Monduran vs Waterloo

Monduran is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 54 in Waterloo. 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 49%)
  • Waterloo carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Waterloo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 40%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Monduran

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $150/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Monduran

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (267 min vs 286 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (381 km vs 400.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Waterloo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Waterloo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.9% vs -7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Monduran and Waterloo 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 Waterloo
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 Waterloo
Walkability 0 / 0
Monduran — Walkability: 0/100 Waterloo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 82
Monduran — Safety: 16/100 Waterloo — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 42 / 35
Monduran — Low fire risk: 42/100 Waterloo — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Waterloo rents higher ($150/wk vs $0/wk); Waterloo has more residents (171 vs 84).

Monduran Waterloo
Population 84 171
+104% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.7% +17.9%
Median age 46 54
Median household income $71,500/yr
+18% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent — $150/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Monduran Waterloo
0-4 3.6% / 2.9%
Monduran — 0-4: 3.6% Waterloo — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 11.9% / 8.2%
Monduran — 5-14: 11.9% Waterloo — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 3.6% / 3.5%
Monduran — 15-19: 3.6% Waterloo — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 7.1% / 4.1%
Monduran — 20-24: 7.1% Waterloo — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 11.9% / 8.2%
Monduran — 25-34: 11.9% Waterloo — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 9.5% / 12.3%
Monduran — 35-44: 9.5% Waterloo — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 15.5% / 12.3%
Monduran — 45-54: 15.5% Waterloo — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 14.3% / 19.9%
Monduran — 55-64: 14.3% Waterloo — 55-64: 19.9%
65-74 9.5% / 17.5%
Monduran — 65-74: 9.5% Waterloo — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 13.1% / 7.6%
Monduran — 75-84: 13.1% Waterloo — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ — / —
Monduran — 85+: not among its largest Waterloo — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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%
Waterloo 29.7% couple families
Waterloo — Couple Families: 29.7% Waterloo — Lone Person: 43.2% Waterloo — One Parent Families: 18.9% Waterloo — Group Household: 8.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Waterloo 6.8% renting
Waterloo — Owned Outright: 64.4% Waterloo — Mortgage: 28.8% Waterloo — Renting: 6.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Qualifications

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

Monduran Waterloo
Certificate III & IV 9.5% / 19.9%
Monduran — Certificate III & IV: 9.5% Waterloo — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 6.4%
Monduran — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Waterloo — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.4%
Monduran — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Waterloo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.9%
Monduran — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Waterloo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Monduran — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Waterloo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Monduran Waterloo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 3% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD

Liveability

Monduran Waterloo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Monduran carries more crime risk (84 vs 18).

Monduran Waterloo
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime High
84/100
 Low
18/100
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 Waterloo
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 Waterloo
Waterways 12 7

Mobility

Waterloo sits further from the CBD (400.1 km vs 381 km).

Monduran Waterloo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 381 km 400.1 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 267 min 286 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4671
 0.0%
postcode 4673
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4671
 71
postcode 4673

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 Waterloo
Car (driver) 66.7% / 74.1%
Monduran — Car (driver): 66.7% Waterloo — Car (driver): 74.1%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 18.5%
Monduran — Worked from Home: 18.5% Waterloo — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Car (passenger) 14.8% / 7.4%
Monduran — Car (passenger): 14.8% Waterloo — Car (passenger): 7.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).

Setting

Monduran Waterloo
Elevation 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.6 km 20.1 km

NBN connectivity

Monduran Waterloo
Connectivity score 18/100 24/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
79 premises

Climate

Monduran Waterloo
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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Monduran

Rural

Waterloo

Retirees Rural

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