Birtinya vs Bokarina

In Birtinya, most households rent and about half of homes are flats or apartments. In Bokarina, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bokarina: a median of $1.7 million, against $1.25 million in Birtinya, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Birtinya tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Bokarina 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

Bokarina

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 42%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 46%)
  • But Birtinya has more parks and reserves (22 vs 11)

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

First-home buyers

Birtinya

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($843,750 vs $1,170,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,255,000 vs $1,702,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Birtinya

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (64% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($490/wk vs $530/wk)
  • But Bokarina leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Birtinya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (91.6 km vs 94.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Birtinya

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (58% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Birtinya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (126.5% vs 43.2%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Birtinya Bokarina
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.

Birtinya Bokarina
Walkability 72 / 65
Birtinya — Walkability: 72/100 Bokarina — Walkability: 65/100
Safety 25 / 21
Birtinya — Safety: 25/100 Bokarina — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Birtinya — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bokarina — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Birtinya has more residents (4,378 vs 1,935); Bokarina has higher household incomes ($126,308 vs $94,848).

Birtinya Bokarina
Population 4,378
+56% vs other
 1,935
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +126.5% +43.2%
Median age 36 37
Median household income $94,848/yr $126,308/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $490/wk $530/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Birtinya Bokarina
0-4 4.4% / 6.3%
Birtinya — 0-4: 4.4% Bokarina — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 9.5% / 16.7%
Birtinya — 5-14: 9.5% Bokarina — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 5.1% / 7.5%
Birtinya — 15-19: 5.1% Bokarina — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 9.2% / 3.0%
Birtinya — 20-24: 9.2% Bokarina — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 19.9% / 11.5%
Birtinya — 25-34: 19.9% Bokarina — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 12.9% / 15.2%
Birtinya — 35-44: 12.9% Bokarina — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 11.7% / 15.2%
Birtinya — 45-54: 11.7% Bokarina — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 10.6% / 13.0%
Birtinya — 55-64: 10.6% Bokarina — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 8.3% / 7.3%
Birtinya — 65-74: 8.3% Bokarina — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 5.8% / 3.1%
Birtinya — 75-84: 5.8% Bokarina — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 2.5% / 0.4%
Birtinya — 85+: 2.5% Bokarina — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Birtinya 30.9% couple families
Birtinya — Couple Families: 30.9% Birtinya — Lone Person: 38.8% Birtinya — One Parent Families: 15.5% Birtinya — Group Household: 13.2% Birtinya — Other Families: 1.6%
Bokarina 60.0% couple families
Bokarina — Couple Families: 60.0% Bokarina — Lone Person: 20.0% Bokarina — One Parent Families: 14.5% Bokarina — Group Household: 5.5% Bokarina — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Birtinya 63.7% renting
Birtinya — Owned Outright: 15.6% Birtinya — Mortgage: 20.6% Birtinya — Renting: 63.7%
Bokarina 26.3% renting
Bokarina — Owned Outright: 31.2% Bokarina — Mortgage: 42.6% Bokarina — Renting: 26.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Birtinya Bokarina
Bachelor Degree 18.7% / 13.6%
Birtinya — Bachelor Degree: 18.7% Bokarina — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Certificate III & IV 14.2% / 13.7%
Birtinya — Certificate III & IV: 14.2% Bokarina — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 8.7%
Birtinya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Bokarina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 5.2%
Birtinya — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Bokarina — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 2.8%
Birtinya — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Bokarina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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.

Birtinya Bokarina
England 5.6% / 4.3%
Birtinya — England: 5.6% Bokarina — England: 4.3%
New Zealand 4.7% / 3.2%
Birtinya — New Zealand: 4.7% Bokarina — New Zealand: 3.2%
South Africa 1.7% / 1.3%
Birtinya — South Africa: 1.7% Bokarina — South Africa: 1.3%
Philippines 1.2% / 0.5%
Birtinya — Philippines: 1.2% Bokarina — Philippines: 0.5%
India 1.1% / 0.4%
Birtinya — India: 1.1% Bokarina — India: 0.4%
Canada 0.7% / 0.6%
Birtinya — Canada: 0.7% Bokarina — Canada: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Birtinya 42.3% houses
Birtinya — Houses: 42.3% Birtinya — Flats / Apartments: 47.7% Birtinya — Townhouses: 10.0%
Bokarina 98.6% houses
Bokarina — Houses: 98.6% Bokarina — Flats / Apartments: 0.2% Bokarina — Townhouses: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Birtinya Bokarina
Median house price $1,255,000 $1,702,000
Median unit price $843,750 $1,170,000
Median land price $1,030,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 45 sales
 33 days
from 41 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Birtinya Bokarina
2 bed $788K / $1.02M
Birtinya — 2 bed: $788K (61 sales) Bokarina — 2 bed: $1.02M (41 sales)

61 vs 41 sales

3 bed $1.23M / $1.85M
Birtinya — 3 bed: $1.23M (38 sales) Bokarina — 3 bed: $1.85M (18 sales)

38 vs 18 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Birtinya Bokarina
3 bed $1.08M / $1.55M
Birtinya — 3 bed: $1.08M (24 sales) Bokarina — 3 bed: $1.55M (37 sales)

24 vs 37 sales

4 bed $1.33M / $1.82M
Birtinya — 4 bed: $1.33M (59 sales) Bokarina — 4 bed: $1.82M (39 sales)

59 vs 39 sales

5 bed $1.46M / $2.52M
Birtinya — 5 bed: $1.46M (6 sales) Bokarina — 5 bed: $2.52M (9 sales)

6 vs 9 sales

Development activity

Birtinya Bokarina
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Birtinya Bokarina
Houses 3.1%
$830/wk on $1.37M
 3.2%
$1,200/wk on $1.92M
Units 3.5%
$650/wk on $970K
 3.7%
$998/wk on $1.4M

Ranking within QLD

Birtinya Bokarina
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Birtinya Bokarina
Grade B
same for both
Score 65/100 63/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Birtinya Bokarina
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
75/100
 High
79/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Birtinya Bokarina
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Sunshine Coast, 4.1 km
 1
UniSC Sunshine Coast, 5.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 1.1%

Schools in Birtinya

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

Schools in Bokarina

  • Kawana Waters State College Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Birtinya Bokarina
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 1
Parks & reserves 22 11
Childcare 4 3
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 4 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Bokarina sits further from the CBD (94.1 km vs 91.6 km).

Birtinya Bokarina
Walkability score 72/100 65/100
Distance to Brisbane 91.6 km 94.1 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 81 min
Public transport score 73/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 26.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 64.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 4575
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 4575
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.

Birtinya Bokarina
Car (driver) 63.8% / 68.4%
Birtinya — Car (driver): 63.8% Bokarina — Car (driver): 68.4%
Worked from Home 16.2% / 22.4%
Birtinya — Worked from Home: 16.2% Bokarina — Worked from Home: 22.4%
Walked Only 11.2% / 0.7%
Birtinya — Walked Only: 11.2% Bokarina — Walked Only: 0.7%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 5.2%
Birtinya — Car (passenger): 4.1% Bokarina — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Bicycle 2.6% / 2.3%
Birtinya — Bicycle: 2.6% Bokarina — Bicycle: 2.3%
Bus 1.6% / 1.0%
Birtinya — Bus: 1.6% Bokarina — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.4%).

Setting

Birtinya Bokarina
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 2.1 km
3.3 km to a named beach
 544 m
3.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Birtinya Bokarina
Connectivity score 86/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 73%
2,464 premises
 75%
1,074 premises

Climate

Birtinya Bokarina
Annual rainfall 1,052 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Birtinya Bokarina
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Birtinya Bokarina
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Birtinya Bokarina
Division Fisher
same for both
Member Andrew Wallace
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Birtinya Bokarina
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Birtinya

Apartments Coastal Parks Professionals

Bokarina

Coastal Family Large Blocks Parks Premium Quiet

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