Lundavra vs Southwood

Lundavra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in Southwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Lundavra 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

Lundavra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 83/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (116% vs 100%)

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

Renters

Southwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $330/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Southwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (347.4 km vs 365.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lundavra

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 7%)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Southwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-32.1% vs -44.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lundavra Southwood
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.

Lundavra Southwood
Walkability 0 / 0
Lundavra — Walkability: 0/100 Southwood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 66 / 17
Lundavra — Safety: 66/100 Southwood — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 71
Lundavra — Low fire risk: 100/100 Southwood — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Lundavra rents higher ($330/wk vs $0/wk); Southwood has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $62,816).

Lundavra Southwood
Population 56 57
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -44.0% -32.1%
Median age 36 42
Median household income $62,816/yr $94,224/yr
+50% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lundavra Southwood
0-4 12.5% / 7.0%
Lundavra — 0-4: 12.5% Southwood — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 14.3% / 12.3%
Lundavra — 5-14: 14.3% Southwood — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 — / 5.3%
Lundavra — 15-19: not among its largest Southwood — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.4% / 7.0%
Lundavra — 20-24: 5.4% Southwood — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 16.1% / 8.8%
Lundavra — 25-34: 16.1% Southwood — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 8.9% / 7.0%
Lundavra — 35-44: 8.9% Southwood — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 14.3% / 17.5%
Lundavra — 45-54: 14.3% Southwood — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 19.6% / 28.1%
Lundavra — 55-64: 19.6% Southwood — 55-64: 28.1%
65-74 5.4% / 7.0%
Lundavra — 65-74: 5.4% Southwood — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 5.4% / —
Lundavra — 75-84: 5.4% Southwood — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 8.9% / —
Lundavra — 85+: 8.9% Southwood — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lundavra 64.3% couple families
Lundavra — Couple Families: 64.3% Lundavra — Lone Person: 35.7%
Southwood 63.2% couple families
Southwood — Couple Families: 63.2% Southwood — Lone Person: 36.8%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lundavra 21.4% renting
Lundavra — Owned Outright: 57.1% Lundavra — Mortgage: 21.4% Lundavra — Renting: 21.4%
Southwood 0.0% renting
Southwood — Owned Outright: 64.3% Southwood — Mortgage: 35.7% Southwood — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lundavra 115.8% houses
Lundavra — Houses: 115.8%
Southwood 100.0% houses
Southwood — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Lundavra Southwood
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 12.3%
Lundavra — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Southwood — Bachelor Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 14.0%
Lundavra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Southwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.0%
Certificate III & IV 5.4% / 10.5%
Lundavra — Certificate III & IV: 5.4% Southwood — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

Development activity

Lundavra Southwood
New dwellings approved 32
across Goondiwindi
 53
across Western Downs
Approvals change year on year +1100% -40%

Ranking within QLD

Lundavra Southwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD

Liveability

Lundavra Southwood
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Southwood carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 0); Southwood carries more crime risk (83 vs 34).

Lundavra Southwood
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
29/100
Crime Low
34/100
 High
83/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Lundavra Southwood
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 Lundavra

  • Lundavra State School Government · Primary

Schools in Southwood

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lundavra Southwood
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 2 8

Mobility

Lundavra sits further from the CBD (365.6 km vs 347.4 km).

Lundavra Southwood
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 365.6 km
+5% vs other
 347.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 265 min 266 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4390
 0.0%
postcode 4406
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4390
 42
postcode 4406

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.

Lundavra Southwood
Car (driver) 45.5% / 46.7%
Lundavra — Car (driver): 45.5% Southwood — Car (driver): 46.7%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 53.3%
Lundavra — Worked from Home: 33.3% Southwood — Worked from Home: 53.3%
Walked Only 21.2% / —
Lundavra — Walked Only: 21.2% Southwood — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.3%).

Setting

Lundavra Southwood
Elevation 229 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 248 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lundavra Southwood
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
19 premises

Council rates

Lundavra Southwood
Average residential rate $1,119/yr $1,238/yr
Council Goondiwindi Western Downs

Federal electorate

Lundavra Southwood
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lundavra Southwood
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lundavra

Family Rural Young Families

Southwood

Rural

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