Burua vs Wurdong Heights
Burua is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Wurdong Heights. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.
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
Wurdong Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Burua
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $340/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 13%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wurdong Heights
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (515.9 km vs 526 km)
- has a shorter drive in (357 min vs 363 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wurdong Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Burua
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.7% vs 0.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Burua and Wurdong Heights drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Burua has more residents (849 vs 465); Wurdong Heights rents higher ($340/wk vs $200/wk).
| Burua | Wurdong Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 849 +45% vs other | 465 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.7% | +0.6% |
| Median age | 39 | 46 |
| Median household income | $126,360/yr | $134,316/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $340/wk +70% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Burua | Wurdong Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $836,500 | $810,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $265,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 30 days from 8 sales | — |
Development activity
| Burua | Wurdong Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 274 across Gladstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +132% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Burua | Wurdong Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 92% of QLD | Higher than 94% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of QLD | Higher than 57% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 35% of QLD | Higher than 36% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of QLD | Higher than 92% of QLD |
Liveability
| Burua | Wurdong Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 41/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Burua | Wurdong Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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
| Burua | Wurdong Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Burua
- Faith Baptist Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
Schools in Wurdong Heights
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Burua | Wurdong Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 same for both | |
Mobility
Burua sits further from the CBD (526 km vs 515.9 km).
| Burua | Wurdong Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 526 km +2% vs other | 515.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 363 min | 357 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4680 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 4680 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.1%).
Setting
| Burua | Wurdong Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 100 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.7 km | 6.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Burua | Wurdong Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 80/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 277 premises | 61% 175 premises |
Climate
| Burua | Wurdong Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 851 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 14.5°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Burua | Wurdong Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.5 µg/m³ | 4.9 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 14.3 µg/m³ | 13.2 µg/m³ |
| NO₂ | 0.46 pphm | 0.16 pphm |
Council rates
| Burua | Wurdong Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,358/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gladstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Burua | Wurdong Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Burua | Wurdong Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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