Biboohra vs Koah

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 Koah: a median of $835,000, against $668,000 in Biboohra. On these figures, Biboohra tends to suit 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

Koah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 58/100)

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

First-home buyers

Biboohra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($667,500 vs $835,000)

Weighs house prices and 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

Koah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (1738.2 km vs 1756.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (1214 min vs 1226 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Koah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Koah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.3% vs -1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Biboohra Koah
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.

Biboohra Koah
Walkability 0 / 0
Biboohra — Walkability: 0/100 Koah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 42 / 58
Biboohra — Safety: 42/100 Koah — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 23 / 30
Biboohra — Low fire risk: 23/100 Koah — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Biboohra Koah
Population 561 676
+20% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.2% +12.3%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $77,376/yr $80,756/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $288/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Biboohra Koah
0-4 4.8% / 4.9%
Biboohra — 0-4: 4.8% Koah — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 13.4% / 12.4%
Biboohra — 5-14: 13.4% Koah — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 5.5% / 7.4%
Biboohra — 15-19: 5.5% Koah — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 5.5% / 2.4%
Biboohra — 20-24: 5.5% Koah — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 7.7% / 6.1%
Biboohra — 25-34: 7.7% Koah — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 12.8% / 13.3%
Biboohra — 35-44: 12.8% Koah — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 13.7% / 16.6%
Biboohra — 45-54: 13.7% Koah — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 17.6% / 16.1%
Biboohra — 55-64: 17.6% Koah — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 13.5% / 13.9%
Biboohra — 65-74: 13.5% Koah — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 5.3% / 5.2%
Biboohra — 75-84: 5.3% Koah — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ — / 0.4%
Biboohra — 85+: not among its largest Koah — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Biboohra 49.2% couple families
Biboohra — Couple Families: 49.2% Biboohra — Lone Person: 29.7% Biboohra — One Parent Families: 15.3% Biboohra — Group Household: 3.4% Biboohra — Other Families: 2.5%
Koah 48.7% couple families
Koah — Couple Families: 48.7% Koah — Lone Person: 23.0% Koah — One Parent Families: 19.7% Koah — Group Household: 5.9% Koah — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Biboohra 13.9% renting
Biboohra — Owned Outright: 45.1% Biboohra — Mortgage: 41.0% Biboohra — Renting: 13.9%
Koah 10.6% renting
Koah — Owned Outright: 41.1% Koah — Mortgage: 48.3% Koah — Renting: 10.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Biboohra Koah
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 21.9%
Biboohra — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Koah — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 8.9%
Biboohra — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Koah — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 7.5%
Biboohra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Koah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.6%
Biboohra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Koah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.4%
Biboohra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Koah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

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.

Biboohra Koah
England 2.5% / 3.8%
Biboohra — England: 2.5% Koah — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 2.1% / 3.8%
Biboohra — New Zealand: 2.1% Koah — New Zealand: 3.8%
Germany 0.7% / 1.2%
Biboohra — Germany: 0.7% Koah — Germany: 1.2%
Japan — / 1.3%
Biboohra — Japan: not among its largest Koah — Japan: 1.3%
Philippines — / 1.0%
Biboohra — Philippines: not among its largest Koah — Philippines: 1.0%
India 0.9% / —
Biboohra — India: 0.9% Koah — India: not among its largest
Italy 0.5% / —
Biboohra — Italy: 0.5% Koah — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Biboohra 100.0% houses
Biboohra — Houses: 100.0% Biboohra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Koah 99.1% houses
Koah — Houses: 99.1% Koah — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Biboohra Koah
Median house price $667,500 $835,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $695,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 41 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Biboohra Koah
New dwellings approved 76
across Mareeba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Biboohra Koah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD

Liveability

Biboohra Koah
Grade D
same for both
Score 18/100 20/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Biboohra carries more crime risk (58 vs 42).

Biboohra Koah
Bushfire High
77/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
42/100
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

Biboohra Koah
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Biboohra

  • Biboohra State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Koah

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

Amenities in the suburb

Biboohra Koah
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 2 9

Mobility

Biboohra sits further from the CBD (1756.9 km vs 1738.2 km).

Biboohra Koah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1756.9 km
+1% vs other
 1738.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1226 min 1214 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4880
 0.6%
postcode 4881
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 4880
 58
postcode 4881

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.

Biboohra Koah
Car (driver) 70.2% / 68.2%
Biboohra — Car (driver): 70.2% Koah — Car (driver): 68.2%
Worked from Home 16.4% / 18.5%
Biboohra — Worked from Home: 16.4% Koah — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Walked Only 7.6% / 7.3%
Biboohra — Walked Only: 7.6% Koah — Walked Only: 7.3%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 6.0%
Biboohra — Car (passenger): 2.5% Koah — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Bus 1.7% / —
Biboohra — Bus: 1.7% Koah — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).

Setting

Biboohra Koah
Elevation 411 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 392 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.5 km 20.2 km

NBN connectivity

Biboohra Koah
Connectivity score 27/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
242 premises
 0%
287 premises

Climate

Biboohra Koah
Annual rainfall 1,114 mm 2,121 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.3°C 31.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 13.8°C 18.1°C

Council rates

Biboohra Koah
Average residential rate $1,628/yr
same for both
Council Mareeba
same for both

Federal electorate

Biboohra Koah
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Biboohra Koah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Biboohra

Rural

Koah

Rural

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