Avondale vs Moorland
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moorland, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Moorland: a median of $840,000, against $528,000 in Avondale, though rent is higher in Avondale. On these figures, Avondale tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Moorland suits couples.
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
- Avondale carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 32/100)
- Moorland is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Avondale has cheaper houses ($527,500 vs $840,000)
- Moorland leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 29%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Moorland
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Avondale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (268 min vs 279 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (381.7 km vs 386 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Avondale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 32/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Avondale and Moorland drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Avondale has more residents (701 vs 284); Moorland has higher household incomes ($85,280 vs $54,392).
| Avondale | Moorland | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 701 +59% vs other | 284 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.0% | +5.2% |
| Median age | 49 | 51 |
| Median household income | $54,392/yr | $85,280/yr +57% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +24% vs other | $190/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Avondale | Moorland | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $527,500 | $840,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $400,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 19 days from 7 sales | — |
Development activity
| Avondale | Moorland | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 997 across Bundaberg same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -45% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Avondale | Moorland | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 17% of QLD | Higher than 59% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 52% of QLD | Higher than 30% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 49% of QLD | Higher than 48% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of QLD | Higher than 43% of QLD |
Liveability
| Avondale | Moorland | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 41/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Moorland carries more crime risk (32 vs 18).
| Avondale | Moorland | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | Low 32/100 |
| 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
| Avondale | Moorland | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Avondale
- Avondale State School Government · Primary
Schools in Moorland
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Avondale | Moorland | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 1 |
Mobility
Moorland sits further from the CBD (386 km vs 381.7 km).
| Avondale | Moorland | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 381.7 km | 386 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 268 min | 279 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).
Setting
| Avondale | Moorland | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 12 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.5 km | 7.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Avondale | Moorland | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 331 premises | 0% 123 premises |
Climate
| Avondale | Moorland | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Avondale | Moorland | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 9.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Avondale | Moorland | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,773/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bundaberg same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Avondale | Moorland | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Avondale | Moorland | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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