Drinan vs Mcilwraith

Drinan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in McIlwraith. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Drinan tends to suit share households.

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

McIlwraith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 43%)

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

First-home buyers

Drinan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Drinan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 7%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (28% vs 38%)
  • has cheaper rent ($276/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Drinan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (250 min vs 255 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (360.5 km vs 366.5 km)
  • But McIlwraith is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

McIlwraith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

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

Investors

McIlwraith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.8% vs -20.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Drinan 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.

Drinan 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.

Drinan Mcilwraith
Walkability 0 / 17
Drinan — Walkability: 0/100 Mcilwraith — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 51 / 49
Drinan — Safety: 51/100 Mcilwraith — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Drinan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mcilwraith — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

McIlwraith has more residents (202 vs 135); McIlwraith rents higher ($350/wk vs $276/wk).

Drinan Mcilwraith
Population 135 202
+50% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -20.6% +5.8%
Median age 48 52
Median household income $51,064/yr
+5% vs other
 $48,256/yr
Median weekly rent $276/wk $350/wk
+27% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Drinan Mcilwraith
0-4 4.4% / 5.4%
Drinan — 0-4: 4.4% Mcilwraith — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 5.2% / 10.9%
Drinan — 5-14: 5.2% Mcilwraith — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 5.9% / 7.4%
Drinan — 15-19: 5.9% Mcilwraith — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 5.9% / 4.5%
Drinan — 20-24: 5.9% Mcilwraith — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 8.1% / 5.0%
Drinan — 25-34: 8.1% Mcilwraith — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 12.6% / 9.4%
Drinan — 35-44: 12.6% Mcilwraith — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 17.0% / 12.4%
Drinan — 45-54: 17.0% Mcilwraith — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 23.7% / 21.8%
Drinan — 55-64: 23.7% Mcilwraith — 55-64: 21.8%
65-74 12.6% / 18.3%
Drinan — 65-74: 12.6% Mcilwraith — 65-74: 18.3%
75-84 6.7% / 6.9%
Drinan — 75-84: 6.7% Mcilwraith — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 3.0% / 2.0%
Drinan — 85+: 3.0% Mcilwraith — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Drinan 27.0% couple families
Drinan — Couple Families: 27.0% Drinan — Lone Person: 27.0% Drinan — One Parent Families: 16.2% Drinan — Group Household: 18.9% Drinan — Other Families: 10.8%
Mcilwraith 39.5% couple families
Mcilwraith — Couple Families: 39.5% Mcilwraith — Lone Person: 34.9% Mcilwraith — One Parent Families: 16.3% Mcilwraith — Group Household: 9.3% Mcilwraith — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Drinan 18.2% renting
Drinan — Owned Outright: 38.2% Drinan — Mortgage: 43.6% Drinan — Renting: 18.2%
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.

Drinan Mcilwraith
New Zealand 3.0% / 3.5%
Drinan — New Zealand: 3.0% Mcilwraith — New Zealand: 3.5%
England 2.2% / 3.5%
Drinan — England: 2.2% Mcilwraith — England: 3.5%
Philippines — / 1.5%
Drinan — Philippines: not among its largest Mcilwraith — Philippines: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Drinan Mcilwraith
Certificate III & IV 29.6% / 23.3%
Drinan — Certificate III & IV: 29.6% Mcilwraith — Certificate III & IV: 23.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 8.9%
Drinan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Mcilwraith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Bachelor Degree 2.2% / 4.5%
Drinan — Bachelor Degree: 2.2% Mcilwraith — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Drinan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mcilwraith — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Drinan 100.0% houses
Drinan — Houses: 100.0% Drinan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mcilwraith 96.5% houses
Mcilwraith — Houses: 96.5% Mcilwraith — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Drinan Mcilwraith
Median house price — $674,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Drinan Mcilwraith
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD

Liveability

McIlwraith is more walkable (17 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Drinan Mcilwraith
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
49/100
 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

Drinan 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 Drinan

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

Drinan Mcilwraith
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

McIlwraith sits further from the CBD (366.5 km vs 360.5 km).

Drinan Mcilwraith
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Brisbane 360.5 km 366.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 250 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.

Drinan Mcilwraith
Car (driver) 69.1% / 77.6%
Drinan — Car (driver): 69.1% Mcilwraith — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 13.4%
Drinan — Worked from Home: 20.0% Mcilwraith — Worked from Home: 13.4%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 4.5%
Drinan — Car (passenger): 5.5% Mcilwraith — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bus 5.5% / —
Drinan — Bus: 5.5% Mcilwraith — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only — / 4.5%
Drinan — Walked Only: not among its largest Mcilwraith — Walked Only: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).

Setting

Drinan Mcilwraith
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.3 km 39.5 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Drinan 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

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

Federal electorate

Drinan 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

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

Tags

Drinan

Rural

Mcilwraith

Retirees Rural

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