Bamboo Creek vs Mundoo

Mundoo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Bamboo Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bamboo Creek tends to suit couples, while Mundoo suits people living alone.

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

Bamboo Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 41/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 56%)

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

Bamboo Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mundoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Bamboo Creek carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 41/100)
  • Mundoo is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Bamboo Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-6.4% vs -12.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
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.

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
Walkability 0 / 17
Bamboo Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Mundoo — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 73 / 59
Bamboo Creek — Safety: 73/100 Mundoo — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bamboo Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mundoo — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mundoo rents higher ($280/wk vs $100/wk); Mundoo has more residents (197 vs 88).

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
Population 88 197
+124% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.4% -12.1%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $93,184/yr
+27% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $280/wk
+180% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
0-4 5.7% / 3.6%
Bamboo Creek — 0-4: 5.7% Mundoo — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 11.4% / 15.7%
Bamboo Creek — 5-14: 11.4% Mundoo — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 4.5% / 5.1%
Bamboo Creek — 15-19: 4.5% Mundoo — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 10.2% / 4.6%
Bamboo Creek — 20-24: 10.2% Mundoo — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 6.8% / 12.2%
Bamboo Creek — 25-34: 6.8% Mundoo — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 11.4% / 15.7%
Bamboo Creek — 35-44: 11.4% Mundoo — 35-44: 15.7%
45-54 14.8% / 11.2%
Bamboo Creek — 45-54: 14.8% Mundoo — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 15.9% / 14.7%
Bamboo Creek — 55-64: 15.9% Mundoo — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 14.8% / 15.7%
Bamboo Creek — 65-74: 14.8% Mundoo — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 6.8% / 7.6%
Bamboo Creek — 75-84: 6.8% Mundoo — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ — / 1.5%
Bamboo Creek — 85+: not among its largest Mundoo — 85+: 1.5%

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

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.

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
India 5.7% / —
Bamboo Creek — India: 5.7% Mundoo — India: not among its largest
Thailand — / 1.5%
Bamboo Creek — Thailand: not among its largest Mundoo — Thailand: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bamboo Creek 78.6% couple families
Bamboo Creek — Couple Families: 78.6% Bamboo Creek — Lone Person: 21.4% Bamboo Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Mundoo 56.0% couple families
Mundoo — Couple Families: 56.0% Mundoo — Lone Person: 38.0% Mundoo — Group Household: 6.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bamboo Creek 100.0% houses
Bamboo Creek — Houses: 100.0% Bamboo Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mundoo 93.8% houses
Mundoo — Houses: 93.8% Mundoo — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 25.9%
Bamboo Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Mundoo — Certificate III & IV: 25.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 2.0%
Bamboo Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Mundoo — Bachelor Degree: 2.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 8.1%
Bamboo Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Mundoo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bamboo Creek 17.2% renting
Bamboo Creek — Owned Outright: 44.8% Bamboo Creek — Mortgage: 37.9% Bamboo Creek — Renting: 17.2%
Mundoo 17.3% renting
Mundoo — Owned Outright: 45.7% Mundoo — Mortgage: 37.0% Mundoo — Renting: 17.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD

Liveability

Mundoo is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mundoo carries more crime risk (41 vs 27).

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
27/100
 Moderate
41/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
Waterways 7 1

Mobility

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Brisbane 1612.1 km 1612.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1107 min 1103 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4860
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 4860
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.

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
Car (driver) 47.6% / 81.2%
Bamboo Creek — Car (driver): 47.6% Mundoo — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 5.2%
Bamboo Creek — Worked from Home: 33.3% Mundoo — Worked from Home: 5.2%
Walked Only 19.0% / 6.2%
Bamboo Creek — Walked Only: 19.0% Mundoo — Walked Only: 6.2%
Car (passenger) — / 7.3%
Bamboo Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mundoo — Car (passenger): 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.1 km 6.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
Connectivity score 30/100 49/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 18%
101 premises

Climate

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
Annual rainfall 3,531 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 17.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bamboo Creek Mundoo
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bamboo Creek

Rural

Mundoo

Rural

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