Guluguba vs Woleebee

Woleebee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Guluguba. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Guluguba, about half of households are people living alone. In Woleebee, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Woleebee 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

Guluguba

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 27%)
  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 76/100)
  • But Woleebee has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

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

Renters

Woleebee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $50/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Guluguba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (390.7 km vs 433.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (287 min vs 306 min)

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 76/100)

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

Investors

Guluguba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-21.1% vs -34.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Guluguba and Woleebee 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 Woleebee
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 Woleebee
Walkability 0 / 0
Guluguba — Walkability: 0/100 Woleebee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 24
Guluguba — Safety: 50/100 Woleebee — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 85 / 56
Guluguba — Low fire risk: 85/100 Woleebee — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

Guluguba rents higher ($50/wk vs $0/wk); Woleebee has higher household incomes ($97,448 vs $58,500).

Guluguba Woleebee
Population 86
+28% vs other
 62
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.1% -34.7%
Median age 48 42
Median household income $58,500/yr $97,448/yr
+67% vs other
Median weekly rent $50/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Guluguba Woleebee
0-4 9.3% / —
Guluguba — 0-4: 9.3% Woleebee — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 7.0% / —
Guluguba — 5-14: 7.0% Woleebee — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 5.8% / —
Guluguba — 15-19: 5.8% Woleebee — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.7% / —
Guluguba — 20-24: 4.7% Woleebee — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 17.4% / 16.1%
Guluguba — 25-34: 17.4% Woleebee — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 8.1% / 30.6%
Guluguba — 35-44: 8.1% Woleebee — 35-44: 30.6%
45-54 22.1% / 9.7%
Guluguba — 45-54: 22.1% Woleebee — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 16.3% / 22.6%
Guluguba — 55-64: 16.3% Woleebee — 55-64: 22.6%
65-74 — / —
Guluguba — 65-74: not among its largest Woleebee — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 10.5% / 8.1%
Guluguba — 75-84: 10.5% Woleebee — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / —
Guluguba — 85+: not among its largest Woleebee — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).

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 Woleebee
Ireland — / 4.8%
Guluguba — Ireland: not among its largest Woleebee — Ireland: 4.8%
England 3.5% / —
Guluguba — England: 3.5% Woleebee — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

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%
Woleebee 72.7% lone person
Woleebee — Lone Person: 72.7% Woleebee — Couple Families: 27.3% Woleebee — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Guluguba 89.2% houses
Guluguba — Houses: 89.2% Guluguba — Flats / Apartments: 10.8%
Woleebee 100.0% houses
Woleebee — Houses: 100.0% Woleebee — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Guluguba Woleebee
Certificate III & IV 25.6% / 21.0%
Guluguba — Certificate III & IV: 25.6% Woleebee — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 8.1%
Guluguba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Woleebee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.5% / 4.8%
Guluguba — Bachelor Degree: 3.5% Woleebee — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 6.5%
Guluguba — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Woleebee — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5%

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

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%
Woleebee 0.0% renting
Woleebee — Owned Outright: 100.0% Woleebee — Mortgage: 0.0% Woleebee — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Guluguba Woleebee
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Guluguba Woleebee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD

Liveability

Guluguba Woleebee
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Woleebee carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 15); Woleebee carries more crime risk (76 vs 50).

Guluguba Woleebee
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 High
76/100
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 Woleebee
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Guluguba

  • Guluguba State School Government · Primary

Schools in Woleebee

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

Amenities in the suburb

Guluguba Woleebee
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 5 22

Mobility

Woleebee sits further from the CBD (433.9 km vs 390.7 km).

Guluguba Woleebee
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 390.7 km 433.9 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 287 min 306 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 Woleebee
Worked from Home 43.4% / 54.5%
Guluguba — Worked from Home: 43.4% Woleebee — Worked from Home: 54.5%
Car (driver) 47.2% / 18.2%
Guluguba — Car (driver): 47.2% Woleebee — Car (driver): 18.2%
Walked Only 9.4% / 27.3%
Guluguba — Walked Only: 9.4% Woleebee — Walked Only: 27.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.5%).

Setting

Guluguba Woleebee
Elevation 330 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 302 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Guluguba Woleebee
Connectivity score 18/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
8 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Guluguba Woleebee
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 Woleebee
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

Woleebee

Multicultural Rural

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