Duingal vs Morganville

Duingal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 57 in Morganville. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Duingal tends to suit young adults, share households, and families with children, while Morganville suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Duingal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Duingal

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 28%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Duingal sits closer to the CBD (355.3 km vs 357.5 km)
  • Morganville has a shorter drive in (248 min vs 255 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Morganville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Morganville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.4% vs -9.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Duingal Morganville
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.

Duingal Morganville
Walkability 0 / 0
Duingal — Walkability: 0/100 Morganville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 30 / 31
Duingal — Safety: 30/100 Morganville — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 49 / 100
Duingal — Low fire risk: 49/100 Morganville — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Morganville rents higher ($225/wk vs $100/wk); Morganville skews older (57 vs 33).

Duingal Morganville
Population 70 118
+69% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.1% +5.4%
Median age 33 57
Median household income $55,224/yr
+23% vs other
 $42,588/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $225/wk
+125% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Duingal Morganville
0-4 5.7% / —
Duingal — 0-4: 5.7% Morganville — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.7% / 9.3%
Duingal — 5-14: 15.7% Morganville — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 — / 3.4%
Duingal — 15-19: not among its largest Morganville — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 5.7% / 4.2%
Duingal — 20-24: 5.7% Morganville — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 20.0% / 10.2%
Duingal — 25-34: 20.0% Morganville — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 11.4% / 3.4%
Duingal — 35-44: 11.4% Morganville — 35-44: 3.4%
45-54 15.7% / 20.3%
Duingal — 45-54: 15.7% Morganville — 45-54: 20.3%
55-64 15.7% / 26.3%
Duingal — 55-64: 15.7% Morganville — 55-64: 26.3%
65-74 8.6% / 17.8%
Duingal — 65-74: 8.6% Morganville — 65-74: 17.8%
75-84 4.3% / 14.4%
Duingal — 75-84: 4.3% Morganville — 75-84: 14.4%
85+ — / —
Duingal — 85+: not among its largest Morganville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Duingal 31.2% lone person
Duingal — Lone Person: 31.2% Duingal — Couple Families: 43.8% Duingal — Group Household: 25.0% Duingal — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Morganville 42.9% lone person
Morganville — Lone Person: 42.9% Morganville — Couple Families: 25.7% Morganville — Group Household: 11.4% Morganville — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Duingal 26.1% renting
Duingal — Owned Outright: 52.2% Duingal — Mortgage: 21.7% Duingal — Renting: 26.1%
Morganville 10.4% renting
Morganville — Owned Outright: 54.2% Morganville — Mortgage: 35.4% Morganville — Renting: 10.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Duingal 100.0% houses
Duingal — Houses: 100.0%
Morganville 100.0% houses
Morganville — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Duingal Morganville
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 9.3%
Duingal — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Morganville — Certificate III & IV: 9.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 5.1%
Duingal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Morganville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.1%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.1%
Duingal — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Morganville — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 2.5%
Duingal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Morganville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.4%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Duingal Morganville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD

Liveability

Duingal Morganville
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

Duingal carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0).

Duingal Morganville
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
70/100
 Moderate
69/100
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

Duingal Morganville
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

Duingal Morganville
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Morganville sits further from the CBD (357.5 km vs 355.3 km).

Duingal Morganville
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 355.3 km 357.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 255 min 248 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.

Duingal Morganville
Car (driver) 78.3% / 63.6%
Duingal — Car (driver): 78.3% Morganville — Car (driver): 63.6%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 24.2%
Duingal — Worked from Home: 21.7% Morganville — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Car (passenger) — / 12.1%
Duingal — Car (passenger): not among its largest Morganville — Car (passenger): 12.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Duingal Morganville
Elevation 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Duingal Morganville
Connectivity score 30/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

Duingal Morganville
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

Duingal Morganville
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Duingal Morganville
Division Hinkler Flynn
Member David Batt Colin Boyce
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Duingal Morganville
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Duingal

Rural

Morganville

Retirees Rural

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