Mundingburra vs Annandale

Annandale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Mundingburra. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Mundingburra, about half of households are people living alone. In Annandale, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Annandale: a median of $770,000, against $625,000 in Mundingburra, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mundingburra tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Annandale suits 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

Annandale

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (20 vs 6)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 44%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 65%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Mundingburra has cheaper houses ($625,000 vs $770,000)
  • Annandale leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mundingburra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $380/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mundingburra has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
  • Annandale carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Mundingburra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.2% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mundingburra Annandale
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.

Mundingburra Annandale
Walkability 71 / 73
Mundingburra — Walkability: 71/100 Annandale — Walkability: 73/100
Safety 17 / 41
Mundingburra — Safety: 17/100 Annandale — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mundingburra — Low fire risk: 100/100 Annandale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Annandale has more residents (8,376 vs 3,594); Annandale has higher household incomes ($116,376 vs $69,888).

Mundingburra Annandale
Population 3,594 8,376
+133% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.7% -2.3%
Median age 43 40
Median household income $69,888/yr $116,376/yr
+67% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $380/wk
+41% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mundingburra Annandale
0-4 3.4% / 4.5%
Mundingburra — 0-4: 3.4% Annandale — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 13.6% / 15.0%
Mundingburra — 5-14: 13.6% Annandale — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 8.3% / 8.6%
Mundingburra — 15-19: 8.3% Annandale — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 5.3% / 5.8%
Mundingburra — 20-24: 5.3% Annandale — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 9.5% / 9.7%
Mundingburra — 25-34: 9.5% Annandale — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 11.3% / 11.9%
Mundingburra — 35-44: 11.3% Annandale — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 12.1% / 15.0%
Mundingburra — 45-54: 12.1% Annandale — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 12.0% / 13.2%
Mundingburra — 55-64: 12.0% Annandale — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 9.7% / 9.4%
Mundingburra — 65-74: 9.7% Annandale — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 8.4% / 4.9%
Mundingburra — 75-84: 8.4% Annandale — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 6.1% / 1.9%
Mundingburra — 85+: 6.1% Annandale — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mundingburra 28.7% couple families
Mundingburra — Couple Families: 28.7% Mundingburra — Lone Person: 50.8% Mundingburra — One Parent Families: 15.3% Mundingburra — Group Household: 3.6% Mundingburra — Other Families: 1.6%
Annandale 57.1% couple families
Annandale — Couple Families: 57.1% Annandale — Lone Person: 20.5% Annandale — One Parent Families: 15.8% Annandale — Group Household: 4.9% Annandale — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mundingburra 34.7% renting
Mundingburra — Owned Outright: 32.9% Mundingburra — Mortgage: 32.4% Mundingburra — Renting: 34.7%
Annandale 24.4% renting
Annandale — Owned Outright: 36.5% Annandale — Mortgage: 39.1% Annandale — Renting: 24.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mundingburra Annandale
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 14.4%
Mundingburra — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Annandale — Bachelor Degree: 14.4%
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 13.0%
Mundingburra — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Annandale — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 7.2%
Mundingburra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Annandale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 5.9%
Mundingburra — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Annandale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.2%
Mundingburra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Annandale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

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.

Mundingburra Annandale
England 2.9% / 2.7%
Mundingburra — England: 2.9% Annandale — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.1%
Mundingburra — New Zealand: 2.1% Annandale — New Zealand: 2.1%
India 0.9% / 2.2%
Mundingburra — India: 0.9% Annandale — India: 2.2%
South Africa 0.6% / 1.3%
Mundingburra — South Africa: 0.6% Annandale — South Africa: 1.3%
China 0.4% / 1.0%
Mundingburra — China: 0.4% Annandale — China: 1.0%
Scotland 0.6% / —
Mundingburra — Scotland: 0.6% Annandale — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mundingburra 64.9% houses
Mundingburra — Houses: 64.9% Mundingburra — Townhouses: 31.0% Mundingburra — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Annandale 100.2% houses
Annandale — Houses: 100.2% Annandale — Townhouses: 0.0% Annandale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mundingburra Annandale
Median house price $625,000 $770,000
Median unit price $400,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 16 sales
 28 days
from 64 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mundingburra Annandale
3 bed $610K / $674K
Mundingburra — 3 bed: $610K (20 sales) Annandale — 3 bed: $674K (34 sales)

20 vs 34 sales

4 bed $644K / $790K
Mundingburra — 4 bed: $644K (13 sales) Annandale — 4 bed: $790K (81 sales)

13 vs 81 sales

Development activity

Mundingburra Annandale
New dwellings approved 1,096
across Townsville
same for both
Approvals change year on year -22%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Mundingburra Annandale
Houses 5.2%
$670/wk on $668K
 4.3%
$655/wk on $800K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mundingburra Annandale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Schools Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 93% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 73% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD

Liveability

Annandale scores higher overall (61 vs 48).

Mundingburra Annandale
Grade C B
Score 48/100 61/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Mundingburra carries more crime risk (83 vs 59).

Mundingburra Annandale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
59/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mundingburra Annandale
Inside the suburb 4 5
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 2
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
James Cook University - Townsville, 5.3 km
 1
James Cook University - Townsville, 6.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 2.7%

Schools in Mundingburra

  • St Joseph's Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Mundingburra State School Government · Primary at peers
  • The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James Independent · Combined at peers
  • Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Annandale

  • Annandale Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Southern Cross Catholic College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • William Ross State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Annandale State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Townsville Grammar School - Annandale Campus Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Mundingburra Annandale
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 6 20
Childcare 6 7
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Mundingburra Annandale
Walkability score 71/100 73/100
Distance to Brisbane 1349.4 km 1348.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 922 min 919 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 83.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 58.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4812
 0.7%
postcode 4814
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 4812
 63
postcode 4814

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.

Mundingburra Annandale
Car (driver) 78.4% / 83.8%
Mundingburra — Car (driver): 78.4% Annandale — Car (driver): 83.8%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 6.3%
Mundingburra — Car (passenger): 6.6% Annandale — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Worked from Home 6.9% / 5.6%
Mundingburra — Worked from Home: 6.9% Annandale — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Walked Only 3.4% / 1.4%
Mundingburra — Walked Only: 3.4% Annandale — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bicycle 2.5% / 2.0%
Mundingburra — Bicycle: 2.5% Annandale — Bicycle: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.8%).

Setting

Mundingburra Annandale
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.9 km 6.6 km

NBN connectivity

Mundingburra Annandale
Connectivity score 96/100 80/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 89%
1,956 premises
 64%
3,084 premises

Climate

Mundingburra Annandale
Annual rainfall 1,304 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 15.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mundingburra Annandale
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³ —
PM10 15.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.25 pphm —

Council rates

Mundingburra Annandale
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

Mundingburra Annandale
Division Herbert Dawson
Member Phillip Thompson Andrew Willcox
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mundingburra Annandale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mundingburra

Affordable Parks Quiet Townhouses

Annandale

Large Blocks Parks Regional Centre

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