Bungil vs Roma

Roma is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 46 in Bungil. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bungil, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. In Roma, about half of households rent. On these figures, Bungil tends to suit couples, while Roma suits renters and people living alone.

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 6 things we measure here

  • Bungil carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 70/100)
  • Roma has more parks and reserves (12 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Roma

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bungil

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $250/wk)
  • But Roma has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Roma

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (333 min vs 351 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (476.1 km vs 487.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Roma

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • But Bungil carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 70/100)

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 -0.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bungil Roma
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.

Bungil Roma
Walkability 0 / 13
Bungil — Walkability: 0/100 Roma — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 71 / 30
Bungil — Safety: 71/100 Roma — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bungil — Low fire risk: 100/100 Roma — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Roma has more residents (6,838 vs 69); Roma rents higher ($250/wk vs $100/wk).

Bungil Roma
Population 69 6,838
+9810% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +155.6% -0.1%
Median age 46 35
Median household income $100,724/yr
+12% vs other
 $88,712/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $250/wk
+150% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bungil Roma
0-4 4.3% / 6.9%
Bungil — 0-4: 4.3% Roma — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 15.9% / 14.6%
Bungil — 5-14: 15.9% Roma — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 8.7% / 6.1%
Bungil — 15-19: 8.7% Roma — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 — / 8.1%
Bungil — 20-24: not among its largest Roma — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 13.0% / 14.0%
Bungil — 25-34: 13.0% Roma — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 8.7% / 13.3%
Bungil — 35-44: 8.7% Roma — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 11.6% / 11.9%
Bungil — 45-54: 11.6% Roma — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 24.6% / 11.4%
Bungil — 55-64: 24.6% Roma — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 11.6% / 7.5%
Bungil — 65-74: 11.6% Roma — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 — / 4.2%
Bungil — 75-84: not among its largest Roma — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / 1.8%
Bungil — 85+: not among its largest Roma — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bungil 72.7% couple families
Bungil — Couple Families: 72.7% Bungil — Lone Person: 27.3% Bungil — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bungil — Group Household: 0.0% Bungil — Other Families: 0.0%
Roma 36.7% couple families
Roma — Couple Families: 36.7% Roma — Lone Person: 42.1% Roma — One Parent Families: 15.0% Roma — Group Household: 4.9% Roma — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bungil 16.7% renting
Bungil — Owned Outright: 46.7% Bungil — Mortgage: 36.7% Bungil — Renting: 16.7%
Roma 47.2% renting
Roma — Owned Outright: 25.7% Roma — Mortgage: 27.1% Roma — Renting: 47.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bungil 100.0% houses
Bungil — Houses: 100.0% Bungil — Townhouses: 0.0% Bungil — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Roma 89.8% houses
Roma — Houses: 89.8% Roma — Townhouses: 8.8% Roma — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bungil Roma
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 17.3%
Bungil — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Roma — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 7.9%
Bungil — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Roma — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 5.2%
Bungil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Roma — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Bungil — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Roma — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Bungil — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Roma — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Property market

Bungil Roma
Median house price — $411,250
Median unit price — $330,000
Median land price — $87,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 116 sales

Development activity

Bungil Roma
New dwellings approved 11
across Maranoa
same for both
Approvals change year on year +100%
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.

Bungil Roma
Houses — 5.0%
$480/wk on $498K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bungil Roma
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 3% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 73% 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 72% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of QLD

Liveability

Roma is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Bungil Roma
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Roma carries more crime risk (70 vs 29).

Bungil Roma
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
29/100
 High
70/100
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Bungil Roma
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bungil

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

Schools in Roma

  • Roma State College Government · Combined at peers
  • St John's School Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Roma State College - Junior Campus Government · Primary
  • Roma State College - Middle Campus Government · Primary
  • Roma State College - Senior Campus Government · Secondary
  • St John's School - Second Campus Catholic · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Bungil Roma
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 12
Parks & reserves 0 12
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 6
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 7
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3 10

Mobility

Bungil sits further from the CBD (487.9 km vs 476.1 km).

Bungil Roma
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 487.9 km
+2% vs other
 476.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 351 min 333 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.

Bungil Roma
Car (driver) 77.4% / 80.5%
Bungil — Car (driver): 77.4% Roma — Car (driver): 80.5%
Worked from Home 22.6% / 4.8%
Bungil — Worked from Home: 22.6% Roma — Worked from Home: 4.8%
Walked Only — / 7.0%
Bungil — Walked Only: not among its largest Roma — Walked Only: 7.0%
Car (passenger) — / 6.8%
Bungil — Car (passenger): not among its largest Roma — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Bicycle — / 0.5%
Bungil — Bicycle: not among its largest Roma — Bicycle: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).

Setting

Bungil Roma
Elevation 299 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 301 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bungil Roma
Connectivity score 30/100 58/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 25%
4,056 premises

Climate

Bungil Roma
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

Air quality (annual mean)

Bungil Roma
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bungil Roma
Average residential rate $1,233/yr
same for both
Council Maranoa
same for both

Federal electorate

Bungil Roma
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 Roma
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bungil

Rural

Roma

Acreage Affordable

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