Bungalow vs Mooroobool

Bungalow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Mooroobool. In Bungalow, most households rent, about half of homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are people living alone. In Mooroobool, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Bungalow tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Mooroobool 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

Mooroobool

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (77% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Bungalow has cheaper units ($388,500 vs $510,000)
  • Mooroobool has cheaper land ($285,000 vs $675,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bungalow

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (62% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bungalow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (74/100 vs 53/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bungalow

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (58% vs 23%)
  • is more walkable (74/100 vs 53/100)
  • But Mooroobool has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Bungalow

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (9.2% vs -1.2%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (6.0% vs 4.9%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.5% vs 5.0%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bungalow Mooroobool
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.

Bungalow Mooroobool
Walkability 74 / 53
Bungalow — Walkability: 74/100 Mooroobool — Walkability: 53/100
Safety 4 / 13
Bungalow — Safety: 4/100 Mooroobool — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bungalow — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mooroobool — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mooroobool has more residents (7,136 vs 2,358); Mooroobool has higher household incomes ($77,740 vs $58,292).

Bungalow Mooroobool
Population 2,358 7,136
+203% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.2% -1.2%
Median age 38 41
Median household income $58,292/yr $77,740/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $330/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bungalow Mooroobool
0-4 4.8% / 5.3%
Bungalow — 0-4: 4.8% Mooroobool — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 7.8% / 13.5%
Bungalow — 5-14: 7.8% Mooroobool — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 4.3% / 6.8%
Bungalow — 15-19: 4.3% Mooroobool — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 7.3% / 5.3%
Bungalow — 20-24: 7.3% Mooroobool — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 20.5% / 11.1%
Bungalow — 25-34: 20.5% Mooroobool — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 15.8% / 12.8%
Bungalow — 35-44: 15.8% Mooroobool — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 13.7% / 14.2%
Bungalow — 45-54: 13.7% Mooroobool — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 13.5% / 13.7%
Bungalow — 55-64: 13.5% Mooroobool — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 8.2% / 10.2%
Bungalow — 65-74: 8.2% Mooroobool — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 3.3% / 4.9%
Bungalow — 75-84: 3.3% Mooroobool — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 1.0% / 2.4%
Bungalow — 85+: 1.0% Mooroobool — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bungalow 53.6% lone person
Bungalow — Lone Person: 53.6% Bungalow — Couple Families: 16.7% Bungalow — One Parent Families: 16.9% Bungalow — Group Household: 10.4% Bungalow — Other Families: 2.4%
Mooroobool 35.3% lone person
Mooroobool — Lone Person: 35.3% Mooroobool — Couple Families: 35.0% Mooroobool — One Parent Families: 21.8% Mooroobool — Group Household: 5.8% Mooroobool — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bungalow 61.5% renting
Bungalow — Owned Outright: 18.1% Bungalow — Mortgage: 20.4% Bungalow — Renting: 61.5%
Mooroobool 33.2% renting
Mooroobool — Owned Outright: 31.7% Mooroobool — Mortgage: 35.1% Mooroobool — Renting: 33.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bungalow Mooroobool
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 15.9%
Bungalow — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Mooroobool — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 10.8%
Bungalow — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Mooroobool — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 6.8%
Bungalow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Mooroobool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 2.1%
Bungalow — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Mooroobool — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.6%
Bungalow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Mooroobool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Bungalow Mooroobool
New Zealand 2.9% / 2.6%
Bungalow — New Zealand: 2.9% Mooroobool — New Zealand: 2.6%
England 2.7% / 2.7%
Bungalow — England: 2.7% Mooroobool — England: 2.7%
Philippines 2.4% / 1.9%
Bungalow — Philippines: 2.4% Mooroobool — Philippines: 1.9%
Japan 1.8% / 1.7%
Bungalow — Japan: 1.8% Mooroobool — Japan: 1.7%
India 1.9% / —
Bungalow — India: 1.9% Mooroobool — India: not among its largest
Nepal — / 1.7%
Bungalow — Nepal: not among its largest Mooroobool — Nepal: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bungalow 41.6% houses
Bungalow — Houses: 41.6% Bungalow — Flats / Apartments: 45.6% Bungalow — Townhouses: 12.7%
Mooroobool 77.1% houses
Mooroobool — Houses: 77.1% Mooroobool — Flats / Apartments: 7.1% Mooroobool — Townhouses: 15.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bungalow Mooroobool
Median house price $695,000 $710,000
Median unit price $388,500 $510,000
Median land price $675,000 $285,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 13 sales
 23 days
from 63 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bungalow Mooroobool
2 bed $608K / $530K
Bungalow — 2 bed: $608K (6 sales) Mooroobool — 2 bed: $530K (9 sales)

6 vs 9 sales

3 bed $690K / $664K
Bungalow — 3 bed: $690K (13 sales) Mooroobool — 3 bed: $664K (65 sales)

13 vs 65 sales

Development activity

Bungalow Mooroobool
New dwellings approved 767
across Cairns
same for both
Approvals change year on year -81%
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.

Bungalow Mooroobool
Houses 5.5%
$650/wk on $610K
 5.0%
$675/wk on $700K
Units 6.0%
$425/wk on $367K
 4.9%
$475/wk on $500K

Ranking within QLD

Bungalow Mooroobool
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 88% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 75% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD

Liveability

Bungalow is more walkable (74 vs 53); Mooroobool scores higher overall (33 vs 28).

Bungalow Mooroobool
Grade D
same for both
Score 28/100 33/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Bungalow Mooroobool
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
96/100
 High
87/100
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 9
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Bungalow Mooroobool
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bungalow

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

Schools in Mooroobool

  • Balaclava State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mooroobool Silver Lining School Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Bungalow Mooroobool
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 1 17
Childcare 3 4
GPs 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 4 6

Mobility

Bungalow Mooroobool
Walkability score 74/100 53/100
Distance to Brisbane 1695.7 km 1696.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1165 min 1168 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 70/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 37.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 21.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4870
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 4870
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.

Bungalow Mooroobool
Car (driver) 65.9% / 73.7%
Bungalow — Car (driver): 65.9% Mooroobool — Car (driver): 73.7%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 14.1%
Bungalow — Worked from Home: 12.5% Mooroobool — Worked from Home: 14.1%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 8.2%
Bungalow — Car (passenger): 6.5% Mooroobool — Car (passenger): 8.2%
Walked Only 8.9% / 1.2%
Bungalow — Walked Only: 8.9% Mooroobool — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bicycle 4.3% / 1.5%
Bungalow — Bicycle: 4.3% Mooroobool — Bicycle: 1.5%
Bus 2.0% / 1.3%
Bungalow — Bus: 2.0% Mooroobool — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.7%).

Setting

Bungalow Mooroobool
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.1 km 4.9 km

NBN connectivity

Bungalow Mooroobool
Connectivity score 94/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 89%
2,250 premises
 41%
3,059 premises

Climate

Bungalow Mooroobool
Annual rainfall 2,121 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 18.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bungalow Mooroobool
PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bungalow Mooroobool
Average residential rate $1,354/yr
same for both
Council Cairns
same for both

Federal electorate

Bungalow Mooroobool
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bungalow Mooroobool
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bungalow

Affordable Apartments Coastal

Mooroobool

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