Avoca vs Oakwood

Avoca is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 60 in Oakwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Oakwood, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Oakwood 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

Avoca

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (49% vs 32%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (77% vs 61%)
  • But Oakwood carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 69/100)

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

First-home buyers

Avoca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Avoca has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 14%)
  • Oakwood has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $305/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Avoca

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 27/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (250 min vs 257 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (356.9 km vs 366.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oakwood

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 69/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (39% vs 23%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 31%)
  • But Avoca is more walkable (51/100 vs 27/100)

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

Investors

Oakwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.0% vs 0.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Avoca Oakwood
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.

Avoca Oakwood
Walkability 51 / 27
Avoca — Walkability: 51/100 Oakwood — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 31 / 62
Avoca — Safety: 31/100 Oakwood — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Avoca — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oakwood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Avoca has more residents (4,912 vs 364); Avoca has higher household incomes ($60,788 vs $40,560).

Avoca Oakwood
Population 4,912
+93% vs other
 364
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.2% +10.0%
Median age 48 60
Median household income $60,788/yr
+33% vs other
 $40,560/yr
Median weekly rent $305/wk
+30% vs other
 $215/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Avoca Oakwood
0-4 4.7% / 2.2%
Avoca — 0-4: 4.7% Oakwood — 0-4: 2.2%
5-14 11.7% / 8.8%
Avoca — 5-14: 11.7% Oakwood — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 5.5% / 3.0%
Avoca — 15-19: 5.5% Oakwood — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 5.5% / 0.8%
Avoca — 20-24: 5.5% Oakwood — 20-24: 0.8%
25-34 9.5% / 6.3%
Avoca — 25-34: 9.5% Oakwood — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 9.9% / 8.5%
Avoca — 35-44: 9.9% Oakwood — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 10.5% / 11.5%
Avoca — 45-54: 10.5% Oakwood — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 11.3% / 17.0%
Avoca — 55-64: 11.3% Oakwood — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 12.9% / 23.9%
Avoca — 65-74: 12.9% Oakwood — 65-74: 23.9%
75-84 12.5% / 14.6%
Avoca — 75-84: 12.5% Oakwood — 75-84: 14.6%
85+ 5.7% / 3.0%
Avoca — 85+: 5.7% Oakwood — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Avoca 44.9% lone person
Avoca — Lone Person: 44.9% Avoca — Couple Families: 31.8% Avoca — One Parent Families: 17.5% Avoca — Group Household: 4.1% Avoca — Other Families: 1.6%
Oakwood 61.3% lone person
Oakwood — Lone Person: 61.3% Oakwood — Couple Families: 19.8% Oakwood — One Parent Families: 11.7% Oakwood — Group Household: 2.7% Oakwood — Other Families: 4.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Avoca 24.7% renting
Avoca — Owned Outright: 44.6% Avoca — Mortgage: 30.7% Avoca — Renting: 24.7%
Oakwood 14.4% renting
Oakwood — Owned Outright: 69.5% Oakwood — Mortgage: 16.2% Oakwood — Renting: 14.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Avoca Oakwood
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 18.7%
Avoca — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Oakwood — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 4.9%
Avoca — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Oakwood — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 4.7%
Avoca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Oakwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 2.2%
Avoca — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Oakwood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.9%
Avoca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Oakwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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.

Avoca Oakwood
England 2.6% / 3.0%
Avoca — England: 2.6% Oakwood — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.9%
Avoca — New Zealand: 1.8% Oakwood — New Zealand: 1.9%
Germany 0.3% / 1.4%
Avoca — Germany: 0.3% Oakwood — Germany: 1.4%
Thailand 0.3% / 1.1%
Avoca — Thailand: 0.3% Oakwood — Thailand: 1.1%
Scotland 0.5% / —
Avoca — Scotland: 0.5% Oakwood — Scotland: not among its largest
India 0.5% / —
Avoca — India: 0.5% Oakwood — India: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Avoca — Philippines: 0.5% Oakwood — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Avoca 77.3% houses
Avoca — Houses: 77.3% Avoca — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Avoca — Townhouses: 21.8%
Oakwood 61.2% houses
Oakwood — Houses: 61.2% Oakwood — Flats / Apartments: 38.8% Oakwood — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Avoca Oakwood
Median house price $687,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 26 sales
 —

Development activity

Avoca Oakwood
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.

Avoca Oakwood
Houses 4.7%
$660/wk on $734K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Avoca Oakwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 4% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 82% of QLD —

Liveability

Avoca is more walkable (51 vs 27).

Avoca Oakwood
Grade C —
Score 42/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Avoca carries more crime risk (69 vs 38).

Avoca Oakwood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Low
38/100
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 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Avoca Oakwood
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Avoca

  • Avoca State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Oakwood

  • Oakwood State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Avoca Oakwood
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 4 1
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 5 2

Mobility

Oakwood sits further from the CBD (366.4 km vs 356.9 km).

Avoca Oakwood
Walkability score 51/100 27/100
Distance to Brisbane 356.9 km 366.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 250 min 257 min
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.

Avoca Oakwood
Car (driver) 86.8% / 85.8%
Avoca — Car (driver): 86.8% Oakwood — Car (driver): 85.8%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 5.7%
Avoca — Car (passenger): 6.0% Oakwood — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Worked from Home 3.7% / 5.7%
Avoca — Worked from Home: 3.7% Oakwood — Worked from Home: 5.7%
Walked Only 1.9% / 2.8%
Avoca — Walked Only: 1.9% Oakwood — Walked Only: 2.8%
Bus 0.8% / —
Avoca — Bus: 0.8% Oakwood — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.8%).

Setting

Avoca Oakwood
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.2 km 13.0 km

NBN connectivity

Avoca Oakwood
Connectivity score 67/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
2,559 premises
 0%
137 premises

Climate

Avoca Oakwood
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)

Avoca Oakwood
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Avoca Oakwood
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Avoca Oakwood
Division Hinkler Flynn
Member David Batt Colin Boyce
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Avoca Oakwood
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Avoca

Retirees Townhouses

Oakwood

Retirees Rural

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