Wieambilla vs Condamine

Condamine is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 46 in Wieambilla. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Wieambilla tends to suit share households, while Condamine suits people living alone 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

Condamine

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 94/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Wieambilla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (315.3 km vs 339.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (238 min vs 246 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Wieambilla has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)
  • Condamine carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 94/100)

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

Investors

Wieambilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-16.1% vs -23.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wieambilla Condamine
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.

Wieambilla Condamine
Walkability 0 / 0
Wieambilla — Walkability: 0/100 Condamine — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 6 / 32
Wieambilla — Safety: 6/100 Condamine — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 59 / 66
Wieambilla — Low fire risk: 59/100 Condamine — Low fire risk: 66/100

Demographics

Condamine has more residents (294 vs 78); Wieambilla skews older (46 vs 37).

Wieambilla Condamine
Population 78 294
+277% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.1% -23.4%
Median age 46 37
Median household income $61,724/yr $72,956/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wieambilla Condamine
0-4 3.8% / 9.2%
Wieambilla — 0-4: 3.8% Condamine — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 3.8% / 12.2%
Wieambilla — 5-14: 3.8% Condamine — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 9.0% / 3.7%
Wieambilla — 15-19: 9.0% Condamine — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 — / 8.5%
Wieambilla — 20-24: not among its largest Condamine — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 7.7% / 11.9%
Wieambilla — 25-34: 7.7% Condamine — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 17.9% / 13.3%
Wieambilla — 35-44: 17.9% Condamine — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 21.8% / 16.3%
Wieambilla — 45-54: 21.8% Condamine — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 9.0% / 8.5%
Wieambilla — 55-64: 9.0% Condamine — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 15.4% / 10.2%
Wieambilla — 65-74: 15.4% Condamine — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 6.4% / 6.5%
Wieambilla — 75-84: 6.4% Condamine — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / —
Wieambilla — 85+: not among its largest Condamine — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wieambilla 37.5% couple families
Wieambilla — Couple Families: 37.5% Wieambilla — Lone Person: 18.8% Wieambilla — One Parent Families: 18.8% Wieambilla — Group Household: 25.0%
Condamine 43.5% couple families
Condamine — Couple Families: 43.5% Condamine — Lone Person: 39.1% Condamine — One Parent Families: 13.0% Condamine — Group Household: 4.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wieambilla 31.0% renting
Wieambilla — Owned Outright: 58.6% Wieambilla — Mortgage: 10.3% Wieambilla — Renting: 31.0%
Condamine 26.1% renting
Condamine — Owned Outright: 37.0% Condamine — Mortgage: 37.0% Condamine — Renting: 26.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wieambilla 100.0% houses
Wieambilla — Houses: 100.0% Wieambilla — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Condamine 92.4% houses
Condamine — Houses: 92.4% Condamine — Flats / Apartments: 7.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Wieambilla Condamine
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 16.3%
Wieambilla — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Condamine — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 8.8%
Wieambilla — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Condamine — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.1%
Wieambilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Condamine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Wieambilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Condamine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Property market

Wieambilla Condamine
Median house price — $355,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $65,000

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Wieambilla Condamine
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 43% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD

Liveability

Wieambilla Condamine
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Wieambilla carries more crime risk (94 vs 68).

Wieambilla Condamine
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Low
34/100
Crime High
94/100
 Moderate
68/100
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

Wieambilla Condamine
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wieambilla

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

Schools in Condamine

  • Condamine State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wieambilla Condamine
Parks & reserves 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 6
same for both

Mobility

Condamine sits further from the CBD (339.2 km vs 315.3 km).

Wieambilla Condamine
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 315.3 km 339.2 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 238 min 246 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4413
 0.0%
postcode 4416
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4413
 45
postcode 4416

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.

Wieambilla Condamine
Car (driver) 72.0% / 63.6%
Wieambilla — Car (driver): 72.0% Condamine — Car (driver): 63.6%
Worked from Home 12.0% / 23.1%
Wieambilla — Worked from Home: 12.0% Condamine — Worked from Home: 23.1%
Car (passenger) 16.0% / 5.6%
Wieambilla — Car (passenger): 16.0% Condamine — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only — / 7.7%
Wieambilla — Walked Only: not among its largest Condamine — Walked Only: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.0%).

Setting

Wieambilla Condamine
Elevation 312 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 279 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wieambilla Condamine
Connectivity score 15/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
152 premises

Climate

Wieambilla Condamine
Annual rainfall 587 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wieambilla Condamine
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Wieambilla Condamine
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wieambilla Condamine
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wieambilla

Rural

Condamine

Rural Young Families

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