Mount Perry vs Wonbah
Mount Perry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 57 in Wonbah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Perry, about half of households are people living alone. In Wonbah, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Wonbah tends to suit people living alone.
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
- Mount Perry has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- Wonbah carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 80/100)
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
Wonbah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $196/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Perry
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (364.1 km vs 404.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (273 min vs 283 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Mount Perry is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- Wonbah carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 80/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mount Perry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-9.5% vs -20.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Perry and Wonbah 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
Mount Perry has more residents (487 vs 78); Wonbah skews older (57 vs 54).
| Mount Perry | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 487 +84% vs other | 78 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.5% | -20.4% |
| Median age | 54 | 57 |
| Median household income | $50,076/yr +7% vs other | $46,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $196/wk +8% vs other | $180/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (14.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mount Perry | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $332,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $62,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 73 days from 12 sales | — |
Development activity
| Mount Perry | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 30 across North Burnett | 997 across Bundaberg |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% | -45% |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Perry | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 13% of QLD | Higher than 10% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 79% of QLD | Higher than 55% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 10% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of QLD | Higher than 19% of QLD |
Liveability
Mount Perry is more walkable (20 vs 0).
| Mount Perry | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Perry carries more crime risk (80 vs 47); Wonbah carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 59).
| Mount Perry | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 59/100 | High 79/100 |
| Crime | High 80/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| 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
| Mount Perry | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mount Perry
- Mount Perry State School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Wonbah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Perry | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 35 | 14 |
Mobility
Wonbah sits further from the CBD (404.3 km vs 364.1 km).
| Mount Perry | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 364.1 km | 404.3 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 273 min | 283 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Mount Perry | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 168 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 334 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Perry | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 318 premises | 0% 54 premises |
Council rates
| Mount Perry | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,183/yr | $1,773/yr |
| Council | North Burnett | Bundaberg |
Federal electorate
| Mount Perry | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Perry | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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