Bungaban vs Roche Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bungaban, the large majority of households are couple families. In Roche Creek, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bungaban tends to suit families with children and couples, while Roche Creek suits 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

Bungaban

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 33%)
  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 36/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)

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

Renters

Bungaban

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Roche Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (304 min vs 322 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (425 km vs 445.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Bungaban carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 36/100)
  • Roche Creek has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Bungaban

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.4% vs -3.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bungaban Roche Creek
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.

Bungaban Roche Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Bungaban — Walkability: 0/100 Roche Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 64
Bungaban — Safety: 84/100 Roche Creek — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 57 / 38
Bungaban — Low fire risk: 57/100 Roche Creek — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Roche Creek rents higher ($160/wk vs $0/wk); Bungaban has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $81,224).

Bungaban Roche Creek
Population 60
+12% vs other
 53
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.4% -3.6%
Median age 34 32
Median household income $97,500/yr
+17% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent — $160/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bungaban Roche Creek
0-4 15.0% / 7.5%
Bungaban — 0-4: 15.0% Roche Creek — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 18.3% / 5.7%
Bungaban — 5-14: 18.3% Roche Creek — 5-14: 5.7%
15-19 — / 9.4%
Bungaban — 15-19: not among its largest Roche Creek — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 — / 7.5%
Bungaban — 20-24: not among its largest Roche Creek — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 21.7% / 13.2%
Bungaban — 25-34: 21.7% Roche Creek — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 13.3% / 5.7%
Bungaban — 35-44: 13.3% Roche Creek — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 20.0% / —
Bungaban — 45-54: 20.0% Roche Creek — 45-54: not among its largest
55-64 6.7% / 13.2%
Bungaban — 55-64: 6.7% Roche Creek — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 6.7% / 7.5%
Bungaban — 65-74: 6.7% Roche Creek — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 5.0% / 18.9%
Bungaban — 75-84: 5.0% Roche Creek — 75-84: 18.9%
85+ — / —
Bungaban — 85+: not among its largest Roche Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bungaban 76.9% couple families
Bungaban — Couple Families: 76.9% Bungaban — Lone Person: 23.1%
Roche Creek 33.3% couple families
Roche Creek — Couple Families: 33.3% Roche Creek — Lone Person: 66.7%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bungaban 0.0% renting
Bungaban — Owned Outright: 100.0% Bungaban — Mortgage: 0.0% Bungaban — Renting: 0.0%
Roche Creek 0.0% renting
Roche Creek — Owned Outright: 72.7% Roche Creek — Mortgage: 27.3% Roche Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bungaban 100.0% houses
Bungaban — Houses: 100.0% Bungaban — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Roche Creek 89.5% houses
Roche Creek — Houses: 89.5% Roche Creek — Flats / Apartments: 10.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bungaban Roche Creek
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 18.9%
Bungaban — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Roche Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 7.5%
Bungaban — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Roche Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 9.4%
Bungaban — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Roche Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 7.5%
Bungaban — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Roche Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Development activity

Bungaban Roche Creek
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bungaban Roche Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD

Liveability

Bungaban Roche Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Roche Creek carries more crime risk (36 vs 16); Roche Creek carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 43).

Bungaban Roche Creek
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
36/100
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

Bungaban Roche Creek
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

Bungaban Roche Creek
Waterways 12 6

Mobility

Bungaban sits further from the CBD (445.1 km vs 425 km).

Bungaban Roche Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 445.1 km
+5% vs other
 425 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 322 min 304 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.

Bungaban Roche Creek
Worked from Home 46.7% / 46.7%
Bungaban — Worked from Home: 46.7% Roche Creek — Worked from Home: 46.7%
Car (driver) 53.3% / 40.0%
Bungaban — Car (driver): 53.3% Roche Creek — Car (driver): 40.0%
Walked Only — / 13.3%
Bungaban — Walked Only: not among its largest Roche Creek — Walked Only: 13.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.3%).

Setting

Bungaban Roche Creek
Elevation 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 293 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bungaban Roche Creek
Connectivity score 20/100 22/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
13 premises

Council rates

Bungaban Roche Creek
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Bungaban Roche Creek
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bungaban Roche Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bungaban

Family Rural Young Families

Roche Creek

Retirees Rural

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