Damascus vs Monduran

Monduran is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 58 in Damascus. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Damascus, most households are people living alone. In Monduran, most households are couple families. On these figures, Damascus tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Monduran suits couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Damascus carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 84/100)
  • Monduran is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 37%)

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

First-home buyers

Damascus

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 40%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Monduran

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $280/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Damascus

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (369.4 km vs 381 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Damascus

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 84/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 23%)

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

Investors

Damascus

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.0% vs -7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Damascus Monduran
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.

Damascus Monduran
Walkability 0 / 0
Damascus — Walkability: 0/100 Monduran — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 16
Damascus — Safety: 54/100 Monduran — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 100 / 42
Damascus — Low fire risk: 100/100 Monduran — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Damascus rents higher ($280/wk vs $0/wk); Monduran has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $48,516).

Damascus Monduran
Population 96
+12% vs other
 84
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.0% -7.7%
Median age 58 46
Median household income $48,516/yr $71,500/yr
+47% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Damascus Monduran
0-4 3.1% / 3.6%
Damascus — 0-4: 3.1% Monduran — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 10.4% / 11.9%
Damascus — 5-14: 10.4% Monduran — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 — / 3.6%
Damascus — 15-19: not among its largest Monduran — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 4.2% / 7.1%
Damascus — 20-24: 4.2% Monduran — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 3.1% / 11.9%
Damascus — 25-34: 3.1% Monduran — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 3.1% / 9.5%
Damascus — 35-44: 3.1% Monduran — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 10.4% / 15.5%
Damascus — 45-54: 10.4% Monduran — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 19.8% / 14.3%
Damascus — 55-64: 19.8% Monduran — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 21.9% / 9.5%
Damascus — 65-74: 21.9% Monduran — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 10.4% / 13.1%
Damascus — 75-84: 10.4% Monduran — 75-84: 13.1%
85+ — / —
Damascus — 85+: not among its largest Monduran — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Damascus 63.2% lone person
Damascus — Lone Person: 63.2% Damascus — Couple Families: 36.8%
Monduran 38.9% lone person
Monduran — Lone Person: 38.9% Monduran — Couple Families: 61.1%
Lone Person Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Damascus 0.0% renting
Damascus — Owned Outright: 60.0% Damascus — Mortgage: 40.0% Damascus — Renting: 0.0%
Monduran 0.0% renting
Monduran — Owned Outright: 52.4% Monduran — Mortgage: 47.6% Monduran — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Damascus 100.0% houses
Damascus — Houses: 100.0%
Monduran 107.7% houses
Monduran — Houses: 107.7%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Damascus Monduran
Certificate III & IV 26.0% / 9.5%
Damascus — Certificate III & IV: 26.0% Monduran — Certificate III & IV: 9.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 11.9%
Damascus — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Monduran — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / —
Damascus — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Monduran — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

Property market

Damascus Monduran
Median house price $631,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Damascus Monduran
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Damascus Monduran
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Monduran carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 0); Monduran carries more crime risk (84 vs 46).

Damascus Monduran
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 High
84/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Damascus Monduran
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Damascus Monduran
Waterways 2 12

Mobility

Monduran sits further from the CBD (381 km vs 369.4 km).

Damascus Monduran
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 369.4 km 381 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 266 min 267 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4671
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4671
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.

Damascus Monduran
Car (driver) 76.0% / 66.7%
Damascus — Car (driver): 76.0% Monduran — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 24.0% / 18.5%
Damascus — Worked from Home: 24.0% Monduran — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Car (passenger) — / 14.8%
Damascus — Car (passenger): not among its largest Monduran — Car (passenger): 14.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Damascus Monduran
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.1 km 34.6 km

NBN connectivity

Damascus Monduran
Connectivity score 26/100 18/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
24 premises

Climate

Damascus Monduran
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

Damascus Monduran
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Damascus Monduran
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Damascus Monduran
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Damascus

Retirees Rural

Monduran

Rural

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