Mullett Creek vs Winfield

Mullett Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 65 in Winfield. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Winfield, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mullett Creek tends to suit families with children, while Winfield suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Mullett Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 50%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Mullett Creek leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 28%)
  • Winfield has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mullett Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (406.1 km vs 411.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Winfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (52% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Winfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.5% vs -20.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mullett Creek Winfield
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.

Mullett Creek Winfield
Walkability 0 / 0
Mullett Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Winfield — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 37
Mullett Creek — Safety: 33/100 Winfield — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 54 / 45
Mullett Creek — Low fire risk: 54/100 Winfield — Low fire risk: 45/100

Demographics

Winfield has more residents (154 vs 67); Mullett Creek has higher household incomes ($75,816 vs $40,976).

Mullett Creek Winfield
Population 67 154
+130% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -20.2% +5.5%
Median age 51 65
Median household income $75,816/yr
+46% vs other
 $40,976/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+12% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mullett Creek Winfield
0-4 7.5% / 1.9%
Mullett Creek — 0-4: 7.5% Winfield — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 13.4% / 1.9%
Mullett Creek — 5-14: 13.4% Winfield — 5-14: 1.9%
15-19 9.0% / —
Mullett Creek — 15-19: 9.0% Winfield — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Mullett Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Winfield — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.0% / 5.2%
Mullett Creek — 25-34: 6.0% Winfield — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 14.9% / 3.2%
Mullett Creek — 35-44: 14.9% Winfield — 35-44: 3.2%
45-54 7.5% / 6.5%
Mullett Creek — 45-54: 7.5% Winfield — 45-54: 6.5%
55-64 28.4% / 23.4%
Mullett Creek — 55-64: 28.4% Winfield — 55-64: 23.4%
65-74 9.0% / 35.1%
Mullett Creek — 65-74: 9.0% Winfield — 65-74: 35.1%
75-84 — / 14.3%
Mullett Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Winfield — 75-84: 14.3%
85+ — / 2.6%
Mullett Creek — 85+: not among its largest Winfield — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mullett Creek 40.0% lone person
Mullett Creek — Lone Person: 40.0% Mullett Creek — Couple Families: 33.3% Mullett Creek — One Parent Families: 26.7%
Winfield 50.0% lone person
Winfield — Lone Person: 50.0% Winfield — Couple Families: 26.9% Winfield — One Parent Families: 23.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mullett Creek 0.0% renting
Mullett Creek — Owned Outright: 70.0% Mullett Creek — Mortgage: 30.0% Mullett Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Winfield 15.4% renting
Winfield — Owned Outright: 75.0% Winfield — Mortgage: 9.6% Winfield — Renting: 15.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mullett Creek 100.0% houses
Mullett Creek — Houses: 100.0% Mullett Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Winfield 89.4% houses
Winfield — Houses: 89.4% Winfield — Flats / Apartments: 10.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mullett Creek Winfield
Certificate III & IV 9.0% / 22.1%
Mullett Creek — Certificate III & IV: 9.0% Winfield — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 8.4%
Mullett Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Winfield — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.8%
Mullett Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Winfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.9%
Mullett Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Winfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Mullett Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Winfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Property market

Mullett Creek Winfield
Median house price — $453,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $490,000

Development activity

Mullett Creek Winfield
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mullett Creek Winfield
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Mullett Creek Winfield
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mullett Creek Winfield
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
95/100
 Moderate
46/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mullett Creek Winfield
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mullett Creek

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

Schools in Winfield

  • Winfield State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Mullett Creek Winfield
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 5 2

Mobility

Winfield sits further from the CBD (411.1 km vs 406.1 km).

Mullett Creek Winfield
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 406.1 km 411.1 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 292 min 289 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.

Mullett Creek Winfield
Car (driver) 64.0% / 53.3%
Mullett Creek — Car (driver): 64.0% Winfield — Car (driver): 53.3%
Worked from Home 24.0% / 20.0%
Mullett Creek — Worked from Home: 24.0% Winfield — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Car (passenger) — / 16.7%
Mullett Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Winfield — Car (passenger): 16.7%
Walked Only 12.0% / —
Mullett Creek — Walked Only: 12.0% Winfield — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus — / 10.0%
Mullett Creek — Bus: not among its largest Winfield — Bus: 10.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.0%).

Setting

Mullett Creek Winfield
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.3 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Mullett Creek Winfield
Connectivity score 23/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 0%
145 premises

Climate

Mullett Creek Winfield
Annual rainfall 969 mm 1,127 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C 29.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C 14.5°C

Council rates

Mullett Creek Winfield
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Mullett Creek Winfield
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mullett Creek Winfield
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mullett Creek

Rural

Winfield

Affordable Retirees Rural

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