Meadowvale vs Oakwood
Meadowvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 60 in Oakwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Meadowvale, most households are couple families. In Oakwood, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Meadowvale tends to suit families with children and couples, while Oakwood suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Meadowvale
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 32%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 61%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Meadowvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Meadowvale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 28%)
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $215/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Oakwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Oakwood
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (39% vs 1%)
- is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 22%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Oakwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.0% vs -7.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Meadowvale and Oakwood drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Meadowvale has higher household incomes ($82,836 vs $40,560); Oakwood skews older (60 vs 43).
| Meadowvale | Oakwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 434 +16% vs other | 364 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.5% | +10.0% |
| Median age | 43 | 60 |
| Median household income | $82,836/yr +51% vs other | $40,560/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $215/wk +19% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Meadowvale | Oakwood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 997 across Bundaberg same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -45% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Meadowvale | Oakwood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 54% of QLD | Higher than 4% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 29% of QLD | Higher than 81% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 48% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 56% of QLD | Higher than 48% of QLD |
Liveability
Oakwood is more walkable (27 vs 0).
| Meadowvale | Oakwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
| Meadowvale | Oakwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 47/100 | 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 | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Meadowvale | Oakwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Meadowvale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Oakwood
- Oakwood State School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Meadowvale | Oakwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
| Meadowvale | Oakwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 27/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 367.5 km | 366.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 261 min | 257 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4670 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 4670 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.8%).
Setting
| Meadowvale | Oakwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 31 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 12.3 km | 13.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Meadowvale | Oakwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 169 premises | 0% 137 premises |
Climate
| Meadowvale | Oakwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 969 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 11.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Meadowvale | Oakwood | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 9.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Meadowvale | Oakwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,773/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bundaberg same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Meadowvale | Oakwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Meadowvale | Oakwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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