Delan vs Mcilwraith

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in McIlwraith: a median of $674,000, against $554,000 in Delan, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Delan tends to suit 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

Delan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 51/100)

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

First-home buyers

Delan

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper houses ($554,000 vs $674,250)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Delan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 38%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

McIlwraith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Delan carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 51/100)
  • Mcilwraith is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Delan Mcilwraith
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.

Delan Mcilwraith
Walkability 0 / 17
Delan — Walkability: 0/100 Mcilwraith — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 67 / 49
Delan — Safety: 67/100 Mcilwraith — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Delan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mcilwraith — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

McIlwraith rents higher ($350/wk vs $150/wk); Delan has more residents (323 vs 202).

Delan Mcilwraith
Population 323
+37% vs other
 202
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +5.8%
Median age 51 52
Median household income $50,596/yr
+5% vs other
 $48,256/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $350/wk
+133% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Delan Mcilwraith
0-4 2.5% / 5.4%
Delan — 0-4: 2.5% Mcilwraith — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 8.0% / 10.9%
Delan — 5-14: 8.0% Mcilwraith — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 6.8% / 7.4%
Delan — 15-19: 6.8% Mcilwraith — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 7.1% / 4.5%
Delan — 20-24: 7.1% Mcilwraith — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 7.1% / 5.0%
Delan — 25-34: 7.1% Mcilwraith — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 10.8% / 9.4%
Delan — 35-44: 10.8% Mcilwraith — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 11.5% / 12.4%
Delan — 45-54: 11.5% Mcilwraith — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 17.6% / 21.8%
Delan — 55-64: 17.6% Mcilwraith — 55-64: 21.8%
65-74 20.1% / 18.3%
Delan — 65-74: 20.1% Mcilwraith — 65-74: 18.3%
75-84 7.7% / 6.9%
Delan — 75-84: 7.7% Mcilwraith — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / 2.0%
Delan — 85+: not among its largest Mcilwraith — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Delan 40.3% lone person
Delan — Lone Person: 40.3% Delan — Couple Families: 27.3% Delan — One Parent Families: 23.4% Delan — Group Household: 5.2% Delan — Other Families: 3.9%
Mcilwraith 34.9% lone person
Mcilwraith — Lone Person: 34.9% Mcilwraith — Couple Families: 39.5% Mcilwraith — One Parent Families: 16.3% Mcilwraith — Group Household: 9.3% Mcilwraith — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Delan 9.8% renting
Delan — Owned Outright: 40.2% Delan — Mortgage: 50.0% Delan — Renting: 9.8%
Mcilwraith 6.8% renting
Mcilwraith — Owned Outright: 61.6% Mcilwraith — Mortgage: 31.5% Mcilwraith — Renting: 6.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Delan Mcilwraith
New Zealand 3.7% / 3.5%
Delan — New Zealand: 3.7% Mcilwraith — New Zealand: 3.5%
England 2.8% / 3.5%
Delan — England: 2.8% Mcilwraith — England: 3.5%
Italy 1.5% / —
Delan — Italy: 1.5% Mcilwraith — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.5%
Delan — Philippines: not among its largest Mcilwraith — Philippines: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Delan Mcilwraith
Certificate III & IV 22.9% / 23.3%
Delan — Certificate III & IV: 22.9% Mcilwraith — Certificate III & IV: 23.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 8.9%
Delan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Mcilwraith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 4.5%
Delan — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Mcilwraith — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Delan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mcilwraith — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Delan 96.1% houses
Delan — Houses: 96.1% Delan — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Mcilwraith 96.5% houses
Mcilwraith — Houses: 96.5% Mcilwraith — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Delan Mcilwraith
Median house price $554,000 $674,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 4 sales
 —

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Delan Mcilwraith
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD

Liveability

McIlwraith is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Delan Mcilwraith
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

McIlwraith carries more crime risk (51 vs 33).

Delan Mcilwraith
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
51/100
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

Delan Mcilwraith
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Delan

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

Schools in Mcilwraith

  • McIlwraith State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Delan Mcilwraith
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Delan Mcilwraith
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Brisbane 366.6 km 366.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 256 min 255 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.

Delan Mcilwraith
Car (driver) 86.8% / 77.6%
Delan — Car (driver): 86.8% Mcilwraith — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 5.5% / 13.4%
Delan — Worked from Home: 5.5% Mcilwraith — Worked from Home: 13.4%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 4.5%
Delan — Car (passenger): 7.7% Mcilwraith — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only — / 4.5%
Delan — Walked Only: not among its largest Mcilwraith — Walked Only: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.8%).

Setting

Delan Mcilwraith
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.0 km 39.5 km

NBN connectivity

Delan Mcilwraith
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
164 premises
 0%
109 premises

Climate

Delan Mcilwraith
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

Delan Mcilwraith
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Delan Mcilwraith
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Delan Mcilwraith
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Delan

Retirees Rural

Mcilwraith

Retirees Rural

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