Manunda, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

5/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Manunda is more socio-economically advantaged than about 5% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 861, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Manunda at a glance

Population (2021): 5,191
Median age: 39
Median weekly household income: $1,069
SEIFA score: 861
Coordinates: -16.9166, 145.7495

Manunda demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Manunda using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 28%, 55% of homes are rented, and 30% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	830	16%
Youth (15–24)	707	14%
Young adults (25–44)	1,455	28%
Mid-life (45–64)	1,331	26%
Seniors (65+)	874	17%

Share of the 5,197 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	439	20%
Owned with a mortgage	455	21%
Rented	1,195	55%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	838	39%
Townhouses & semis	289	13%
Flats & apartments	1,023	47%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,166 occupied private dwellings in Manunda.

Median weekly rent: $259
Median monthly mortgage: $1,300
Average household size: 2.1 people
Median weekly family income: $1,472
Median weekly personal income: $648

Community and culture

Born overseas: 1,399 (30%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 1,071 (23%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 857 (17%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 2,027 (48%)
Labour-force participation: 54.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%
Employed full-time: 1,186
Employed part-time: 833

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Manunda

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Manunda is February (average daytime high around 30.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 24.3°C). The area receives roughly 1739 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	30.4°C	24.2°C	382 mm
Feb	30.6°C	24.3°C	296 mm
Mar	29.6°C	23.7°C	285 mm
Apr	28.3°C	22.6°C	171 mm
May	26.3°C	20.5°C	68 mm
Jun	24.8°C	18.9°C	49 mm
Jul	24.3°C	17.9°C	48 mm
Aug	25.1°C	17.9°C	27 mm
Sep	26.8°C	19.1°C	28 mm
Oct	28.8°C	20.9°C	45 mm
Nov	30.2°C	22.3°C	48 mm
Dec	30.6°C	23.7°C	292 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Manunda

Where is Manunda?

Manunda is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Manunda?

At the 2021 Census, Manunda had a population of about 5,191.

Is Manunda an advantaged area?

Manunda has an ABS SEIFA score of 861, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 5 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 5% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Manunda?

Manunda has average daytime highs of about 28°C and overnight lows of about 21.3°C, with roughly 1,739 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).