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QLD · Fraser Coast Council

Wondunna, 4655

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Updated

Desirability score

45.5/100
Average

Top 39% of Queensland's suburbs

66% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • High desirability
  • Green suburb
What Wondunna is known for: High desirability, Green suburb

Suburb profile

Wondunna offers a slower mid-sized suburb life in Fraser Coast, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.

Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers.

Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and parks and green space against similar regional towns, even with housing affordability and schools and education holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
3,315
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$1,875
Dwelling vacancy
4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
46 of 1,136
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Employment rate
59.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
80 / 15 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$650

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
123
Against the person
26
Against property
62
Rate per 1,000 residents
37.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 128 residents
State safety percentile
45.4th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-4.2%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences300
  • Good Order Offences272
  • Other Property Damage231
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)655
  • Traffic And Related Offences273

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
1
Median school ICSEA
1,098
  • Fraser Coast Anglican CollegeCombined

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Parklands PlaygroundPlayground
  • Sports field

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
45.5/100 — Average
State standing
Top 39% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
2547th in Australia
State rank
593rd in QLD
Peer rank
#168 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#241 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
66%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Parklands Playgroundamenitiesplayground
  • Sports fieldamenitiespitch
  • Drug Offencescrime300
  • Good Order Offencescrime272
  • Other Property Damagecrime231
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime655
  • Traffic And Related Offencescrime273
  • Fraser Coast Anglican CollegeschoolsCombined

Data sources & freshness

More in Fraser Coast Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.