Bony Mountain vs Cunningham
Cunningham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 56 in Bony Mountain. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cunningham, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cunningham tends to suit couples and older residents.
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.
First-home buyers
Cunningham
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cunningham
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 22%)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 10%)
- has cheaper rent ($103/wk vs $231/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cunningham
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 24%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bony Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-3.2% vs -12.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bony Mountain and Cunningham drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Bony Mountain rents higher ($231/wk vs $103/wk); Cunningham has higher household incomes ($97,448 vs $53,612).
| Bony Mountain | Cunningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 91 +36% vs other | 58 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.2% | -12.1% |
| Median age | 56 | 49 |
| Median household income | $53,612/yr | $97,448/yr +82% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $231/wk +55% vs other | $103/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Bony Mountain | Cunningham | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Bony Mountain | Cunningham | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 16% of QLD | Higher than 70% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 17% of QLD | Higher than 38% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 28% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of QLD | Higher than 44% of QLD |
Liveability
| Bony Mountain | Cunningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
| Bony Mountain | Cunningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 55/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| 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
| Bony Mountain | Cunningham | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bony Mountain | Cunningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Bony Mountain | Cunningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 176.4 km | 176.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 146 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4370 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 4370 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).
Setting
| Bony Mountain | Cunningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 477 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 433 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bony Mountain | Cunningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 41 premises | 0% 15 premises |
Council rates
| Bony Mountain | Cunningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bony Mountain | Cunningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bony Mountain | Cunningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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