Junabee vs Yangan

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Junabee, most households are couple families. In Yangan, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Yangan tends to suit 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

Yangan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 77/100)

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

Yangan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($213/wk vs $265/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yangan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (129 min vs 135 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (157.2 km vs 163.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yangan

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Yangan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.7% vs -8.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Junabee Yangan
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.

Junabee Yangan
Walkability 0 / 23
Junabee — Walkability: 0/100 Yangan — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 23 / 62
Junabee — Safety: 23/100 Yangan — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Junabee — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yangan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yangan has more residents (404 vs 195); Junabee rents higher ($265/wk vs $213/wk).

Junabee Yangan
Population 195 404
+107% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.5% +4.7%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $77,116/yr
+4% vs other
 $73,788/yr
Median weekly rent $265/wk
+20% vs other
 $213/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Junabee Yangan
0-4 4.1% / 5.0%
Junabee — 0-4: 4.1% Yangan — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 11.3% / 15.3%
Junabee — 5-14: 11.3% Yangan — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 5.1% / 4.7%
Junabee — 15-19: 5.1% Yangan — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 3.6% / 3.7%
Junabee — 20-24: 3.6% Yangan — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 7.2% / 6.2%
Junabee — 25-34: 7.2% Yangan — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 10.3% / 12.4%
Junabee — 35-44: 10.3% Yangan — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 12.8% / 13.6%
Junabee — 45-54: 12.8% Yangan — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 20.0% / 17.6%
Junabee — 55-64: 20.0% Yangan — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 17.4% / 13.9%
Junabee — 65-74: 17.4% Yangan — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 4.6% / 6.4%
Junabee — 75-84: 4.6% Yangan — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 2.1% / 2.7%
Junabee — 85+: 2.1% Yangan — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Junabee 58.7% couple families
Junabee — Couple Families: 58.7% Junabee — Lone Person: 34.8% Junabee — One Parent Families: 6.5% Junabee — Other Families: 0.0%
Yangan 53.5% couple families
Yangan — Couple Families: 53.5% Yangan — Lone Person: 35.4% Yangan — One Parent Families: 8.1% Yangan — Other Families: 3.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Junabee 13.7% renting
Junabee — Owned Outright: 41.1% Junabee — Mortgage: 45.2% Junabee — Renting: 13.7%
Yangan 13.3% renting
Yangan — Owned Outright: 48.3% Yangan — Mortgage: 38.5% Yangan — Renting: 13.3%
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.

Junabee Yangan
England 2.1% / 1.5%
Junabee — England: 2.1% Yangan — England: 1.5%
New Zealand — / 2.2%
Junabee — New Zealand: not among its largest Yangan — New Zealand: 2.2%
Philippines — / 1.0%
Junabee — Philippines: not among its largest Yangan — Philippines: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

Qualifications

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

Junabee Yangan
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 19.3%
Junabee — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Yangan — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 8.4%
Junabee — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Yangan — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 5.4%
Junabee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Yangan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 1.0%
Junabee — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Yangan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Junabee 100.0% houses
Junabee — Houses: 100.0% Junabee — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yangan 95.3% houses
Yangan — Houses: 95.3% Yangan — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Junabee Yangan
Median house price — $560,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $622,500

Development activity

Junabee Yangan
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Junabee Yangan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD

Liveability

Yangan is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Junabee Yangan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Junabee carries more crime risk (77 vs 38).

Junabee Yangan
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 Low
38/100
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

Junabee Yangan
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Junabee

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

Schools in Yangan

  • Yangan State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Junabee Yangan
Parks & reserves 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Junabee sits further from the CBD (163.9 km vs 157.2 km).

Junabee Yangan
Walkability score 0/100 23/100
Distance to Brisbane 163.9 km
+4% vs other
 157.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 135 min 129 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4370
 0.4%
postcode 4371
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4370
 78
postcode 4371

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.

Junabee Yangan
Car (driver) 65.7% / 85.5%
Junabee — Car (driver): 65.7% Yangan — Car (driver): 85.5%
Worked from Home 22.5% / 11.8%
Junabee — Worked from Home: 22.5% Yangan — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 2.6%
Junabee — Car (passenger): 5.9% Yangan — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Walked Only 5.9% / —
Junabee — Walked Only: 5.9% Yangan — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.5%).

Setting

Junabee Yangan
Elevation 513 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 533 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Junabee Yangan
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
89 premises
 0%
201 premises

Climate

Junabee Yangan
Annual rainfall 760 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Junabee Yangan
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Junabee Yangan
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Junabee Yangan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Junabee

Rural

Yangan

Quiet Rural

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