Cloyna vs Windera
Cloyna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Windera. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Windera, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Windera tends to suit 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
Windera
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Cloyna
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 42%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cloyna
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Cloyna
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (281.7 km vs 285.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Windera
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 52/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 20%)
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
Cloyna and Windera 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
Windera rents higher ($250/wk vs $160/wk); Cloyna has more residents (160 vs 105).
| Cloyna | Windera | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 160 +34% vs other | 105 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.7% | +12.9% |
| Median age | 47 | 52 |
| Median household income | $69,836/yr +12% vs other | $61,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $160/wk | $250/wk +56% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
Development activity
| Cloyna | Windera | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 198 across South Burnett same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cloyna | Windera | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 37% of QLD | Higher than 27% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 14% of QLD | Higher than 39% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 26% of QLD | Higher than 13% of QLD |
Liveability
| Cloyna | Windera | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Cloyna carries more crime risk (52 vs 11).
| Cloyna | Windera | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | Low 11/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Cloyna | Windera | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Cloyna
- Cloyna State School Government · Primary
Schools in Windera
- Windera State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Cloyna | Windera | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 8 |
Mobility
Windera sits further from the CBD (285.7 km vs 281.7 km).
| Cloyna | Windera | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 281.7 km | 285.7 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 207 min | 211 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4605 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 4605 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 (69.5%).
Setting
| Cloyna | Windera | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 256 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 226 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cloyna | Windera | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 19/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Council rates
| Cloyna | Windera | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,401/yr same for both | |
| Council | South Burnett same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cloyna | Windera | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wide Bay same for both | |
| Member | Llew O'Brien same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cloyna | Windera | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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