Wyberba vs Wallangarra

Wallangarra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 58 in Wyberba. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wyberba, most households are couple families. In Wallangarra, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Wyberba tends to suit couples, while Wallangarra 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

Wyberba

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 34%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (126% vs 98%)
  • But Wallangarra carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 72/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wyberba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wallangarra

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 32%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wyberba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (247.9 km vs 253.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wallangarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Wallangarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-6.0% vs -11.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wyberba Wallangarra
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.

Wyberba Wallangarra
Walkability 0 / 5
Wyberba — Walkability: 0/100 Wallangarra — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 28 / 48
Wyberba — Safety: 28/100 Wallangarra — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 10 / 10
Wyberba — Low fire risk: 10/100 Wallangarra — Low fire risk: 10/100

Demographics

Wallangarra has more residents (440 vs 63); Wyberba rents higher ($300/wk vs $220/wk).

Wyberba Wallangarra
Population 63 440
+598% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.3% -6.0%
Median age 58 55
Median household income $48,516/yr
+10% vs other
 $43,732/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+27% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wyberba Wallangarra
0-4 — / 2.7%
Wyberba — 0-4: not among its largest Wallangarra — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 7.9% / 10.0%
Wyberba — 5-14: 7.9% Wallangarra — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 4.8% / 3.4%
Wyberba — 15-19: 4.8% Wallangarra — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 4.8% / 3.9%
Wyberba — 20-24: 4.8% Wallangarra — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 6.3% / 8.0%
Wyberba — 25-34: 6.3% Wallangarra — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 4.8% / 9.1%
Wyberba — 35-44: 4.8% Wallangarra — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 22.2% / 11.4%
Wyberba — 45-54: 22.2% Wallangarra — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 25.4% / 22.0%
Wyberba — 55-64: 25.4% Wallangarra — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 25.4% / 21.8%
Wyberba — 65-74: 25.4% Wallangarra — 65-74: 21.8%
75-84 7.9% / 5.0%
Wyberba — 75-84: 7.9% Wallangarra — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / 1.8%
Wyberba — 85+: not among its largest Wallangarra — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wyberba 38.5% lone person
Wyberba — Lone Person: 38.5% Wyberba — Couple Families: 61.5% Wyberba — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wyberba — Group Household: 0.0%
Wallangarra 57.6% lone person
Wallangarra — Lone Person: 57.6% Wallangarra — Couple Families: 18.6% Wallangarra — One Parent Families: 15.3% Wallangarra — Group Household: 8.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wyberba 13.0% renting
Wyberba — Owned Outright: 87.0% Wyberba — Mortgage: 0.0% Wyberba — Renting: 13.0%
Wallangarra 25.1% renting
Wallangarra — Owned Outright: 51.9% Wallangarra — Mortgage: 23.0% Wallangarra — Renting: 25.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wyberba 126.1% houses
Wyberba — Houses: 126.1% Wyberba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wallangarra 97.9% houses
Wallangarra — Houses: 97.9% Wallangarra — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Wyberba Wallangarra
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 17.7%
Wyberba — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Wallangarra — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 2.5%
Wyberba — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Wallangarra — Bachelor Degree: 2.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 5.0%
Wyberba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Wallangarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 7.9% / —
Wyberba — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9% Wallangarra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Wyberba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wallangarra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

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

Property market

Wyberba Wallangarra
Median house price — $420,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $280,000

Development activity

Wyberba Wallangarra
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Wyberba Wallangarra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD

Liveability

Wyberba Wallangarra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Wyberba carries more crime risk (72 vs 52).

Wyberba Wallangarra
Bushfire High
90/100
same for both
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
52/100
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

Wyberba Wallangarra
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wyberba

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

Schools in Wallangarra

  • Wallangarra State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wyberba Wallangarra
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3 16

Mobility

Wallangarra sits further from the CBD (253.2 km vs 247.9 km).

Wyberba Wallangarra
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Brisbane 247.9 km 253.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 195 min 199 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4382
 0.5%
postcode 4383
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4382
 62
postcode 4383

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.

Wyberba Wallangarra
Car (driver) 65.0% / 78.8%
Wyberba — Car (driver): 65.0% Wallangarra — Car (driver): 78.8%
Worked from Home 35.0% / 10.6%
Wyberba — Worked from Home: 35.0% Wallangarra — Worked from Home: 10.6%
Car (passenger) — / 7.1%
Wyberba — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wallangarra — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Walked Only — / 3.5%
Wyberba — Walked Only: not among its largest Wallangarra — Walked Only: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Wyberba Wallangarra
Elevation 768 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 836 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wyberba Wallangarra
Connectivity score 17/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 0%
290 premises

Climate

Wyberba Wallangarra
Annual rainfall 760 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wyberba Wallangarra
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Wyberba Wallangarra
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wyberba Wallangarra
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wyberba

Retirees Rural

Wallangarra

Affordable Retirees River Rural

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