Mungindi vs Thallon
Mungindi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Thallon. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mungindi, about half of households are people living alone. In Thallon, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mungindi 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Thallon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $180/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Thallon
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (364 min vs 380 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (526.4 km vs 532.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mungindi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Thallon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-10.1% vs -15.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mungindi and Thallon 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
Thallon has more residents (231 vs 124); Mungindi rents higher ($180/wk vs $125/wk).
| Mungindi | Thallon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 124 | 231 +86% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -15.1% | -10.1% |
| Median age | 39 | 42 |
| Median household income | $73,632/yr +12% vs other | $64,428/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk +31% vs other | $125/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
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 (2.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (16.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Mungindi | Thallon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 9 across Balonne same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mungindi | Thallon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 43% of QLD | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 6% of QLD | Higher than 23% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 76% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 2% of QLD | Higher than 8% of QLD |
Liveability
| Mungindi | Thallon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Mungindi | Thallon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| 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 | Thallon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Mungindi
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Thallon
- Thallon State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Mungindi | Thallon | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 31 | 17 |
Mobility
Mungindi sits further from the CBD (532.3 km vs 526.4 km).
| Mungindi | Thallon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 532.3 km +1% vs other | 526.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 380 min | 364 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2406 | 0.8% postcode 4497 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2406 | 49 postcode 4497 |
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 (78.0%).
Setting
| Mungindi | Thallon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 165 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 180 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mungindi | Thallon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 25 premises | 0% 60 premises |
Council rates
| Mungindi | Thallon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $567/yr same for both | |
| Council | Balonne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mungindi | Thallon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Thallon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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