Winfield vs Rules Beach

Rules Beach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 60 against 65 in Winfield. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Winfield, about half of households are people living alone. In Rules Beach, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Winfield tends to suit older residents, while Rules Beach suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Winfield is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 36%)
  • Rules Beach has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

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

First-home buyers

Winfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 31%)

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

Winfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (289 min vs 328 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (411.1 km vs 458.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Winfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (52% vs 36%)

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

Investors

Winfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.5% vs -34.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Winfield Rules Beach
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.

Winfield Rules Beach
Walkability 0 / 0
Winfield — Walkability: 0/100 Rules Beach — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 37 / 42
Winfield — Safety: 37/100 Rules Beach — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 45 / 18
Winfield — Low fire risk: 45/100 Rules Beach — Low fire risk: 18/100

Demographics

Winfield has more residents (154 vs 56); Winfield skews older (65 vs 60).

Winfield Rules Beach
Population 154
+64% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.5% -34.9%
Median age 65 60
Median household income $40,976/yr $44,148/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $225/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Winfield Rules Beach
0-4 1.9% / —
Winfield — 0-4: 1.9% Rules Beach — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 1.9% / 8.9%
Winfield — 5-14: 1.9% Rules Beach — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 — / 5.4%
Winfield — 15-19: not among its largest Rules Beach — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 — / 7.1%
Winfield — 20-24: not among its largest Rules Beach — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 5.2% / —
Winfield — 25-34: 5.2% Rules Beach — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 3.2% / 12.5%
Winfield — 35-44: 3.2% Rules Beach — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 6.5% / 12.5%
Winfield — 45-54: 6.5% Rules Beach — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 23.4% / 28.6%
Winfield — 55-64: 23.4% Rules Beach — 55-64: 28.6%
65-74 35.1% / 21.4%
Winfield — 65-74: 35.1% Rules Beach — 65-74: 21.4%
75-84 14.3% / 14.3%
Winfield — 75-84: 14.3% Rules Beach — 75-84: 14.3%
85+ 2.6% / —
Winfield — 85+: 2.6% Rules Beach — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Winfield 50.0% lone person
Winfield — Lone Person: 50.0% Winfield — Couple Families: 26.9% Winfield — One Parent Families: 23.1%
Rules Beach 64.3% lone person
Rules Beach — Lone Person: 64.3% Rules Beach — Couple Families: 35.7% Rules Beach — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Winfield 15.4% renting
Winfield — Owned Outright: 75.0% Winfield — Mortgage: 9.6% Winfield — Renting: 15.4%
Rules Beach 11.1% renting
Rules Beach — Owned Outright: 59.3% Rules Beach — Mortgage: 29.6% Rules Beach — Renting: 11.1%
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.

Winfield Rules Beach
England 5.2% / 7.1%
Winfield — England: 5.2% Rules Beach — England: 7.1%
Germany 2.6% / 5.4%
Winfield — Germany: 2.6% Rules Beach — Germany: 5.4%
New Zealand 2.6% / —
Winfield — New Zealand: 2.6% Rules Beach — New Zealand: not among its largest
Indonesia 1.9% / —
Winfield — Indonesia: 1.9% Rules Beach — Indonesia: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.9% / —
Winfield — Netherlands: 1.9% Rules Beach — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

Qualifications

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

Winfield Rules Beach
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 23.2%
Winfield — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% Rules Beach — Certificate III & IV: 23.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / —
Winfield — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Rules Beach — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / —
Winfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Rules Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Winfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Rules Beach — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / —
Winfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Rules Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Winfield 89.4% houses
Winfield — Houses: 89.4% Winfield — Flats / Apartments: 10.6%
Rules Beach 100.0% houses
Rules Beach — Houses: 100.0% Rules Beach — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Winfield Rules Beach
Median house price $453,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $490,000 —

Development activity

Winfield Rules Beach
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
 274
across Gladstone
Approvals change year on year -45% +132%

Ranking within QLD

Winfield Rules Beach
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD

Liveability

Winfield Rules Beach
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

Rules Beach carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 55).

Winfield Rules Beach
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 High
82/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
46/100
 High
99/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Winfield Rules Beach
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Winfield

  • Winfield State School Government · Primary

Schools in Rules Beach

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

Amenities in the suburb

Winfield Rules Beach
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Rules Beach sits further from the CBD (458.2 km vs 411.1 km).

Winfield Rules Beach
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 411.1 km 458.2 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 289 min 328 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
 0.0%
postcode 4674
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
 68
postcode 4674

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.

Winfield Rules Beach
Car (driver) 53.3% / 55.6%
Winfield — Car (driver): 53.3% Rules Beach — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 44.4%
Winfield — Worked from Home: 20.0% Rules Beach — Worked from Home: 44.4%
Car (passenger) 16.7% / —
Winfield — Car (passenger): 16.7% Rules Beach — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 10.0% / —
Winfield — Bus: 10.0% Rules Beach — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Winfield Rules Beach
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.3 km 519 m

NBN connectivity

Winfield Rules Beach
Connectivity score 29/100 24/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
145 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Winfield Rules Beach
Annual rainfall 1,127 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Winfield Rules Beach
Average residential rate $1,773/yr $2,358/yr
Council Bundaberg Gladstone

Federal electorate

Winfield Rules Beach
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Winfield Rules Beach
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Winfield

Affordable Retirees Rural

Rules Beach

Coastal Retirees Rural

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