Gumdale vs Wakerley

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gumdale: a median of $2 million, against $1.6 million in Wakerley, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wakerley tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Gumdale has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • Wakerley has more parks and reserves (25 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Wakerley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,600,000 vs $2,000,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wakerley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($510/wk vs $585/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wakerley

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 0%)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Gumdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.5% vs 3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gumdale Wakerley
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.

Gumdale Wakerley
Walkability 59 / 58
Gumdale — Walkability: 59/100 Wakerley — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 53 / 74
Gumdale — Safety: 53/100 Wakerley — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gumdale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wakerley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wakerley has more residents (8,718 vs 2,298); Gumdale has higher household incomes ($177,060 vs $153,504).

Gumdale Wakerley
Population 2,298 8,718
+279% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.5% +3.2%
Median age 38 37
Median household income $177,060/yr
+13% vs other
 $153,504/yr
Median weekly rent $585/wk
+13% vs other
 $510/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gumdale Wakerley
0-4 5.2% / 7.1%
Gumdale — 0-4: 5.2% Wakerley — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 19.7% / 19.4%
Gumdale — 5-14: 19.7% Wakerley — 5-14: 19.4%
15-19 8.7% / 7.1%
Gumdale — 15-19: 8.7% Wakerley — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 5.7% / 4.4%
Gumdale — 20-24: 5.7% Wakerley — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 6.6% / 8.5%
Gumdale — 25-34: 6.6% Wakerley — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 16.6% / 18.3%
Gumdale — 35-44: 16.6% Wakerley — 35-44: 18.3%
45-54 15.7% / 16.9%
Gumdale — 45-54: 15.7% Wakerley — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 10.1% / 9.3%
Gumdale — 55-64: 10.1% Wakerley — 55-64: 9.3%
65-74 7.7% / 5.9%
Gumdale — 65-74: 7.7% Wakerley — 65-74: 5.9%
75-84 2.8% / 2.5%
Gumdale — 75-84: 2.8% Wakerley — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 0.8% / 0.6%
Gumdale — 85+: 0.8% Wakerley — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gumdale 76.5% couple families
Gumdale — Couple Families: 76.5% Gumdale — One Parent Families: 14.0% Gumdale — Lone Person: 6.8% Gumdale — Group Household: 1.4% Gumdale — Other Families: 1.4%
Wakerley 70.8% couple families
Wakerley — Couple Families: 70.8% Wakerley — One Parent Families: 13.3% Wakerley — Lone Person: 13.6% Wakerley — Group Household: 1.9% Wakerley — Other Families: 0.5%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gumdale 8.1% renting
Gumdale — Owned Outright: 36.2% Gumdale — Mortgage: 55.6% Gumdale — Renting: 8.1%
Wakerley 22.1% renting
Wakerley — Owned Outright: 22.1% Wakerley — Mortgage: 55.9% Wakerley — Renting: 22.1%
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.

Gumdale Wakerley
England 3.5% / 4.7%
Gumdale — England: 3.5% Wakerley — England: 4.7%
New Zealand 3.1% / 5.1%
Gumdale — New Zealand: 3.1% Wakerley — New Zealand: 5.1%
South Africa 3.0% / 4.2%
Gumdale — South Africa: 3.0% Wakerley — South Africa: 4.2%
India 2.1% / 1.5%
Gumdale — India: 2.1% Wakerley — India: 1.5%
China 1.6% / 1.4%
Gumdale — China: 1.6% Wakerley — China: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Qualifications

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

Gumdale Wakerley
Bachelor Degree 19.1% / 17.7%
Gumdale — Bachelor Degree: 19.1% Wakerley — Bachelor Degree: 17.7%
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 10.9%
Gumdale — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Wakerley — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 9.0%
Gumdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Wakerley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 6.5% / 6.0%
Gumdale — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5% Wakerley — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.6%
Gumdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Wakerley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gumdale 99.5% houses
Gumdale — Houses: 99.5% Gumdale — Townhouses: 0.0% Gumdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Wakerley 84.1% houses
Wakerley — Houses: 84.1% Wakerley — Townhouses: 15.6% Wakerley — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gumdale Wakerley
Median house price $2,000,000 $1,600,000
Median unit price — $347,500
Median land price $2,200,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 19 sales
 29 days
from 71 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Gumdale Wakerley
4 bed $1.6M / $1.49M
Gumdale — 4 bed: $1.6M (21 sales) Wakerley — 4 bed: $1.49M (83 sales)

21 vs 83 sales

5 bed $2.04M / $1.87M
Gumdale — 5 bed: $2.04M (23 sales) Wakerley — 5 bed: $1.87M (30 sales)

23 vs 30 sales

Development activity

Gumdale Wakerley
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Gumdale Wakerley
Houses — 3.8%
$920/wk on $1.26M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Gumdale Wakerley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 95% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 41% of QLD

Liveability

Wakerley scores higher overall (88 vs 83).

Gumdale Wakerley
Grade A+
same for both
Score 83/100 88/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gumdale carries more crime risk (47 vs 26).

Gumdale Wakerley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
26/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Gumdale Wakerley
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gumdale

  • Gumdale State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Wakerley

  • OneSchool Global QLD - Wakerley Independent · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gumdale Wakerley
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 25
Childcare 4 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Gumdale Wakerley
Walkability score 59/100 58/100
Distance to Brisbane 17.2 km 18.8 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 29 min
Public transport score 54/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 17.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 45.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.2%
postcode 4154
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4154
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.

Gumdale Wakerley
Car (driver) 63.5% / 63.7%
Gumdale — Car (driver): 63.5% Wakerley — Car (driver): 63.7%
Worked from Home 27.6% / 27.5%
Gumdale — Worked from Home: 27.6% Wakerley — Worked from Home: 27.5%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 4.1%
Gumdale — Car (passenger): 3.8% Wakerley — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Train 2.0% / 2.1%
Gumdale — Train: 2.0% Wakerley — Train: 2.1%
Bus 1.9% / 1.7%
Gumdale — Bus: 1.9% Wakerley — Bus: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.7%).

Setting

Gumdale Wakerley
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.2 km 3.6 km
4.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Gumdale Wakerley
Connectivity score 89/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 69%
788 premises
 60%
2,969 premises

Climate

Gumdale Wakerley
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gumdale Wakerley
PM2.5 3.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Gumdale Wakerley
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Gumdale Wakerley
Division Bonner
same for both
Member Kara Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gumdale Wakerley
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gumdale

Acreage Family Middle-Ring Parks Premium

Wakerley

Family Middle-Ring Parks Premium

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