Bundaberg North vs Oakwood

Bundaberg North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 60 in Oakwood. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Bundaberg North, about half of households are people living alone. In Oakwood, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Oakwood tends to suit people living alone 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

Bundaberg North

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • But Oakwood carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 71/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bundaberg North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bundaberg North has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 14%)
  • Oakwood has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bundaberg North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 27/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (361.7 km vs 366.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oakwood

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 71/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (39% vs 27%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 31%)
  • But Bundaberg North is more walkable (63/100 vs 27/100)

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

Investors

Oakwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.0% vs 2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bundaberg North Oakwood
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.

Bundaberg North Oakwood
Walkability 63 / 27
Bundaberg North — Walkability: 63/100 Oakwood — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 29 / 62
Bundaberg North — Safety: 29/100 Oakwood — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bundaberg North — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oakwood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bundaberg North has more residents (5,563 vs 364); Bundaberg North rents higher ($280/wk vs $215/wk).

Bundaberg North Oakwood
Population 5,563
+93% vs other
 364
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% +10.0%
Median age 49 60
Median household income $48,724/yr
+17% vs other
 $40,560/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+23% vs other
 $215/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bundaberg North Oakwood
0-4 4.9% / 2.2%
Bundaberg North — 0-4: 4.9% Oakwood — 0-4: 2.2%
5-14 10.5% / 8.8%
Bundaberg North — 5-14: 10.5% Oakwood — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 5.4% / 3.0%
Bundaberg North — 15-19: 5.4% Oakwood — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 5.5% / 0.8%
Bundaberg North — 20-24: 5.5% Oakwood — 20-24: 0.8%
25-34 11.6% / 6.3%
Bundaberg North — 25-34: 11.6% Oakwood — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 8.6% / 8.5%
Bundaberg North — 35-44: 8.6% Oakwood — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 10.0% / 11.5%
Bundaberg North — 45-54: 10.0% Oakwood — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 13.1% / 17.0%
Bundaberg North — 55-64: 13.1% Oakwood — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 14.2% / 23.9%
Bundaberg North — 65-74: 14.2% Oakwood — 65-74: 23.9%
75-84 12.4% / 14.6%
Bundaberg North — 75-84: 12.4% Oakwood — 75-84: 14.6%
85+ 4.0% / 3.0%
Bundaberg North — 85+: 4.0% Oakwood — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bundaberg North 49.0% lone person
Bundaberg North — Lone Person: 49.0% Bundaberg North — Couple Families: 23.2% Bundaberg North — One Parent Families: 20.3% Bundaberg North — Group Household: 5.2% Bundaberg North — Other Families: 2.3%
Oakwood 61.3% lone person
Oakwood — Lone Person: 61.3% Oakwood — Couple Families: 19.8% Oakwood — One Parent Families: 11.7% Oakwood — Group Household: 2.7% Oakwood — Other Families: 4.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bundaberg North 34.3% renting
Bundaberg North — Owned Outright: 44.9% Bundaberg North — Mortgage: 20.7% Bundaberg North — Renting: 34.3%
Oakwood 14.4% renting
Oakwood — Owned Outright: 69.5% Oakwood — Mortgage: 16.2% Oakwood — Renting: 14.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bundaberg North Oakwood
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 18.7%
Bundaberg North — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Oakwood — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 4.7%
Bundaberg North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Oakwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 4.9%
Bundaberg North — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Oakwood — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 2.2%
Bundaberg North — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Oakwood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 1.9%
Bundaberg North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Oakwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

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

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.

Bundaberg North Oakwood
England 3.3% / 3.0%
Bundaberg North — England: 3.3% Oakwood — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.9%
Bundaberg North — New Zealand: 1.8% Oakwood — New Zealand: 1.9%
Germany 0.3% / 1.4%
Bundaberg North — Germany: 0.3% Oakwood — Germany: 1.4%
Thailand — / 1.1%
Bundaberg North — Thailand: not among its largest Oakwood — Thailand: 1.1%
Malaysia 0.8% / —
Bundaberg North — Malaysia: 0.8% Oakwood — Malaysia: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Bundaberg North — Philippines: 0.8% Oakwood — Philippines: not among its largest
Taiwan 0.6% / —
Bundaberg North — Taiwan: 0.6% Oakwood — Taiwan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bundaberg North 72.8% houses
Bundaberg North — Houses: 72.8% Bundaberg North — Flats / Apartments: 24.6% Bundaberg North — Townhouses: 2.6%
Oakwood 61.2% houses
Oakwood — Houses: 61.2% Oakwood — Flats / Apartments: 38.8% Oakwood — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bundaberg North Oakwood
Median house price $555,500 —
Median unit price $373,000 —
Median land price $170,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 77 sales
 —

Development activity

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bundaberg North Oakwood
Houses 4.7%
$580/wk on $638K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bundaberg North Oakwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 4% of QLD
Schools Higher than 34% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 84% of QLD —

Liveability

Bundaberg North is more walkable (63 vs 27).

Bundaberg North Oakwood
Grade D —
Score 33/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bundaberg North carries more crime risk (71 vs 38).

Bundaberg North Oakwood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
71/100
 Low
38/100
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 6
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Bundaberg North Oakwood
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bundaberg North

  • Bundaberg North State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Hope Adventist School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Bundaberg North State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Oakwood

  • Oakwood State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bundaberg North Oakwood
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 19 0
Childcare 4 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Oakwood sits further from the CBD (366.4 km vs 361.7 km).

Bundaberg North Oakwood
Walkability score 63/100 27/100
Distance to Brisbane 361.7 km 366.4 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 255 min 257 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
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.

Bundaberg North Oakwood
Car (driver) 82.2% / 85.8%
Bundaberg North — Car (driver): 82.2% Oakwood — Car (driver): 85.8%
Car (passenger) 9.5% / 5.7%
Bundaberg North — Car (passenger): 9.5% Oakwood — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Worked from Home 5.2% / 5.7%
Bundaberg North — Worked from Home: 5.2% Oakwood — Worked from Home: 5.7%
Walked Only 2.0% / 2.8%
Bundaberg North — Walked Only: 2.0% Oakwood — Walked Only: 2.8%
Bus 0.5% / —
Bundaberg North — Bus: 0.5% Oakwood — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.8%).

Setting

Bundaberg North Oakwood
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.2 km 13.0 km

NBN connectivity

Bundaberg North Oakwood
Connectivity score 59/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 25%
2,888 premises
 0%
137 premises

Climate

Bundaberg North Oakwood
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

Air quality (annual mean)

Bundaberg North Oakwood
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bundaberg North Oakwood
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Bundaberg North Oakwood
Division Hinkler Flynn
Member David Batt Colin Boyce
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bundaberg North Oakwood
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bundaberg North

Affordable Parks Quiet Retirees

Oakwood

Retirees Rural

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