Cherbourg vs Wondai

Cherbourg is the younger of the two, with a median age of 23 against 53 in Wondai. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cherbourg, the large majority of households rent. In Wondai, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cherbourg tends to suit renters and families with children, while Wondai suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Wondai

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 96/100)
  • But Cherbourg is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 44%)

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

Renters

Cherbourg

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $225/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cherbourg

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (262.2 km vs 272.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (193 min vs 200 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wondai

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 96/100)
  • But Cherbourg has more GPs (5 vs 0)

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

Investors

Wondai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.1% vs -5.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cherbourg Wondai
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.

Cherbourg Wondai
Walkability 4 / 4
Cherbourg — Walkability: 4/100 Wondai — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 4 / 29
Cherbourg — Safety: 4/100 Wondai — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 31 / 39
Cherbourg — Low fire risk: 31/100 Wondai — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Wondai skews older (53 vs 23); Wondai rents higher ($225/wk vs $100/wk).

Cherbourg Wondai
Population 1,194 1,975
+65% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.9% +0.1%
Median age 23 53
Median household income $41,236/yr $49,764/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $225/wk
+125% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cherbourg Wondai
0-4 9.5% / 4.4%
Cherbourg — 0-4: 9.5% Wondai — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 25.5% / 9.5%
Cherbourg — 5-14: 25.5% Wondai — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 9.6% / 4.8%
Cherbourg — 15-19: 9.6% Wondai — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 7.6% / 4.9%
Cherbourg — 20-24: 7.6% Wondai — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 13.5% / 9.0%
Cherbourg — 25-34: 13.5% Wondai — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 10.6% / 7.7%
Cherbourg — 35-44: 10.6% Wondai — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 10.1% / 12.0%
Cherbourg — 45-54: 10.1% Wondai — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 8.9% / 14.4%
Cherbourg — 55-64: 8.9% Wondai — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 2.8% / 15.5%
Cherbourg — 65-74: 2.8% Wondai — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 1.3% / 12.9%
Cherbourg — 75-84: 1.3% Wondai — 75-84: 12.9%
85+ 0.4% / 4.7%
Cherbourg — 85+: 0.4% Wondai — 85+: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cherbourg 22.1% lone person
Cherbourg — Lone Person: 22.1% Cherbourg — One Parent Families: 50.0% Cherbourg — Couple Families: 23.4% Cherbourg — Other Families: 3.5% Cherbourg — Group Household: 1.0%
Wondai 51.1% lone person
Wondai — Lone Person: 51.1% Wondai — One Parent Families: 16.8% Wondai — Couple Families: 26.8% Wondai — Other Families: 2.3% Wondai — Group Household: 3.0%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cherbourg 100.0% renting
Cherbourg — Owned Outright: 0.0% Cherbourg — Mortgage: 0.0% Cherbourg — Renting: 100.0%
Wondai 28.7% renting
Wondai — Owned Outright: 42.8% Wondai — Mortgage: 28.5% Wondai — Renting: 28.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cherbourg 88.3% houses
Cherbourg — Houses: 88.3% Cherbourg — Flats / Apartments: 9.1% Cherbourg — Townhouses: 2.6%
Wondai 91.1% houses
Wondai — Houses: 91.1% Wondai — Flats / Apartments: 3.2% Wondai — Townhouses: 5.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Cherbourg Wondai
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 16.7%
Cherbourg — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Wondai — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 6.0%
Cherbourg — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Wondai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 0.7% / 6.1%
Cherbourg — Bachelor Degree: 0.7% Wondai — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.9%
Cherbourg — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Wondai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Cherbourg — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wondai — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Property market

Cherbourg Wondai
Median house price — $449,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $145,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 48 days
from 31 sales

Development activity

Cherbourg Wondai
New dwellings approved 14
across Cherbourg
 198
across South Burnett
Approvals change year on year -100% -18%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cherbourg Wondai
Houses — 5.2%
$492/wk on $495K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cherbourg Wondai
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 12% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 93% of QLD

Liveability

Wondai scores higher overall (15 vs 10).

Cherbourg Wondai
Grade D
same for both
Score 10/100 15/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cherbourg carries more crime risk (96 vs 71).

Cherbourg Wondai
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime High
96/100
 High
71/100
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 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Cherbourg Wondai
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cherbourg

  • Cherbourg State School Government · Primary

Schools in Wondai

  • Wondai State School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cherbourg Wondai
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Hospitals 1
same for both
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 3 5

Mobility

Wondai sits further from the CBD (272.3 km vs 262.2 km).

Cherbourg Wondai
Walkability score 4/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 262.2 km 272.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 193 min 200 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4605
 0.1%
postcode 4606
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4605
 62
postcode 4606

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.

Cherbourg Wondai
Car (driver) 64.5% / 81.7%
Cherbourg — Car (driver): 64.5% Wondai — Car (driver): 81.7%
Walked Only 24.1% / 5.3%
Cherbourg — Walked Only: 24.1% Wondai — Walked Only: 5.3%
Car (passenger) 11.4% / 6.2%
Cherbourg — Car (passenger): 11.4% Wondai — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Worked from Home — / 5.8%
Cherbourg — Worked from Home: not among its largest Wondai — Worked from Home: 5.8%
Bus — / 0.5%
Cherbourg — Bus: not among its largest Wondai — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.7%).

Setting

Cherbourg Wondai
Elevation 338 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 320 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cherbourg Wondai
Connectivity score 30/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
312 premises
 26%
1,113 premises

Federal electorate

Cherbourg Wondai
Division Wide Bay Flynn
Member Llew O'Brien Colin Boyce
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cherbourg Wondai
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cherbourg

Acreage Family Young Families

Wondai

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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