Goodar vs Goondiwindi

Goodar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 38 in Goondiwindi. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Goodar, most households are couple families. On these figures, Goodar tends to suit families with children and couples, while Goondiwindi suits people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Goodar carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 84/100)
  • Goondiwindi has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Goodar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $295/wk)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Goodar has a shorter drive in (265 min vs 279 min)
  • Goondiwindi sits closer to the CBD (368.4 km vs 376.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Goondiwindi

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 5%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Goodar carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Goodar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (55.4% vs -2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Goodar Goondiwindi
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.

Goodar Goondiwindi
Walkability 0 / 0
Goodar — Walkability: 0/100 Goondiwindi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 16
Goodar — Safety: 89/100 Goondiwindi — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 86 / 79
Goodar — Low fire risk: 86/100 Goondiwindi — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Goondiwindi rents higher ($295/wk vs $0/wk); Goondiwindi has more residents (6,230 vs 101).

Goodar Goondiwindi
Population 101 6,230
+6068% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +55.4% -2.0%
Median age 29 38
Median household income $124,748/yr
+32% vs other
 $84,708/yr
Median weekly rent — $295/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Goodar Goondiwindi
0-4 8.9% / 7.0%
Goodar — 0-4: 8.9% Goondiwindi — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 21.8% / 14.7%
Goodar — 5-14: 21.8% Goondiwindi — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 9.9% / 5.7%
Goodar — 15-19: 9.9% Goondiwindi — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 8.9% / 5.8%
Goodar — 20-24: 8.9% Goondiwindi — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 16.8% / 12.5%
Goodar — 25-34: 16.8% Goondiwindi — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 15.8% / 12.6%
Goodar — 35-44: 15.8% Goondiwindi — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 10.9% / 11.6%
Goodar — 45-54: 10.9% Goondiwindi — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 8.9% / 12.1%
Goodar — 55-64: 8.9% Goondiwindi — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 5.0% / 9.7%
Goodar — 65-74: 5.0% Goondiwindi — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 — / 5.8%
Goodar — 75-84: not among its largest Goondiwindi — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / 2.2%
Goodar — 85+: not among its largest Goondiwindi — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Goodar 55.6% couple families
Goodar — Couple Families: 55.6% Goodar — Lone Person: 22.2% Goodar — One Parent Families: 22.2% Goodar — Group Household: 0.0% Goodar — Other Families: 0.0%
Goondiwindi 41.4% couple families
Goondiwindi — Couple Families: 41.4% Goondiwindi — Lone Person: 36.6% Goondiwindi — One Parent Families: 15.1% Goondiwindi — Group Household: 5.1% Goondiwindi — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Goodar 41.7% renting
Goodar — Owned Outright: 33.3% Goodar — Mortgage: 25.0% Goodar — Renting: 41.7%
Goondiwindi 36.9% renting
Goondiwindi — Owned Outright: 31.3% Goondiwindi — Mortgage: 31.9% Goondiwindi — Renting: 36.9%
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.

Goodar Goondiwindi
New Zealand 3.0% / 0.9%
Goodar — New Zealand: 3.0% Goondiwindi — New Zealand: 0.9%
Philippines — / 1.1%
Goodar — Philippines: not among its largest Goondiwindi — Philippines: 1.1%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Goodar — South Africa: not among its largest Goondiwindi — South Africa: 0.7%
England — / 0.6%
Goodar — England: not among its largest Goondiwindi — England: 0.6%
India — / 0.5%
Goodar — India: not among its largest Goondiwindi — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Qualifications

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

Goodar Goondiwindi
Certificate III & IV 11.9% / 15.8%
Goodar — Certificate III & IV: 11.9% Goondiwindi — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 8.7%
Goodar — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Goondiwindi — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.2%
Goodar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Goondiwindi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Goodar — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Goondiwindi — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Goodar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Goondiwindi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Goodar 100.0% houses
Goodar — Houses: 100.0% Goodar — Townhouses: 0.0% Goodar — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Goondiwindi 86.7% houses
Goondiwindi — Houses: 86.7% Goondiwindi — Townhouses: 9.4% Goondiwindi — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Goodar Goondiwindi
Median house price — $550,000
Median unit price — $355,950
Median land price — $165,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 43 sales

Development activity

Goodar Goondiwindi
New dwellings approved 32
across Goondiwindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +1100%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Goodar Goondiwindi
Houses — 3.9%
$560/wk on $749K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Goodar Goondiwindi
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 52% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 47% of QLD

Liveability

Goodar Goondiwindi
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Goondiwindi carries more crime risk (84 vs 11).

Goodar Goondiwindi
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
11/100
 High
84/100
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

Goodar Goondiwindi
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Goodar

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Goondiwindi

  • Border Rivers Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Goondiwindi State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Goondiwindi State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Combined at peers
  • St Mary's School - Secondary Campus Catholic · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Goodar Goondiwindi
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 9
Parks & reserves 0 10
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 5
Waterways 8 7

Mobility

Goodar sits further from the CBD (376.6 km vs 368.4 km).

Goodar Goondiwindi
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 376.6 km
+2% vs other
 368.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 265 min 279 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4390
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4390
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.

Goodar Goondiwindi
Car (driver) 81.1% / 82.9%
Goodar — Car (driver): 81.1% Goondiwindi — Car (driver): 82.9%
Worked from Home 10.8% / 6.4%
Goodar — Worked from Home: 10.8% Goondiwindi — Worked from Home: 6.4%
Walked Only 8.1% / 4.5%
Goodar — Walked Only: 8.1% Goondiwindi — Walked Only: 4.5%
Car (passenger) — / 5.5%
Goodar — Car (passenger): not among its largest Goondiwindi — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Bicycle — / 0.4%
Goodar — Bicycle: not among its largest Goondiwindi — Bicycle: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).

Setting

Goodar Goondiwindi
Elevation 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 216 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Goodar Goondiwindi
Connectivity score 19/100 74/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 42%
3,288 premises

Council rates

Goodar Goondiwindi
Average residential rate $1,119/yr
same for both
Council Goondiwindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Goodar Goondiwindi
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Goodar Goondiwindi
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Goodar

Family Rural Young Families

Goondiwindi

Affordable Rural

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