Mitchell vs Womalilla

Womalilla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 45 in Mitchell. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mitchell, about half of households are people living alone. In Womalilla, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Mitchell tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Womalilla suits young adults, families with children, and couples.

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

Mitchell

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 81%)
  • But Womalilla carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 67/100)

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

First-home buyers

Womalilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Womalilla

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $170/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mitchell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (393 min vs 414 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (567.2 km vs 586.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Mitchell has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • Womalilla has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Womalilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (84.6% vs -3.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mitchell Womalilla
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.

Mitchell Womalilla
Walkability 4 / 0
Mitchell — Walkability: 4/100 Womalilla — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 72
Mitchell — Safety: 33/100 Womalilla — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 77 / 100
Mitchell — Low fire risk: 77/100 Womalilla — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mitchell has more residents (995 vs 72); Womalilla has higher household incomes ($71,448 vs $49,660).

Mitchell Womalilla
Population 995
+93% vs other
 72
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.5% +84.6%
Median age 45 33
Median household income $49,660/yr $71,448/yr
+44% vs other
Median weekly rent $170/wk
+12% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mitchell Womalilla
0-4 4.7% / 15.3%
Mitchell — 0-4: 4.7% Womalilla — 0-4: 15.3%
5-14 14.1% / 15.3%
Mitchell — 5-14: 14.1% Womalilla — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 6.2% / —
Mitchell — 15-19: 6.2% Womalilla — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.4% / 6.9%
Mitchell — 20-24: 4.4% Womalilla — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 9.7% / 25.0%
Mitchell — 25-34: 9.7% Womalilla — 25-34: 25.0%
35-44 10.1% / 8.3%
Mitchell — 35-44: 10.1% Womalilla — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 11.7% / 9.7%
Mitchell — 45-54: 11.7% Womalilla — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 14.0% / 13.9%
Mitchell — 55-64: 14.0% Womalilla — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 15.2% / 6.9%
Mitchell — 65-74: 15.2% Womalilla — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 7.1% / 9.7%
Mitchell — 75-84: 7.1% Womalilla — 75-84: 9.7%
85+ 2.8% / —
Mitchell — 85+: 2.8% Womalilla — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mitchell 31.8% couple families
Mitchell — Couple Families: 31.8% Mitchell — Lone Person: 48.9% Mitchell — One Parent Families: 12.9% Mitchell — Group Household: 5.0% Mitchell — Other Families: 1.4%
Womalilla 78.6% couple families
Womalilla — Couple Families: 78.6% Womalilla — Lone Person: 21.4% Womalilla — One Parent Families: 0.0% Womalilla — Group Household: 0.0% Womalilla — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mitchell 29.3% renting
Mitchell — Owned Outright: 47.6% Mitchell — Mortgage: 23.1% Mitchell — Renting: 29.3%
Womalilla 0.0% renting
Womalilla — Owned Outright: 64.7% Womalilla — Mortgage: 35.3% Womalilla — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mitchell 94.1% houses
Mitchell — Houses: 94.1% Mitchell — Townhouses: 1.5% Mitchell — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Womalilla 81.0% houses
Womalilla — Houses: 81.0% Womalilla — Townhouses: 14.3% Womalilla — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mitchell Womalilla
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 11.1%
Mitchell — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Womalilla — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 12.5%
Mitchell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Womalilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.1% / 11.1%
Mitchell — Bachelor Degree: 4.1% Womalilla — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Mitchell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Womalilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / —
Mitchell — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Womalilla — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.0%).

Property market

Mitchell Womalilla
Median house price $179,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $47,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 62 days
from 6 sales
 —

Development activity

Mitchell Womalilla
New dwellings approved 11
across Maranoa
same for both
Approvals change year on year +100%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mitchell Womalilla
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD

Liveability

Mitchell Womalilla
Grade D —
Score 22/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mitchell carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0); Mitchell carries more crime risk (67 vs 28).

Mitchell Womalilla
Bushfire Low
23/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Low
28/100
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

Mitchell Womalilla
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mitchell

  • Mitchell State School Government · Combined above peers
  • St Patrick's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Womalilla

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mitchell Womalilla
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 7 2
Childcare 1 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 23 18

Mobility

Womalilla sits further from the CBD (586.8 km vs 567.2 km).

Mitchell Womalilla
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 567.2 km 586.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 393 min 414 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4465
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 4465
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.

Mitchell Womalilla
Car (driver) 72.2% / 66.7%
Mitchell — Car (driver): 72.2% Womalilla — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 33.3%
Mitchell — Worked from Home: 10.5% Womalilla — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Walked Only 9.6% / —
Mitchell — Walked Only: 9.6% Womalilla — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 7.6% / —
Mitchell — Car (passenger): 7.6% Womalilla — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).

Setting

Mitchell Womalilla
Elevation 349 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 421 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mitchell Womalilla
Connectivity score 44/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
549 premises
 0%
17 premises

Climate

Mitchell Womalilla
Annual rainfall 591 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Mitchell Womalilla
Average residential rate $1,233/yr
same for both
Council Maranoa
same for both

Federal electorate

Mitchell Womalilla
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mitchell Womalilla
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mitchell

Affordable Retirees Rural

Womalilla

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