Bucca vs Monduran

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bucca, about half of households are couple families. In Monduran, most households are couple families. On these figures, Monduran tends to suit people living alone.

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

Bucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 40%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Monduran

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Bucca

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (362 km vs 381 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (254 min vs 267 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Bucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.5% vs -7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bucca Monduran
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.

Bucca Monduran
Walkability 0 / 0
Bucca — Walkability: 0/100 Monduran — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 16
Bucca — Safety: 85/100 Monduran — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 100 / 42
Bucca — Low fire risk: 100/100 Monduran — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Bucca rents higher ($260/wk vs $0/wk); Bucca has more residents (1,063 vs 84).

Bucca Monduran
Population 1,063
+92% vs other
 84
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% -7.7%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $66,612/yr $71,500/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bucca Monduran
0-4 3.5% / 3.6%
Bucca — 0-4: 3.5% Monduran — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 13.0% / 11.9%
Bucca — 5-14: 13.0% Monduran — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 4.9% / 3.6%
Bucca — 15-19: 4.9% Monduran — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 5.5% / 7.1%
Bucca — 20-24: 5.5% Monduran — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 9.4% / 11.9%
Bucca — 25-34: 9.4% Monduran — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 10.4% / 9.5%
Bucca — 35-44: 10.4% Monduran — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 15.9% / 15.5%
Bucca — 45-54: 15.9% Monduran — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 18.7% / 14.3%
Bucca — 55-64: 18.7% Monduran — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 13.6% / 9.5%
Bucca — 65-74: 13.6% Monduran — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 4.2% / 13.1%
Bucca — 75-84: 4.2% Monduran — 75-84: 13.1%
85+ 1.3% / —
Bucca — 85+: 1.3% Monduran — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bucca 52.1% couple families
Bucca — Couple Families: 52.1% Bucca — Lone Person: 29.0% Bucca — One Parent Families: 14.7% Bucca — Group Household: 4.1%
Monduran 61.1% couple families
Monduran — Couple Families: 61.1% Monduran — Lone Person: 38.9% Monduran — One Parent Families: 0.0% Monduran — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bucca 8.8% renting
Bucca — Owned Outright: 45.5% Bucca — Mortgage: 45.8% Bucca — Renting: 8.8%
Monduran 0.0% renting
Monduran — Owned Outright: 52.4% Monduran — Mortgage: 47.6% Monduran — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bucca 98.9% houses
Bucca — Houses: 98.9% Bucca — Townhouses: 2.3%
Monduran 107.7% houses
Monduran — Houses: 107.7% Monduran — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Bucca Monduran
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 9.5%
Bucca — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Monduran — Certificate III & IV: 9.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 11.9%
Bucca — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Monduran — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / —
Bucca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Monduran — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Bucca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Monduran — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.4% / —
Bucca — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4% Monduran — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Property market

Bucca Monduran
Median house price $695,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $385,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 49 days
from 5 sales
 —

Development activity

Bucca Monduran
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bucca Monduran
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Bucca Monduran
Grade C —
Score 45/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Monduran carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 0); Monduran carries more crime risk (84 vs 15).

Bucca Monduran
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Low
15/100
 High
84/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bucca Monduran
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

Bucca Monduran
Waterways 10 12

Mobility

Monduran sits further from the CBD (381 km vs 362 km).

Bucca Monduran
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 362 km 381 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 254 min 267 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
 0.1%
postcode 4671
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
 70
postcode 4671

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.

Bucca Monduran
Car (driver) 82.7% / 66.7%
Bucca — Car (driver): 82.7% Monduran — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 18.5%
Bucca — Worked from Home: 12.1% Monduran — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 14.8%
Bucca — Car (passenger): 4.0% Monduran — Car (passenger): 14.8%
Walked Only 1.2% / —
Bucca — Walked Only: 1.2% Monduran — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.7%).

Setting

Bucca Monduran
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.0 km 34.6 km

NBN connectivity

Bucca Monduran
Connectivity score 28/100 18/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
439 premises
 0%
24 premises

Climate

Bucca Monduran
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Bucca Monduran
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Bucca Monduran
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bucca Monduran
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bucca

Rural

Monduran

Rural

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