Drinan vs Wallaville

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

Wallaville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 43%)
  • But Drinan carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 61/100)

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 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wallaville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $276/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wallaville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (243 min vs 250 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (351.6 km vs 360.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Drinan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Wallaville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-11.5% vs -20.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Drinan and Wallaville 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 Wallaville
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 Wallaville
Walkability 0 / 0
Drinan — Walkability: 0/100 Wallaville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 39
Drinan — Safety: 51/100 Wallaville — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Drinan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wallaville — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wallaville has more residents (363 vs 135); Drinan rents higher ($276/wk vs $240/wk).

Drinan Wallaville
Population 135 363
+169% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -20.6% -11.5%
Median age 48 49
Median household income $51,064/yr
+6% vs other
 $47,944/yr
Median weekly rent $276/wk
+13% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Drinan Wallaville
0-4 4.4% / 4.7%
Drinan — 0-4: 4.4% Wallaville — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 5.2% / 11.3%
Drinan — 5-14: 5.2% Wallaville — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 5.9% / 6.1%
Drinan — 15-19: 5.9% Wallaville — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.9% / 4.7%
Drinan — 20-24: 5.9% Wallaville — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 8.1% / 11.6%
Drinan — 25-34: 8.1% Wallaville — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 12.6% / 7.4%
Drinan — 35-44: 12.6% Wallaville — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 17.0% / 11.8%
Drinan — 45-54: 17.0% Wallaville — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 23.7% / 21.2%
Drinan — 55-64: 23.7% Wallaville — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 12.6% / 12.4%
Drinan — 65-74: 12.6% Wallaville — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 6.7% / 7.4%
Drinan — 75-84: 6.7% Wallaville — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 3.0% / 2.2%
Drinan — 85+: 3.0% Wallaville — 85+: 2.2%

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

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 Wallaville
England 2.2% / 4.4%
Drinan — England: 2.2% Wallaville — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 3.0% / 2.8%
Drinan — New Zealand: 3.0% Wallaville — New Zealand: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Drinan 27.0% lone person
Drinan — Lone Person: 27.0% Drinan — Couple Families: 27.0% Drinan — One Parent Families: 16.2% Drinan — Group Household: 18.9% Drinan — Other Families: 10.8%
Wallaville 28.9% lone person
Wallaville — Lone Person: 28.9% Wallaville — Couple Families: 27.8% Wallaville — One Parent Families: 31.1% Wallaville — Group Household: 12.2% Wallaville — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Drinan 100.0% houses
Drinan — Houses: 100.0% Drinan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wallaville 97.8% houses
Wallaville — Houses: 97.8% Wallaville — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Drinan Wallaville
Certificate III & IV 29.6% / 17.1%
Drinan — Certificate III & IV: 29.6% Wallaville — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 3.3%
Drinan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Wallaville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3%
Bachelor Degree 2.2% / 3.6%
Drinan — Bachelor Degree: 2.2% Wallaville — Bachelor Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Drinan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wallaville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

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

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%
Wallaville 21.5% renting
Wallaville — Owned Outright: 44.6% Wallaville — Mortgage: 33.8% Wallaville — Renting: 21.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Drinan Wallaville
Median house price — $375,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $670,000

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Drinan Wallaville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 12% 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

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

Risk profile

Wallaville carries more crime risk (61 vs 49).

Drinan Wallaville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
61/100
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 Wallaville
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
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 Wallaville

  • Wallaville State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Drinan Wallaville
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Drinan sits further from the CBD (360.5 km vs 351.6 km).

Drinan Wallaville
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 360.5 km
+2% vs other
 351.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 250 min 243 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 Wallaville
Car (driver) 69.1% / 72.1%
Drinan — Car (driver): 69.1% Wallaville — Car (driver): 72.1%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 17.1%
Drinan — Worked from Home: 20.0% Wallaville — Worked from Home: 17.1%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 3.1%
Drinan — Car (passenger): 5.5% Wallaville — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Bus 5.5% / 3.1%
Drinan — Bus: 5.5% Wallaville — Bus: 3.1%
Walked Only — / 4.7%
Drinan — Walked Only: not among its largest Wallaville — Walked Only: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).

Setting

Drinan Wallaville
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.3 km 49.7 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Drinan

Rural

Wallaville

Rural

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