Calavos vs Woongarra

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woongarra, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Calavos: a median of $1.08 million, against $625,000 in Woongarra, though rent is higher in Woongarra. On these figures, Calavos tends to suit people living alone, while Woongarra suits couples and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Woongarra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (102% vs 77%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 55%)
  • But Calavos carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

Woongarra

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper houses ($625,000 vs $1,085,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Calavos

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($128/wk vs $300/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Calavos

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Calavos and Woongarra drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Calavos Woongarra
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.

Calavos Woongarra
Walkability 0 / 0
Calavos — Walkability: 0/100 Woongarra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 39
Calavos — Safety: 70/100 Woongarra — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Calavos — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woongarra — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woongarra rents higher ($300/wk vs $128/wk); Woongarra has higher household incomes ($104,520 vs $60,112).

Calavos Woongarra
Population 359 585
+63% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.5% +6.9%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $60,112/yr $104,520/yr
+74% vs other
Median weekly rent $128/wk $300/wk
+134% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Calavos Woongarra
0-4 3.3% / 3.2%
Calavos — 0-4: 3.3% Woongarra — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 11.7% / 14.4%
Calavos — 5-14: 11.7% Woongarra — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 7.5% / 6.2%
Calavos — 15-19: 7.5% Woongarra — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 3.9% / 4.6%
Calavos — 20-24: 3.9% Woongarra — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 12.5% / 8.5%
Calavos — 25-34: 12.5% Woongarra — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 11.7% / 12.1%
Calavos — 35-44: 11.7% Woongarra — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 17.3% / 15.9%
Calavos — 45-54: 17.3% Woongarra — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 18.1% / 19.0%
Calavos — 55-64: 18.1% Woongarra — 55-64: 19.0%
65-74 10.6% / 10.1%
Calavos — 65-74: 10.6% Woongarra — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 5.0% / 4.8%
Calavos — 75-84: 5.0% Woongarra — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / 1.0%
Calavos — 85+: not among its largest Woongarra — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Calavos 37.5% couple families
Calavos — Couple Families: 37.5% Calavos — Lone Person: 40.2% Calavos — One Parent Families: 17.9% Calavos — Group Household: 4.5%
Woongarra 50.7% couple families
Woongarra — Couple Families: 50.7% Woongarra — Lone Person: 26.5% Woongarra — One Parent Families: 19.9% Woongarra — Group Household: 2.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Calavos 32.1% renting
Calavos — Owned Outright: 35.7% Calavos — Mortgage: 32.1% Calavos — Renting: 32.1%
Woongarra 18.6% renting
Woongarra — Owned Outright: 39.7% Woongarra — Mortgage: 41.8% Woongarra — Renting: 18.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Calavos Woongarra
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 22.1%
Calavos — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Woongarra — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 8.2%
Calavos — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Woongarra — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 6.7%
Calavos — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Woongarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 0.7%
Calavos — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Woongarra — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.7%
Calavos — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Woongarra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

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.

Calavos Woongarra
New Zealand 3.1% / 2.4%
Calavos — New Zealand: 3.1% Woongarra — New Zealand: 2.4%
England 2.5% / 2.4%
Calavos — England: 2.5% Woongarra — England: 2.4%
Malaysia 3.6% / —
Calavos — Malaysia: 3.6% Woongarra — Malaysia: not among its largest
Indonesia 2.5% / —
Calavos — Indonesia: 2.5% Woongarra — Indonesia: not among its largest
Thailand — / 2.1%
Calavos — Thailand: not among its largest Woongarra — Thailand: 2.1%
Italy 1.7% / —
Calavos — Italy: 1.7% Woongarra — Italy: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.5%
Calavos — Netherlands: not among its largest Woongarra — Netherlands: 1.5%
Fiji — / 0.9%
Calavos — Fiji: not among its largest Woongarra — Fiji: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Calavos 77.4% houses
Calavos — Houses: 77.4% Calavos — Flats / Apartments: 22.6%
Woongarra 101.5% houses
Woongarra — Houses: 101.5% Woongarra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Calavos Woongarra
Median house price $1,085,000 $625,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 59 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Calavos Woongarra
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Calavos Woongarra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD

Liveability

Calavos Woongarra
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Woongarra carries more crime risk (61 vs 30).

Calavos Woongarra
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
37/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Calavos Woongarra
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Calavos

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

Schools in Woongarra

  • Woongarra State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Calavos Woongarra
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 13 1

Mobility

Calavos Woongarra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 360.4 km 358.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 253 min 249 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
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.

Calavos Woongarra
Car (driver) 70.7% / 73.5%
Calavos — Car (driver): 70.7% Woongarra — Car (driver): 73.5%
Worked from Home 11.4% / 11.3%
Calavos — Worked from Home: 11.4% Woongarra — Worked from Home: 11.3%
Car (passenger) 13.2% / 7.8%
Calavos — Car (passenger): 13.2% Woongarra — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Walked Only 4.8% / 6.4%
Calavos — Walked Only: 4.8% Woongarra — Walked Only: 6.4%
Bus — / 1.1%
Calavos — Bus: not among its largest Woongarra — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.5%).

Setting

Calavos Woongarra
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km 6.8 km

NBN connectivity

Calavos Woongarra
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
131 premises
 0%
218 premises

Climate

Calavos Woongarra
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Calavos Woongarra
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Calavos Woongarra
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Calavos Woongarra
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Calavos Woongarra
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Calavos

Coastal Rural

Woongarra

Rural

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