Bajool vs Bouldercombe

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bouldercombe: a median of $640,000, against $495,000 in Bajool, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bajool tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bajool has cheaper houses ($495,000 vs $640,000)
  • Bouldercombe leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bajool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($238/wk vs $310/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bajool

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (604.9 km vs 633.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (424 min vs 435 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bajool Bouldercombe
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.

Bajool Bouldercombe
Walkability 0 / 0
Bajool — Walkability: 0/100 Bouldercombe — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 40
Bajool — Safety: 34/100 Bouldercombe — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 55 / 100
Bajool — Low fire risk: 55/100 Bouldercombe — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bouldercombe has more residents (1,117 vs 447); Bouldercombe rents higher ($310/wk vs $238/wk).

Bajool Bouldercombe
Population 447 1,117
+150% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.8% +2.9%
Median age 44 46
Median household income $65,624/yr $79,612/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $238/wk $310/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bajool Bouldercombe
0-4 3.8% / 4.9%
Bajool — 0-4: 3.8% Bouldercombe — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 20.1% / 13.0%
Bajool — 5-14: 20.1% Bouldercombe — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 8.1% / 6.2%
Bajool — 15-19: 8.1% Bouldercombe — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 3.1% / 3.3%
Bajool — 20-24: 3.1% Bouldercombe — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 3.6% / 8.5%
Bajool — 25-34: 3.6% Bouldercombe — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 13.2% / 12.7%
Bajool — 35-44: 13.2% Bouldercombe — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 14.8% / 13.6%
Bajool — 45-54: 14.8% Bouldercombe — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 12.3% / 18.1%
Bajool — 55-64: 12.3% Bouldercombe — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 14.3% / 12.7%
Bajool — 65-74: 14.3% Bouldercombe — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 6.0% / 6.2%
Bajool — 75-84: 6.0% Bouldercombe — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 2.2% / 1.3%
Bajool — 85+: 2.2% Bouldercombe — 85+: 1.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bajool 48.6% couple families
Bajool — Couple Families: 48.6% Bajool — Lone Person: 34.6% Bajool — One Parent Families: 16.8% Bajool — Group Household: 0.0% Bajool — Other Families: 0.0%
Bouldercombe 48.6% couple families
Bouldercombe — Couple Families: 48.6% Bouldercombe — Lone Person: 32.0% Bouldercombe — One Parent Families: 13.9% Bouldercombe — Group Household: 3.9% Bouldercombe — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bajool 13.3% renting
Bajool — Owned Outright: 46.9% Bajool — Mortgage: 39.9% Bajool — Renting: 13.3%
Bouldercombe 11.1% renting
Bouldercombe — Owned Outright: 44.8% Bouldercombe — Mortgage: 44.0% Bouldercombe — Renting: 11.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bajool Bouldercombe
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.8%
Bajool — New Zealand: 1.3% Bouldercombe — New Zealand: 1.8%
England 1.6% / 1.0%
Bajool — England: 1.6% Bouldercombe — England: 1.0%
Philippines — / 0.9%
Bajool — Philippines: not among its largest Bouldercombe — Philippines: 0.9%
Thailand — / 0.4%
Bajool — Thailand: not among its largest Bouldercombe — Thailand: 0.4%
Singapore — / 0.3%
Bajool — Singapore: not among its largest Bouldercombe — Singapore: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

Qualifications

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

Bajool Bouldercombe
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 17.4%
Bajool — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Bouldercombe — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 5.0%
Bajool — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Bouldercombe — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 4.3%
Bajool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Bouldercombe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Bajool — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bouldercombe — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.4%
Bajool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bouldercombe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bajool 102.0% houses
Bajool — Houses: 102.0% Bajool — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bouldercombe 99.2% houses
Bouldercombe — Houses: 99.2% Bouldercombe — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bajool Bouldercombe
Median house price $495,000 $640,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $670,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 17 sales

Development activity

Bajool Bouldercombe
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +133%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bajool Bouldercombe
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 21% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD

Liveability

Bajool Bouldercombe
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bajool carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0).

Bajool Bouldercombe
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
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

Bajool Bouldercombe
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bajool

  • Bajool State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Bouldercombe

  • Bouldercombe State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bajool Bouldercombe
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 20 11

Mobility

Bouldercombe sits further from the CBD (633.7 km vs 604.9 km).

Bajool Bouldercombe
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 604.9 km 633.7 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 424 min 435 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4699
 0.2%
postcode 4702
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 4699
 58
postcode 4702

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.

Bajool Bouldercombe
Car (driver) 75.8% / 86.1%
Bajool — Car (driver): 75.8% Bouldercombe — Car (driver): 86.1%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 7.6%
Bajool — Worked from Home: 14.3% Bouldercombe — Worked from Home: 7.6%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 4.2%
Bajool — Car (passenger): 5.0% Bouldercombe — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bus 3.1% / 1.3%
Bajool — Bus: 3.1% Bouldercombe — Bus: 1.3%
Walked Only 1.9% / 0.8%
Bajool — Walked Only: 1.9% Bouldercombe — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.1%).

Setting

Bajool Bouldercombe
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.6 km 17.9 km

NBN connectivity

Bajool Bouldercombe
Connectivity score 15/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
81 premises
 0%
459 premises

Climate

Bajool Bouldercombe
Annual rainfall 811 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Bajool Bouldercombe
Average residential rate $1,313/yr
same for both
Council Rockhampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Bajool Bouldercombe
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bajool Bouldercombe
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bajool

Affordable Family Rural

Bouldercombe

River Rural

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