Bunya Mountains vs Wengenville

Wengenville 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 Wengenville, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Wengenville tends to suit 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

Wengenville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 49/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 39%)

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

First-home buyers

Wengenville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wengenville

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $825/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (28% vs 70%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wengenville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (172 min vs 192 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (212 km vs 227.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wengenville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Wengenville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.4% vs -23.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bunya Mountains and Wengenville 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 Wengenville
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 Wengenville
Walkability 0 / 0
Bunya Mountains — Walkability: 0/100 Wengenville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 87
Bunya Mountains — Safety: 51/100 Wengenville — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 59 / 53
Bunya Mountains — Low fire risk: 59/100 Wengenville — Low fire risk: 53/100

Demographics

Bunya Mountains rents higher ($825/wk vs $250/wk); Bunya Mountains has more residents (110 vs 54).

Bunya Mountains Wengenville
Population 110
+51% vs other
 54
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.6% +17.4%
Median age 53 49
Median household income $61,724/yr
+24% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $825/wk
+70% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains Wengenville
0-4 4.5% / —
Bunya Mountains — 0-4: 4.5% Wengenville — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.7% / 16.7%
Bunya Mountains — 5-14: 12.7% Wengenville — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 — / —
Bunya Mountains — 15-19: not among its largest Wengenville — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.6% / —
Bunya Mountains — 20-24: 3.6% Wengenville — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.5% / —
Bunya Mountains — 25-34: 4.5% Wengenville — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 17.3% / 11.1%
Bunya Mountains — 35-44: 17.3% Wengenville — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 13.6% / 7.4%
Bunya Mountains — 45-54: 13.6% Wengenville — 45-54: 7.4%
55-64 15.5% / 20.4%
Bunya Mountains — 55-64: 15.5% Wengenville — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 19.1% / 24.1%
Bunya Mountains — 65-74: 19.1% Wengenville — 65-74: 24.1%
75-84 3.6% / —
Bunya Mountains — 75-84: 3.6% Wengenville — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Bunya Mountains — 85+: not among its largest Wengenville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

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%
Wengenville 100.0% couple families
Wengenville — Couple Families: 100.0% Wengenville — Lone Person: 0.0% Wengenville — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Wengenville 0.0% renting
Wengenville — Owned Outright: 100.0% Wengenville — Mortgage: 0.0% Wengenville — Renting: 0.0%
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%
Wengenville 100.0% houses
Wengenville — Houses: 100.0% Wengenville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bunya Mountains Wengenville
Bachelor Degree 15.5% / 7.4%
Bunya Mountains — Bachelor Degree: 15.5% Wengenville — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 11.1%
Bunya Mountains — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Wengenville — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / —
Bunya Mountains — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Wengenville — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / —
Bunya Mountains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Wengenville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

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

Property market

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Bunya Mountains Wengenville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 62% 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 26% of QLD

Liveability

Bunya Mountains Wengenville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bunya Mountains carries more crime risk (49 vs 13).

Bunya Mountains Wengenville
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
13/100
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 Wengenville
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 Wengenville
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 15 19

Mobility

Bunya Mountains sits further from the CBD (227.8 km vs 212 km).

Bunya Mountains Wengenville
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 227.8 km
+7% vs other
 212 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 192 min 172 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 Wengenville
Worked from Home 45.3% / 50.0%
Bunya Mountains — Worked from Home: 45.3% Wengenville — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Car (driver) 45.3% / 16.7%
Bunya Mountains — Car (driver): 45.3% Wengenville — Car (driver): 16.7%
Walked Only 9.4% / 33.3%
Bunya Mountains — Walked Only: 9.4% Wengenville — Walked Only: 33.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.0%).

Setting

Bunya Mountains Wengenville
Elevation 764 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 499 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bunya Mountains Wengenville
Connectivity score 19/100 18/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
 0%
29 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Bunya Mountains

Rural

Wengenville

Multicultural River Rural

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