Wondai vs Charlestown

Charlestown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 53 in Wondai. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wondai, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wondai tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Charlestown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 44%)

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

First-home buyers

Wondai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Wondai has a shorter drive in (200 min vs 211 min)
  • Charlestown sits closer to the CBD (233.5 km vs 272.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wondai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Charlestown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.5% vs 0.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wondai Charlestown
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.

Wondai Charlestown
Walkability 4 / 0
Wondai — Walkability: 4/100 Charlestown — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 37
Wondai — Safety: 29/100 Charlestown — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 39 / 40
Wondai — Low fire risk: 39/100 Charlestown — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Wondai has more residents (1,975 vs 79); Wondai skews older (53 vs 45).

Wondai Charlestown
Population 1,975
+96% vs other
 79
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.1% +21.5%
Median age 53 45
Median household income $49,764/yr $58,448/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wondai Charlestown
0-4 4.4% / 7.6%
Wondai — 0-4: 4.4% Charlestown — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 9.5% / 10.1%
Wondai — 5-14: 9.5% Charlestown — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 4.8% / 6.3%
Wondai — 15-19: 4.8% Charlestown — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.9% / 5.1%
Wondai — 20-24: 4.9% Charlestown — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 9.0% / 7.6%
Wondai — 25-34: 9.0% Charlestown — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 7.7% / 11.4%
Wondai — 35-44: 7.7% Charlestown — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 12.0% / 17.7%
Wondai — 45-54: 12.0% Charlestown — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 14.4% / 13.9%
Wondai — 55-64: 14.4% Charlestown — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 15.5% / 10.1%
Wondai — 65-74: 15.5% Charlestown — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 12.9% / 11.4%
Wondai — 75-84: 12.9% Charlestown — 75-84: 11.4%
85+ 4.7% / —
Wondai — 85+: 4.7% Charlestown — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wondai 51.1% lone person
Wondai — Lone Person: 51.1% Wondai — Couple Families: 26.8% Wondai — One Parent Families: 16.8% Wondai — Group Household: 3.0% Wondai — Other Families: 2.3%
Charlestown 36.0% lone person
Charlestown — Lone Person: 36.0% Charlestown — Couple Families: 44.0% Charlestown — One Parent Families: 20.0% Charlestown — Group Household: 0.0% Charlestown — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wondai 28.7% renting
Wondai — Owned Outright: 42.8% Wondai — Mortgage: 28.5% Wondai — Renting: 28.7%
Charlestown 24.3% renting
Charlestown — Owned Outright: 43.2% Charlestown — Mortgage: 32.4% Charlestown — Renting: 24.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wondai 91.1% houses
Wondai — Houses: 91.1% Wondai — Townhouses: 5.7% Wondai — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Charlestown 100.0% houses
Charlestown — Houses: 100.0% Charlestown — Townhouses: 0.0% Charlestown — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Wondai Charlestown
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 11.4%
Wondai — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Charlestown — Certificate III & IV: 11.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 12.7%
Wondai — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Charlestown — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 6.3%
Wondai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Charlestown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 5.1%
Wondai — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Charlestown — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / —
Wondai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Charlestown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

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

Property market

Wondai Charlestown
Median house price $449,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $145,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 31 sales
 —

Development activity

Wondai Charlestown
New dwellings approved 198
across South Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Wondai Charlestown
Houses 5.2%
$492/wk on $495K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Wondai Charlestown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 93% of QLD —

Liveability

Wondai Charlestown
Grade D —
Score 15/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wondai Charlestown
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime High
71/100
 Moderate
63/100
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 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Wondai Charlestown
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wondai

  • Wondai State School Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Charlestown

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wondai Charlestown
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 4 2
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 5 15

Mobility

Wondai sits further from the CBD (272.3 km vs 233.5 km).

Wondai Charlestown
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 272.3 km
+14% vs other
 233.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 200 min 211 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4606
 0.0%
postcode 4608
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 4606
 62
postcode 4608

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.

Wondai Charlestown
Car (driver) 81.7% / 76.9%
Wondai — Car (driver): 81.7% Charlestown — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 5.8% / 23.1%
Wondai — Worked from Home: 5.8% Charlestown — Worked from Home: 23.1%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / —
Wondai — Car (passenger): 6.2% Charlestown — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 5.3% / —
Wondai — Walked Only: 5.3% Charlestown — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.5% / —
Wondai — Bus: 0.5% Charlestown — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.7%).

Setting

Wondai Charlestown
Elevation 320 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 409 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wondai Charlestown
Connectivity score 57/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
1,113 premises
 0%
37 premises

Council rates

Wondai Charlestown
Average residential rate $1,401/yr
same for both
Council South Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Wondai Charlestown
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wondai Charlestown
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wondai

Acreage Affordable Retirees

Charlestown

Rural

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