Bloomsbury vs Lethebrook
Bloomsbury is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Lethebrook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lethebrook, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Lethebrook tends to suit 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
Lethebrook
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 78/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 57%)
- But Bloomsbury 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Lethebrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $214/wk)
Weighs 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 1072.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (719 min vs 730 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bloomsbury has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)
- Lethebrook carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 78/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lethebrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.0% vs -9.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bloomsbury and Lethebrook 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 rents higher ($214/wk vs $0/wk); Bloomsbury has more residents (539 vs 51).
| Bloomsbury | Lethebrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 539 +91% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.9% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 50 | 53 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $61,724/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $214/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.3%).
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 (18.2%).
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 (13.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bloomsbury | Lethebrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $550,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $243,750 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 53 days from 5 sales | — |
Development activity
| Bloomsbury | Lethebrook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 574 across Mackay | 190 across Whitsunday |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% | +70% |
Ranking within QLD
| Bloomsbury | Lethebrook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 23% of QLD | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of QLD | Higher than 19% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 31% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of QLD | Higher than 53% of QLD |
Liveability
| Bloomsbury | Lethebrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 15/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Bloomsbury carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); Bloomsbury carries more crime risk (78 vs 21).
| Bloomsbury | Lethebrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 78/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | High 89/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bloomsbury | Lethebrook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Lethebrook
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bloomsbury | Lethebrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 28 | 2 |
Mobility
Lethebrook sits further from the CBD (1072.4 km vs 1052.6 km).
| Bloomsbury | Lethebrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1052.6 km | 1072.4 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 719 min | 730 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 (78.3%).
Setting
| Bloomsbury | Lethebrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 88 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.3 km | 2.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bloomsbury | Lethebrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 232 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Climate
| Bloomsbury | Lethebrook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Lethebrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,873/yr | $1,412/yr |
| Council | Mackay | Whitsunday |
Federal electorate
| Bloomsbury | Lethebrook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Lethebrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Bloomsbury
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