Bungalow vs Parramatta Park

Parramatta Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 38 in Bungalow. In both, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Bungalow, about half of homes are flats or apartments.

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

Parramatta Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Bungalow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($388,500 vs $446,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Bungalow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1695.7 km vs 1698.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 3.2%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.5% vs 4.4%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (6.0% vs 5.2%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Bungalow and Parramatta Park 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 Parramatta Park
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 Parramatta Park
Walkability 74 / 79
Bungalow — Walkability: 74/100 Parramatta Park — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 4 / 7
Bungalow — Safety: 4/100 Parramatta Park — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bungalow — Low fire risk: 100/100 Parramatta Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Parramatta Park has more residents (3,621 vs 2,358); Bungalow skews older (38 vs 33).

Bungalow Parramatta Park
Population 2,358 3,621
+54% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.2% +3.2%
Median age 38 33
Median household income $58,292/yr $62,972/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $290/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bungalow Parramatta Park
0-4 4.8% / 3.7%
Bungalow — 0-4: 4.8% Parramatta Park — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 7.8% / 8.4%
Bungalow — 5-14: 7.8% Parramatta Park — 5-14: 8.4%
15-19 4.3% / 5.6%
Bungalow — 15-19: 4.3% Parramatta Park — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 7.3% / 8.8%
Bungalow — 20-24: 7.3% Parramatta Park — 20-24: 8.8%
25-34 20.5% / 26.4%
Bungalow — 25-34: 20.5% Parramatta Park — 25-34: 26.4%
35-44 15.8% / 14.8%
Bungalow — 35-44: 15.8% Parramatta Park — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 13.7% / 12.0%
Bungalow — 45-54: 13.7% Parramatta Park — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 13.5% / 10.6%
Bungalow — 55-64: 13.5% Parramatta Park — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 8.2% / 6.9%
Bungalow — 65-74: 8.2% Parramatta Park — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 3.3% / 2.4%
Bungalow — 75-84: 3.3% Parramatta Park — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ 1.0% / 0.4%
Bungalow — 85+: 1.0% Parramatta Park — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bungalow 53.6% lone person
Bungalow — Lone Person: 53.6% Bungalow — One Parent Families: 16.9% Bungalow — Couple Families: 16.7% Bungalow — Group Household: 10.4% Bungalow — Other Families: 2.4%
Parramatta Park 53.3% lone person
Parramatta Park — Lone Person: 53.3% Parramatta Park — One Parent Families: 17.3% Parramatta Park — Couple Families: 14.7% Parramatta Park — Group Household: 13.6% Parramatta Park — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple 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%
Parramatta Park 65.2% renting
Parramatta Park — Owned Outright: 14.4% Parramatta Park — Mortgage: 20.4% Parramatta Park — Renting: 65.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bungalow Parramatta Park
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 13.6%
Bungalow — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Parramatta Park — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 15.8%
Bungalow — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Parramatta Park — Bachelor Degree: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 9.0%
Bungalow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Parramatta Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 3.3%
Bungalow — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Parramatta Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.5%
Bungalow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Parramatta Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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 Parramatta Park
England 2.7% / 3.3%
Bungalow — England: 2.7% Parramatta Park — England: 3.3%
New Zealand 2.9% / 3.0%
Bungalow — New Zealand: 2.9% Parramatta Park — New Zealand: 3.0%
Japan 1.8% / 2.7%
Bungalow — Japan: 1.8% Parramatta Park — Japan: 2.7%
India 1.9% / 2.5%
Bungalow — India: 1.9% Parramatta Park — India: 2.5%
Philippines 2.4% / 1.7%
Bungalow — Philippines: 2.4% Parramatta Park — Philippines: 1.7%
China 1.3% / 1.8%
Bungalow — China: 1.3% Parramatta Park — China: 1.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bungalow 41.6% houses
Bungalow — Houses: 41.6% Bungalow — Townhouses: 12.7% Bungalow — Flats / Apartments: 45.6%
Parramatta Park 35.2% houses
Parramatta Park — Houses: 35.2% Parramatta Park — Townhouses: 59.5% Parramatta Park — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bungalow Parramatta Park
Median house price $695,000 $748,750
Median unit price $388,500 $446,000
Median land price $675,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 13 sales
 40 days
from 20 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 Parramatta Park
2 bed $608K / $670K
Bungalow — 2 bed: $608K (6 sales) Parramatta Park — 2 bed: $670K (9 sales)

6 vs 9 sales

3 bed $690K / $710K
Bungalow — 3 bed: $690K (13 sales) Parramatta Park — 3 bed: $710K (18 sales)

13 vs 18 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Bungalow Parramatta Park
1 bed $259K / $322K
Bungalow — 1 bed: $259K (11 sales) Parramatta Park — 1 bed: $322K (16 sales)

11 vs 16 sales

2 bed $396K / $460K
Bungalow — 2 bed: $396K (32 sales) Parramatta Park — 2 bed: $460K (73 sales)

32 vs 73 sales

3 bed $528K / $575K
Bungalow — 3 bed: $528K (6 sales) Parramatta Park — 3 bed: $575K (8 sales)

6 vs 8 sales

Development activity

Bungalow Parramatta Park
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 Parramatta Park
Houses 5.5%
$650/wk on $610K
 4.4%
$650/wk on $772K
Units 6.0%
$425/wk on $367K
 5.2%
$500/wk on $500K

Ranking within QLD

Bungalow Parramatta Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 88% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 95% 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 98% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD

Liveability

Parramatta Park scores higher overall (46 vs 28).

Bungalow Parramatta Park
Grade D C
Score 28/100 46/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bungalow Parramatta Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
96/100
 High
93/100
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
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Bungalow Parramatta Park
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 2
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 Parramatta Park

  • Parramatta State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Augustine's College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Indie School, Logan - Parramatta Park Campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Bungalow Parramatta Park
Cafes & restaurants 5 2
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 3 4
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 1 3
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Parramatta Park sits further from the CBD (1698.1 km vs 1695.7 km).

Bungalow Parramatta Park
Walkability score 74/100 79/100
Distance to Brisbane 1695.7 km 1698.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1165 min 1169 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 37.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 28.5
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 Parramatta Park
Car (driver) 65.9% / 60.3%
Bungalow — Car (driver): 65.9% Parramatta Park — Car (driver): 60.3%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 11.0%
Bungalow — Worked from Home: 12.5% Parramatta Park — Worked from Home: 11.0%
Walked Only 8.9% / 11.7%
Bungalow — Walked Only: 8.9% Parramatta Park — Walked Only: 11.7%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 7.0%
Bungalow — Car (passenger): 6.5% Parramatta Park — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Bicycle 4.3% / 7.3%
Bungalow — Bicycle: 4.3% Parramatta Park — Bicycle: 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.9%).

Setting

Bungalow Parramatta Park
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.1 km 1.4 km

NBN connectivity

Bungalow Parramatta Park
Connectivity score 94/100 97/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 89%
2,250 premises
 92%
2,093 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bungalow

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Parramatta Park

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