Bloomfield vs Wujal Wujal

Wujal Wujal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 53 in Bloomfield. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bloomfield, the large majority of households own their home and most households are people living alone. In Wujal Wujal, the large majority of households rent. On these figures, Bloomfield tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Wujal Wujal suits renters and 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

Bloomfield

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 95/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 80%)
  • But Wujal Wujal is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 30%)

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

Renters

Wujal Wujal

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($70/wk vs $155/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wujal Wujal

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1391 min vs 1467 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1871 km vs 1885.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bloomfield

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 6%)
  • carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 95/100)
  • But Wujal Wujal has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Bloomfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.8% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
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.

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
Walkability 0 / 4
Bloomfield — Walkability: 0/100 Wujal Wujal — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 23 / 5
Bloomfield — Safety: 23/100 Wujal Wujal — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 31 / 100
Bloomfield — Low fire risk: 31/100 Wujal Wujal — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bloomfield rents higher ($155/wk vs $70/wk); Bloomfield skews older (53 vs 29).

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
Population 228 276
+21% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.8% -2.1%
Median age 53 29
Median household income $44,460/yr
+2% vs other
 $43,680/yr
Median weekly rent $155/wk
+55% vs other
 $70/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
0-4 1.8% / 8.7%
Bloomfield — 0-4: 1.8% Wujal Wujal — 0-4: 8.7%
5-14 11.0% / 18.8%
Bloomfield — 5-14: 11.0% Wujal Wujal — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 — / 4.7%
Bloomfield — 15-19: not among its largest Wujal Wujal — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 5.3% / 5.1%
Bloomfield — 20-24: 5.3% Wujal Wujal — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 9.6% / 19.2%
Bloomfield — 25-34: 9.6% Wujal Wujal — 25-34: 19.2%
35-44 11.8% / 10.5%
Bloomfield — 35-44: 11.8% Wujal Wujal — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 15.4% / 12.7%
Bloomfield — 45-54: 15.4% Wujal Wujal — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 22.4% / 13.0%
Bloomfield — 55-64: 22.4% Wujal Wujal — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 15.8% / 3.6%
Bloomfield — 65-74: 15.8% Wujal Wujal — 65-74: 3.6%
75-84 6.1% / 2.9%
Bloomfield — 75-84: 6.1% Wujal Wujal — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ — / —
Bloomfield — 85+: not among its largest Wujal Wujal — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

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.

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
New Zealand 2.2% / 1.1%
Bloomfield — New Zealand: 2.2% Wujal Wujal — New Zealand: 1.1%
England 3.1% / —
Bloomfield — England: 3.1% Wujal Wujal — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bloomfield 56.7% lone person
Bloomfield — Lone Person: 56.7% Bloomfield — Couple Families: 23.3% Bloomfield — One Parent Families: 6.7% Bloomfield — Group Household: 13.3% Bloomfield — Other Families: 0.0%
Wujal Wujal 23.0% lone person
Wujal Wujal — Lone Person: 23.0% Wujal Wujal — Couple Families: 33.8% Wujal Wujal — One Parent Families: 36.5% Wujal Wujal — Group Household: 0.0% Wujal Wujal — Other Families: 6.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bloomfield 92.1% houses
Bloomfield — Houses: 92.1% Bloomfield — Flats / Apartments: 7.9% Bloomfield — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wujal Wujal 79.7% houses
Wujal Wujal — Houses: 79.7% Wujal Wujal — Flats / Apartments: 7.6% Wujal Wujal — Townhouses: 12.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 16.7%
Bloomfield — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Wujal Wujal — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 1.4%
Bloomfield — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Wujal Wujal — Bachelor Degree: 1.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 2.5%
Bloomfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Wujal Wujal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bloomfield 17.6% renting
Bloomfield — Owned Outright: 54.4% Bloomfield — Mortgage: 27.9% Bloomfield — Renting: 17.6%
Wujal Wujal 100.0% renting
Wujal Wujal — Owned Outright: 0.0% Wujal Wujal — Mortgage: 0.0% Wujal Wujal — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
New dwellings approved 48
across Douglas
 2
across Wujal Wujal
Approvals change year on year -18% —

Ranking within QLD

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD

Liveability

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bloomfield carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0); Wujal Wujal carries more crime risk (95 vs 77).

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
77/100
 High
95/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
65/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
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 Bloomfield

  • Bloomfield River State School Government · Primary

Schools in Wujal Wujal

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 70 2

Mobility

Bloomfield sits further from the CBD (1885.4 km vs 1871 km).

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 1885.4 km 1871 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1467 min 1391 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4895
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 4895
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.

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
Car (driver) 64.9% / 44.4%
Bloomfield — Car (driver): 64.9% Wujal Wujal — Car (driver): 44.4%
Walked Only 5.3% / 44.4%
Bloomfield — Walked Only: 5.3% Wujal Wujal — Walked Only: 44.4%
Worked from Home 29.8% / —
Bloomfield — Worked from Home: 29.8% Wujal Wujal — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 11.1%
Bloomfield — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wujal Wujal — Car (passenger): 11.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.9%).

Setting

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
Elevation 201 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.5 km 7.3 km

NBN connectivity

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
105 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
Annual rainfall 792 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Federal electorate

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bloomfield Wujal Wujal
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bloomfield

River Rural

Wujal Wujal

Family Multicultural Professionals Rural Young Families

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