Ballandean vs Wyberba

Ballandean is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 58 in Wyberba. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wyberba, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wyberba tends to suit 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

Ballandean

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 72/100)
  • But Wyberba has more separate houses rather than flats (126% vs 94%)

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

First-home buyers

Wyberba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ballandean

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 32%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wyberba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (195 min vs 204 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Ballandean carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 72/100)
  • Wyberba has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 27%)

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

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

Ballandean Wyberba
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.

Ballandean Wyberba
Walkability 0 / 0
Ballandean — Walkability: 0/100 Wyberba — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 28
Ballandean — Safety: 64/100 Wyberba — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 31 / 10
Ballandean — Low fire risk: 31/100 Wyberba — Low fire risk: 10/100

Demographics

Ballandean has more residents (316 vs 63); Ballandean has higher household incomes ($73,216 vs $48,516).

Ballandean Wyberba
Population 316
+80% vs other
 63
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.5% -11.3%
Median age 51 58
Median household income $73,216/yr
+34% vs other
 $48,516/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ballandean Wyberba
0-4 2.8% / —
Ballandean — 0-4: 2.8% Wyberba — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 9.8% / 7.9%
Ballandean — 5-14: 9.8% Wyberba — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 7.9% / 4.8%
Ballandean — 15-19: 7.9% Wyberba — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 4.1% / 4.8%
Ballandean — 20-24: 4.1% Wyberba — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 6.3% / 6.3%
Ballandean — 25-34: 6.3% Wyberba — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 8.9% / 4.8%
Ballandean — 35-44: 8.9% Wyberba — 35-44: 4.8%
45-54 16.1% / 22.2%
Ballandean — 45-54: 16.1% Wyberba — 45-54: 22.2%
55-64 16.1% / 25.4%
Ballandean — 55-64: 16.1% Wyberba — 55-64: 25.4%
65-74 18.4% / 25.4%
Ballandean — 65-74: 18.4% Wyberba — 65-74: 25.4%
75-84 7.0% / 7.9%
Ballandean — 75-84: 7.0% Wyberba — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 1.9% / —
Ballandean — 85+: 1.9% Wyberba — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ballandean 43.8% couple families
Ballandean — Couple Families: 43.8% Ballandean — Lone Person: 38.4% Ballandean — One Parent Families: 17.8%
Wyberba 61.5% couple families
Wyberba — Couple Families: 61.5% Wyberba — Lone Person: 38.5% Wyberba — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ballandean 16.4% renting
Ballandean — Owned Outright: 52.5% Ballandean — Mortgage: 31.1% Ballandean — Renting: 16.4%
Wyberba 13.0% renting
Wyberba — Owned Outright: 87.0% Wyberba — Mortgage: 0.0% Wyberba — Renting: 13.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ballandean 93.6% houses
Ballandean — Houses: 93.6% Ballandean — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Wyberba 126.1% houses
Wyberba — Houses: 126.1% Wyberba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Ballandean Wyberba
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 14.3%
Ballandean — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Wyberba — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 13.6% / 15.9%
Ballandean — Bachelor Degree: 13.6% Wyberba — Bachelor Degree: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 11.1%
Ballandean — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Wyberba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 7.9%
Ballandean — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Wyberba — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / —
Ballandean — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Wyberba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Property market

Ballandean Wyberba
Median house price $550,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Ballandean Wyberba
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ballandean Wyberba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Ballandean Wyberba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wyberba carries more crime risk (72 vs 36); Wyberba carries more bushfire risk (90 vs 69).

Ballandean Wyberba
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 High
90/100
Crime Low
36/100
 High
72/100
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

Ballandean Wyberba
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ballandean

  • Ballandean State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Wyberba

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

Amenities in the suburb

Ballandean Wyberba
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 3 2
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 8 3

Mobility

Ballandean Wyberba
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 248 km 247.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 204 min 195 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4382
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4382
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.

Ballandean Wyberba
Car (driver) 50.0% / 65.0%
Ballandean — Car (driver): 50.0% Wyberba — Car (driver): 65.0%
Worked from Home 28.1% / 35.0%
Ballandean — Worked from Home: 28.1% Wyberba — Worked from Home: 35.0%
Walked Only 13.1% / —
Ballandean — Walked Only: 13.1% Wyberba — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 8.8% / —
Ballandean — Car (passenger): 8.8% Wyberba — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.0%).

Setting

Ballandean Wyberba
Elevation 741 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 768 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ballandean Wyberba
Connectivity score 16/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
71 premises
 0%
13 premises

Climate

Ballandean Wyberba
Annual rainfall 760 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Ballandean Wyberba
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Ballandean Wyberba
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ballandean Wyberba
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ballandean

Retirees Rural

Wyberba

Retirees Rural

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