Mungindi vs Dirranbandi

Mungindi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Dirranbandi. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are 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

Mungindi

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 81/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 73%)
  • But Dirranbandi has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Dirranbandi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dirranbandi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($145/wk vs $180/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mungindi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (380 min vs 440 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (532.3 km vs 604.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dirranbandi

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 13%)
  • But Mungindi carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Dirranbandi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-4.7% vs -15.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mungindi Dirranbandi
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.

Mungindi Dirranbandi
Walkability 0 / 0
Mungindi — Walkability: 0/100 Dirranbandi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 19
Mungindi — Safety: 60/100 Dirranbandi — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mungindi — Low fire risk: 100/100 Dirranbandi — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dirranbandi has more residents (610 vs 124); Mungindi rents higher ($180/wk vs $145/wk).

Mungindi Dirranbandi
Population 124 610
+392% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.1% -4.7%
Median age 39 44
Median household income $73,632/yr
+11% vs other
 $65,832/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk
+19% vs other
 $145/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mungindi Dirranbandi
0-4 7.3% / 6.6%
Mungindi — 0-4: 7.3% Dirranbandi — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 12.1% / 10.8%
Mungindi — 5-14: 12.1% Dirranbandi — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 4.0% / 5.1%
Mungindi — 15-19: 4.0% Dirranbandi — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 8.1% / 5.7%
Mungindi — 20-24: 8.1% Dirranbandi — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 11.3% / 10.7%
Mungindi — 25-34: 11.3% Dirranbandi — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 9.7% / 10.8%
Mungindi — 35-44: 9.7% Dirranbandi — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 10.5% / 14.8%
Mungindi — 45-54: 10.5% Dirranbandi — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 11.3% / 14.9%
Mungindi — 55-64: 11.3% Dirranbandi — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 11.3% / 11.6%
Mungindi — 65-74: 11.3% Dirranbandi — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 5.6% / 5.9%
Mungindi — 75-84: 5.6% Dirranbandi — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 4.8% / 1.3%
Mungindi — 85+: 4.8% Dirranbandi — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mungindi 50.0% lone person
Mungindi — Lone Person: 50.0% Mungindi — Couple Families: 41.7% Mungindi — One Parent Families: 8.3% Mungindi — Group Household: 0.0% Mungindi — Other Families: 0.0%
Dirranbandi 48.8% lone person
Dirranbandi — Lone Person: 48.8% Dirranbandi — Couple Families: 32.1% Dirranbandi — One Parent Families: 13.1% Dirranbandi — Group Household: 4.2% Dirranbandi — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mungindi 22.0% renting
Mungindi — Owned Outright: 65.9% Mungindi — Mortgage: 12.2% Mungindi — Renting: 22.0%
Dirranbandi 37.4% renting
Dirranbandi — Owned Outright: 43.2% Dirranbandi — Mortgage: 19.5% Dirranbandi — Renting: 37.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Mungindi Dirranbandi
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.1%
Mungindi — New Zealand: 2.4% Dirranbandi — New Zealand: 2.1%
England — / 1.6%
Mungindi — England: not among its largest Dirranbandi — England: 1.6%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Mungindi — South Africa: not among its largest Dirranbandi — South Africa: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Mungindi — Philippines: not among its largest Dirranbandi — Philippines: 0.5%
Indonesia — / 0.5%
Mungindi — Indonesia: not among its largest Dirranbandi — Indonesia: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Qualifications

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

Mungindi Dirranbandi
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 10.7%
Mungindi — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Dirranbandi — Certificate III & IV: 10.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 9.5%
Mungindi — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Dirranbandi — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 5.9%
Mungindi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Dirranbandi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Mungindi — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Dirranbandi — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Mungindi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dirranbandi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mungindi 97.9% houses
Mungindi — Houses: 97.9% Mungindi — Townhouses: 12.8% Mungindi — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Dirranbandi 72.8% houses
Dirranbandi — Houses: 72.8% Dirranbandi — Townhouses: 19.2% Dirranbandi — Flats / Apartments: 7.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mungindi Dirranbandi
Median house price — $110,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $28,707

Development activity

Mungindi Dirranbandi
New dwellings approved 9
across Balonne
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mungindi Dirranbandi
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD

Liveability

Mungindi Dirranbandi
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Dirranbandi carries more crime risk (81 vs 40).

Mungindi Dirranbandi
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
40/100
 High
81/100
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

Mungindi Dirranbandi
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mungindi

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

Schools in Dirranbandi

  • Dirranbandi P-10 State School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mungindi Dirranbandi
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 1
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 1
same for both
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 31 85

Mobility

Dirranbandi sits further from the CBD (604.1 km vs 532.3 km).

Mungindi Dirranbandi
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 532.3 km 604.1 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 380 min 440 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2406
 0.0%
postcode 4486
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 2406
 44
postcode 4486

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.

Mungindi Dirranbandi
Car (driver) 78.0% / 61.4%
Mungindi — Car (driver): 78.0% Dirranbandi — Car (driver): 61.4%
Worked from Home 10.0% / 22.1%
Mungindi — Worked from Home: 10.0% Dirranbandi — Worked from Home: 22.1%
Walked Only 6.0% / 13.2%
Mungindi — Walked Only: 6.0% Dirranbandi — Walked Only: 13.2%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 3.3%
Mungindi — Car (passenger): 6.0% Dirranbandi — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.0%).

Setting

Mungindi Dirranbandi
Elevation 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 160 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mungindi Dirranbandi
Connectivity score 15/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
357 premises

Council rates

Mungindi Dirranbandi
Average residential rate $567/yr
same for both
Council Balonne
same for both

Federal electorate

Mungindi Dirranbandi
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mungindi Dirranbandi
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mungindi

Rural

Dirranbandi

Affordable Rural

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