Goondiwindi vs Wyaga
Goondiwindi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Wyaga. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wyaga, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wyaga tends to suit 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
Goondiwindi
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
- has more childcare (7 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
- But Wyaga carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Wyaga
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $295/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 18%)
- But Goondiwindi has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 17%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wyaga
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (206 min vs 279 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (288.7 km vs 368.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Goondiwindi has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- Wyaga carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Goondiwindi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-2.0% vs -18.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Goondiwindi and Wyaga drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Goondiwindi has more residents (6,230 vs 77); Goondiwindi rents higher ($295/wk vs $200/wk).
| Goondiwindi | Wyaga | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,230 +99% vs other | 77 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.0% | -18.1% |
| Median age | 38 | 41 |
| Median household income | $84,708/yr +4% vs other | $81,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $295/wk +32% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).
Property market
| Goondiwindi | Wyaga | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Goondiwindi | Wyaga | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 32 across Goondiwindi same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +1100% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Goondiwindi | Wyaga | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.9% $560/wk on $749K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Goondiwindi | Wyaga | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 58% of QLD | Higher than 52% of QLD |
| Schools | Higher than 52% of QLD | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 16% of QLD | Higher than 50% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 2% of QLD | Higher than 3% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 83% of QLD | Higher than 17% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 47% of QLD | — |
Liveability
| Goondiwindi | Wyaga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 30/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Goondiwindi carries more crime risk (84 vs 33); Wyaga carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 21).
| Goondiwindi | Wyaga | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 21/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Crime | High 84/100 | Low 33/100 |
| 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
| Goondiwindi | Wyaga | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 5 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 3 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
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
Schools in Wyaga
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Goondiwindi | Wyaga | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 9 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 10 | 0 |
| Childcare | 7 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 2 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 5 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 5 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 5 |
Mobility
Goondiwindi sits further from the CBD (368.4 km vs 288.7 km).
| Goondiwindi | Wyaga | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 368.4 km +22% vs other | 288.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 279 min | 206 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).
Setting
| Goondiwindi | Wyaga | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 216 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 266 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Goondiwindi | Wyaga | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 74/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 42% 3,288 premises | 0% 19 premises |
Council rates
| Goondiwindi | Wyaga | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,119/yr same for both | |
| Council | Goondiwindi same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Goondiwindi | Wyaga | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Goondiwindi | Wyaga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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