Qunaba vs Windermere

Windermere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Qunaba. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Qunaba, about half of households are couple families. In Windermere, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Qunaba tends to suit older residents, while Windermere 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

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

Windermere

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Qunaba is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • Windermere sits closer to the CBD (364.4 km vs 366.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Qunaba

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Qunaba Windermere
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.

Qunaba Windermere
Walkability 17 / 0
Qunaba — Walkability: 17/100 Windermere — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 70
Qunaba — Safety: 72/100 Windermere — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Qunaba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Windermere — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Qunaba has more residents (836 vs 188); Windermere has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $84,188).

Qunaba Windermere
Population 836
+78% vs other
 188
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.4% +2.2%
Median age 48 40
Median household income $84,188/yr $107,224/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+17% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Qunaba Windermere
0-4 4.4% / 3.7%
Qunaba — 0-4: 4.4% Windermere — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 10.8% / 14.9%
Qunaba — 5-14: 10.8% Windermere — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 7.2% / 3.2%
Qunaba — 15-19: 7.2% Windermere — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 4.3% / 5.9%
Qunaba — 20-24: 4.3% Windermere — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 8.6% / 15.4%
Qunaba — 25-34: 8.6% Windermere — 25-34: 15.4%
35-44 11.2% / 14.9%
Qunaba — 35-44: 11.2% Windermere — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 14.0% / 13.8%
Qunaba — 45-54: 14.0% Windermere — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 14.1% / 12.2%
Qunaba — 55-64: 14.1% Windermere — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 15.4% / 6.4%
Qunaba — 65-74: 15.4% Windermere — 65-74: 6.4%
75-84 7.5% / 4.8%
Qunaba — 75-84: 7.5% Windermere — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 1.9% / —
Qunaba — 85+: 1.9% Windermere — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Qunaba 50.0% couple families
Qunaba — Couple Families: 50.0% Qunaba — Lone Person: 30.3% Qunaba — One Parent Families: 18.2% Qunaba — Group Household: 1.5%
Windermere 75.9% couple families
Windermere — Couple Families: 75.9% Windermere — Lone Person: 24.1% Windermere — One Parent Families: 0.0% Windermere — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Qunaba 13.7% renting
Qunaba — Owned Outright: 47.2% Qunaba — Mortgage: 39.1% Qunaba — Renting: 13.7%
Windermere 13.0% renting
Windermere — Owned Outright: 51.9% Windermere — Mortgage: 35.2% Windermere — Renting: 13.0%
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.

Qunaba Windermere
England 3.2% / 3.7%
Qunaba — England: 3.2% Windermere — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 2.9% / —
Qunaba — New Zealand: 2.9% Windermere — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 1.1% / —
Qunaba — Germany: 1.1% Windermere — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Qunaba — South Africa: 0.7% Windermere — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 0.6% / —
Qunaba — Scotland: 0.6% Windermere — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Qunaba Windermere
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 13.8%
Qunaba — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Windermere — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 13.3%
Qunaba — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Windermere — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 6.9%
Qunaba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Windermere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 1.6%
Qunaba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Windermere — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / —
Qunaba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Windermere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Qunaba 99.1% houses
Qunaba — Houses: 99.1% Qunaba — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Windermere 100.0% houses
Windermere — Houses: 100.0% Windermere — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Qunaba Windermere
Median house price $747,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $275,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 9 sales
 —

Development activity

Qunaba Windermere
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
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.

Qunaba Windermere
Houses 4.2%
$650/wk on $800K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Qunaba Windermere
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of QLD —

Liveability

Qunaba is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Qunaba Windermere
Grade B —
Score 60/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Qunaba Windermere
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
30/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Qunaba Windermere
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Qunaba Windermere
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Qunaba sits further from the CBD (366.8 km vs 364.4 km).

Qunaba Windermere
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 366.8 km 364.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 256 min 254 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.

Qunaba Windermere
Car (driver) 80.7% / 65.6%
Qunaba — Car (driver): 80.7% Windermere — Car (driver): 65.6%
Worked from Home 8.3% / 14.0%
Qunaba — Worked from Home: 8.3% Windermere — Worked from Home: 14.0%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 14.0%
Qunaba — Car (passenger): 6.6% Windermere — Car (passenger): 14.0%
Walked Only 1.9% / 6.5%
Qunaba — Walked Only: 1.9% Windermere — Walked Only: 6.5%
Bicycle 1.4% / —
Qunaba — Bicycle: 1.4% Windermere — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.7%).

Setting

Qunaba Windermere
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.8 km
4.0 km to a named beach
 4.6 km

NBN connectivity

Qunaba Windermere
Connectivity score 61/100 31/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
434 premises
 1%
69 premises

Climate

Qunaba Windermere
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Qunaba Windermere
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Qunaba Windermere
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Qunaba Windermere
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Qunaba Windermere
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Qunaba

Acreage

Windermere

Rural

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