Ducklo vs Ranges Bridge

Ranges Bridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 44 in Ducklo. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ducklo, about half of households are couple families. In Ranges Bridge, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ducklo tends to suit people living alone, while Ranges Bridge suits families with children and 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

Ranges Bridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 61%)

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

Renters

Ranges Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $295/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ranges Bridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (232.9 km vs 236 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Ducklo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-8.1% vs -25.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
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.

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
Walkability 0 / 0
Ducklo — Walkability: 0/100 Ranges Bridge — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 17
Ducklo — Safety: 18/100 Ranges Bridge — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 39 / 100
Ducklo — Low fire risk: 39/100 Ranges Bridge — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ducklo has more residents (306 vs 98); Ducklo rents higher ($295/wk vs $150/wk).

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
Population 306
+68% vs other
 98
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.1% -25.8%
Median age 44 35
Median household income $59,540/yr $76,648/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+49% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
0-4 3.9% / 12.2%
Ducklo — 0-4: 3.9% Ranges Bridge — 0-4: 12.2%
5-14 15.7% / 17.3%
Ducklo — 5-14: 15.7% Ranges Bridge — 5-14: 17.3%
15-19 10.8% / 3.1%
Ducklo — 15-19: 10.8% Ranges Bridge — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 3.6% / —
Ducklo — 20-24: 3.6% Ranges Bridge — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.2% / 14.3%
Ducklo — 25-34: 6.2% Ranges Bridge — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 12.4% / 15.3%
Ducklo — 35-44: 12.4% Ranges Bridge — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 12.7% / 9.2%
Ducklo — 45-54: 12.7% Ranges Bridge — 45-54: 9.2%
55-64 13.7% / 16.3%
Ducklo — 55-64: 13.7% Ranges Bridge — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 13.4% / 10.2%
Ducklo — 65-74: 13.4% Ranges Bridge — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 7.2% / —
Ducklo — 75-84: 7.2% Ranges Bridge — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 6.1%
Ducklo — 85+: not among its largest Ranges Bridge — 85+: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

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.

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
New Zealand 1.3% / 4.1%
Ducklo — New Zealand: 1.3% Ranges Bridge — New Zealand: 4.1%
England 1.3% / —
Ducklo — England: 1.3% Ranges Bridge — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ducklo 45.9% couple families
Ducklo — Couple Families: 45.9% Ducklo — Lone Person: 39.3% Ducklo — One Parent Families: 14.8%
Ranges Bridge 70.0% couple families
Ranges Bridge — Couple Families: 70.0% Ranges Bridge — Lone Person: 30.0% Ranges Bridge — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ducklo 100.0% houses
Ducklo — Houses: 100.0%
Ranges Bridge 100.0% houses
Ranges Bridge — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 11.2%
Ducklo — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Ranges Bridge — Certificate III & IV: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 6.1%
Ducklo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Ranges Bridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 5.1%
Ducklo — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Ranges Bridge — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Ducklo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Ranges Bridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ducklo 23.3% renting
Ducklo — Owned Outright: 44.4% Ducklo — Mortgage: 32.2% Ducklo — Renting: 23.3%
Ranges Bridge 26.3% renting
Ranges Bridge — Owned Outright: 52.6% Ranges Bridge — Mortgage: 21.1% Ranges Bridge — Renting: 26.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD

Liveability

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Ducklo carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 0).

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
82/100
 High
83/100
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

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
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

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Ducklo sits further from the CBD (236 km vs 232.9 km).

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 236 km
+1% vs other
 232.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 174 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4405
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4405
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.

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
Car (driver) 62.4% / 50.0%
Ducklo — Car (driver): 62.4% Ranges Bridge — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 27.5% / 40.5%
Ducklo — Worked from Home: 27.5% Ranges Bridge — Worked from Home: 40.5%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 9.5%
Ducklo — Car (passenger): 5.5% Ranges Bridge — Car (passenger): 9.5%
Walked Only 4.6% / —
Ducklo — Walked Only: 4.6% Ranges Bridge — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.4%).

Setting

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
Elevation 336 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 329 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
Connectivity score 17/100 22/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
78 premises
 0%
32 premises

Council rates

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ducklo Ranges Bridge
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ducklo

Rural

Ranges Bridge

Family Rural Young Families

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