Bullyard vs Delan

Bullyard is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Delan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bullyard, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bullyard tends to suit couples.

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

Bullyard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Delan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $175/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bullyard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (364.5 km vs 366.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Delan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Bullyard Delan
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.

Bullyard Delan
Walkability 0 / 0
Bullyard — Walkability: 0/100 Delan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 67
Bullyard — Safety: 65/100 Delan — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 87 / 100
Bullyard — Low fire risk: 87/100 Delan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Delan has more residents (323 vs 206); Bullyard has higher household incomes ($66,092 vs $50,596).

Bullyard Delan
Population 206 323
+57% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.0% +8.0%
Median age 45 51
Median household income $66,092/yr
+23% vs other
 $50,596/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk
+14% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bullyard Delan
0-4 3.9% / 2.5%
Bullyard — 0-4: 3.9% Delan — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 12.1% / 8.0%
Bullyard — 5-14: 12.1% Delan — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 7.3% / 6.8%
Bullyard — 15-19: 7.3% Delan — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.3% / 7.1%
Bullyard — 20-24: 5.3% Delan — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 12.1% / 7.1%
Bullyard — 25-34: 12.1% Delan — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 8.7% / 10.8%
Bullyard — 35-44: 8.7% Delan — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 18.4% / 11.5%
Bullyard — 45-54: 18.4% Delan — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 12.6% / 17.6%
Bullyard — 55-64: 12.6% Delan — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 13.6% / 20.1%
Bullyard — 65-74: 13.6% Delan — 65-74: 20.1%
75-84 8.3% / 7.7%
Bullyard — 75-84: 8.3% Delan — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ — / —
Bullyard — 85+: not among its largest Delan — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bullyard 50.0% couple families
Bullyard — Couple Families: 50.0% Bullyard — Lone Person: 33.3% Bullyard — One Parent Families: 7.1% Bullyard — Group Household: 9.5% Bullyard — Other Families: 0.0%
Delan 27.3% couple families
Delan — Couple Families: 27.3% Delan — Lone Person: 40.3% Delan — One Parent Families: 23.4% Delan — Group Household: 5.2% Delan — Other Families: 3.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bullyard 12.5% renting
Bullyard — Owned Outright: 48.4% Bullyard — Mortgage: 39.1% Bullyard — Renting: 12.5%
Delan 9.8% renting
Delan — Owned Outright: 40.2% Delan — Mortgage: 50.0% Delan — Renting: 9.8%
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.

Bullyard Delan
England 2.9% / 2.8%
Bullyard — England: 2.9% Delan — England: 2.8%
New Zealand — / 3.7%
Bullyard — New Zealand: not among its largest Delan — New Zealand: 3.7%
Italy — / 1.5%
Bullyard — Italy: not among its largest Delan — Italy: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Bullyard Delan
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 22.9%
Bullyard — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Delan — Certificate III & IV: 22.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 4.3%
Bullyard — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Delan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 5.3%
Bullyard — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Delan — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Bullyard — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Delan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bullyard 97.1% houses
Bullyard — Houses: 97.1% Bullyard — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Delan 96.1% houses
Delan — Houses: 96.1% Delan — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bullyard Delan
Median house price $597,500 $554,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 51 days
from 3 sales
 22 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Bullyard Delan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Bullyard carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0).

Bullyard Delan
Bushfire Low
13/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
33/100
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

Bullyard Delan
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bullyard

  • Bullyard State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Delan

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bullyard Delan
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Delan sits further from the CBD (366.6 km vs 364.5 km).

Bullyard Delan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 364.5 km 366.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 257 min 256 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4671
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4671
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.

Bullyard Delan
Car (driver) 77.5% / 86.8%
Bullyard — Car (driver): 77.5% Delan — Car (driver): 86.8%
Worked from Home 11.3% / 5.5%
Bullyard — Worked from Home: 11.3% Delan — Worked from Home: 5.5%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 7.7%
Bullyard — Car (passenger): 7.0% Delan — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Walked Only 4.2% / —
Bullyard — Walked Only: 4.2% Delan — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.8%).

Setting

Bullyard Delan
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.9 km 39.0 km

NBN connectivity

Bullyard Delan
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
91 premises
 0%
164 premises

Climate

Bullyard Delan
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

Bullyard Delan
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Bullyard Delan
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bullyard Delan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bullyard

Rural

Delan

Retirees Rural

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