Wandoan QLD 4419
Wandoan is a rural locality in Queensland, 410 km from Brisbane CBD, around 4 hours 50 minutes by car. Population is 666; the median age is 31 and the median household income is $64,636 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The locality grew 17.7% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $160 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $712. Wandoan is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. All 1 school within the locality boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Wandoan a good place to live?
Wandoan scores a D (24/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit, safety, and community.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 410.4 km · 290 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $240K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 78/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 31 · 666 residents
Liveability Rating
24 / 100 · Ranked #1002 in QLDEach bar is Wandoan's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
How do you rate the liveability in Wandoan?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
24 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataWandoan's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $240,000, roughly 37% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$240,000
Based on 31 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 106 days — median across 7 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 12 sales $212K
- 4 bed 10 sales $246K
Land
$66,000
Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Wandoan are currently listed at around $310,000 on average. Based on 7 houses listed in the past six months.
$310K
7 houses listed in the last 6 months.
7 of the suburb's 206 dwellings (3.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Wandoan rent for around $475 a week on average, based on 8 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$475/wk
8 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
8 rentals advertised against an estimated 116 rented homes (6.9%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- All rentals
- $350/wk
- 18 bonds
- +40% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$475/week ($25,000 a year) on a $310,000 median
Based on a small sample (7 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Wandoan safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Wandoan sits in the high band, with 19 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 58% on the prior year.
19 offences
58.3% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–20242 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
One school serve Wandoan, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Wandoan State School P-10 leads the pack.
- • 124 students in one school (avg 124)
Combined
Walkability
Wandoan is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Wandoan.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 367
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Western Downs: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Wandoan is home to 666 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 31 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $65,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
666
Median Age
31
Median Household Income
$64,636/yr
Census Median Rent
$160/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$712/mo
Avg Household Size
2.3
Median Personal Income
$43,160/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
67.0%
Total Dwellings
206
Owner-Occupier Rate
43.5%
Houses
82.5%
Rental Stress
12.9%
Mortgage Stress
13.2%
Work From Home
8.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
5 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 8 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 104 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 67.3%
- English Spoken at Home
- 71.9%
- Employment Rate
- 53.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 32.1%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
59 residents (8.9%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 606 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Local Jobs
People who work in this locality against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 661 people work here; 288 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 2.3 jobs for every working resident. At least 44% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,238 a year through Western Downs based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Western Downs
In the year to August 2026, 53 new dwellings were approved across Western Downs. That mix is 47 houses and 6 units. Approvals are down 40.0% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this locality: 42 to 125 homes
- In 5 to 10 years 40 to 115 homes
- No timeframe set 2 to 10 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (7 parcels), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Aboriginal party for this area is Iman People #2.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. Native title over this area has been determined.
Setting
- Elevation
- 292 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 4419, 0 of 985 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.9% (9 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4419, 209 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 495 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 9 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $240,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by David Littleproud Liberal National Party of Queensland
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | David Littleproud | 26.0% | 74.0% | -1.8 |
| 2022 | David Littleproud | 27.9% | 72.1% | -3.3 |
| 2019 | David Littleproud | 24.6% | 75.4% | +7.9 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Bryson Head Liberal National Party of Queensland
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bryson Head LNP | 73.2% |
| 2020 | Colin Boyce LNP | 65.8% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
Looking at a specific address in Wandoan?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 666 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Wandoan
Is Wandoan a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Wandoan is high (78/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Wandoan?
Wandoan has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Wandoan a good place to live?
Wandoan has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (24/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Wandoan?
Wandoan, QLD had a population of 666 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Wandoan, QLD?
The postcode for Wandoan, QLD is 4419.
How far is Wandoan from Brisbane?
Wandoan is 410 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 290 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Wandoan?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Wandoan was $64,636 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Wandoan?
The median advertised rent in Wandoan is $475 a week for houses (8 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Wandoan?
The median age of residents in Wandoan was 31 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Wandoan?
There is 1 school inside the Wandoan boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Wandoan?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Wandoan belong to?
Wandoan sits within the Western Downs local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Wandoan?
The average residential rates bill through Western Downs is $1,238 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Wandoan?
Across Western Downs, 53 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 40.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Wandoan in?
Wandoan sits within the federal Division of Maranoa, currently held by David Littleproud (Liberal National Party of Queensland).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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