Woree vs Bungalow

In Woree, about half of households rent. In Bungalow, most households rent, about half of homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Woree tends to suit families with children, while Bungalow 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

Woree

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Woree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($331,000 vs $388,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and 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

  • Woree sits closer to the CBD (1693 km vs 1695.7 km)
  • Bungalow is more walkable (74/100 vs 64/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bungalow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (74/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

They split

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

  • Woree returns a higher gross yield on units (7.3% vs 6.0%)
  • Bungalow returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.5% vs 4.7%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Woree Bungalow
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.

Woree Bungalow
Walkability 64 / 74
Woree — Walkability: 64/100 Bungalow — Walkability: 74/100
Safety 9 / 4
Woree — Safety: 9/100 Bungalow — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Woree — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bungalow — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woree has more residents (5,127 vs 2,358).

Woree Bungalow
Population 5,127
+54% vs other
 2,358
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.3% +9.2%
Median age 38
same for both
Median household income $59,904/yr
+3% vs other
 $58,292/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+4% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woree Bungalow
0-4 5.9% / 4.8%
Woree — 0-4: 5.9% Bungalow — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 12.5% / 7.8%
Woree — 5-14: 12.5% Bungalow — 5-14: 7.8%
15-19 5.8% / 4.3%
Woree — 15-19: 5.8% Bungalow — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 7.0% / 7.3%
Woree — 20-24: 7.0% Bungalow — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 13.7% / 20.5%
Woree — 25-34: 13.7% Bungalow — 25-34: 20.5%
35-44 12.9% / 15.8%
Woree — 35-44: 12.9% Bungalow — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 13.0% / 13.7%
Woree — 45-54: 13.0% Bungalow — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 12.6% / 13.5%
Woree — 55-64: 12.6% Bungalow — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 11.0% / 8.2%
Woree — 65-74: 11.0% Bungalow — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 4.5% / 3.3%
Woree — 75-84: 4.5% Bungalow — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 1.1% / 1.0%
Woree — 85+: 1.1% Bungalow — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woree 41.8% lone person
Woree — Lone Person: 41.8% Woree — One Parent Families: 25.5% Woree — Couple Families: 25.4% Woree — Group Household: 5.9% Woree — Other Families: 1.4%
Bungalow 53.6% lone person
Bungalow — Lone Person: 53.6% Bungalow — One Parent Families: 16.9% Bungalow — Couple Families: 16.7% Bungalow — Group Household: 10.4% Bungalow — Other Families: 2.4%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woree 53.4% renting
Woree — Owned Outright: 22.8% Woree — Mortgage: 23.7% Woree — Renting: 53.4%
Bungalow 61.5% renting
Bungalow — Owned Outright: 18.1% Bungalow — Mortgage: 20.4% Bungalow — Renting: 61.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woree Bungalow
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 17.0%
Woree — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Bungalow — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 9.7%
Woree — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Bungalow — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 8.2%
Woree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Bungalow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 2.0%
Woree — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Bungalow — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.5%
Woree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Bungalow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Woree Bungalow
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.9%
Woree — New Zealand: 2.4% Bungalow — New Zealand: 2.9%
Philippines 2.6% / 2.4%
Woree — Philippines: 2.6% Bungalow — Philippines: 2.4%
England 2.1% / 2.7%
Woree — England: 2.1% Bungalow — England: 2.7%
India 1.5% / 1.9%
Woree — India: 1.5% Bungalow — India: 1.9%
Japan 0.5% / 1.8%
Woree — Japan: 0.5% Bungalow — Japan: 1.8%
Thailand 0.7% / 0.9%
Woree — Thailand: 0.7% Bungalow — Thailand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woree 48.3% houses
Woree — Houses: 48.3% Woree — Flats / Apartments: 27.3% Woree — Townhouses: 24.4%
Bungalow 41.6% houses
Bungalow — Houses: 41.6% Bungalow — Flats / Apartments: 45.6% Bungalow — Townhouses: 12.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Woree Bungalow
Median house price $683,000 $695,000
Median unit price $331,000 $388,500
Median land price — $675,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 28 sales
 30 days
from 13 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Woree Bungalow
1 bed $130K / $259K
Woree — 1 bed: $130K (10 sales) Bungalow — 1 bed: $259K (11 sales)

10 vs 11 sales

2 bed $340K / $396K
Woree — 2 bed: $340K (53 sales) Bungalow — 2 bed: $396K (32 sales)

53 vs 32 sales

Development activity

Woree Bungalow
New dwellings approved 767
across Cairns
same for both
Approvals change year on year -81%
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.

Woree Bungalow
Houses 4.7%
$600/wk on $670K
 5.5%
$650/wk on $610K
Units 7.3%
$450/wk on $322K
 6.0%
$425/wk on $367K

Ranking within QLD

Woree Bungalow
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Schools Higher than 99% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD

Liveability

Woree scores higher overall (44 vs 28); Bungalow is more walkable (74 vs 64).

Woree Bungalow
Grade C D
Score 44/100 28/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Woree Bungalow
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
91/100
 High
96/100
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 9
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Woree Bungalow
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 4 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Woree

  • St Gerard Majella Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Mary's Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Woree State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Woree State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Cairns State Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Bungalow

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

Amenities in the suburb

Woree Bungalow
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 5
Parks & reserves 6 1
Childcare 6 3
GPs 3 2
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 8 4

Mobility

Bungalow sits further from the CBD (1695.7 km vs 1693 km).

Woree Bungalow
Walkability score 64/100 74/100
Distance to Brisbane 1693 km 1695.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1164 min 1165 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 65.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 37.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4868
 0.7%
postcode 4870
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4868
 45
postcode 4870

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.

Woree Bungalow
Car (driver) 74.6% / 65.9%
Woree — Car (driver): 74.6% Bungalow — Car (driver): 65.9%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 12.5%
Woree — Worked from Home: 12.1% Bungalow — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 6.5%
Woree — Car (passenger): 8.2% Bungalow — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Walked Only 1.8% / 8.9%
Woree — Walked Only: 1.8% Bungalow — Walked Only: 8.9%
Bicycle 1.0% / 4.3%
Woree — Bicycle: 1.0% Bungalow — Bicycle: 4.3%
Bus 2.3% / 2.0%
Woree — Bus: 2.3% Bungalow — Bus: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.6%).

Setting

Woree Bungalow
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.8 km 2.1 km

NBN connectivity

Woree Bungalow
Connectivity score 62/100 94/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
2,543 premises
 89%
2,250 premises

Climate

Woree Bungalow
Annual rainfall 2,121 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 18.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Woree Bungalow
PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Woree Bungalow
Average residential rate $1,354/yr
same for both
Council Cairns
same for both

Federal electorate

Woree Bungalow
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woree Bungalow
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woree

Townhouses

Bungalow

Affordable Apartments Coastal

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