Bunya Mountains vs Moola

Moola is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 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 Moola, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bunya Mountains tends to suit people living alone, while Moola 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

Moola

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 49/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 39%)

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

First-home buyers

Moola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Moola

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 70%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $825/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Moola

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (160 min vs 192 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (213.5 km vs 227.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Moola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (77.2% vs -23.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bunya Mountains and Moola 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 Moola
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 Moola
Walkability 0 / 0
Bunya Mountains — Walkability: 0/100 Moola — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 90
Bunya Mountains — Safety: 51/100 Moola — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Bunya Mountains — Low fire risk: 59/100 Moola — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bunya Mountains rents higher ($825/wk vs $200/wk); Moola has more residents (218 vs 110).

Bunya Mountains Moola
Population 110 218
+98% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.6% +77.2%
Median age 53 40
Median household income $61,724/yr $92,612/yr
+50% vs other
Median weekly rent $825/wk
+76% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains Moola
0-4 4.5% / 6.0%
Bunya Mountains — 0-4: 4.5% Moola — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 12.7% / 16.1%
Bunya Mountains — 5-14: 12.7% Moola — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 — / 6.0%
Bunya Mountains — 15-19: not among its largest Moola — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 3.6% / 5.5%
Bunya Mountains — 20-24: 3.6% Moola — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 4.5% / 8.7%
Bunya Mountains — 25-34: 4.5% Moola — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 17.3% / 14.2%
Bunya Mountains — 35-44: 17.3% Moola — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 13.6% / 10.6%
Bunya Mountains — 45-54: 13.6% Moola — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 15.5% / 16.5%
Bunya Mountains — 55-64: 15.5% Moola — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 19.1% / 11.9%
Bunya Mountains — 65-74: 19.1% Moola — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 3.6% / 7.3%
Bunya Mountains — 75-84: 3.6% Moola — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ — / —
Bunya Mountains — 85+: not among its largest Moola — 85+: not among its largest

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

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% Bunya Mountains — Group Household: 0.0%
Moola 65.9% couple families
Moola — Couple Families: 65.9% Moola — Lone Person: 19.5% Moola — One Parent Families: 7.3% Moola — Group Household: 7.3%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Moola 8.3% renting
Moola — Owned Outright: 55.0% Moola — Mortgage: 36.7% Moola — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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%
Moola 95.9% houses
Moola — Houses: 95.9% Moola — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bunya Mountains Moola
Bachelor Degree 15.5% / 10.6%
Bunya Mountains — Bachelor Degree: 15.5% Moola — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 10.6%
Bunya Mountains — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Moola — Certificate III & IV: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 8.3%
Bunya Mountains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Moola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / 1.4%
Bunya Mountains — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Moola — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Bunya Mountains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Moola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

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

Property market

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Bunya Mountains Moola
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

Bunya Mountains Moola
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 bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Bunya Mountains carries more crime risk (49 vs 10).

Bunya Mountains Moola
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
10/100
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 Moola
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 Moola
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 15 13

Mobility

Bunya Mountains sits further from the CBD (227.8 km vs 213.5 km).

Bunya Mountains Moola
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 227.8 km
+6% vs other
 213.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 192 min 160 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4405
 0.0%
postcode 4406
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4405
 42
postcode 4406

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 Moola
Car (driver) 45.3% / 56.9%
Bunya Mountains — Car (driver): 45.3% Moola — Car (driver): 56.9%
Worked from Home 45.3% / 35.3%
Bunya Mountains — Worked from Home: 45.3% Moola — Worked from Home: 35.3%
Walked Only 9.4% / 2.6%
Bunya Mountains — Walked Only: 9.4% Moola — Walked Only: 2.6%
Car (passenger) — / 5.2%
Bunya Mountains — Car (passenger): not among its largest Moola — Car (passenger): 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.9%).

Setting

Bunya Mountains Moola
Elevation 764 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 476 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bunya Mountains Moola
Connectivity score 19/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
 0%
73 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Bunya Mountains

Rural

Moola

Family Rural

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