Ballogie vs Durong

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ballogie, about half of households are people living alone.

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

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Ballogie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (260.8 km vs 315.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (212 min vs 227 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

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

Ballogie Durong
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.

Ballogie Durong
Walkability 0 / 0
Ballogie — Walkability: 0/100 Durong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 51
Ballogie — Safety: 49/100 Durong — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 100 / 31
Ballogie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Durong — Low fire risk: 31/100

Demographics

Ballogie has more residents (276 vs 219).

Ballogie Durong
Population 276
+21% vs other
 219
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -3.1%
Median age 54 53
Median household income $42,640/yr $44,200/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ballogie Durong
0-4 1.1% / 4.6%
Ballogie — 0-4: 1.1% Durong — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 8.7% / 10.5%
Ballogie — 5-14: 8.7% Durong — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 5.1% / 2.7%
Ballogie — 15-19: 5.1% Durong — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 3.6% / 3.7%
Ballogie — 20-24: 3.6% Durong — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 6.2% / 8.2%
Ballogie — 25-34: 6.2% Durong — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 10.9% / 9.1%
Ballogie — 35-44: 10.9% Durong — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 15.2% / 14.2%
Ballogie — 45-54: 15.2% Durong — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 22.1% / 21.0%
Ballogie — 55-64: 22.1% Durong — 55-64: 21.0%
65-74 17.0% / 20.5%
Ballogie — 65-74: 17.0% Durong — 65-74: 20.5%
75-84 8.7% / 2.7%
Ballogie — 75-84: 8.7% Durong — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ — / 1.4%
Ballogie — 85+: not among its largest Durong — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ballogie 45.9% lone person
Ballogie — Lone Person: 45.9% Ballogie — Couple Families: 22.4% Ballogie — One Parent Families: 17.6% Ballogie — Group Household: 10.6% Ballogie — Other Families: 3.5%
Durong 42.9% lone person
Durong — Lone Person: 42.9% Durong — Couple Families: 33.3% Durong — One Parent Families: 11.9% Durong — Group Household: 11.9% Durong — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ballogie 11.8% renting
Ballogie — Owned Outright: 53.9% Ballogie — Mortgage: 34.3% Ballogie — Renting: 11.8%
Durong 13.7% renting
Durong — Owned Outright: 54.8% Durong — Mortgage: 31.5% Durong — Renting: 13.7%
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.

Ballogie Durong
England 2.5% / 2.3%
Ballogie — England: 2.5% Durong — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 2.9% / 1.4%
Ballogie — New Zealand: 2.9% Durong — New Zealand: 1.4%
Germany — / 2.3%
Ballogie — Germany: not among its largest Durong — Germany: 2.3%
Scotland 1.4% / —
Ballogie — Scotland: 1.4% Durong — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Qualifications

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

Ballogie Durong
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 20.1%
Ballogie — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Durong — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 9.1%
Ballogie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Durong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 6.4%
Ballogie — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Durong — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.8%
Ballogie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Durong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Ballogie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Durong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ballogie 93.8% houses
Ballogie — Houses: 93.8% Ballogie — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Durong 100.0% houses
Durong — Houses: 100.0% Durong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ballogie Durong
Median house price $349,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Ballogie Durong
New dwellings approved 198
across South Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ballogie Durong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD

Liveability

Ballogie Durong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Durong carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0).

Ballogie Durong
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
49/100
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

Ballogie Durong
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Ballogie

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Durong

  • Durong South State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ballogie Durong
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 9 13

Mobility

Durong sits further from the CBD (315.7 km vs 260.8 km).

Ballogie Durong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 260.8 km 315.7 km
+21% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 212 min 227 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4610
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4610
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.

Ballogie Durong
Car (driver) 90.9% / 42.7%
Ballogie — Car (driver): 90.9% Durong — Car (driver): 42.7%
Worked from Home 9.1% / 26.8%
Ballogie — Worked from Home: 9.1% Durong — Worked from Home: 26.8%
Walked Only — / 19.5%
Ballogie — Walked Only: not among its largest Durong — Walked Only: 19.5%
Car (passenger) — / 11.0%
Ballogie — Car (passenger): not among its largest Durong — Car (passenger): 11.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.9%).

Setting

Ballogie Durong
Elevation 450 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 342 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ballogie Durong
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
99 premises
same for both

Council rates

Ballogie Durong
Average residential rate $1,401/yr
same for both
Council South Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Ballogie Durong
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ballogie Durong
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ballogie

Retirees Rural

Durong

Rural

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