Bloomsbury vs Midge Point

Bloomsbury is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 57 in Midge Point. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Bloomsbury: a median of $550,000, against $495,000 in Midge Point, though rent is higher in Midge Point. On these figures, Midge Point tends to suit older residents.

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

  • Bloomsbury has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Midge Point has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Midge Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($495,000 vs $550,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bloomsbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($214/wk vs $235/wk)

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

  • has a shorter drive in (719 min vs 731 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1052.6 km vs 1062.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Midge Point

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 78/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 23%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Bloomsbury Midge Point
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.

Bloomsbury Midge Point
Walkability 0 / 0
Bloomsbury — Walkability: 0/100 Midge Point — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 22 / 51
Bloomsbury — Safety: 22/100 Midge Point — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 60 / 100
Bloomsbury — Low fire risk: 60/100 Midge Point — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Midge Point skews older (57 vs 50).

Bloomsbury Midge Point
Population 539
+19% vs other
 435
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.9% -6.2%
Median age 50 57
Median household income $58,500/yr
+4% vs other
 $56,108/yr
Median weekly rent $214/wk $235/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bloomsbury Midge Point
0-4 3.2% / 3.4%
Bloomsbury — 0-4: 3.2% Midge Point — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 10.6% / 8.3%
Bloomsbury — 5-14: 10.6% Midge Point — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 6.9% / 3.9%
Bloomsbury — 15-19: 6.9% Midge Point — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 3.5% / 1.4%
Bloomsbury — 20-24: 3.5% Midge Point — 20-24: 1.4%
25-34 8.2% / 4.1%
Bloomsbury — 25-34: 8.2% Midge Point — 25-34: 4.1%
35-44 9.1% / 10.3%
Bloomsbury — 35-44: 9.1% Midge Point — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 15.2% / 13.1%
Bloomsbury — 45-54: 15.2% Midge Point — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 19.1% / 23.0%
Bloomsbury — 55-64: 19.1% Midge Point — 55-64: 23.0%
65-74 16.5% / 20.5%
Bloomsbury — 65-74: 16.5% Midge Point — 65-74: 20.5%
75-84 5.6% / 9.2%
Bloomsbury — 75-84: 5.6% Midge Point — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ 0.9% / 1.8%
Bloomsbury — 85+: 0.9% Midge Point — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bloomsbury 40.8% lone person
Bloomsbury — Lone Person: 40.8% Bloomsbury — Couple Families: 43.2% Bloomsbury — One Parent Families: 13.6% Bloomsbury — Group Household: 2.4%
Midge Point 44.3% lone person
Midge Point — Lone Person: 44.3% Midge Point — Couple Families: 35.1% Midge Point — One Parent Families: 13.4% Midge Point — Group Household: 7.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bloomsbury 14.7% renting
Bloomsbury — Owned Outright: 42.4% Bloomsbury — Mortgage: 42.9% Bloomsbury — Renting: 14.7%
Midge Point 12.4% renting
Midge Point — Owned Outright: 55.3% Midge Point — Mortgage: 32.3% Midge Point — Renting: 12.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bloomsbury Midge Point
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 20.9%
Bloomsbury — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Midge Point — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 3.0%
Bloomsbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Midge Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0%
Bachelor Degree 2.8% / 3.7%
Bloomsbury — Bachelor Degree: 2.8% Midge Point — Bachelor Degree: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Bloomsbury — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Midge Point — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / —
Bloomsbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Midge Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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.

Bloomsbury Midge Point
England 2.8% / 3.4%
Bloomsbury — England: 2.8% Midge Point — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 1.9% / 4.1%
Bloomsbury — New Zealand: 1.9% Midge Point — New Zealand: 4.1%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.7%
Bloomsbury — Philippines: 0.7% Midge Point — Philippines: 0.7%
China — / 0.9%
Bloomsbury — China: not among its largest Midge Point — China: 0.9%
Germany 0.7% / —
Bloomsbury — Germany: 0.7% Midge Point — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Bloomsbury — Netherlands: not among its largest Midge Point — Netherlands: 0.7%
South Africa 0.6% / —
Bloomsbury — South Africa: 0.6% Midge Point — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bloomsbury 98.4% houses
Bloomsbury — Houses: 98.4% Bloomsbury — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Midge Point 92.2% houses
Midge Point — Houses: 92.2% Midge Point — Flats / Apartments: 7.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bloomsbury Midge Point
Median house price $550,000 $495,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $243,750 $260,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 53 days
from 5 sales
 —

Development activity

Bloomsbury Midge Point
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bloomsbury Midge Point
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD

Liveability

Bloomsbury Midge Point
Grade D —
Score 15/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bloomsbury carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); Bloomsbury carries more crime risk (78 vs 49).

Bloomsbury Midge Point
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
78/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
90/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bloomsbury Midge Point
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 Midge Point

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bloomsbury Midge Point
Parks & reserves 0 3
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 28 4

Mobility

Midge Point sits further from the CBD (1062.1 km vs 1052.6 km).

Bloomsbury Midge Point
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1052.6 km 1062.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 719 min 731 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4799
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 4799
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.

Bloomsbury Midge Point
Car (driver) 67.4% / 76.4%
Bloomsbury — Car (driver): 67.4% Midge Point — Car (driver): 76.4%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 12.1%
Bloomsbury — Worked from Home: 19.6% Midge Point — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Walked Only 6.5% / 2.1%
Bloomsbury — Walked Only: 6.5% Midge Point — Walked Only: 2.1%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 3.6%
Bloomsbury — Car (passenger): 4.9% Midge Point — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Bus 1.6% / 5.7%
Bloomsbury — Bus: 1.6% Midge Point — Bus: 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).

Setting

Bloomsbury Midge Point
Elevation 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.3 km 1.9 km
3.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bloomsbury Midge Point
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
232 premises
 0%
336 premises

Climate

Bloomsbury Midge Point
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 Midge Point
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Bloomsbury Midge Point
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 Midge Point
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bloomsbury

Affordable Rural

Midge Point

Affordable Coastal Retirees Rural

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