Wondai
QLD 4606 · South Burnett
1,975 (2021) → 2,062 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Wondai is a suburb in South Burnett, QLD 4606, about 174km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Wondai are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 118km inland. Wondai has an overall score of 22/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 57/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.13%), New Zealand (1.77%), Philippines (0.91%), Germany (0.46%), Netherlands (0.3%)
Top languages: Tagalog (0.35%), Filipino (0.3%), Gujarati (0.25%), Vietnamese (0.25%), Russian (0.2%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the South Burnett local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 829 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Wondai State SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 875
Nearby (within 10km)
- Silver Lining SchoolSecondary · Independent · 6.3kmICSEA 739
- Tingoora State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8kmICSEA 935
- Wheatlands State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.7kmICSEA 926
- Cherbourg State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.3kmICSEA 668
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Wondai
Is Wondai safe?
Wondai has a residential safety score of 57/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 7,147 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Wondai from Brisbane CBD?
Wondai is about 173.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Wondai?
Wondai has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 875 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Wondai?
Wondai has a transport score of 0/100.