Bondoola vs Mulara

Bondoola is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Mulara. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bondoola, most households are couple families. In Mulara, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bondoola tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bondoola is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 65%)
  • Mulara carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 72/100)

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

Bondoola

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $510/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mulara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (659 km vs 662.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mulara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 72/100)

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

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

Bondoola Mulara
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.

Bondoola Mulara
Walkability 6 / 0
Bondoola — Walkability: 6/100 Mulara — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 86
Bondoola — Safety: 28/100 Mulara — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bondoola — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mulara — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bondoola has more residents (551 vs 93); Mulara rents higher ($510/wk vs $250/wk).

Bondoola Mulara
Population 551
+83% vs other
 93
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% +4.5%
Median age 43 48
Median household income $104,520/yr $136,500/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $510/wk
+104% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bondoola Mulara
0-4 3.8% / 3.2%
Bondoola — 0-4: 3.8% Mulara — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 15.8% / 9.7%
Bondoola — 5-14: 15.8% Mulara — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 7.3% / 11.8%
Bondoola — 15-19: 7.3% Mulara — 15-19: 11.8%
20-24 5.4% / 4.3%
Bondoola — 20-24: 5.4% Mulara — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 8.0% / 8.6%
Bondoola — 25-34: 8.0% Mulara — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 12.7% / 8.6%
Bondoola — 35-44: 12.7% Mulara — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 15.6% / 15.1%
Bondoola — 45-54: 15.6% Mulara — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 16.3% / 12.9%
Bondoola — 55-64: 16.3% Mulara — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 11.6% / 17.2%
Bondoola — 65-74: 11.6% Mulara — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 4.0% / 4.3%
Bondoola — 75-84: 4.0% Mulara — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.3% / —
Bondoola — 85+: 1.3% Mulara — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bondoola 60.7% couple families
Bondoola — Couple Families: 60.7% Bondoola — Lone Person: 22.3% Bondoola — One Parent Families: 17.0% Bondoola — Group Household: 0.0%
Mulara 52.2% couple families
Mulara — Couple Families: 52.2% Mulara — Lone Person: 13.0% Mulara — One Parent Families: 13.0% Mulara — Group Household: 21.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bondoola 10.3% renting
Bondoola — Owned Outright: 44.8% Bondoola — Mortgage: 44.8% Bondoola — Renting: 10.3%
Mulara 0.0% renting
Mulara — Owned Outright: 42.3% Mulara — Mortgage: 57.7% Mulara — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bondoola Mulara
England 3.4% / 3.2%
Bondoola — England: 3.4% Mulara — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 2.4% / —
Bondoola — New Zealand: 2.4% Mulara — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 0.9% / —
Bondoola — South Africa: 0.9% Mulara — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Qualifications

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

Bondoola Mulara
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 19.4%
Bondoola — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Mulara — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 7.5%
Bondoola — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Mulara — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 6.5%
Bondoola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Mulara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Bondoola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Mulara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Bondoola — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Mulara — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bondoola 98.3% houses
Bondoola — Houses: 98.3% Bondoola — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Mulara 100.0% houses
Mulara — Houses: 100.0% Mulara — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bondoola Mulara
Median house price $1,180,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $935,000 —

Development activity

Bondoola Mulara
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bondoola Mulara
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD

Liveability

Bondoola Mulara
Grade C —
Score 40/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bondoola carries more crime risk (72 vs 14).

Bondoola Mulara
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
72/100
 Low
14/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bondoola Mulara
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

Bondoola Mulara
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Bondoola sits further from the CBD (662.5 km vs 659 km).

Bondoola Mulara
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 662.5 km 659 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 460 min 461 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4703
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4703
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.

Bondoola Mulara
Car (driver) 77.4% / 79.1%
Bondoola — Car (driver): 77.4% Mulara — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 20.9%
Bondoola — Worked from Home: 12.5% Mulara — Worked from Home: 20.9%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / —
Bondoola — Car (passenger): 5.2% Mulara — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.2% / —
Bondoola — Walked Only: 3.2% Mulara — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.6% / —
Bondoola — Bus: 1.6% Mulara — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.1%).

Setting

Bondoola Mulara
Elevation 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.5 km 15.6 km

NBN connectivity

Bondoola Mulara
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
210 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Bondoola Mulara
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bondoola Mulara
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bondoola Mulara
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Bondoola Mulara
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bondoola Mulara
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bondoola

Rural

Mulara

Rural

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