Gootchie vs Gundiah

Gundiah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 57 in Gootchie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gootchie, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Gootchie 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

They split

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

  • Gootchie carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 87/100)
  • Gundiah is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 24%)

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

Gundiah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $278/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 31%)

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

Commuting to the city

Gootchie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (208.5 km vs 222 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (146 min vs 155 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gootchie

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 87/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Gootchie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -27.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gootchie Gundiah
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.

Gootchie Gundiah
Walkability 0 / 0
Gootchie — Walkability: 0/100 Gundiah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 13
Gootchie — Safety: 89/100 Gundiah — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Gootchie — Low fire risk: 59/100 Gundiah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gootchie rents higher ($278/wk vs $180/wk); Gootchie skews older (57 vs 53).

Gootchie Gundiah
Population 96
+7% vs other
 89
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -27.6%
Median age 57 53
Median household income $46,800/yr
+2% vs other
 $46,020/yr
Median weekly rent $278/wk
+35% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gootchie Gundiah
0-4 — / —
Gootchie — 0-4: not among its largest Gundiah — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 7.3% / 9.0%
Gootchie — 5-14: 7.3% Gundiah — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 4.2% / 10.1%
Gootchie — 15-19: 4.2% Gundiah — 15-19: 10.1%
20-24 — / —
Gootchie — 20-24: not among its largest Gundiah — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 3.1% / 7.9%
Gootchie — 25-34: 3.1% Gundiah — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 11.5% / 9.0%
Gootchie — 35-44: 11.5% Gundiah — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 15.6% / 20.2%
Gootchie — 45-54: 15.6% Gundiah — 45-54: 20.2%
55-64 24.0% / 20.2%
Gootchie — 55-64: 24.0% Gundiah — 55-64: 20.2%
65-74 13.5% / 19.1%
Gootchie — 65-74: 13.5% Gundiah — 65-74: 19.1%
75-84 15.6% / 3.4%
Gootchie — 75-84: 15.6% Gundiah — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ — / —
Gootchie — 85+: not among its largest Gundiah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gootchie 47.1% lone person
Gootchie — Lone Person: 47.1% Gootchie — Couple Families: 23.5% Gootchie — One Parent Families: 0.0% Gootchie — Group Household: 29.4%
Gundiah 27.8% lone person
Gundiah — Lone Person: 27.8% Gundiah — Couple Families: 38.9% Gundiah — One Parent Families: 33.3% Gundiah — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gootchie 10.3% renting
Gootchie — Owned Outright: 62.1% Gootchie — Mortgage: 27.6% Gootchie — Renting: 10.3%
Gundiah 18.6% renting
Gundiah — Owned Outright: 55.8% Gundiah — Mortgage: 25.6% Gundiah — Renting: 18.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gootchie 100.0% houses
Gootchie — Houses: 100.0%
Gundiah 100.0% houses
Gundiah — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Gootchie Gundiah
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 20.2%
Gootchie — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Gundiah — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.5% / 9.0%
Gootchie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5% Gundiah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 5.6%
Gootchie — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Gundiah — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Development activity

Gootchie Gundiah
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Gootchie Gundiah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD

Liveability

Gootchie Gundiah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gootchie carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Gundiah carries more crime risk (87 vs 11).

Gootchie Gundiah
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
11/100
 High
87/100
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

Gootchie Gundiah
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 Gootchie

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

Schools in Gundiah

  • Gundiah State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Gootchie Gundiah
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Gundiah sits further from the CBD (222 km vs 208.5 km).

Gootchie Gundiah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 208.5 km 222 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 146 min 155 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 4650
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.

Gootchie Gundiah
Car (driver) 62.5% / 53.3%
Gootchie — Car (driver): 62.5% Gundiah — Car (driver): 53.3%
Worked from Home 37.5% / 36.7%
Gootchie — Worked from Home: 37.5% Gundiah — Worked from Home: 36.7%
Walked Only — / 10.0%
Gootchie — Walked Only: not among its largest Gundiah — Walked Only: 10.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).

Setting

Gootchie Gundiah
Elevation 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.9 km 39.5 km

NBN connectivity

Gootchie Gundiah
Connectivity score 28/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 0%
35 premises

Climate

Gootchie Gundiah
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Gootchie Gundiah
Average residential rate $1,576/yr
same for both
Council Fraser Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Gootchie Gundiah
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gootchie Gundiah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gootchie

Retirees Rural

Gundiah

Rural

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