Goodar vs Lundavra

Goodar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 36 in Lundavra. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Lundavra tends to suit 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

Goodar

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 34/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 64%)
  • But Lundavra has more separate houses rather than flats (116% vs 100%)

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

Renters

Goodar

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $330/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 21%)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Lundavra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (365.6 km vs 376.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Goodar carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 34/100)
  • Lundavra has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 5%)

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 -44.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Goodar and Lundavra 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 Lundavra
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 Lundavra
Walkability 0 / 0
Goodar — Walkability: 0/100 Lundavra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 66
Goodar — Safety: 89/100 Lundavra — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Goodar — Low fire risk: 86/100 Lundavra — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lundavra rents higher ($330/wk vs $0/wk); Goodar has higher household incomes ($124,748 vs $62,816).

Goodar Lundavra
Population 101
+45% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +55.4% -44.0%
Median age 29 36
Median household income $124,748/yr
+50% vs other
 $62,816/yr
Median weekly rent — $330/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Goodar Lundavra
0-4 8.9% / 12.5%
Goodar — 0-4: 8.9% Lundavra — 0-4: 12.5%
5-14 21.8% / 14.3%
Goodar — 5-14: 21.8% Lundavra — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 9.9% / —
Goodar — 15-19: 9.9% Lundavra — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 8.9% / 5.4%
Goodar — 20-24: 8.9% Lundavra — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 16.8% / 16.1%
Goodar — 25-34: 16.8% Lundavra — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 15.8% / 8.9%
Goodar — 35-44: 15.8% Lundavra — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 10.9% / 14.3%
Goodar — 45-54: 10.9% Lundavra — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 8.9% / 19.6%
Goodar — 55-64: 8.9% Lundavra — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 5.0% / 5.4%
Goodar — 65-74: 5.0% Lundavra — 65-74: 5.4%
75-84 — / 5.4%
Goodar — 75-84: not among its largest Lundavra — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ — / 8.9%
Goodar — 85+: not among its largest Lundavra — 85+: 8.9%

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%
Lundavra 64.3% couple families
Lundavra — Couple Families: 64.3% Lundavra — Lone Person: 35.7% Lundavra — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
Lundavra 21.4% renting
Lundavra — Owned Outright: 57.1% Lundavra — Mortgage: 21.4% Lundavra — Renting: 21.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Goodar 100.0% houses
Goodar — Houses: 100.0%
Lundavra 115.8% houses
Lundavra — Houses: 115.8%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Goodar Lundavra
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 14.3%
Goodar — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Lundavra — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Certificate III & IV 11.9% / 5.4%
Goodar — Certificate III & IV: 11.9% Lundavra — Certificate III & IV: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.4%
Goodar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Lundavra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Goodar Lundavra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 40% 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 14% of QLD

Liveability

Goodar Lundavra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Goodar carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Lundavra carries more crime risk (34 vs 11).

Goodar Lundavra
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
34/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Goodar Lundavra
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
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 Lundavra

  • Lundavra State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Goodar Lundavra
Waterways 8 2

Mobility

Goodar sits further from the CBD (376.6 km vs 365.6 km).

Goodar Lundavra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 376.6 km
+3% vs other
 365.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 265 min
same for both
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 Lundavra
Car (driver) 81.1% / 45.5%
Goodar — Car (driver): 81.1% Lundavra — Car (driver): 45.5%
Worked from Home 10.8% / 33.3%
Goodar — Worked from Home: 10.8% Lundavra — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Walked Only 8.1% / 21.2%
Goodar — Walked Only: 8.1% Lundavra — Walked Only: 21.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Goodar Lundavra
Elevation 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 229 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Goodar Lundavra
Connectivity score 19/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
32 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Goodar Lundavra
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 Lundavra
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

Lundavra

Family Rural Young Families

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