Billa Billa vs Goodar

Goodar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 34 in Billa Billa. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Billa Billa tends to suit couples, while Goodar suits families with children.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Renters

Goodar

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $752/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 21%)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Billa Billa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (324.9 km vs 376.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (232 min vs 265 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Billa Billa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Goodar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (55.4% vs 3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Billa Billa Goodar
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.

Billa Billa Goodar
Walkability 0 / 0
Billa Billa — Walkability: 0/100 Goodar — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 89
Billa Billa — Safety: 85/100 Goodar — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Billa Billa — Low fire risk: 100/100 Goodar — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Billa Billa rents higher ($752/wk vs $0/wk); Goodar has higher household incomes ($124,748 vs $93,132).

Billa Billa Goodar
Population 111
+9% vs other
 101
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.7% +55.4%
Median age 34 29
Median household income $93,132/yr $124,748/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $752/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Billa Billa Goodar
0-4 12.6% / 8.9%
Billa Billa — 0-4: 12.6% Goodar — 0-4: 8.9%
5-14 12.6% / 21.8%
Billa Billa — 5-14: 12.6% Goodar — 5-14: 21.8%
15-19 2.7% / 9.9%
Billa Billa — 15-19: 2.7% Goodar — 15-19: 9.9%
20-24 2.7% / 8.9%
Billa Billa — 20-24: 2.7% Goodar — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 16.2% / 16.8%
Billa Billa — 25-34: 16.2% Goodar — 25-34: 16.8%
35-44 19.8% / 15.8%
Billa Billa — 35-44: 19.8% Goodar — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 7.2% / 10.9%
Billa Billa — 45-54: 7.2% Goodar — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 17.1% / 8.9%
Billa Billa — 55-64: 17.1% Goodar — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 9.0% / 5.0%
Billa Billa — 65-74: 9.0% Goodar — 65-74: 5.0%
75-84 2.7% / —
Billa Billa — 75-84: 2.7% Goodar — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Billa Billa — 85+: not among its largest Goodar — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Billa Billa Goodar
New Zealand 3.6% / 3.0%
Billa Billa — New Zealand: 3.6% Goodar — New Zealand: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Billa Billa 72.7% couple families
Billa Billa — Couple Families: 72.7% Billa Billa — Lone Person: 27.3% Billa Billa — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Goodar 55.6% couple families
Goodar — Couple Families: 55.6% Goodar — Lone Person: 22.2% Goodar — One Parent Families: 22.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Billa Billa 100.0% houses
Billa Billa — Houses: 100.0%
Goodar 100.0% houses
Goodar — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Billa Billa Goodar
Certificate III & IV 9.9% / 11.9%
Billa Billa — Certificate III & IV: 9.9% Goodar — Certificate III & IV: 11.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 5.9%
Billa Billa — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Goodar — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / —
Billa Billa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Goodar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / —
Billa Billa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Goodar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Billa Billa 21.4% renting
Billa Billa — Owned Outright: 46.4% Billa Billa — Mortgage: 32.1% Billa Billa — Renting: 21.4%
Goodar 41.7% renting
Goodar — Owned Outright: 33.3% Goodar — Mortgage: 25.0% Goodar — Renting: 41.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Billa Billa Goodar
New dwellings approved 32
across Goondiwindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +1100%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Billa Billa Goodar
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD

Liveability

Billa Billa Goodar
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Goodar carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0).

Billa Billa Goodar
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
11/100
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

Billa Billa Goodar
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

Billa Billa Goodar
Waterways 6 8

Mobility

Goodar sits further from the CBD (376.6 km vs 324.9 km).

Billa Billa Goodar
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 324.9 km 376.6 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 232 min 265 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4390
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4390
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.

Billa Billa Goodar
Car (driver) 48.0% / 81.1%
Billa Billa — Car (driver): 48.0% Goodar — Car (driver): 81.1%
Worked from Home 40.0% / 10.8%
Billa Billa — Worked from Home: 40.0% Goodar — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Walked Only 12.0% / 8.1%
Billa Billa — Walked Only: 12.0% Goodar — Walked Only: 8.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Billa Billa Goodar
Elevation 223 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Billa Billa Goodar
Connectivity score 15/100 19/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
31 premises

Council rates

Billa Billa Goodar
Average residential rate $1,119/yr
same for both
Council Goondiwindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Billa Billa Goodar
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Billa Billa Goodar
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Billa Billa

Family Rural Young Families

Goodar

Family Rural Young Families

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