Weranga vs Kogan

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Weranga, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Kogan: a median of $266,000, against $235,000 in Weranga, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Weranga tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Kogan suits share households.

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

Kogan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 44%)
  • But Weranga has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 80%)

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

First-home buyers

Weranga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($235,000 vs $266,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Weranga

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $240/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Kogan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (195 min vs 212 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (259.2 km vs 280.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kogan

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 3%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Kogan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.1% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Weranga Kogan
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.

Weranga Kogan
Walkability 0 / 0
Weranga — Walkability: 0/100 Kogan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 5
Weranga — Safety: 11/100 Kogan — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 53 / 68
Weranga — Low fire risk: 53/100 Kogan — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Kogan rents higher ($240/wk vs $150/wk); Kogan has higher household incomes ($53,092 vs $42,328).

Weranga Kogan
Population 208 211
+1% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.3% +11.1%
Median age 49
same for both
Median household income $42,328/yr $53,092/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $240/wk
+60% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Weranga Kogan
0-4 4.8% / 2.4%
Weranga — 0-4: 4.8% Kogan — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 13.5% / 9.0%
Weranga — 5-14: 13.5% Kogan — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 10.6% / 3.8%
Weranga — 15-19: 10.6% Kogan — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 1.4% / 4.3%
Weranga — 20-24: 1.4% Kogan — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 7.2% / 8.5%
Weranga — 25-34: 7.2% Kogan — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 8.2% / 12.8%
Weranga — 35-44: 8.2% Kogan — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 13.9% / 18.5%
Weranga — 45-54: 13.9% Kogan — 45-54: 18.5%
55-64 19.7% / 12.8%
Weranga — 55-64: 19.7% Kogan — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 17.3% / 16.6%
Weranga — 65-74: 17.3% Kogan — 65-74: 16.6%
75-84 6.2% / 10.0%
Weranga — 75-84: 6.2% Kogan — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ — / 2.8%
Weranga — 85+: not among its largest Kogan — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Weranga 48.1% lone person
Weranga — Lone Person: 48.1% Weranga — Couple Families: 27.8% Weranga — One Parent Families: 16.7% Weranga — Group Household: 7.4%
Kogan 33.9% lone person
Kogan — Lone Person: 33.9% Kogan — Couple Families: 30.5% Kogan — One Parent Families: 22.0% Kogan — Group Household: 13.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Weranga 0.0% renting
Weranga — Owned Outright: 79.7% Weranga — Mortgage: 20.3% Weranga — Renting: 0.0%
Kogan 13.8% renting
Kogan — Owned Outright: 69.2% Kogan — Mortgage: 16.9% Kogan — Renting: 13.8%
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.

Weranga Kogan
England 4.8% / 5.7%
Weranga — England: 4.8% Kogan — England: 5.7%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.9%
Weranga — New Zealand: 1.4% Kogan — New Zealand: 1.9%
Philippines 2.4% / —
Weranga — Philippines: 2.4% Kogan — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.9%
Weranga — South Africa: not among its largest Kogan — South Africa: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Weranga Kogan
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 19.4%
Weranga — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Kogan — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 3.3%
Weranga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Kogan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3%
Bachelor Degree 1.4% / 2.8%
Weranga — Bachelor Degree: 1.4% Kogan — Bachelor Degree: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Weranga — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kogan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Weranga 96.8% houses
Weranga — Houses: 96.8% Weranga — Townhouses: 0.0% Weranga — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Kogan 79.7% houses
Kogan — Houses: 79.7% Kogan — Townhouses: 14.5% Kogan — Flats / Apartments: 5.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Weranga Kogan
Median house price $235,000 $266,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $100,000 —

Development activity

Weranga Kogan
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Weranga Kogan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD

Liveability

Weranga Kogan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Weranga carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 32).

Weranga Kogan
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 Low
32/100
Crime High
89/100
 High
95/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Weranga Kogan
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 Weranga

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

Schools in Kogan

  • Kogan State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Weranga Kogan
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Weranga sits further from the CBD (280.3 km vs 259.2 km).

Weranga Kogan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 280.3 km
+8% vs other
 259.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 212 min 195 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4405
 0.0%
postcode 4406
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4405
 42
postcode 4406

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.

Weranga Kogan
Car (driver) 83.3% / 74.2%
Weranga — Car (driver): 83.3% Kogan — Car (driver): 74.2%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 21.0%
Weranga — Worked from Home: 16.7% Kogan — Worked from Home: 21.0%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Weranga — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kogan — Car (passenger): 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Weranga Kogan
Elevation 380 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 367 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Weranga Kogan
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
77 premises
 0%
64 premises

Council rates

Weranga Kogan
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Weranga Kogan
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Weranga Kogan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Weranga

Rural

Kogan

Retirees Rural

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