Wandoan vs Woleebee
Wandoan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 42 in Woleebee. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wandoan, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Woleebee, the large majority of households own their home and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Wandoan tends to suit young adults, while Woleebee suits 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
Wandoan
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (44% vs 27%)
- But Woleebee has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 82%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Woleebee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $160/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Wandoan
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (410.4 km vs 433.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (290 min vs 306 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wandoan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.7% vs -34.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wandoan and Woleebee 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
Wandoan rents higher ($160/wk vs $0/wk); Wandoan has more residents (666 vs 62).
| Wandoan | Woleebee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 666 +91% vs other | 62 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.7% | -34.7% |
| Median age | 31 | 42 |
| Median household income | $64,636/yr | $97,448/yr +51% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $160/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 (30.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
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 (4.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Wandoan | Woleebee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Wandoan | Woleebee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 53 across Western Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -40% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Wandoan | Woleebee | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 8.0% $475/wk on $310K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Wandoan | Woleebee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 30% of QLD | Higher than 70% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of QLD | Higher than 11% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of QLD | Higher than 24% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 100% of QLD | — |
Liveability
| Wandoan | Woleebee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 24/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Woleebee carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 0).
| Wandoan | Woleebee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| Crime | High 78/100 | High 76/100 |
| 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
| Wandoan | Woleebee | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Wandoan
- Wandoan State School P-10 Government · Combined above peers
Schools in Woleebee
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Wandoan | Woleebee | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 22 same for both | |
Mobility
Woleebee sits further from the CBD (433.9 km vs 410.4 km).
| Wandoan | Woleebee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 410.4 km | 433.9 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 290 min | 306 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.5%).
Setting
| Wandoan | Woleebee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 292 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 302 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Wandoan | Woleebee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 367 premises | 0% 8 premises |
Council rates
| Wandoan | Woleebee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,238/yr same for both | |
| Council | Western Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wandoan | Woleebee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wandoan | Woleebee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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