Widgee vs Black Snake

Widgee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Black Snake. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Black Snake, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Black Snake tends to suit 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

Widgee

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 29%)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Widgee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Widgee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (146 min vs 171 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (195.1 km vs 227.3 km)
  • But Black Snake is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Widgee carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 77/100)
  • Black Snake is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Black Snake

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.3% vs 8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Widgee Black Snake
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.

Widgee Black Snake
Walkability 0 / 10
Widgee — Walkability: 0/100 Black Snake — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 62 / 23
Widgee — Safety: 62/100 Black Snake — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 30 / 25
Widgee — Low fire risk: 30/100 Black Snake — Low fire risk: 25/100

Demographics

Widgee has more residents (862 vs 88); Widgee has higher household incomes ($63,596 vs $55,224).

Widgee Black Snake
Population 862
+90% vs other
 88
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.6% +17.3%
Median age 49 54
Median household income $63,596/yr
+13% vs other
 $55,224/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Widgee Black Snake
0-4 3.8% / 5.7%
Widgee — 0-4: 3.8% Black Snake — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 11.4% / 12.5%
Widgee — 5-14: 11.4% Black Snake — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 6.3% / 4.5%
Widgee — 15-19: 6.3% Black Snake — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 2.7% / 5.7%
Widgee — 20-24: 2.7% Black Snake — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 8.2% / 3.4%
Widgee — 25-34: 8.2% Black Snake — 25-34: 3.4%
35-44 11.3% / 6.8%
Widgee — 35-44: 11.3% Black Snake — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 15.7% / 20.5%
Widgee — 45-54: 15.7% Black Snake — 45-54: 20.5%
55-64 18.2% / 27.3%
Widgee — 55-64: 18.2% Black Snake — 55-64: 27.3%
65-74 15.2% / 23.9%
Widgee — 65-74: 15.2% Black Snake — 65-74: 23.9%
75-84 6.5% / —
Widgee — 75-84: 6.5% Black Snake — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.2% / —
Widgee — 85+: 1.2% Black Snake — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Widgee 35.7% lone person
Widgee — Lone Person: 35.7% Widgee — Couple Families: 43.3% Widgee — One Parent Families: 18.6% Widgee — Group Household: 2.4%
Black Snake 70.6% lone person
Black Snake — Lone Person: 70.6% Black Snake — Couple Families: 29.4% Black Snake — One Parent Families: 0.0% Black Snake — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Widgee 9.0% renting
Widgee — Owned Outright: 44.5% Widgee — Mortgage: 46.5% Widgee — Renting: 9.0%
Black Snake 8.3% renting
Black Snake — Owned Outright: 69.4% Black Snake — Mortgage: 22.2% Black Snake — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Widgee 99.0% houses
Widgee — Houses: 99.0% Widgee — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Black Snake 100.0% houses
Black Snake — Houses: 100.0% Black Snake — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Widgee Black Snake
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 17.0%
Widgee — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Black Snake — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 14.8%
Widgee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Black Snake — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / —
Widgee — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Black Snake — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / —
Widgee — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Black Snake — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / —
Widgee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Black Snake — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Property market

Widgee Black Snake
Median house price $721,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $290,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 51 days
from 5 sales
 —

Development activity

Widgee Black Snake
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Widgee Black Snake
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD

Liveability

Black Snake is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Widgee Black Snake
Grade D —
Score 17/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Black Snake carries more crime risk (77 vs 38).

Widgee Black Snake
Bushfire High
70/100
 High
75/100
Crime Low
38/100
 High
77/100
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

Widgee Black Snake
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Widgee

  • Widgee State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Black Snake

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

Amenities in the suburb

Widgee Black Snake
Parks & reserves 5 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 17 20

Mobility

Black Snake sits further from the CBD (227.3 km vs 195.1 km).

Widgee Black Snake
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Brisbane 195.1 km 227.3 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 146 min 171 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
 0.0%
postcode 4600
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
 72
postcode 4600

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.

Widgee Black Snake
Car (driver) 78.4% / 90.0%
Widgee — Car (driver): 78.4% Black Snake — Car (driver): 90.0%
Worked from Home 16.9% / —
Widgee — Worked from Home: 16.9% Black Snake — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 10.0%
Widgee — Car (passenger): 3.6% Black Snake — Car (passenger): 10.0%
Bus 1.1% / —
Widgee — Bus: 1.1% Black Snake — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.0%).

Setting

Widgee Black Snake
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 295 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Widgee Black Snake
Connectivity score 29/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
387 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Widgee Black Snake
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Widgee Black Snake
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Widgee Black Snake
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Widgee Black Snake
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Widgee

Rural

Black Snake

River Rural

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