Biddaddaba vs Boyland

Boyland is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Biddaddaba. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Biddaddaba, about half of households are couple families. In Boyland, most households are couple families. On these figures, Biddaddaba tends to suit older residents, while Boyland 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

Boyland

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 31/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Boyland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 48%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Biddaddaba has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $510/wk)
  • Boyland leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Boyland

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (58 min vs 70 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (66.1 km vs 74.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Biddaddaba has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)
  • Boyland carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 31/100)

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

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

Biddaddaba Boyland
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.

Biddaddaba Boyland
Walkability 0 / 0
Biddaddaba — Walkability: 0/100 Boyland — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 82
Biddaddaba — Safety: 69/100 Boyland — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Biddaddaba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Boyland — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Boyland has more residents (855 vs 171); Boyland has higher household incomes ($114,972 vs $70,200).

Biddaddaba Boyland
Population 171 855
+400% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +3.9%
Median age 49 41
Median household income $70,200/yr $114,972/yr
+64% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk $510/wk
+34% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Biddaddaba Boyland
0-4 5.8% / 5.4%
Biddaddaba — 0-4: 5.8% Boyland — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 8.8% / 16.5%
Biddaddaba — 5-14: 8.8% Boyland — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 5.3% / 7.4%
Biddaddaba — 15-19: 5.3% Boyland — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 7.6% / 4.7%
Biddaddaba — 20-24: 7.6% Boyland — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 5.8% / 6.7%
Biddaddaba — 25-34: 5.8% Boyland — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 7.0% / 14.4%
Biddaddaba — 35-44: 7.0% Boyland — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 15.8% / 17.1%
Biddaddaba — 45-54: 15.8% Boyland — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 18.1% / 13.3%
Biddaddaba — 55-64: 18.1% Boyland — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 15.2% / 9.5%
Biddaddaba — 65-74: 15.2% Boyland — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 7.0% / 3.6%
Biddaddaba — 75-84: 7.0% Boyland — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / 0.7%
Biddaddaba — 85+: not among its largest Boyland — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Biddaddaba 46.5% couple families
Biddaddaba — Couple Families: 46.5% Biddaddaba — Lone Person: 27.9% Biddaddaba — One Parent Families: 16.3% Biddaddaba — Group Household: 9.3%
Boyland 71.6% couple families
Boyland — Couple Families: 71.6% Boyland — Lone Person: 14.2% Boyland — One Parent Families: 8.9% Boyland — Group Household: 5.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Biddaddaba 21.7% renting
Biddaddaba — Owned Outright: 48.3% Biddaddaba — Mortgage: 30.0% Biddaddaba — Renting: 21.7%
Boyland 11.9% renting
Boyland — Owned Outright: 28.6% Boyland — Mortgage: 59.5% Boyland — Renting: 11.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Biddaddaba Boyland
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 20.4%
Biddaddaba — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Boyland — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 8.8%
Biddaddaba — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Boyland — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 9.8%
Biddaddaba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Boyland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 2.9%
Biddaddaba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Boyland — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 0.8%
Biddaddaba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Boyland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Biddaddaba Boyland
New Zealand 5.3% / 5.6%
Biddaddaba — New Zealand: 5.3% Boyland — New Zealand: 5.6%
England 2.9% / 7.3%
Biddaddaba — England: 2.9% Boyland — England: 7.3%
France 1.8% / —
Biddaddaba — France: 1.8% Boyland — France: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.2%
Biddaddaba — South Africa: not among its largest Boyland — South Africa: 1.2%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Biddaddaba — Scotland: not among its largest Boyland — Scotland: 0.9%
Ireland — / 0.8%
Biddaddaba — Ireland: not among its largest Boyland — Ireland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Biddaddaba 100.0% houses
Biddaddaba — Houses: 100.0%
Boyland 102.0% houses
Boyland — Houses: 102.0%
Houses

Property market

Biddaddaba Boyland
Median house price — $1,350,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,350,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 60 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Biddaddaba Boyland
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Biddaddaba Boyland
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 81% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 88% of QLD

Liveability

Biddaddaba Boyland
Grade — A
Score — 69/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Biddaddaba carries more crime risk (31 vs 18).

Biddaddaba Boyland
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
18/100
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

Biddaddaba Boyland
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

Amenities in the suburb

Biddaddaba Boyland
Waterways 7 11

Mobility

Biddaddaba sits further from the CBD (74.6 km vs 66.1 km).

Biddaddaba Boyland
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 74.6 km
+11% vs other
 66.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 58 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 4275
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 91
postcode 4275
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.

Biddaddaba Boyland
Car (driver) 60.3% / 73.3%
Biddaddaba — Car (driver): 60.3% Boyland — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 35.3% / 22.3%
Biddaddaba — Worked from Home: 35.3% Boyland — Worked from Home: 22.3%
Walked Only 4.4% / 0.8%
Biddaddaba — Walked Only: 4.4% Boyland — Walked Only: 0.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.6%
Biddaddaba — Car (passenger): not among its largest Boyland — Car (passenger): 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Biddaddaba Boyland
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.7 km 26.7 km

NBN connectivity

Biddaddaba Boyland
Connectivity score 27/100 76/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
65 premises
 46%
295 premises

Climate

Biddaddaba Boyland
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Biddaddaba Boyland
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³ 5.0 µg/m³
PM10 19.3 µg/m³ 14.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.91 pphm 0.42 pphm

Council rates

Biddaddaba Boyland
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Biddaddaba Boyland
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Biddaddaba Boyland
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Biddaddaba

Rural

Boyland

Acreage River

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