Electra vs Bungadoo

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Electra, most households are couple families. In Bungadoo, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Electra tends to suit people living alone, 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

Bungadoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 37/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bungadoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Electra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Electra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (246 min vs 256 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (351 km vs 365 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bungadoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 37/100)

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

Investors

Bungadoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.6% vs -7.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Electra Bungadoo
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.

Electra Bungadoo
Walkability 0 / 0
Electra — Walkability: 0/100 Bungadoo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 82
Electra — Safety: 63/100 Bungadoo — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Electra — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bungadoo — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bungadoo has more residents (342 vs 103); Bungadoo rents higher ($250/wk vs $210/wk).

Electra Bungadoo
Population 103 342
+232% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.2% +8.6%
Median age 51
same for both
Median household income $73,112/yr
+6% vs other
 $68,536/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $250/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Electra Bungadoo
0-4 4.9% / 3.5%
Electra — 0-4: 4.9% Bungadoo — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 17.5% / 11.7%
Electra — 5-14: 17.5% Bungadoo — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 3.9% / 5.0%
Electra — 15-19: 3.9% Bungadoo — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 — / 0.9%
Electra — 20-24: not among its largest Bungadoo — 20-24: 0.9%
25-34 8.7% / 11.1%
Electra — 25-34: 8.7% Bungadoo — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 12.6% / 11.1%
Electra — 35-44: 12.6% Bungadoo — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 7.8% / 10.5%
Electra — 45-54: 7.8% Bungadoo — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 16.5% / 21.9%
Electra — 55-64: 16.5% Bungadoo — 55-64: 21.9%
65-74 16.5% / 14.0%
Electra — 65-74: 16.5% Bungadoo — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 2.9% / 7.6%
Electra — 75-84: 2.9% Bungadoo — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ — / 1.2%
Electra — 85+: not among its largest Bungadoo — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Electra 61.1% couple families
Electra — Couple Families: 61.1% Electra — Lone Person: 38.9% Electra — One Parent Families: 0.0% Electra — Group Household: 0.0%
Bungadoo 47.4% couple families
Bungadoo — Couple Families: 47.4% Bungadoo — Lone Person: 28.2% Bungadoo — One Parent Families: 19.2% Bungadoo — Group Household: 5.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Electra 0.0% renting
Electra — Owned Outright: 56.8% Electra — Mortgage: 43.2% Electra — Renting: 0.0%
Bungadoo 4.5% renting
Bungadoo — Owned Outright: 52.3% Bungadoo — Mortgage: 43.2% Bungadoo — Renting: 4.5%
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.

Electra Bungadoo
England 2.9% / 4.4%
Electra — England: 2.9% Bungadoo — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 2.9% / 3.5%
Electra — New Zealand: 2.9% Bungadoo — New Zealand: 3.5%
Canada — / 0.9%
Electra — Canada: not among its largest Bungadoo — Canada: 0.9%

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

Qualifications

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

Electra Bungadoo
Certificate III & IV 24.3% / 20.2%
Electra — Certificate III & IV: 24.3% Bungadoo — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 7.9%
Electra — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Bungadoo — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 5.6%
Electra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Bungadoo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Electra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bungadoo — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Electra 100.0% houses
Electra — Houses: 100.0%
Bungadoo 100.0% houses
Bungadoo — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Electra Bungadoo
Median house price — $700,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Electra Bungadoo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Electra carries more crime risk (37 vs 18).

Electra Bungadoo
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
18/100
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

Electra Bungadoo
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

Electra Bungadoo
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Bungadoo sits further from the CBD (365 km vs 351 km).

Electra Bungadoo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 351 km 365 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 246 min 256 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
 0.1%
postcode 4671
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
 70
postcode 4671

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.

Electra Bungadoo
Car (driver) 83.3% / 80.0%
Electra — Car (driver): 83.3% Bungadoo — Car (driver): 80.0%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 10.0%
Electra — Worked from Home: 16.7% Bungadoo — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Car (passenger) — / 10.0%
Electra — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bungadoo — Car (passenger): 10.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Electra Bungadoo
Elevation 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.0 km 35.9 km

NBN connectivity

Electra Bungadoo
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
146 premises

Climate

Electra Bungadoo
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

Air quality (annual mean)

Electra Bungadoo
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Electra Bungadoo
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Electra Bungadoo
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Electra

Family Rural

Bungadoo

Rural

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