Guluguba vs Wandoan

Wandoan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 48 in Guluguba. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. In Guluguba, most households own their home. In Wandoan, most households rent. On these figures, Wandoan tends to suit renters and young adults.

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

Wandoan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Guluguba carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 78/100)

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

Guluguba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $160/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 13%)
  • But Wandoan has a bigger rental market to choose from (56% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

Guluguba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (390.7 km vs 410.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Guluguba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Wandoan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.7% vs -21.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Guluguba 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.

Guluguba 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.

Guluguba Wandoan
Walkability 0 / 0
Guluguba — Walkability: 0/100 Wandoan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 22
Guluguba — Safety: 50/100 Wandoan — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 85 / 100
Guluguba — Low fire risk: 85/100 Wandoan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wandoan has more residents (666 vs 86); Wandoan rents higher ($160/wk vs $50/wk).

Guluguba Wandoan
Population 86 666
+674% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.1% +17.7%
Median age 48 31
Median household income $58,500/yr $64,636/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $50/wk $160/wk
+220% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Guluguba Wandoan
0-4 9.3% / 9.0%
Guluguba — 0-4: 9.3% Wandoan — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 7.0% / 10.5%
Guluguba — 5-14: 7.0% Wandoan — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 5.8% / 3.2%
Guluguba — 15-19: 5.8% Wandoan — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 4.7% / 7.8%
Guluguba — 20-24: 4.7% Wandoan — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 17.4% / 26.4%
Guluguba — 25-34: 17.4% Wandoan — 25-34: 26.4%
35-44 8.1% / 10.7%
Guluguba — 35-44: 8.1% Wandoan — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 22.1% / 10.4%
Guluguba — 45-54: 22.1% Wandoan — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 16.3% / 10.1%
Guluguba — 55-64: 16.3% Wandoan — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 — / 6.8%
Guluguba — 65-74: not among its largest Wandoan — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 10.5% / 4.2%
Guluguba — 75-84: 10.5% Wandoan — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / 0.8%
Guluguba — 85+: not among its largest Wandoan — 85+: 0.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Guluguba 47.6% lone person
Guluguba — Lone Person: 47.6% Guluguba — Couple Families: 33.3% Guluguba — One Parent Families: 19.0% Guluguba — 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.

Guluguba 29.4% renting
Guluguba — Owned Outright: 50.0% Guluguba — Mortgage: 20.6% Guluguba — Renting: 29.4%
Wandoan 56.5% renting
Wandoan — Owned Outright: 31.5% Wandoan — Mortgage: 12.0% Wandoan — Renting: 56.5%
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.

Guluguba Wandoan
England 3.5% / 1.4%
Guluguba — England: 3.5% Wandoan — England: 1.4%
Malaysia — / 2.3%
Guluguba — Malaysia: not among its largest Wandoan — Malaysia: 2.3%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Guluguba — New Zealand: not among its largest Wandoan — New Zealand: 1.1%
France — / 0.9%
Guluguba — France: not among its largest Wandoan — France: 0.9%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Guluguba — Philippines: not among its largest Wandoan — Philippines: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Guluguba Wandoan
Certificate III & IV 25.6% / 10.5%
Guluguba — Certificate III & IV: 25.6% Wandoan — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 4.7%
Guluguba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Wandoan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.5% / 7.4%
Guluguba — Bachelor Degree: 3.5% Wandoan — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Guluguba — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wandoan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Guluguba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wandoan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Guluguba 89.2% houses
Guluguba — Houses: 89.2% Guluguba — Flats / Apartments: 10.8% Guluguba — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wandoan 82.5% houses
Wandoan — Houses: 82.5% Wandoan — Flats / Apartments: 10.2% Wandoan — Townhouses: 7.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Guluguba 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

Guluguba 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.

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

Ranking within QLD

Guluguba Wandoan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 100% of QLD

Liveability

Guluguba Wandoan
Grade — D
Score — 24/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Guluguba carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Wandoan carries more crime risk (78 vs 50).

Guluguba Wandoan
Bushfire Low
15/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 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

Guluguba 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 Guluguba

  • Guluguba State School Government · Primary

Schools in Wandoan

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

Amenities in the suburb

Guluguba Wandoan
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 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 5 22

Mobility

Wandoan sits further from the CBD (410.4 km vs 390.7 km).

Guluguba Wandoan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 390.7 km 410.4 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 287 min 290 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4418
 0.0%
postcode 4419
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 42
postcode 4419

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.

Guluguba Wandoan
Car (driver) 47.2% / 50.2%
Guluguba — Car (driver): 47.2% Wandoan — Car (driver): 50.2%
Worked from Home 43.4% / 8.4%
Guluguba — Worked from Home: 43.4% Wandoan — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Bus — / 22.9%
Guluguba — Bus: not among its largest Wandoan — Bus: 22.9%
Walked Only 9.4% / 11.2%
Guluguba — Walked Only: 9.4% Wandoan — Walked Only: 11.2%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Guluguba — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wandoan — Car (passenger): 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.2%).

Setting

Guluguba Wandoan
Elevation 330 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Guluguba Wandoan
Connectivity score 18/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
367 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Guluguba 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

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

Tags

Guluguba

Rural Young Families

Wandoan

Affordable Rural Young Families

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