Bunya Mountains vs Pimpimbudgee

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 Pimpimbudgee, 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

Pimpimbudgee

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 49/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 39%)

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

Pimpimbudgee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $825/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 70%)

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

Commuting to the city

Pimpimbudgee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (166 min vs 192 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (200.4 km vs 227.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pimpimbudgee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Pimpimbudgee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-15.3% vs -23.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Demographics

Bunya Mountains rents higher ($825/wk vs $120/wk); Bunya Mountains has more residents (110 vs 61).

Bunya Mountains Pimpimbudgee
Population 110
+45% vs other
 61
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.6% -15.3%
Median age 53 52
Median household income $61,724/yr
+24% vs other
 $46,748/yr
Median weekly rent $825/wk
+85% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains Pimpimbudgee
0-4 4.5% / —
Bunya Mountains — 0-4: 4.5% Pimpimbudgee — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.7% / 11.5%
Bunya Mountains — 5-14: 12.7% Pimpimbudgee — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 — / 11.5%
Bunya Mountains — 15-19: not among its largest Pimpimbudgee — 15-19: 11.5%
20-24 3.6% / 8.2%
Bunya Mountains — 20-24: 3.6% Pimpimbudgee — 20-24: 8.2%
25-34 4.5% / —
Bunya Mountains — 25-34: 4.5% Pimpimbudgee — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 17.3% / 16.4%
Bunya Mountains — 35-44: 17.3% Pimpimbudgee — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 13.6% / 8.2%
Bunya Mountains — 45-54: 13.6% Pimpimbudgee — 45-54: 8.2%
55-64 15.5% / 13.1%
Bunya Mountains — 55-64: 15.5% Pimpimbudgee — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 19.1% / 18.0%
Bunya Mountains — 65-74: 19.1% Pimpimbudgee — 65-74: 18.0%
75-84 3.6% / 4.9%
Bunya Mountains — 75-84: 3.6% Pimpimbudgee — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / —
Bunya Mountains — 85+: not among its largest Pimpimbudgee — 85+: not among its largest

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%
Pimpimbudgee 50.0% lone person
Pimpimbudgee — Lone Person: 50.0% Pimpimbudgee — Couple Families: 25.0% Pimpimbudgee — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

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%
Pimpimbudgee 12.0% renting
Pimpimbudgee — Owned Outright: 68.0% Pimpimbudgee — Mortgage: 20.0% Pimpimbudgee — Renting: 12.0%
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%
Pimpimbudgee 100.0% houses
Pimpimbudgee — Houses: 100.0% Pimpimbudgee — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bunya Mountains Pimpimbudgee
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 14.8%
Bunya Mountains — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Pimpimbudgee — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 15.5% / 8.2%
Bunya Mountains — Bachelor Degree: 15.5% Pimpimbudgee — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 4.9%
Bunya Mountains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Pimpimbudgee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / —
Bunya Mountains — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Pimpimbudgee — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

Property market

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

Development activity

Bunya Mountains Pimpimbudgee
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
 198
across South Burnett
Approvals change year on year -40% -18%

Ranking within QLD

Bunya Mountains Pimpimbudgee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD

Liveability

Bunya Mountains Pimpimbudgee
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 carries more crime risk (49 vs 36).

Bunya Mountains Pimpimbudgee
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
36/100
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 Pimpimbudgee
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bunya Mountains

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

Schools in Pimpimbudgee

  • Tanduringie State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bunya Mountains Pimpimbudgee
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 15 11

Mobility

Bunya Mountains sits further from the CBD (227.8 km vs 200.4 km).

Bunya Mountains Pimpimbudgee
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 227.8 km
+12% vs other
 200.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 192 min 166 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4405
 0.1%
postcode 4615
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4405
 67
postcode 4615

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 Pimpimbudgee
Car (driver) 45.3% / 57.7%
Bunya Mountains — Car (driver): 45.3% Pimpimbudgee — Car (driver): 57.7%
Worked from Home 45.3% / 30.8%
Bunya Mountains — Worked from Home: 45.3% Pimpimbudgee — Worked from Home: 30.8%
Car (passenger) — / 11.5%
Bunya Mountains — Car (passenger): not among its largest Pimpimbudgee — Car (passenger): 11.5%
Walked Only 9.4% / —
Bunya Mountains — Walked Only: 9.4% Pimpimbudgee — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.7%).

Setting

Bunya Mountains Pimpimbudgee
Elevation 764 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 572 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bunya Mountains Pimpimbudgee
Connectivity score 19/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
 0%
30 premises

Council rates

Bunya Mountains Pimpimbudgee
Average residential rate $1,238/yr $1,401/yr
Council Western Downs South Burnett

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Bunya Mountains

Rural

Pimpimbudgee

Rural

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