Bunya Mountains vs Cooranga

Cooranga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 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 Cooranga, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bunya Mountains tends to suit people living alone, while Cooranga suits 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

Cooranga

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 39%)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cooranga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cooranga

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 70%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $825/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Bunya Mountains

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (227.8 km vs 268 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (192 min vs 199 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cooranga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Cooranga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-10.5% vs -23.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bunya Mountains and Cooranga 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 Cooranga
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 Cooranga
Walkability 0 / 0
Bunya Mountains — Walkability: 0/100 Cooranga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 67
Bunya Mountains — Safety: 51/100 Cooranga — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 59 / 64
Bunya Mountains — Low fire risk: 59/100 Cooranga — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Bunya Mountains rents higher ($825/wk vs $120/wk); Cooranga has higher household incomes ($92,612 vs $61,724).

Bunya Mountains Cooranga
Population 110 119
+8% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.6% -10.5%
Median age 53 43
Median household income $61,724/yr $92,612/yr
+50% vs other
Median weekly rent $825/wk
+85% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains Cooranga
0-4 4.5% / 8.4%
Bunya Mountains — 0-4: 4.5% Cooranga — 0-4: 8.4%
5-14 12.7% / 15.1%
Bunya Mountains — 5-14: 12.7% Cooranga — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 — / 5.9%
Bunya Mountains — 15-19: not among its largest Cooranga — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 3.6% / 5.9%
Bunya Mountains — 20-24: 3.6% Cooranga — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 4.5% / 10.9%
Bunya Mountains — 25-34: 4.5% Cooranga — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 17.3% / 12.6%
Bunya Mountains — 35-44: 17.3% Cooranga — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 13.6% / 12.6%
Bunya Mountains — 45-54: 13.6% Cooranga — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 15.5% / 10.1%
Bunya Mountains — 55-64: 15.5% Cooranga — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 19.1% / 22.7%
Bunya Mountains — 65-74: 19.1% Cooranga — 65-74: 22.7%
75-84 3.6% / 2.5%
Bunya Mountains — 75-84: 3.6% Cooranga — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ — / —
Bunya Mountains — 85+: not among its largest Cooranga — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

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 Cooranga
England 4.5% / —
Bunya Mountains — England: 4.5% Cooranga — England: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.5%
Bunya Mountains — New Zealand: not among its largest Cooranga — New Zealand: 2.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains 30.3% couple families
Bunya Mountains — Couple Families: 30.3% Bunya Mountains — Lone Person: 60.6% Bunya Mountains — One Parent Families: 9.1%
Cooranga 71.4% couple families
Cooranga — Couple Families: 71.4% Cooranga — Lone Person: 28.6% Cooranga — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Cooranga 100.0% houses
Cooranga — Houses: 100.0% Cooranga — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bunya Mountains Cooranga
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 18.5%
Bunya Mountains — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Cooranga — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 15.5% / 11.8%
Bunya Mountains — Bachelor Degree: 15.5% Cooranga — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 4.2%
Bunya Mountains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Cooranga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / —
Bunya Mountains — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Cooranga — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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%
Cooranga 0.0% renting
Cooranga — Owned Outright: 53.3% Cooranga — Mortgage: 46.7% Cooranga — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Bunya Mountains Cooranga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 3% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD

Liveability

Bunya Mountains Cooranga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Bunya Mountains carries more crime risk (49 vs 33).

Bunya Mountains Cooranga
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
33/100
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

Bunya Mountains Cooranga
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

Bunya Mountains Cooranga
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 15 19

Mobility

Cooranga sits further from the CBD (268 km vs 227.8 km).

Bunya Mountains Cooranga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 227.8 km 268 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 192 min 199 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 Cooranga
Car (driver) 45.3% / 57.4%
Bunya Mountains — Car (driver): 45.3% Cooranga — Car (driver): 57.4%
Worked from Home 45.3% / 37.0%
Bunya Mountains — Worked from Home: 45.3% Cooranga — Worked from Home: 37.0%
Walked Only 9.4% / 5.6%
Bunya Mountains — Walked Only: 9.4% Cooranga — Walked Only: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.4%).

Setting

Bunya Mountains Cooranga
Elevation 764 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 438 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bunya Mountains Cooranga
Connectivity score 19/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
 0%
37 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Bunya Mountains

Rural

Cooranga

Family Retirees Rural

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