Monduran vs Moolboolaman

Monduran is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 54 in Moolboolaman. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Monduran, most households are couple families. On these figures, Monduran tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Monduran is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 46%)
  • Moolboolaman carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Moolboolaman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 40%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Monduran

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Moolboolaman

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (261 min vs 267 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (377.6 km vs 381 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moolboolaman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Moolboolaman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.2% vs -7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Monduran Moolboolaman
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.

Monduran Moolboolaman
Walkability 0 / 0
Monduran — Walkability: 0/100 Moolboolaman — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 65
Monduran — Safety: 16/100 Moolboolaman — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 42 / 100
Monduran — Low fire risk: 42/100 Moolboolaman — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Moolboolaman rents higher ($275/wk vs $0/wk); Moolboolaman has more residents (487 vs 84).

Monduran Moolboolaman
Population 84 487
+480% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.7% +12.2%
Median age 46 54
Median household income $71,500/yr
+34% vs other
 $47,424/yr
Median weekly rent — $275/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Monduran Moolboolaman
0-4 3.6% / 1.8%
Monduran — 0-4: 3.6% Moolboolaman — 0-4: 1.8%
5-14 11.9% / 12.5%
Monduran — 5-14: 11.9% Moolboolaman — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 3.6% / 5.3%
Monduran — 15-19: 3.6% Moolboolaman — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 7.1% / 3.1%
Monduran — 20-24: 7.1% Moolboolaman — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 11.9% / 6.2%
Monduran — 25-34: 11.9% Moolboolaman — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 9.5% / 9.2%
Monduran — 35-44: 9.5% Moolboolaman — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 15.5% / 11.1%
Monduran — 45-54: 15.5% Moolboolaman — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 14.3% / 23.8%
Monduran — 55-64: 14.3% Moolboolaman — 55-64: 23.8%
65-74 9.5% / 19.7%
Monduran — 65-74: 9.5% Moolboolaman — 65-74: 19.7%
75-84 13.1% / 5.7%
Monduran — 75-84: 13.1% Moolboolaman — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / 1.0%
Monduran — 85+: not among its largest Moolboolaman — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Monduran 61.1% couple families
Monduran — Couple Families: 61.1% Monduran — Lone Person: 38.9% Monduran — One Parent Families: 0.0% Monduran — Group Household: 0.0% Monduran — Other Families: 0.0%
Moolboolaman 25.8% couple families
Moolboolaman — Couple Families: 25.8% Moolboolaman — Lone Person: 43.3% Moolboolaman — One Parent Families: 20.0% Moolboolaman — Group Household: 7.5% Moolboolaman — Other Families: 3.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Monduran 0.0% renting
Monduran — Owned Outright: 52.4% Monduran — Mortgage: 47.6% Monduran — Renting: 0.0%
Moolboolaman 9.2% renting
Moolboolaman — Owned Outright: 56.1% Moolboolaman — Mortgage: 34.7% Moolboolaman — Renting: 9.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Monduran 107.7% houses
Monduran — Houses: 107.7%
Moolboolaman 100.0% houses
Moolboolaman — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Monduran Moolboolaman
Certificate III & IV 9.5% / 20.1%
Monduran — Certificate III & IV: 9.5% Moolboolaman — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 3.7%
Monduran — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Moolboolaman — Bachelor Degree: 3.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.7%
Monduran — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Moolboolaman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Monduran — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Moolboolaman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Monduran — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Moolboolaman — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Property market

Monduran Moolboolaman
Median house price — $700,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $375,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 52 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Monduran Moolboolaman
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD

Liveability

Monduran Moolboolaman
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Monduran carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 0); Monduran carries more crime risk (84 vs 35).

Monduran Moolboolaman
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
84/100
 Low
35/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Monduran Moolboolaman
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Monduran Moolboolaman
Waterways 12 8

Mobility

Monduran sits further from the CBD (381 km vs 377.6 km).

Monduran Moolboolaman
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 381 km 377.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 267 min 261 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4671
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4671
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.

Monduran Moolboolaman
Car (driver) 66.7% / 88.5%
Monduran — Car (driver): 66.7% Moolboolaman — Car (driver): 88.5%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 4.8%
Monduran — Worked from Home: 18.5% Moolboolaman — Worked from Home: 4.8%
Car (passenger) 14.8% / 3.8%
Monduran — Car (passenger): 14.8% Moolboolaman — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bus — / 2.9%
Monduran — Bus: not among its largest Moolboolaman — Bus: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.5%).

Setting

Monduran Moolboolaman
Elevation 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.6 km 49.5 km

NBN connectivity

Monduran Moolboolaman
Connectivity score 18/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
176 premises

Council rates

Monduran Moolboolaman
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Monduran Moolboolaman
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Monduran Moolboolaman
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Monduran

Rural

Moolboolaman

Retirees Rural

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