Womalilla vs Mungallala

Womalilla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 50 in Mungallala. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Womalilla, the large majority of households are couple families. In Mungallala, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Womalilla tends to suit young adults, families with children, and couples, while Mungallala 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

  • Womalilla is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 41%)
  • Mungallala has more separate houses rather than flats (91% vs 81%)

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

Renters

Mungallala

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $150/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Womalilla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (586.8 km vs 616.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (414 min vs 434 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Womalilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Womalilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (84.6% vs -37.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Womalilla Mungallala
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.

Womalilla Mungallala
Walkability 0 / 0
Womalilla — Walkability: 0/100 Mungallala — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 66
Womalilla — Safety: 72/100 Mungallala — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Womalilla — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mungallala — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mungallala skews older (50 vs 33); Womalilla has higher household incomes ($71,448 vs $50,232).

Womalilla Mungallala
Population 72 85
+18% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +84.6% -37.5%
Median age 33 50
Median household income $71,448/yr
+30% vs other
 $50,232/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk
+27% vs other
 $110/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Womalilla Mungallala
0-4 15.3% / 4.7%
Womalilla — 0-4: 15.3% Mungallala — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 15.3% / 12.9%
Womalilla — 5-14: 15.3% Mungallala — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 — / 11.8%
Womalilla — 15-19: not among its largest Mungallala — 15-19: 11.8%
20-24 6.9% / —
Womalilla — 20-24: 6.9% Mungallala — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 25.0% / 7.1%
Womalilla — 25-34: 25.0% Mungallala — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 8.3% / 4.7%
Womalilla — 35-44: 8.3% Mungallala — 35-44: 4.7%
45-54 9.7% / 21.2%
Womalilla — 45-54: 9.7% Mungallala — 45-54: 21.2%
55-64 13.9% / 16.5%
Womalilla — 55-64: 13.9% Mungallala — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 6.9% / 9.4%
Womalilla — 65-74: 6.9% Mungallala — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 9.7% / 4.7%
Womalilla — 75-84: 9.7% Mungallala — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ — / —
Womalilla — 85+: not among its largest Mungallala — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Womalilla 78.6% couple families
Womalilla — Couple Families: 78.6% Womalilla — Lone Person: 21.4%
Mungallala 40.9% couple families
Mungallala — Couple Families: 40.9% Mungallala — Lone Person: 59.1%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Womalilla 0.0% renting
Womalilla — Owned Outright: 64.7% Womalilla — Mortgage: 35.3% Womalilla — Renting: 0.0%
Mungallala 13.0% renting
Mungallala — Owned Outright: 87.0% Mungallala — Mortgage: 0.0% Mungallala — Renting: 13.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Womalilla 81.0% houses
Womalilla — Houses: 81.0% Womalilla — Townhouses: 14.3% Womalilla — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Mungallala 91.2% houses
Mungallala — Houses: 91.2% Mungallala — Townhouses: 0.0% Mungallala — Flats / Apartments: 8.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Womalilla Mungallala
Certificate III & IV 11.1% / 14.1%
Womalilla — Certificate III & IV: 11.1% Mungallala — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 10.6%
Womalilla — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% Mungallala — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.5% / —
Womalilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5% Mungallala — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.9%
Womalilla — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mungallala — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

Development activity

Womalilla Mungallala
New dwellings approved 11
across Maranoa
same for both
Approvals change year on year +100%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Womalilla Mungallala
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD

Liveability

Womalilla Mungallala
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Womalilla Mungallala
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
34/100
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

Womalilla Mungallala
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Womalilla

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

Schools in Mungallala

  • Mungallala State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Womalilla Mungallala
Parks & reserves 2 1
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 18 6

Mobility

Mungallala sits further from the CBD (616.7 km vs 586.8 km).

Womalilla Mungallala
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 586.8 km 616.7 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 414 min 434 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4465
 0.0%
postcode 4467
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 4465
 —

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.

Womalilla Mungallala
Car (driver) 66.7% / 34.2%
Womalilla — Car (driver): 66.7% Mungallala — Car (driver): 34.2%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 39.5%
Womalilla — Worked from Home: 33.3% Mungallala — Worked from Home: 39.5%
Walked Only — / 15.8%
Womalilla — Walked Only: not among its largest Mungallala — Walked Only: 15.8%
Car (passenger) — / 10.5%
Womalilla — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mungallala — Car (passenger): 10.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Womalilla Mungallala
Elevation 421 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 437 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Womalilla Mungallala
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
17 premises
 0%
19 premises

Climate

Womalilla Mungallala
Annual rainfall 591 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Womalilla Mungallala
Average residential rate $1,233/yr
same for both
Council Maranoa
same for both

Federal electorate

Womalilla Mungallala
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Womalilla Mungallala
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Womalilla

Family Rural Young Families

Mungallala

Rural

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