Bundi vs Wandoan

Wandoan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 34 in Bundi. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bundi, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Wandoan, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bundi tends to suit young adults, people living alone, and older residents, while Wandoan 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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bundi carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 78/100)
  • Wandoan has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Bundi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $160/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Wandoan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (290 min vs 326 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (410.4 km vs 454.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bundi

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Bundi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.8% vs 17.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bundi Wandoan
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.

Bundi Wandoan
Walkability 0 / 0
Bundi — Walkability: 0/100 Wandoan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 22
Bundi — Safety: 63/100 Wandoan — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 56 / 100
Bundi — Low fire risk: 56/100 Wandoan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wandoan rents higher ($160/wk vs $0/wk); Wandoan has more residents (666 vs 52).

Bundi Wandoan
Population 52 666
+1181% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +36.8% +17.7%
Median age 34 31
Median household income $97,500/yr
+34% vs other
 $64,636/yr
Median weekly rent — $160/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bundi Wandoan
0-4 — / 9.0%
Bundi — 0-4: not among its largest Wandoan — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 7.7% / 10.5%
Bundi — 5-14: 7.7% Wandoan — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 — / 3.2%
Bundi — 15-19: not among its largest Wandoan — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 — / 7.8%
Bundi — 20-24: not among its largest Wandoan — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 42.3% / 26.4%
Bundi — 25-34: 42.3% Wandoan — 25-34: 26.4%
35-44 — / 10.7%
Bundi — 35-44: not among its largest Wandoan — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 9.6% / 10.4%
Bundi — 45-54: 9.6% Wandoan — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 5.8% / 10.1%
Bundi — 55-64: 5.8% Wandoan — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 17.3% / 6.8%
Bundi — 65-74: 17.3% Wandoan — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 9.6% / 4.2%
Bundi — 75-84: 9.6% Wandoan — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / 0.8%
Bundi — 85+: not among its largest Wandoan — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (42.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bundi 100.0% lone person
Bundi — Lone Person: 100.0% Bundi — Couple Families: 0.0% Bundi — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bundi — Group Household: 0.0%
Wandoan 48.1% lone person
Wandoan — Lone Person: 48.1% Wandoan — Couple Families: 28.1% Wandoan — One Parent Families: 16.3% Wandoan — Group Household: 7.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bundi 0.0% renting
Bundi — Owned Outright: 100.0% Bundi — Mortgage: 0.0% Bundi — Renting: 0.0%
Wandoan 56.5% renting
Wandoan — Owned Outright: 31.5% Wandoan — Mortgage: 12.0% Wandoan — Renting: 56.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bundi 100.0% houses
Bundi — Houses: 100.0% Bundi — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Bundi — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wandoan 82.5% houses
Wandoan — Houses: 82.5% Wandoan — Flats / Apartments: 10.2% Wandoan — Townhouses: 7.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Bundi Wandoan
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 7.4%
Bundi — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Wandoan — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Certificate III & IV 5.8% / 10.5%
Bundi — Certificate III & IV: 5.8% Wandoan — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 4.7%
Bundi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Wandoan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Bundi — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wandoan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Bundi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wandoan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.5%).

Property market

Bundi Wandoan
Median house price — $240,000
Median unit price — $253,000
Median land price — $66,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 106 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Bundi Wandoan
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
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.

Bundi Wandoan
Houses — 8.0%
$475/wk on $310K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bundi Wandoan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 100% of QLD

Liveability

Bundi Wandoan
Grade — D
Score — 24/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Bundi carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 0); Wandoan carries more crime risk (78 vs 37).

Bundi Wandoan
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
37/100
 High
78/100
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

Bundi Wandoan
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bundi

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

Schools in Wandoan

  • Wandoan State School P-10 Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bundi Wandoan
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 14 22

Mobility

Bundi sits further from the CBD (454.2 km vs 410.4 km).

Bundi Wandoan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 454.2 km
+10% vs other
 410.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 326 min 290 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4419
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 4419
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.

Bundi Wandoan
Car (driver) 27.6% / 50.2%
Bundi — Car (driver): 27.6% Wandoan — Car (driver): 50.2%
Worked from Home 58.6% / 8.4%
Bundi — Worked from Home: 58.6% Wandoan — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Walked Only 13.8% / 11.2%
Bundi — Walked Only: 13.8% Wandoan — Walked Only: 11.2%
Bus — / 22.9%
Bundi — Bus: not among its largest Wandoan — Bus: 22.9%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Bundi — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wandoan — Car (passenger): 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.6%).

Setting

Bundi Wandoan
Elevation 296 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bundi Wandoan
Connectivity score 15/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
6 premises
 0%
367 premises

Council rates

Bundi Wandoan
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Bundi Wandoan
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bundi Wandoan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bundi

Multicultural Retirees Rural

Wandoan

Affordable Rural Young Families

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