Windorah vs Jundah
Jundah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Windorah. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Windorah, about half of households are people living alone. In Jundah, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Jundah tends to suit 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
Windorah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 56/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Windorah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $100/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Windorah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (934 min vs 961 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1233.2 km vs 1240 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Windorah
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 56/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Jundah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.6% vs -9.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Windorah and Jundah 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
Windorah has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $74,724); Jundah has more residents (131 vs 104).
| Windorah | Jundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 104 | 131 +26% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.6% | +23.6% |
| Median age | 47 | 39 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr +32% vs other | $74,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $90/wk | $100/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
Development activity
| Windorah | Jundah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1 across Barcoo same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Windorah | Jundah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 83% of QLD | Higher than 45% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of QLD | Higher than 16% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 92% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 19% of QLD | Higher than 6% of QLD |
Liveability
| Windorah | Jundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Jundah carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Jundah carries more crime risk (56 vs 29).
| Windorah | Jundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Crime | Low 29/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| 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
| Windorah | Jundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Windorah
- Windorah State School Government · Primary
Schools in Jundah
- Jundah State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Windorah | Jundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| GPs | 1 same for both | |
| Police stations | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 2 |
| Waterways | 2099 | 3927 |
Mobility
Jundah sits further from the CBD (1240 km vs 1233.2 km).
| Windorah | Jundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1233.2 km | 1240 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 934 min | 961 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4481 | 1.7% postcode 4736 |
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 (59.6%).
Setting
| Windorah | Jundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 117 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 161 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Windorah | Jundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 47 premises | 0% 36 premises |
Federal electorate
| Windorah | Jundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Windorah | Jundah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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