Childers vs Doolbi
Childers is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 59 in Doolbi. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are 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
Childers
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- has more childcare (4 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- But Doolbi has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 77%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Doolbi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 33%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Childers has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 12%)
- Doolbi leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 32%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Doolbi
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (210 min vs 216 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (306.2 km vs 310.5 km)
- But Childers is more walkable (34/100 vs 4/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Childers
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (34/100 vs 4/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- But Doolbi has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 30%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Childers
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.2% vs -12.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Childers and Doolbi 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
Childers has more residents (1,682 vs 101); Doolbi has higher household incomes ($50,648 vs $42,432).
| Childers | Doolbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,682 +94% vs other | 101 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.2% | -12.2% |
| Median age | 50 | 59 |
| Median household income | $42,432/yr | $50,648/yr +19% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $265/wk +4% vs other | $255/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Childers | Doolbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $530,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $443,000 | — |
| Median land price | $425,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 54 days from 7 sales | — |
Development activity
| Childers | Doolbi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 997 across Bundaberg same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -45% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Childers | Doolbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.9% $518/wk on $548K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Childers | Doolbi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 5% of QLD | Higher than 14% of QLD |
| Schools | Higher than 78% of QLD | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 83% of QLD | Higher than 68% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 30% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 89% of QLD | Higher than 60% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 90% of QLD | — |
Liveability
Childers is more walkable (34 vs 4).
| Childers | Doolbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 38/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Childers | Doolbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 85/100 | High 86/100 |
| 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
| Childers | Doolbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Childers
- St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Childers State School Government · Primary at peers
- Isis District State High School Government · Secondary at peers
Schools in Doolbi
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Childers | Doolbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Childcare | 4 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 2 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 4 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Childers sits further from the CBD (310.5 km vs 306.2 km).
| Childers | Doolbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 34/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 310.5 km +1% vs other | 306.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 216 min | 210 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4660 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 82 postcode 4660 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 (77.8%).
Setting
| Childers | Doolbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 79 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 77 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 28.1 km | 24.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Childers | Doolbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 77/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 44% 988 premises | 0% 65 premises |
Climate
| Childers | Doolbi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Council rates
| Childers | Doolbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,773/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bundaberg same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Childers | Doolbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hinkler same for both | |
| Member | David Batt same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Childers | Doolbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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