Wongabel vs Watsonville

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wongabel, about half of households are couple families. In Watsonville, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Wongabel tends to suit couples, while Watsonville 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

Watsonville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 38/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 86%)
  • But Wongabel is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 33%)

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

They split

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

  • Wongabel leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 37%)
  • Watsonville has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $315/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Wongabel

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1187 min vs 1222 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1709.3 km vs 1713.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Watsonville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Wongabel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.6% vs -7.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wongabel Watsonville
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.

Wongabel Watsonville
Walkability 0 / 0
Wongabel — Walkability: 0/100 Watsonville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 79
Wongabel — Safety: 62/100 Watsonville — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 25 / 30
Wongabel — Low fire risk: 25/100 Watsonville — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Wongabel has higher household incomes ($76,856 vs $36,140); Wongabel has more residents (251 vs 176).

Wongabel Watsonville
Population 251
+30% vs other
 176
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.6% -7.9%
Median age 43 44
Median household income $76,856/yr
+53% vs other
 $36,140/yr
Median weekly rent $315/wk
+17% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wongabel Watsonville
0-4 5.6% / 5.7%
Wongabel — 0-4: 5.6% Watsonville — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 17.1% / 15.3%
Wongabel — 5-14: 17.1% Watsonville — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 7.2% / 7.4%
Wongabel — 15-19: 7.2% Watsonville — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 4.0% / 3.4%
Wongabel — 20-24: 4.0% Watsonville — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 6.0% / 6.8%
Wongabel — 25-34: 6.0% Watsonville — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 14.3% / 13.1%
Wongabel — 35-44: 14.3% Watsonville — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 10.4% / 8.5%
Wongabel — 45-54: 10.4% Watsonville — 45-54: 8.5%
55-64 15.5% / 17.0%
Wongabel — 55-64: 15.5% Watsonville — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 10.0% / 15.9%
Wongabel — 65-74: 10.0% Watsonville — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 6.4% / 5.1%
Wongabel — 75-84: 6.4% Watsonville — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 2.0% / —
Wongabel — 85+: 2.0% Watsonville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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.

Wongabel Watsonville
England 1.2% / 3.4%
Wongabel — England: 1.2% Watsonville — England: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wongabel 26.1% lone person
Wongabel — Lone Person: 26.1% Wongabel — Couple Families: 54.3% Wongabel — One Parent Families: 19.6% Wongabel — Group Household: 0.0%
Watsonville 56.9% lone person
Watsonville — Lone Person: 56.9% Watsonville — Couple Families: 25.5% Watsonville — One Parent Families: 7.8% Watsonville — Group Household: 9.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wongabel 86.5% houses
Wongabel — Houses: 86.5% Wongabel — Flats / Apartments: 13.5% Wongabel — Townhouses: 0.0%
Watsonville 98.2% houses
Watsonville — Houses: 98.2% Watsonville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Watsonville — Townhouses: 7.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Wongabel Watsonville
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 21.6%
Wongabel — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Watsonville — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 6.2%
Wongabel — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Watsonville — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.6% / 8.0%
Wongabel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6% Watsonville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 2.3%
Wongabel — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Watsonville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Wongabel — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Watsonville — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wongabel 19.1% renting
Wongabel — Owned Outright: 39.7% Wongabel — Mortgage: 41.2% Wongabel — Renting: 19.1%
Watsonville 14.3% renting
Watsonville — Owned Outright: 57.1% Watsonville — Mortgage: 28.6% Watsonville — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Wongabel Watsonville
New dwellings approved 167
across Tablelands
 76
across Mareeba
Approvals change year on year -80% -23%

Ranking within QLD

Wongabel Watsonville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Wongabel Watsonville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Wongabel carries more crime risk (38 vs 21).

Wongabel Watsonville
Bushfire High
75/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
21/100
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

Wongabel Watsonville
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Wongabel Watsonville
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 5 2

Mobility

Watsonville sits further from the CBD (1713.5 km vs 1709.3 km).

Wongabel Watsonville
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1709.3 km 1713.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1187 min 1222 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4883
 0.1%
postcode 4887
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 4883
 49
postcode 4887

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.

Wongabel Watsonville
Car (driver) 78.4% / 68.6%
Wongabel — Car (driver): 78.4% Watsonville — Car (driver): 68.6%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 20.0%
Wongabel — Car (passenger): 5.7% Watsonville — Car (passenger): 20.0%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 11.4%
Wongabel — Worked from Home: 12.5% Watsonville — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Walked Only 3.4% / —
Wongabel — Walked Only: 3.4% Watsonville — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Wongabel Watsonville
Elevation 810 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 910 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wongabel Watsonville
Connectivity score 29/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
89 premises
 0%
83 premises

Climate

Wongabel Watsonville
Annual rainfall 1,114 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 13.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Wongabel Watsonville
Average residential rate $1,609/yr $1,628/yr
Council Tablelands Mareeba

Federal electorate

Wongabel Watsonville
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wongabel Watsonville
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wongabel

Family Rural

Watsonville

Rural

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