Roche Creek vs Wandoan

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Roche Creek, the large majority of households own their home and most households are people living alone. In Wandoan, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Roche Creek tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Wandoan suits young adults and families with children.

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

Wandoan

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (44% vs 33%)
  • But Roche Creek carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 78/100)

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

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wandoan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (290 min vs 304 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (410.4 km vs 425 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Roche Creek

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Wandoan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.7% vs -3.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Roche Creek Wandoan
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.

Roche Creek Wandoan
Walkability 0 / 0
Roche Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Wandoan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 22
Roche Creek — Safety: 64/100 Wandoan — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 38 / 100
Roche Creek — Low fire risk: 38/100 Wandoan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wandoan has more residents (666 vs 53); Roche Creek has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $64,636).

Roche Creek Wandoan
Population 53 666
+1157% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.6% +17.7%
Median age 32 31
Median household income $81,224/yr
+20% vs other
 $64,636/yr
Median weekly rent $160/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Roche Creek Wandoan
0-4 7.5% / 9.0%
Roche Creek — 0-4: 7.5% Wandoan — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 5.7% / 10.5%
Roche Creek — 5-14: 5.7% Wandoan — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 9.4% / 3.2%
Roche Creek — 15-19: 9.4% Wandoan — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 7.5% / 7.8%
Roche Creek — 20-24: 7.5% Wandoan — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 13.2% / 26.4%
Roche Creek — 25-34: 13.2% Wandoan — 25-34: 26.4%
35-44 5.7% / 10.7%
Roche Creek — 35-44: 5.7% Wandoan — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 — / 10.4%
Roche Creek — 45-54: not among its largest Wandoan — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 13.2% / 10.1%
Roche Creek — 55-64: 13.2% Wandoan — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 7.5% / 6.8%
Roche Creek — 65-74: 7.5% Wandoan — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 18.9% / 4.2%
Roche Creek — 75-84: 18.9% Wandoan — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / 0.8%
Roche Creek — 85+: not among its largest Wandoan — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Roche Creek 66.7% lone person
Roche Creek — Lone Person: 66.7% Roche Creek — Couple Families: 33.3% Roche Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Roche Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Wandoan 48.1% lone person
Wandoan — Lone Person: 48.1% Wandoan — Couple Families: 28.1% Wandoan — One Parent Families: 16.3% Wandoan — Group Household: 7.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Roche Creek 0.0% renting
Roche Creek — Owned Outright: 72.7% Roche Creek — Mortgage: 27.3% Roche Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Wandoan 56.5% renting
Wandoan — Owned Outright: 31.5% Wandoan — Mortgage: 12.0% Wandoan — Renting: 56.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Roche Creek 89.5% houses
Roche Creek — Houses: 89.5% Roche Creek — Flats / Apartments: 10.5% Roche Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wandoan 82.5% houses
Wandoan — Houses: 82.5% Wandoan — Flats / Apartments: 10.2% Wandoan — Townhouses: 7.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Roche Creek Wandoan
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 10.5%
Roche Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Wandoan — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 7.4%
Roche Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Wandoan — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 4.7%
Roche Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Wandoan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 7.5% / 0.9%
Roche Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.5% Wandoan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Roche Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wandoan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Property market

Roche Creek Wandoan
Median house price — $240,000
Median unit price — $253,000
Median land price — $66,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 106 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Roche Creek Wandoan
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
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.

Roche Creek Wandoan
Houses — 8.0%
$475/wk on $310K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Roche Creek Wandoan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 100% of QLD

Liveability

Roche Creek Wandoan
Grade — D
Score — 24/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Roche Creek carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 0); Wandoan carries more crime risk (78 vs 36).

Roche Creek Wandoan
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
36/100
 High
78/100
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

Roche Creek Wandoan
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Roche Creek

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

Schools in Wandoan

  • Wandoan State School P-10 Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Roche Creek Wandoan
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 6 22

Mobility

Roche Creek sits further from the CBD (425 km vs 410.4 km).

Roche Creek Wandoan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 425 km
+3% vs other
 410.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 304 min 290 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4419
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 4419
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.

Roche Creek Wandoan
Car (driver) 40.0% / 50.2%
Roche Creek — Car (driver): 40.0% Wandoan — Car (driver): 50.2%
Worked from Home 46.7% / 8.4%
Roche Creek — Worked from Home: 46.7% Wandoan — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Walked Only 13.3% / 11.2%
Roche Creek — Walked Only: 13.3% Wandoan — Walked Only: 11.2%
Bus — / 22.9%
Roche Creek — Bus: not among its largest Wandoan — Bus: 22.9%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Roche Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wandoan — Car (passenger): 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.2%).

Setting

Roche Creek Wandoan
Elevation 293 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Roche Creek Wandoan
Connectivity score 22/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 0%
367 premises

Council rates

Roche Creek Wandoan
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Roche Creek Wandoan
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Roche Creek Wandoan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Roche Creek

Retirees Rural

Wandoan

Affordable Rural Young Families

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