Mungar vs Pilerwa
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mungar, about half of households are couple families. In Pilerwa, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mungar tends to suit older residents, while Pilerwa suits people living alone, families with children, and 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mungar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Pilerwa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Mungar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mungar
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 10%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Mungar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.1% vs -2.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mungar and Pilerwa 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
Mungar rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Mungar has more residents (328 vs 50).
| Mungar | Pilerwa | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 328 +85% vs other | 50 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.1% | -2.0% |
| Median age | 49 | 48 |
| Median household income | $78,676/yr +31% vs other | $54,132/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
Property market
| Mungar | Pilerwa | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $670,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $340,000 | — |
Development activity
| Mungar | Pilerwa | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,578 across Fraser Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -8% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mungar | Pilerwa | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 49% of QLD | Higher than 16% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 75% of QLD | Higher than 1% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 39% of QLD | Higher than 38% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 64% of QLD | Higher than 47% of QLD |
Liveability
Mungar is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Mungar | Pilerwa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Mungar | Pilerwa | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 66/100 | — |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Mungar | Pilerwa | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Mungar
- Mungar State School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Pilerwa
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Mobility
| Mungar | Pilerwa | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 242.8 km | 244.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 170 min | 173 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4650 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 71 postcode 4650 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 (84.2%).
Setting
| Mungar | Pilerwa | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 36 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
| Distance to the ocean | 22.0 km | 24.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mungar | Pilerwa | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 108 premises | 0% 13 premises |
Climate
| Mungar | Pilerwa | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,074 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.7°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Mungar | Pilerwa | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mungar | Pilerwa | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,576/yr same for both | |
| Council | Fraser Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mungar | Pilerwa | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wide Bay same for both | |
| Member | Llew O'Brien same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mungar | Pilerwa | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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