Avenell Heights vs Walkervale

Walkervale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 47 in Avenell Heights. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Avenell Heights, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Avenell Heights tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Avenell Heights has more parks and reserves (8 vs 2)
  • Walkervale has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 80%)

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

First-home buyers

Walkervale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($540,000 vs $885,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Walkervale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 72/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Avenell Heights has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 8%)
  • Walkervale has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Avenell Heights Walkervale
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.

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Walkability 72 / 83
Avenell Heights — Walkability: 72/100 Walkervale — Walkability: 83/100
Safety 37 / 32
Avenell Heights — Safety: 37/100 Walkervale — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Avenell Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 Walkervale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Avenell Heights has more residents (5,028 vs 2,981); Avenell Heights skews older (47 vs 37).

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Population 5,028
+41% vs other
 2,981
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% -0.2%
Median age 47 37
Median household income $55,432/yr $59,852/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $275/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Avenell Heights Walkervale
0-4 4.5% / 5.4%
Avenell Heights — 0-4: 4.5% Walkervale — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 11.5% / 14.1%
Avenell Heights — 5-14: 11.5% Walkervale — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 6.0% / 6.4%
Avenell Heights — 15-19: 6.0% Walkervale — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.1% / 7.1%
Avenell Heights — 20-24: 5.1% Walkervale — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 10.0% / 13.7%
Avenell Heights — 25-34: 10.0% Walkervale — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 9.9% / 11.7%
Avenell Heights — 35-44: 9.9% Walkervale — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 11.6% / 13.0%
Avenell Heights — 45-54: 11.6% Walkervale — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 13.4% / 11.2%
Avenell Heights — 55-64: 13.4% Walkervale — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 12.9% / 8.4%
Avenell Heights — 65-74: 12.9% Walkervale — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 10.4% / 6.2%
Avenell Heights — 75-84: 10.4% Walkervale — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 4.8% / 2.5%
Avenell Heights — 85+: 4.8% Walkervale — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Avenell Heights 45.4% lone person
Avenell Heights — Lone Person: 45.4% Avenell Heights — Couple Families: 26.7% Avenell Heights — One Parent Families: 22.0% Avenell Heights — Group Household: 4.2% Avenell Heights — Other Families: 1.6%
Walkervale 39.2% lone person
Walkervale — Lone Person: 39.2% Walkervale — Couple Families: 30.7% Walkervale — One Parent Families: 21.1% Walkervale — Group Household: 6.4% Walkervale — Other Families: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Avenell Heights 36.0% renting
Avenell Heights — Owned Outright: 37.6% Avenell Heights — Mortgage: 26.4% Avenell Heights — Renting: 36.0%
Walkervale 33.7% renting
Walkervale — Owned Outright: 33.3% Walkervale — Mortgage: 33.0% Walkervale — Renting: 33.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 20.3%
Avenell Heights — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Walkervale — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 5.9%
Avenell Heights — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Walkervale — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 5.0%
Avenell Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Walkervale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.9%
Avenell Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Walkervale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 0.6%
Avenell Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Walkervale — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Avenell Heights Walkervale
England 2.3% / 2.0%
Avenell Heights — England: 2.3% Walkervale — England: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.9%
Avenell Heights — New Zealand: 1.5% Walkervale — New Zealand: 1.9%
Philippines 1.0% / 0.8%
Avenell Heights — Philippines: 1.0% Walkervale — Philippines: 0.8%
Italy 0.5% / —
Avenell Heights — Italy: 0.5% Walkervale — Italy: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.3% / —
Avenell Heights — Netherlands: 0.3% Walkervale — Netherlands: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 0.3%
Avenell Heights — Vietnam: not among its largest Walkervale — Vietnam: 0.3%
Sri Lanka — / 0.3%
Avenell Heights — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Walkervale — Sri Lanka: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Avenell Heights 80.1% houses
Avenell Heights — Houses: 80.1% Avenell Heights — Flats / Apartments: 11.3% Avenell Heights — Townhouses: 8.6%
Walkervale 92.5% houses
Walkervale — Houses: 92.5% Walkervale — Flats / Apartments: 6.7% Walkervale — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Median house price $631,400 $581,250
Median unit price $450,000 —
Median land price $885,000 $540,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 19 sales
 37 days
from 28 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Avenell Heights Walkervale
3 bed $602K / $578K
Avenell Heights — 3 bed: $602K (45 sales) Walkervale — 3 bed: $578K (83 sales)

45 vs 83 sales

4 bed $685K / $640K
Avenell Heights — 4 bed: $685K (20 sales) Walkervale — 4 bed: $640K (25 sales)

20 vs 25 sales

5 bed $830K / $625K
Avenell Heights — 5 bed: $830K (6 sales) Walkervale — 5 bed: $625K (7 sales)

6 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Avenell Heights Walkervale
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Houses 4.5%
$610/wk on $699K
 4.9%
$560/wk on $600K
Units 4.5%
$425/wk on $487K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Avenell Heights Walkervale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 88% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 55% of QLD —

Liveability

Walkervale is more walkable (83 vs 72).

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Grade C
same for both
Score 43/100 44/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
68/100
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 5
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Avenell Heights

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

Schools in Walkervale

  • Walkervale State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 8 2
Childcare 1 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Walkability score 72/100 83/100
Distance to Brisbane 357 km 357.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 249 min
same for both
Public transport score 37/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 5.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
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.

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Car (driver) 86.7% / 85.7%
Avenell Heights — Car (driver): 86.7% Walkervale — Car (driver): 85.7%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 7.9%
Avenell Heights — Car (passenger): 7.0% Walkervale — Car (passenger): 7.9%
Worked from Home 4.4% / 4.1%
Avenell Heights — Worked from Home: 4.4% Walkervale — Worked from Home: 4.1%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.2%
Avenell Heights — Walked Only: 1.0% Walkervale — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bicycle 0.4% / 1.0%
Avenell Heights — Bicycle: 0.4% Walkervale — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.7%).

Setting

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.2 km 12.4 km

NBN connectivity

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Connectivity score 64/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
2,311 premises
 31%
1,407 premises

Climate

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Avenell Heights Walkervale
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Avenell Heights Walkervale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Avenell Heights

Affordable Parks Retirees

Walkervale

Affordable Large Blocks Parks Quiet

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