Biggenden vs Boompa

Boompa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 57 in Biggenden. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Biggenden, most households are people living alone. In Boompa, most households are couple families. On these figures, Biggenden tends to suit people living alone, while Boompa suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Biggenden has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • Boompa is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 32%)

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

First-home buyers

Biggenden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Boompa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 28%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Biggenden

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (249 min vs 432 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (294.2 km vs 324.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Boompa

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 6%)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Boompa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.2% vs -6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Biggenden Boompa
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.

Biggenden Boompa
Walkability 0 / 0
Biggenden — Walkability: 0/100 Boompa — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 58
Biggenden — Safety: 26/100 Boompa — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 45 / 44
Biggenden — Low fire risk: 45/100 Boompa — Low fire risk: 44/100

Demographics

Biggenden has more residents (788 vs 89); Boompa has higher household incomes ($60,632 vs $37,700).

Biggenden Boompa
Population 788
+89% vs other
 89
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.7% +7.2%
Median age 57 52
Median household income $37,700/yr $60,632/yr
+61% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Biggenden Boompa
0-4 3.9% / 4.5%
Biggenden — 0-4: 3.9% Boompa — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 7.9% / 10.1%
Biggenden — 5-14: 7.9% Boompa — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 5.6% / 4.5%
Biggenden — 15-19: 5.6% Boompa — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 4.3% / —
Biggenden — 20-24: 4.3% Boompa — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.8% / 10.1%
Biggenden — 25-34: 4.8% Boompa — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 8.1% / 10.1%
Biggenden — 35-44: 8.1% Boompa — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 12.1% / 15.7%
Biggenden — 45-54: 12.1% Boompa — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 14.5% / 11.2%
Biggenden — 55-64: 14.5% Boompa — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 18.0% / 28.1%
Biggenden — 65-74: 18.0% Boompa — 65-74: 28.1%
75-84 16.0% / 7.9%
Biggenden — 75-84: 16.0% Boompa — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 3.7% / 4.5%
Biggenden — 85+: 3.7% Boompa — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Biggenden 56.6% lone person
Biggenden — Lone Person: 56.6% Biggenden — Couple Families: 18.7% Biggenden — One Parent Families: 13.5% Biggenden — Group Household: 8.8% Biggenden — Other Families: 2.4%
Boompa 38.1% lone person
Boompa — Lone Person: 38.1% Boompa — Couple Families: 61.9% Boompa — One Parent Families: 0.0% Boompa — Group Household: 0.0% Boompa — 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.

Biggenden 23.1% renting
Biggenden — Owned Outright: 58.0% Biggenden — Mortgage: 18.9% Biggenden — Renting: 23.1%
Boompa 0.0% renting
Boompa — Owned Outright: 83.3% Boompa — Mortgage: 16.7% Boompa — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Biggenden Boompa
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 9.0%
Biggenden — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Boompa — Certificate III & IV: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 11.2%
Biggenden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Boompa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 7.9%
Biggenden — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Boompa — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Biggenden — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Boompa — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / —
Biggenden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Boompa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

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.

Biggenden Boompa
New Zealand 2.3% / 3.4%
Biggenden — New Zealand: 2.3% Boompa — New Zealand: 3.4%
England 3.9% / —
Biggenden — England: 3.9% Boompa — England: not among its largest
Scotland — / 3.4%
Biggenden — Scotland: not among its largest Boompa — Scotland: 3.4%
Philippines 1.1% / —
Biggenden — Philippines: 1.1% Boompa — Philippines: not among its largest
Ireland 0.4% / —
Biggenden — Ireland: 0.4% Boompa — Ireland: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.4% / —
Biggenden — Netherlands: 0.4% Boompa — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Biggenden 94.0% houses
Biggenden — Houses: 94.0% Biggenden — Flats / Apartments: 5.1% Biggenden — Townhouses: 0.9%
Boompa 82.8% houses
Boompa — Houses: 82.8% Boompa — Flats / Apartments: 17.2% Boompa — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Biggenden Boompa
Median house price $380,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $340,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 6 sales
 —

Development activity

Biggenden Boompa
New dwellings approved 30
across North Burnett
 1,578
across Fraser Coast
Approvals change year on year -33% -8%

Ranking within QLD

Biggenden Boompa
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Biggenden Boompa
Grade D —
Score 9/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Biggenden carries more crime risk (74 vs 42).

Biggenden Boompa
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime High
74/100
 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

Biggenden Boompa
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 Biggenden

  • Biggenden State School Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Boompa

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

Amenities in the suburb

Biggenden Boompa
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 7 0
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 18 17

Mobility

Boompa sits further from the CBD (324.2 km vs 294.2 km).

Biggenden Boompa
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 294.2 km 324.2 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 249 min 432 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4621
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4621
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.

Biggenden Boompa
Car (driver) 68.8% / 51.5%
Biggenden — Car (driver): 68.8% Boompa — Car (driver): 51.5%
Worked from Home 11.2% / 48.5%
Biggenden — Worked from Home: 11.2% Boompa — Worked from Home: 48.5%
Walked Only 11.2% / —
Biggenden — Walked Only: 11.2% Boompa — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 8.8% / —
Biggenden — Car (passenger): 8.8% Boompa — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.8%).

Setting

Biggenden Boompa
Elevation 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Biggenden Boompa
Connectivity score 30/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
463 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Biggenden Boompa
Annual rainfall 677 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Biggenden Boompa
Average residential rate $1,183/yr $1,576/yr
Council North Burnett Fraser Coast

Federal electorate

Biggenden Boompa
Division Flynn Wide Bay
Member Colin Boyce Llew O'Brien
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Biggenden Boompa
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Biggenden

Affordable Retirees Rural

Boompa

Retirees Rural

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