5-14: 8.6% Gunalda — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 8.6% / 2.6%
Anderleigh — 15-19: 8.6% Gunalda — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 2.3% / 3.1%
Anderleigh — 20-24: 2.3% Gunalda — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 11.7% / 7.7%
Anderleigh — 25-34: 11.7% Gunalda — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 5.5% / 7.5%
Anderleigh — 35-44: 5.5% Gunalda — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 17.2% / 15.5%
Anderleigh — 45-54: 17.2% Gunalda — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 19.5% / 20.7%
Anderleigh — 55-64: 19.5% Gunalda — 55-64: 20.7%
65-74 10.2% / 18.5%
Anderleigh — 65-74: 10.2% Gunalda — 65-74: 18.5%
75-84 3.9% / 7.7%
Anderleigh — 75-84: 3.9% Gunalda — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ — / 1.2%
Anderleigh — 85+: not among its largest Gunalda — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Anderleigh 32.5% lone person
Anderleigh — Lone Person: 32.5% Anderleigh — Couple Families: 37.5% Anderleigh — One Parent Families: 22.5% Anderleigh — Group Household: 7.5%
Gunalda 47.4% lone person
Gunalda — Lone Person: 47.4% Gunalda — Couple Families: 29.3% Gunalda — One Parent Families: 15.5% Gunalda — Group Household: 7.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Anderleigh 9.8% renting
Anderleigh — Owned Outright: 53.7% Anderleigh — Mortgage: 36.6% Anderleigh — Renting: 9.8%
Gunalda 16.8% renting
Gunalda — Owned Outright: 46.0% Gunalda — Mortgage: 37.3% Gunalda — Renting: 16.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Anderleigh Gunalda
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 19.2%
Anderleigh — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Gunalda — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 3.5%
Anderleigh — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Gunalda — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.3% / 4.9%
Anderleigh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3% Gunalda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / —
Anderleigh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Gunalda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Anderleigh Gunalda
New Zealand 4.7% / 5.2%
Anderleigh — New Zealand: 4.7% Gunalda — New Zealand: 5.2%
England — / 4.9%
Anderleigh — England: not among its largest Gunalda — England: 4.9%
Philippines 2.3% / 0.9%
Anderleigh — Philippines: 2.3% Gunalda — Philippines: 0.9%
Taiwan 3.1% / —
Anderleigh — Taiwan: 3.1% Gunalda — Taiwan: not among its largest
Thailand — / 0.7%
Anderleigh — Thailand: not among its largest Gunalda — Thailand: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Anderleigh 91.7% houses
Anderleigh — Houses: 91.7% Anderleigh — Flats / Apartments: 8.3%
Gunalda 93.6% houses
Gunalda — Houses: 93.6% Gunalda — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Anderleigh Gunalda
Median house price — $660,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $616,250

Development activity

Anderleigh Gunalda
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Anderleigh Gunalda
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD

Liveability

Anderleigh Gunalda
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Gunalda carries more crime risk (86 vs 50).

Anderleigh Gunalda
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 High
86/100
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

Anderleigh Gunalda
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Anderleigh

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

Schools in Gunalda

  • Gunalda State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Anderleigh Gunalda
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Anderleigh Gunalda
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 196 km 195.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 145 min 135 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
same for both

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.

Anderleigh Gunalda
Car (driver) 71.7% / 63.9%
Anderleigh — Car (driver): 71.7% Gunalda — Car (driver): 63.9%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 27.8%
Anderleigh — Worked from Home: 19.6% Gunalda — Worked from Home: 27.8%
Walked Only 8.7% / —
Anderleigh — Walked Only: 8.7% Gunalda — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 8.3%
Anderleigh — Car (passenger): not among its largest Gunalda — Car (passenger): 8.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Anderleigh Gunalda
Elevation 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.3 km 39.6 km

NBN connectivity

Anderleigh Gunalda
Connectivity score 23/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
216 premises

Climate

Anderleigh Gunalda
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Anderleigh Gunalda
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Anderleigh Gunalda
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Anderleigh Gunalda
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Anderleigh

Rural Young Families

Gunalda

Retirees Rural

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