Grosmont vs Wandoan

Wandoan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 53 in Grosmont. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. In Grosmont, the large majority of households own their home. In Wandoan, most households rent. On these figures, Grosmont tends to suit couples and older residents, while Wandoan suits renters, young adults, and families with children.

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

  • Grosmont carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 78/100)
  • Wandoan has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

Renters

Grosmont

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $160/wk)
  • But Wandoan has a bigger rental market to choose from (56% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wandoan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (290 min vs 316 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (410.4 km vs 439.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Grosmont

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Wandoan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.7% vs -4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Grosmont Wandoan
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.

Grosmont Wandoan
Walkability 0 / 0
Grosmont — Walkability: 0/100 Wandoan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 22
Grosmont — Safety: 55/100 Wandoan — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Grosmont — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wandoan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wandoan has more residents (666 vs 135); Grosmont skews older (53 vs 31).

Grosmont Wandoan
Population 135 666
+393% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.3% +17.7%
Median age 53 31
Median household income $102,856/yr
+37% vs other
 $64,636/yr
Median weekly rent $115/wk $160/wk
+39% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grosmont Wandoan
0-4 9.6% / 9.0%
Grosmont — 0-4: 9.6% Wandoan — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 4.4% / 10.5%
Grosmont — 5-14: 4.4% Wandoan — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 — / 3.2%
Grosmont — 15-19: not among its largest Wandoan — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 2.2% / 7.8%
Grosmont — 20-24: 2.2% Wandoan — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 13.3% / 26.4%
Grosmont — 25-34: 13.3% Wandoan — 25-34: 26.4%
35-44 10.4% / 10.7%
Grosmont — 35-44: 10.4% Wandoan — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 10.4% / 10.4%
Grosmont — 45-54: 10.4% Wandoan — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 20.7% / 10.1%
Grosmont — 55-64: 20.7% Wandoan — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 23.0% / 6.8%
Grosmont — 65-74: 23.0% Wandoan — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 5.2% / 4.2%
Grosmont — 75-84: 5.2% Wandoan — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 2.2% / 0.8%
Grosmont — 85+: 2.2% Wandoan — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grosmont 54.2% lone person
Grosmont — Lone Person: 54.2% Grosmont — Couple Families: 45.8% Grosmont — One Parent Families: 0.0% Grosmont — Group Household: 0.0%
Wandoan 48.1% lone person
Wandoan — Lone Person: 48.1% Wandoan — Couple Families: 28.1% Wandoan — One Parent Families: 16.3% Wandoan — Group Household: 7.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Grosmont 23.8% renting
Grosmont — Owned Outright: 66.7% Grosmont — Mortgage: 9.5% Grosmont — Renting: 23.8%
Wandoan 56.5% renting
Wandoan — Owned Outright: 31.5% Wandoan — Mortgage: 12.0% Wandoan — Renting: 56.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grosmont 100.0% houses
Grosmont — Houses: 100.0% Grosmont — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Grosmont — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wandoan 82.5% houses
Wandoan — Houses: 82.5% Wandoan — Flats / Apartments: 10.2% Wandoan — Townhouses: 7.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Grosmont Wandoan
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 10.5%
Grosmont — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Wandoan — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 7.4%
Grosmont — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Wandoan — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.7% / 4.7%
Grosmont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7% Wandoan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.1%
Grosmont — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Wandoan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Grosmont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wandoan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Property market

Grosmont Wandoan
Median house price — $240,000
Median unit price — $253,000
Median land price — $66,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 106 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Grosmont Wandoan
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
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.

Grosmont Wandoan
Houses — 8.0%
$475/wk on $310K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Grosmont Wandoan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 100% of QLD

Liveability

Grosmont Wandoan
Grade — D
Score — 24/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Wandoan carries more crime risk (78 vs 45).

Grosmont Wandoan
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
45/100
 High
78/100
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

Grosmont Wandoan
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Grosmont

  • Grosmont State School Government · Primary

Schools in Wandoan

  • Wandoan State School P-10 Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Grosmont Wandoan
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 33 22

Mobility

Grosmont sits further from the CBD (439.3 km vs 410.4 km).

Grosmont Wandoan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 439.3 km
+7% vs other
 410.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 316 min 290 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4419
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 4419
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.

Grosmont Wandoan
Car (driver) 37.7% / 50.2%
Grosmont — Car (driver): 37.7% Wandoan — Car (driver): 50.2%
Worked from Home 50.6% / 8.4%
Grosmont — Worked from Home: 50.6% Wandoan — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Walked Only 11.7% / 11.2%
Grosmont — Walked Only: 11.7% Wandoan — Walked Only: 11.2%
Bus — / 22.9%
Grosmont — Bus: not among its largest Wandoan — Bus: 22.9%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Grosmont — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wandoan — Car (passenger): 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.6%).

Setting

Grosmont Wandoan
Elevation 253 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Grosmont Wandoan
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
62 premises
 0%
367 premises

Council rates

Grosmont Wandoan
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Grosmont Wandoan
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Grosmont Wandoan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Grosmont

Retirees Rural Young Families

Wandoan

Affordable Rural Young Families

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