Bungil vs Mount Abundance
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bungil tends to suit families with children and couples.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Bungil
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $241/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bungil
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (351 min vs 383 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (487.9 km vs 520.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bungil
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (155.6% vs -8.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bungil and Mount Abundance drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Mount Abundance has more residents (178 vs 69); Mount Abundance rents higher ($241/wk vs $100/wk).
| Bungil | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 69 | 178 +158% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +155.6% | -8.2% |
| Median age | 46 | 48 |
| Median household income | $100,724/yr +5% vs other | $95,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk | $241/wk +141% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).
Development activity
| Bungil | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 11 across Maranoa same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +100% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Bungil | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 74% of QLD | Higher than 69% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 37% of QLD | Higher than 9% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 3% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of QLD | Higher than 28% of QLD |
Liveability
| Bungil | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
| Bungil | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 29/100 | Low 21/100 |
| 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
| Bungil | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bungil | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 3 | 37 |
Mobility
Mount Abundance sits further from the CBD (520.4 km vs 487.9 km).
| Bungil | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 487.9 km | 520.4 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 351 min | 383 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4455 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 4455 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).
Setting
| Bungil | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 299 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 371 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bungil | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 47 premises |
Climate
| Bungil | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 530 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 34.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bungil | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,233/yr same for both | |
| Council | Maranoa same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bungil | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bungil | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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