Austinville vs Bonogin

Bonogin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Austinville. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bonogin: a median of $1.73 million, against $1.36 million in Austinville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Austinville tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Bonogin suits families with children and couples.

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

Bonogin

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 5)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 35/100)

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

First-home buyers

Austinville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,360,000 vs $1,725,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Austinville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $630/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bonogin

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (70 min vs 77 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (90.5 km vs 92.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bonogin

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 35/100)
  • But Austinville has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Austinville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.2% vs 7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Austinville Bonogin
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.

Austinville Bonogin
Walkability 0 / 10
Austinville — Walkability: 0/100 Bonogin — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 65 / 80
Austinville — Safety: 65/100 Bonogin — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 24 / 45
Austinville — Low fire risk: 24/100 Bonogin — Low fire risk: 45/100

Demographics

Bonogin has more residents (4,896 vs 403); Bonogin rents higher ($630/wk vs $325/wk).

Austinville Bonogin
Population 403 4,896
+1115% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.2% +7.1%
Median age 43 40
Median household income $91,832/yr $139,360/yr
+52% vs other
Median weekly rent $325/wk $630/wk
+94% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Austinville Bonogin
0-4 7.2% / 4.9%
Austinville — 0-4: 7.2% Bonogin — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 10.7% / 17.5%
Austinville — 5-14: 10.7% Bonogin — 5-14: 17.5%
15-19 5.7% / 8.2%
Austinville — 15-19: 5.7% Bonogin — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 4.2% / 5.1%
Austinville — 20-24: 4.2% Bonogin — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 11.2% / 7.0%
Austinville — 25-34: 11.2% Bonogin — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 12.2% / 14.0%
Austinville — 35-44: 12.2% Bonogin — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 11.2% / 18.2%
Austinville — 45-54: 11.2% Bonogin — 45-54: 18.2%
55-64 19.9% / 13.8%
Austinville — 55-64: 19.9% Bonogin — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 12.9% / 7.7%
Austinville — 65-74: 12.9% Bonogin — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 3.7% / 2.8%
Austinville — 75-84: 3.7% Bonogin — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 1.7% / 0.7%
Austinville — 85+: 1.7% Bonogin — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Austinville 61.9% couple families
Austinville — Couple Families: 61.9% Austinville — One Parent Families: 22.6% Austinville — Lone Person: 15.5% Austinville — Group Household: 0.0%
Bonogin 77.1% couple families
Bonogin — Couple Families: 77.1% Bonogin — One Parent Families: 9.8% Bonogin — Lone Person: 10.8% Bonogin — Group Household: 2.2%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Austinville 10.2% renting
Austinville — Owned Outright: 44.4% Austinville — Mortgage: 45.4% Austinville — Renting: 10.2%
Bonogin 6.6% renting
Bonogin — Owned Outright: 29.2% Bonogin — Mortgage: 64.1% Bonogin — Renting: 6.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Austinville Bonogin
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 15.9%
Austinville — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Bonogin — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 13.2%
Austinville — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Bonogin — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 9.7%
Austinville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Bonogin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 4.4%
Austinville — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Bonogin — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 2.1%
Austinville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Bonogin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Austinville Bonogin
England 3.2% / 7.8%
Austinville — England: 3.2% Bonogin — England: 7.8%
New Zealand 4.0% / 4.2%
Austinville — New Zealand: 4.0% Bonogin — New Zealand: 4.2%
South Africa 2.0% / 2.9%
Austinville — South Africa: 2.0% Bonogin — South Africa: 2.9%
Germany 1.5% / 0.5%
Austinville — Germany: 1.5% Bonogin — Germany: 0.5%
France 1.0% / —
Austinville — France: 1.0% Bonogin — France: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.5%
Austinville — Scotland: not among its largest Bonogin — Scotland: 0.5%
India — / 0.5%
Austinville — India: not among its largest Bonogin — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Austinville 94.9% houses
Austinville — Houses: 94.9% Austinville — Flats / Apartments: 5.1% Austinville — Townhouses: 0.0%
Bonogin 98.1% houses
Bonogin — Houses: 98.1% Bonogin — Flats / Apartments: 1.6% Bonogin — Townhouses: 0.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Austinville Bonogin
Median house price $1,360,000 $1,725,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,420,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 35 days
from 62 sales

Development activity

Austinville Bonogin
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Austinville Bonogin
Houses — 4.0%
$1,350/wk on $1.75M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Austinville Bonogin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 56% of QLD

Liveability

Bonogin is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Austinville Bonogin
Grade — B
Score — 59/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Austinville carries more crime risk (35 vs 20); Austinville carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 55).

Austinville Bonogin
Bushfire High
76/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
20/100
Flood —
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

Austinville Bonogin
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Gold Coast campus, 8.5 km

Amenities in the suburb

Austinville Bonogin
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 9
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 8 6

Mobility

Austinville sits further from the CBD (92.5 km vs 90.5 km).

Austinville Bonogin
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Brisbane 92.5 km
+2% vs other
 90.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 70 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 4213
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 4213
same for both

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.

Austinville Bonogin
Car (driver) 69.0% / 72.1%
Austinville — Car (driver): 69.0% Bonogin — Car (driver): 72.1%
Worked from Home 25.2% / 22.0%
Austinville — Worked from Home: 25.2% Bonogin — Worked from Home: 22.0%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.8%
Austinville — Car (passenger): 3.9% Bonogin — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 1.9% / 0.5%
Austinville — Walked Only: 1.9% Bonogin — Walked Only: 0.5%
Train — / 1.0%
Austinville — Train: not among its largest Bonogin — Train: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).

Setting

Austinville Bonogin
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16 km 11.4 km

NBN connectivity

Austinville Bonogin
Connectivity score 26/100 80/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 12%
56 premises
 56%
1,556 premises

Climate

Austinville Bonogin
Annual rainfall 1,556 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Austinville Bonogin
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³ 4.9 µg/m³
PM10 19.3 µg/m³ 14.3 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.91 pphm 0.43 pphm

Council rates

Austinville Bonogin
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Austinville Bonogin
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Austinville Bonogin
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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