Bunya Mountains vs Bell

Bell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Bunya Mountains. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bunya Mountains, most households are people living alone. In Bell, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bunya Mountains tends to suit 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

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

Bell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bell

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $825/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 7%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 70%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bunya Mountains sits closer to the CBD (227.8 km vs 236 km)
  • Bell has a shorter drive in (176 min vs 192 min)

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

Bell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-16.1% vs -23.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bunya Mountains Bell
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.

Bunya Mountains Bell
Walkability 0 / 0
Bunya Mountains — Walkability: 0/100 Bell — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 44
Bunya Mountains — Safety: 51/100 Bell — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Bunya Mountains — Low fire risk: 59/100 Bell — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bunya Mountains rents higher ($825/wk vs $200/wk); Bell has more residents (421 vs 110).

Bunya Mountains Bell
Population 110 421
+283% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.6% -16.1%
Median age 53 49
Median household income $61,724/yr
+20% vs other
 $49,556/yr
Median weekly rent $825/wk
+76% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains Bell
0-4 4.5% / 4.3%
Bunya Mountains — 0-4: 4.5% Bell — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 12.7% / 14.5%
Bunya Mountains — 5-14: 12.7% Bell — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 — / 5.0%
Bunya Mountains — 15-19: not among its largest Bell — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 3.6% / 3.6%
Bunya Mountains — 20-24: 3.6% Bell — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 4.5% / 8.1%
Bunya Mountains — 25-34: 4.5% Bell — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 17.3% / 11.2%
Bunya Mountains — 35-44: 17.3% Bell — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 13.6% / 13.5%
Bunya Mountains — 45-54: 13.6% Bell — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 15.5% / 16.2%
Bunya Mountains — 55-64: 15.5% Bell — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 19.1% / 14.5%
Bunya Mountains — 65-74: 19.1% Bell — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 3.6% / 9.0%
Bunya Mountains — 75-84: 3.6% Bell — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ — / 2.4%
Bunya Mountains — 85+: not among its largest Bell — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains 60.6% lone person
Bunya Mountains — Lone Person: 60.6% Bunya Mountains — Couple Families: 30.3% Bunya Mountains — One Parent Families: 9.1% Bunya Mountains — Group Household: 0.0%
Bell 50.8% lone person
Bell — Lone Person: 50.8% Bell — Couple Families: 29.0% Bell — One Parent Families: 15.3% Bell — Group Household: 4.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains 7.0% renting
Bunya Mountains — Owned Outright: 60.5% Bunya Mountains — Mortgage: 32.6% Bunya Mountains — Renting: 7.0%
Bell 23.5% renting
Bell — Owned Outright: 45.9% Bell — Mortgage: 30.6% Bell — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bunya Mountains Bell
Bachelor Degree 15.5% / 8.3%
Bunya Mountains — Bachelor Degree: 15.5% Bell — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 14.5%
Bunya Mountains — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Bell — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 5.7%
Bunya Mountains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Bell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / —
Bunya Mountains — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Bell — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

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.

Bunya Mountains Bell
England 4.5% / 1.9%
Bunya Mountains — England: 4.5% Bell — England: 1.9%
Philippines — / 2.4%
Bunya Mountains — Philippines: not among its largest Bell — Philippines: 2.4%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Bunya Mountains — New Zealand: not among its largest Bell — New Zealand: 1.0%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Bunya Mountains — Netherlands: not among its largest Bell — Netherlands: 1.0%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Bunya Mountains — South Africa: not among its largest Bell — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains 93.8% houses
Bunya Mountains — Houses: 93.8% Bunya Mountains — Flats / Apartments: 6.2% Bunya Mountains — Townhouses: 0.0%
Bell 88.8% houses
Bell — Houses: 88.8% Bell — Flats / Apartments: 2.8% Bell — Townhouses: 8.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bunya Mountains Bell
Median house price $580,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Bunya Mountains Bell
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bunya Mountains Bell
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD

Liveability

Bunya Mountains Bell
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Bunya Mountains carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0).

Bunya Mountains Bell
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
56/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bunya Mountains Bell
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bunya Mountains

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

Schools in Bell

  • Bell State School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bunya Mountains Bell
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 15
same for both

Mobility

Bell sits further from the CBD (236 km vs 227.8 km).

Bunya Mountains Bell
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 227.8 km 236 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 192 min 176 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4405
 0.0%
postcode 4408
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4405
 89
postcode 4408

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.

Bunya Mountains Bell
Car (driver) 45.3% / 70.6%
Bunya Mountains — Car (driver): 45.3% Bell — Car (driver): 70.6%
Worked from Home 45.3% / 18.3%
Bunya Mountains — Worked from Home: 45.3% Bell — Worked from Home: 18.3%
Walked Only 9.4% / 4.6%
Bunya Mountains — Walked Only: 9.4% Bell — Walked Only: 4.6%
Car (passenger) — / 6.5%
Bunya Mountains — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bell — Car (passenger): 6.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Bunya Mountains Bell
Elevation 764 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 450 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bunya Mountains Bell
Connectivity score 19/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
 0%
222 premises

Council rates

Bunya Mountains Bell
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Bunya Mountains Bell
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bunya Mountains Bell
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bunya Mountains

Rural

Bell

Retirees Rural

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