Wooroolin vs Memerambi

Memerambi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 45 in Wooroolin. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Memerambi, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Memerambi tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Wooroolin has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • Memerambi carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 66/100)

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

  • Wooroolin has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $280/wk)
  • Memerambi has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Memerambi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (185 min vs 199 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (222.9 km vs 232.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Wooroolin has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 14%)
  • Memerambi carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Memerambi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.3% vs 1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wooroolin Memerambi
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.

Wooroolin Memerambi
Walkability 0 / 0
Wooroolin — Walkability: 0/100 Memerambi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 55
Wooroolin — Safety: 34/100 Memerambi — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 78 / 100
Wooroolin — Low fire risk: 78/100 Memerambi — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wooroolin skews older (45 vs 35); Memerambi rents higher ($280/wk vs $240/wk).

Wooroolin Memerambi
Population 319 338
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.3% +24.3%
Median age 45 35
Median household income $74,724/yr
+4% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $240/wk $280/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wooroolin Memerambi
0-4 6.9% / 5.3%
Wooroolin — 0-4: 6.9% Memerambi — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 13.8% / 20.7%
Wooroolin — 5-14: 13.8% Memerambi — 5-14: 20.7%
15-19 5.0% / 8.3%
Wooroolin — 15-19: 5.0% Memerambi — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 3.8% / 7.1%
Wooroolin — 20-24: 3.8% Memerambi — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 7.5% / 9.8%
Wooroolin — 25-34: 7.5% Memerambi — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 12.9% / 13.0%
Wooroolin — 35-44: 12.9% Memerambi — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 15.7% / 11.8%
Wooroolin — 45-54: 15.7% Memerambi — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 16.6% / 11.2%
Wooroolin — 55-64: 16.6% Memerambi — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 11.3% / 10.9%
Wooroolin — 65-74: 11.3% Memerambi — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 6.6% / 3.3%
Wooroolin — 75-84: 6.6% Memerambi — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 1.3% / —
Wooroolin — 85+: 1.3% Memerambi — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Wooroolin Memerambi
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.4%
Wooroolin — New Zealand: 2.2% Memerambi — New Zealand: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wooroolin 40.8% couple families
Wooroolin — Couple Families: 40.8% Wooroolin — Lone Person: 36.6% Wooroolin — One Parent Families: 12.7% Wooroolin — Group Household: 5.6% Wooroolin — Other Families: 4.2%
Memerambi 45.5% couple families
Memerambi — Couple Families: 45.5% Memerambi — Lone Person: 37.7% Memerambi — One Parent Families: 11.7% Memerambi — Group Household: 5.2% Memerambi — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wooroolin 100.0% houses
Wooroolin — Houses: 100.0%
Memerambi 103.8% houses
Memerambi — Houses: 103.8%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Wooroolin Memerambi
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 15.1%
Wooroolin — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Memerambi — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.4%
Wooroolin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Memerambi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 4.4%
Wooroolin — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Memerambi — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wooroolin 20.6% renting
Wooroolin — Owned Outright: 42.1% Wooroolin — Mortgage: 37.4% Wooroolin — Renting: 20.6%
Memerambi 39.1% renting
Memerambi — Owned Outright: 35.5% Memerambi — Mortgage: 25.5% Memerambi — Renting: 39.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Wooroolin Memerambi
Median house price — $473,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $150,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 29 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Wooroolin Memerambi
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 37% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD

Liveability

Wooroolin Memerambi
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Wooroolin carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Wooroolin carries more crime risk (66 vs 45).

Wooroolin Memerambi
Bushfire Low
22/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
45/100
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

Wooroolin Memerambi
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 Wooroolin

  • Wooroolin State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Memerambi

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wooroolin Memerambi
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 25 8

Mobility

Wooroolin sits further from the CBD (232.9 km vs 222.9 km).

Wooroolin Memerambi
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 232.9 km
+4% vs other
 222.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 199 min 185 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4608
 0.3%
postcode 4610
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 4608
 55
postcode 4610

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.

Wooroolin Memerambi
Car (driver) 70.9% / 73.4%
Wooroolin — Car (driver): 70.9% Memerambi — Car (driver): 73.4%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 12.1%
Wooroolin — Worked from Home: 15.6% Memerambi — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 8.9%
Wooroolin — Car (passenger): 7.1% Memerambi — Car (passenger): 8.9%
Walked Only 6.4% / 5.6%
Wooroolin — Walked Only: 6.4% Memerambi — Walked Only: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.4%).

Setting

Wooroolin Memerambi
Elevation 416 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 447 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wooroolin Memerambi
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
176 premises
 0%
172 premises

Council rates

Wooroolin Memerambi
Average residential rate $1,401/yr
same for both
Council South Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Wooroolin Memerambi
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wooroolin Memerambi
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wooroolin

Rural

Memerambi

Affordable Family Rural

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