Waterloo vs Yandaran

Comparing Waterloo and Yandaran, QLD: Yandaran has more residents (475 vs 171); Waterloo carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 40); and Waterloo sits further from the CBD (400.1 km vs 393.6 km).

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

Yandaran

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Waterloo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yandaran

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (278 min vs 286 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (393.6 km vs 400.1 km)

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

Waterloo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.9% vs 2.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Waterloo Yandaran
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.

Waterloo Yandaran
Walkability 0 / 0
Waterloo — Walkability: 0/100 Yandaran — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 78
Waterloo — Safety: 82/100 Yandaran — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 35 / 60
Waterloo — Low fire risk: 35/100 Yandaran — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Yandaran has more residents (475 vs 171); Yandaran rents higher ($200/wk vs $150/wk).

Waterloo Yandaran
Population 171 475
+178% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.9% +2.6%
Median age 54 52
Median household income $58,500/yr $62,608/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $200/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Waterloo Yandaran
0-4 2.9% / 2.3%
Waterloo — 0-4: 2.9% Yandaran — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 8.2% / 10.7%
Waterloo — 5-14: 8.2% Yandaran — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 3.5% / 7.6%
Waterloo — 15-19: 3.5% Yandaran — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 4.1% / 2.9%
Waterloo — 20-24: 4.1% Yandaran — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 8.2% / 4.2%
Waterloo — 25-34: 8.2% Yandaran — 25-34: 4.2%
35-44 12.3% / 9.1%
Waterloo — 35-44: 12.3% Yandaran — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 12.3% / 17.5%
Waterloo — 45-54: 12.3% Yandaran — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 19.9% / 20.2%
Waterloo — 55-64: 19.9% Yandaran — 55-64: 20.2%
65-74 17.5% / 17.5%
Waterloo — 65-74: 17.5% Yandaran — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 7.6% / 6.1%
Waterloo — 75-84: 7.6% Yandaran — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ — / 1.5%
Waterloo — 85+: not among its largest Yandaran — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Waterloo 43.2% lone person
Waterloo — Lone Person: 43.2% Waterloo — Couple Families: 29.7% Waterloo — One Parent Families: 18.9% Waterloo — Group Household: 8.1%
Yandaran 44.2% lone person
Yandaran — Lone Person: 44.2% Yandaran — Couple Families: 31.0% Yandaran — One Parent Families: 16.8% Yandaran — Group Household: 8.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Waterloo 6.8% renting
Waterloo — Owned Outright: 64.4% Waterloo — Mortgage: 28.8% Waterloo — Renting: 6.8%
Yandaran 11.8% renting
Yandaran — Owned Outright: 50.9% Yandaran — Mortgage: 37.3% Yandaran — Renting: 11.8%
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.

Waterloo Yandaran
England 7.6% / 3.4%
Waterloo — England: 7.6% Yandaran — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 3.5% / 3.2%
Waterloo — New Zealand: 3.5% Yandaran — New Zealand: 3.2%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Waterloo — Philippines: not among its largest Yandaran — Philippines: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Waterloo — South Africa: not among its largest Yandaran — South Africa: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Qualifications

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

Waterloo Yandaran
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 20.0%
Waterloo — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Yandaran — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 7.4%
Waterloo — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Yandaran — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 2.7%
Waterloo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Yandaran — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 0.6%
Waterloo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Yandaran — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 1.1%
Waterloo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Yandaran — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Waterloo 100.0% houses
Waterloo — Houses: 100.0% Waterloo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yandaran 93.5% houses
Yandaran — Houses: 93.5% Yandaran — Flats / Apartments: 6.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Waterloo Yandaran
Median house price — $710,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $445,000

Development activity

Waterloo Yandaran
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Waterloo Yandaran
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

Waterloo Yandaran
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Waterloo carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 40).

Waterloo Yandaran
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
22/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
90/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Waterloo Yandaran
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 Waterloo

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

Schools in Yandaran

  • Yandaran State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Waterloo Yandaran
Supermarkets 0 1
Waterways 7 12

Mobility

Waterloo sits further from the CBD (400.1 km vs 393.6 km).

Waterloo Yandaran
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 400.1 km
+2% vs other
 393.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 286 min 278 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4673
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 4673
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.

Waterloo Yandaran
Car (driver) 74.1% / 75.4%
Waterloo — Car (driver): 74.1% Yandaran — Car (driver): 75.4%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 14.0%
Waterloo — Worked from Home: 18.5% Yandaran — Worked from Home: 14.0%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 6.4%
Waterloo — Car (passenger): 7.4% Yandaran — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Walked Only — / 4.1%
Waterloo — Walked Only: not among its largest Yandaran — Walked Only: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Waterloo Yandaran
Elevation 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.1 km 9.7 km

NBN connectivity

Waterloo Yandaran
Connectivity score 24/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
79 premises
 0%
198 premises

Climate

Waterloo Yandaran
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

Council rates

Waterloo Yandaran
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Waterloo Yandaran
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Waterloo Yandaran
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Waterloo

Retirees Rural

Yandaran

Retirees Rural

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