Benowa vs Bundall

Bundall is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Benowa. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families.

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

Benowa

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 6)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 3)
  • But Bundall has more separate houses rather than flats (74% vs 61%)

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

First-home buyers

Bundall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($725,000 vs $1,050,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bundall

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($480/wk vs $580/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Benowa

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 75/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (39% vs 26%)

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

Investors

Bundall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.6% vs 4.1%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Benowa Bundall
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.

Benowa Bundall
Walkability 75 / 68
Benowa — Walkability: 75/100 Bundall — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 54 / 25
Benowa — Safety: 54/100 Bundall — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Benowa — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bundall — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Benowa has more residents (9,889 vs 4,895); Benowa rents higher ($580/wk vs $480/wk).

Benowa Bundall
Population 9,889
+51% vs other
 4,895
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.1% +8.2%
Median age 44 41
Median household income $99,736/yr $101,764/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $580/wk
+17% vs other
 $480/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Benowa Bundall
0-4 4.3% / 4.2%
Benowa — 0-4: 4.3% Bundall — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 14.2% / 13.5%
Benowa — 5-14: 14.2% Bundall — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 7.2% / 6.6%
Benowa — 15-19: 7.2% Bundall — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 4.7% / 5.5%
Benowa — 20-24: 4.7% Bundall — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 7.8% / 11.8%
Benowa — 25-34: 7.8% Bundall — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 13.0% / 13.4%
Benowa — 35-44: 13.0% Bundall — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 14.7% / 15.7%
Benowa — 45-54: 14.7% Bundall — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 13.1% / 12.6%
Benowa — 55-64: 13.1% Bundall — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 11.9% / 10.1%
Benowa — 65-74: 11.9% Bundall — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 7.1% / 5.1%
Benowa — 75-84: 7.1% Bundall — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 2.1% / 1.5%
Benowa — 85+: 2.1% Bundall — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Benowa 52.5% couple families
Benowa — Couple Families: 52.5% Benowa — Lone Person: 25.8% Benowa — One Parent Families: 16.5% Benowa — Group Household: 4.4% Benowa — Other Families: 0.8%
Bundall 46.7% couple families
Bundall — Couple Families: 46.7% Bundall — Lone Person: 29.0% Bundall — One Parent Families: 16.4% Bundall — Group Household: 6.5% Bundall — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Benowa 21.9% renting
Benowa — Owned Outright: 41.0% Benowa — Mortgage: 37.1% Benowa — Renting: 21.9%
Bundall 26.7% renting
Bundall — Owned Outright: 35.4% Bundall — Mortgage: 37.9% Bundall — Renting: 26.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Benowa Bundall
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 17.2%
Benowa — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Bundall — Bachelor Degree: 17.2%
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 12.3%
Benowa — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Bundall — Certificate III & IV: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 9.2%
Benowa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Bundall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 4.7%
Benowa — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Bundall — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.7%
Benowa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Bundall — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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.

Benowa Bundall
New Zealand 5.9% / 5.9%
Benowa — New Zealand: 5.9% Bundall — New Zealand: 5.9%
England 4.6% / 4.2%
Benowa — England: 4.6% Bundall — England: 4.2%
China 4.2% / 3.0%
Benowa — China: 4.2% Bundall — China: 3.0%
Japan 1.6% / 1.1%
Benowa — Japan: 1.6% Bundall — Japan: 1.1%
South Africa 1.4% / 1.3%
Benowa — South Africa: 1.4% Bundall — South Africa: 1.3%
Brazil — / 1.3%
Benowa — Brazil: not among its largest Bundall — Brazil: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Benowa 60.9% houses
Benowa — Houses: 60.9% Benowa — Townhouses: 28.2% Benowa — Flats / Apartments: 11.0%
Bundall 73.6% houses
Bundall — Houses: 73.6% Bundall — Townhouses: 18.0% Bundall — Flats / Apartments: 8.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Benowa Bundall
Median house price $1,665,000 $1,700,000
Median unit price $1,050,000 $725,000
Median land price $1,345,444 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 72 sales
 28 days
from 11 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.

Benowa Bundall
3 bed $1.39M / $1.56M
Benowa — 3 bed: $1.39M (38 sales) Bundall — 3 bed: $1.56M (7 sales)

38 vs 7 sales

4 bed $1.73M / $1.45M
Benowa — 4 bed: $1.73M (59 sales) Bundall — 4 bed: $1.45M (6 sales)

59 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Benowa Bundall
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
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.

Benowa Bundall
Houses 4.2%
$1,300/wk on $1.6M
 —
Units 4.1%
$950/wk on $1.2M
 5.6%
$730/wk on $680K

Ranking within QLD

Benowa Bundall
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools Higher than 100% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 94% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD

Liveability

Benowa scores higher overall (83 vs 67).

Benowa Bundall
Grade A+ A
Score 83/100 67/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bundall carries more crime risk (75 vs 46).

Benowa Bundall
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
46/100
 High
75/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Benowa Bundall
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Gold Coast, 4.2 km
same for both
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.5% 2.3%

Schools in Benowa

  • Benowa State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Benowa State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Kevin's School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Bundall

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

Amenities in the suburb

Benowa Bundall
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 3 6
Parks & reserves 19 6
Childcare 9 3
GPs 6 2
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 2
same for both
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Benowa Bundall
Walkability score 75/100 68/100
Distance to Brisbane 75.3 km 76.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 63 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 40.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 25.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 4217
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 4217
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.

Benowa Bundall
Car (driver) 71.2% / 70.7%
Benowa — Car (driver): 71.2% Bundall — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 20.2%
Benowa — Worked from Home: 20.0% Bundall — Worked from Home: 20.2%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 5.2%
Benowa — Car (passenger): 5.0% Bundall — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 1.5% / 2.2%
Benowa — Walked Only: 1.5% Bundall — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bicycle 0.9% / 0.6%
Benowa — Bicycle: 0.9% Bundall — Bicycle: 0.6%
Train 0.5% / 0.6%
Benowa — Train: 0.5% Bundall — Train: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.2%).

Setting

Benowa Bundall
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.6 km
4.6 km to a named beach
 2.8 km
2.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Benowa Bundall
Connectivity score 75/100 70/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 13%
4,178 premises
 11%
3,201 premises

Climate

Benowa Bundall
Annual rainfall 1,351 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Benowa Bundall
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Benowa Bundall
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Benowa Bundall
Division Moncrieff
same for both
Member Angie Bell
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Benowa Bundall
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Benowa

Parks Premium Quiet Regional Centre Townhouses

Bundall

Coastal Parks Premium

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