Meadowvale vs Sharon

Meadowvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Sharon. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

Sharon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 47/100)

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

Meadowvale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sharon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (253 min vs 261 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (361.2 km vs 367.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sharon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 47/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Meadowvale Sharon
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.

Meadowvale Sharon
Walkability 0 / 0
Meadowvale — Walkability: 0/100 Sharon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 73
Meadowvale — Safety: 53/100 Sharon — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Meadowvale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sharon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sharon has more residents (1,209 vs 434); Sharon rents higher ($300/wk vs $180/wk).

Meadowvale Sharon
Population 434 1,209
+179% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.5% —
Median age 43 47
Median household income $82,836/yr
+14% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk $300/wk
+67% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Meadowvale Sharon
0-4 6.5% / 3.7%
Meadowvale — 0-4: 6.5% Sharon — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 13.1% / 13.3%
Meadowvale — 5-14: 13.1% Sharon — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 6.5% / 5.5%
Meadowvale — 15-19: 6.5% Sharon — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 6.0% / 5.2%
Meadowvale — 20-24: 6.0% Sharon — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 7.6% / 8.9%
Meadowvale — 25-34: 7.6% Sharon — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 11.5% / 11.1%
Meadowvale — 35-44: 11.5% Sharon — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 14.5% / 12.2%
Meadowvale — 45-54: 14.5% Sharon — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 14.3% / 16.8%
Meadowvale — 55-64: 14.3% Sharon — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 12.2% / 14.8%
Meadowvale — 65-74: 12.2% Sharon — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 7.4% / 7.0%
Meadowvale — 75-84: 7.4% Sharon — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 2.1% / 1.3%
Meadowvale — 85+: 2.1% Sharon — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Meadowvale 55.2% couple families
Meadowvale — Couple Families: 55.2% Meadowvale — Lone Person: 20.8% Meadowvale — One Parent Families: 17.7% Meadowvale — Group Household: 6.2%
Sharon 59.4% couple families
Sharon — Couple Families: 59.4% Sharon — Lone Person: 20.5% Sharon — One Parent Families: 15.3% Sharon — Group Household: 4.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Meadowvale 13.1% renting
Meadowvale — Owned Outright: 50.8% Meadowvale — Mortgage: 36.2% Meadowvale — Renting: 13.1%
Sharon 6.9% renting
Sharon — Owned Outright: 49.1% Sharon — Mortgage: 44.0% Sharon — Renting: 6.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Meadowvale Sharon
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 19.6%
Meadowvale — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Sharon — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 6.0%
Meadowvale — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Sharon — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.0% / 5.7%
Meadowvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0% Sharon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Meadowvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Sharon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.6%
Meadowvale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Sharon — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

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.

Meadowvale Sharon
England 0.9% / 2.8%
Meadowvale — England: 0.9% Sharon — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.2%
Meadowvale — New Zealand: 1.2% Sharon — New Zealand: 1.2%
Scotland 1.2% / —
Meadowvale — Scotland: 1.2% Sharon — Scotland: not among its largest
Ireland 1.2% / —
Meadowvale — Ireland: 1.2% Sharon — Ireland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Meadowvale — South Africa: 0.7% Sharon — South Africa: not among its largest
Thailand — / 0.7%
Meadowvale — Thailand: not among its largest Sharon — Thailand: 0.7%
Singapore — / 0.5%
Meadowvale — Singapore: not among its largest Sharon — Singapore: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Meadowvale 99.3% houses
Meadowvale — Houses: 99.3% Meadowvale — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Sharon 99.0% houses
Sharon — Houses: 99.0% Sharon — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Meadowvale Sharon
Median house price — $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $367,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 45 days
from 16 sales

Development activity

Meadowvale Sharon
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Meadowvale Sharon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 11% 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 51% of QLD

Liveability

Meadowvale Sharon
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Meadowvale carries more crime risk (47 vs 27).

Meadowvale Sharon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
27/100
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

Meadowvale Sharon
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 Sharon

  • Sharon State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Meadowvale Sharon
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Meadowvale sits further from the CBD (367.5 km vs 361.2 km).

Meadowvale Sharon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 367.5 km
+2% vs other
 361.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 261 min 253 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.

Meadowvale Sharon
Car (driver) 76.6% / 81.5%
Meadowvale — Car (driver): 76.6% Sharon — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home 9.1% / 8.6%
Meadowvale — Worked from Home: 9.1% Sharon — Worked from Home: 8.6%
Walked Only 11.0% / 1.3%
Meadowvale — Walked Only: 11.0% Sharon — Walked Only: 1.3%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 8.6%
Meadowvale — Car (passenger): 3.2% Sharon — Car (passenger): 8.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Meadowvale Sharon
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.3 km 17.4 km

NBN connectivity

Meadowvale Sharon
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
169 premises
 0%
484 premises

Climate

Meadowvale Sharon
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 Sharon
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Meadowvale Sharon
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Meadowvale Sharon
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 Sharon
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Meadowvale

Rural

Sharon

Acreage

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