Bloomsbury vs Laguna Quays
Bloomsbury is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Laguna Quays. In Bloomsbury, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Laguna Quays, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bloomsbury: a median of $550,000, against $228,000 in Laguna Quays. On these figures, Laguna Quays tends to suit renters, people living alone, and families with children.
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
Bloomsbury
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 23%)
- is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 26%)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Laguna Quays
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($228,000 vs $550,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 30%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Bloomsbury leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 36%)
- Laguna Quays has a bigger rental market to choose from (48% vs 15%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bloomsbury
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (1052.6 km vs 1073.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (719 min vs 731 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Laguna Quays
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (88% vs 2%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 23%)
- But Bloomsbury carries lower crime risk (78/100 vs 93/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Laguna Quays
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (30.9% vs -9.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bloomsbury and Laguna Quays drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Bloomsbury has more residents (539 vs 89); Bloomsbury has higher household incomes ($58,500 vs $30,576).
| Bloomsbury | Laguna Quays | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 539 +83% vs other | 89 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.9% | +30.9% |
| Median age | 50 | 53 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr +48% vs other | $30,576/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $214/wk +2% vs other | $210/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bloomsbury | Laguna Quays | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $550,000 | $228,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $240,000 |
| Median land price | $243,750 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 53 days from 5 sales | — |
Development activity
| Bloomsbury | Laguna Quays | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 574 across Mackay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Bloomsbury | Laguna Quays | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 23% of QLD | Higher than 1% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of QLD | Higher than 34% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 31% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of QLD | Higher than 57% of QLD |
Liveability
| Bloomsbury | Laguna Quays | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 15/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Bloomsbury carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); Laguna Quays carries more crime risk (93 vs 78).
| Bloomsbury | Laguna Quays | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 78/100 | High 93/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | High 71/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bloomsbury | Laguna Quays | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bloomsbury
- Bloomsbury State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Laguna Quays
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bloomsbury | Laguna Quays | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 28 | 0 |
Mobility
Laguna Quays sits further from the CBD (1073.6 km vs 1052.6 km).
| Bloomsbury | Laguna Quays | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1052.6 km | 1073.6 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 719 min | 731 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4799 | 0.2% postcode 4800 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 88 postcode 4799 | 85 postcode 4800 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).
Setting
| Bloomsbury | Laguna Quays | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 88 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 51 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.3 km | 2.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bloomsbury | Laguna Quays | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 232 premises | 0% 76 premises |
Climate
| Bloomsbury | Laguna Quays | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,502 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 11.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bloomsbury | Laguna Quays | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,873/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mackay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bloomsbury | Laguna Quays | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dawson same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Willcox same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bloomsbury | Laguna Quays | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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