Bukali vs Mungungo

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

Mungungo

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 57/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 56%)

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

Mungungo

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($108/wk vs $180/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Bukali

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (485.7 km vs 492.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bukali has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)
  • Mungungo carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Mungungo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.1% vs -9.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bukali Mungungo
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.

Bukali Mungungo
Walkability 0 / 0
Bukali — Walkability: 0/100 Mungungo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 43 / 88
Bukali — Safety: 43/100 Mungungo — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bukali — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mungungo — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bukali rents higher ($180/wk vs $108/wk); Mungungo has more residents (84 vs 57).

Bukali Mungungo
Population 57 84
+47% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.5% +9.1%
Median age 46
same for both
Median household income $58,500/yr
same for both
Median weekly rent $180/wk
+40% vs other
 $108/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bukali Mungungo
0-4 8.8% / 10.7%
Bukali — 0-4: 8.8% Mungungo — 0-4: 10.7%
5-14 5.3% / 10.7%
Bukali — 5-14: 5.3% Mungungo — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 7.0% / 8.3%
Bukali — 15-19: 7.0% Mungungo — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 5.3% / —
Bukali — 20-24: 5.3% Mungungo — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.5% / 10.7%
Bukali — 25-34: 10.5% Mungungo — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 5.3% / 11.9%
Bukali — 35-44: 5.3% Mungungo — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 12.3% / 17.9%
Bukali — 45-54: 12.3% Mungungo — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 14.0% / 13.1%
Bukali — 55-64: 14.0% Mungungo — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 19.3% / 9.5%
Bukali — 65-74: 19.3% Mungungo — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 — / 3.6%
Bukali — 75-84: not among its largest Mungungo — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / —
Bukali — 85+: not among its largest Mungungo — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bukali 56.2% couple families
Bukali — Couple Families: 56.2% Bukali — Lone Person: 43.8% Bukali — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Mungungo 45.5% couple families
Mungungo — Couple Families: 45.5% Mungungo — Lone Person: 27.3% Mungungo — One Parent Families: 27.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bukali 0.0% renting
Bukali — Owned Outright: 75.0% Bukali — Mortgage: 25.0% Bukali — Renting: 0.0%
Mungungo 11.5% renting
Mungungo — Owned Outright: 50.0% Mungungo — Mortgage: 38.5% Mungungo — Renting: 11.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bukali 100.0% houses
Bukali — Houses: 100.0%
Mungungo 100.0% houses
Mungungo — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bukali Mungungo
Certificate III & IV 26.3% / 19.0%
Bukali — Certificate III & IV: 26.3% Mungungo — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 9.5%
Bukali — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Mungungo — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 9.5%
Bukali — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Mungungo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Development activity

Bukali Mungungo
New dwellings approved 30
across North Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bukali Mungungo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 22% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD

Liveability

Bukali Mungungo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bukali carries more crime risk (57 vs 12).

Bukali Mungungo
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Low
12/100
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

Bukali Mungungo
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

Bukali Mungungo
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Mungungo sits further from the CBD (492.1 km vs 485.7 km).

Bukali Mungungo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 485.7 km 492.1 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 344 min 348 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4630
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 4630
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.

Bukali Mungungo
Car (driver) 71.4% / 63.9%
Bukali — Car (driver): 71.4% Mungungo — Car (driver): 63.9%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 27.8%
Bukali — Worked from Home: 28.6% Mungungo — Worked from Home: 27.8%
Walked Only — / 8.3%
Bukali — Walked Only: not among its largest Mungungo — Walked Only: 8.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Bukali Mungungo
Elevation 288 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 294 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bukali Mungungo
Connectivity score 24/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

Bukali Mungungo
Annual rainfall 721 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Bukali Mungungo
Average residential rate $1,183/yr
same for both
Council North Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Bukali Mungungo
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bukali Mungungo
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bukali

Rural Young Families

Mungungo

River Rural Young Families

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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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