Bogie vs Gumlu

Bogie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 53 in Gumlu. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Bogie, most households are couple families. In Gumlu, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bogie tends to suit families with children and couples, while Gumlu suits people living alone and 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

Bogie

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 27%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 70%)
  • But Gumlu carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 68/100)

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

Bogie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $176/wk)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bogie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (828 min vs 837 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1213.4 km vs 1226.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gumlu

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (30% vs 4%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 11%)
  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Bogie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.6% vs -31.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bogie Gumlu
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.

Bogie Gumlu
Walkability 0 / 0
Bogie — Walkability: 0/100 Gumlu — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 32 / 43
Bogie — Safety: 32/100 Gumlu — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Bogie — Low fire risk: 59/100 Gumlu — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gumlu rents higher ($176/wk vs $0/wk); Bogie has more residents (207 vs 124).

Bogie Gumlu
Population 207
+40% vs other
 124
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.6% -31.5%
Median age 40 53
Median household income $76,648/yr
+28% vs other
 $55,224/yr
Median weekly rent — $176/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bogie Gumlu
0-4 7.2% / —
Bogie — 0-4: 7.2% Gumlu — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.6% / 12.9%
Bogie — 5-14: 12.6% Gumlu — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 2.9% / —
Bogie — 15-19: 2.9% Gumlu — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 6.3% / —
Bogie — 20-24: 6.3% Gumlu — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 14.0% / 6.5%
Bogie — 25-34: 14.0% Gumlu — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 12.1% / 16.1%
Bogie — 35-44: 12.1% Gumlu — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 23.7% / 12.1%
Bogie — 45-54: 23.7% Gumlu — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 12.1% / 19.4%
Bogie — 55-64: 12.1% Gumlu — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 6.3% / 22.6%
Bogie — 65-74: 6.3% Gumlu — 65-74: 22.6%
75-84 4.8% / 2.4%
Bogie — 75-84: 4.8% Gumlu — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ — / —
Bogie — 85+: not among its largest Gumlu — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

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.

Bogie Gumlu
Netherlands — / 3.2%
Bogie — Netherlands: not among its largest Gumlu — Netherlands: 3.2%
South Africa 2.4% / —
Bogie — South Africa: 2.4% Gumlu — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bogie 38.9% lone person
Bogie — Lone Person: 38.9% Bogie — Couple Families: 61.1%
Gumlu 73.3% lone person
Gumlu — Lone Person: 73.3% Gumlu — Couple Families: 26.7%
Lone Person Couple Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bogie 95.8% houses
Bogie — Houses: 95.8% Bogie — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Gumlu 70.0% houses
Gumlu — Houses: 70.0% Gumlu — Flats / Apartments: 30.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bogie Gumlu
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 12.9%
Bogie — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Gumlu — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Bachelor Degree 2.4% / 7.3%
Bogie — Bachelor Degree: 2.4% Gumlu — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / —
Bogie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Gumlu — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bogie 7.5% renting
Bogie — Owned Outright: 52.5% Bogie — Mortgage: 40.0% Bogie — Renting: 7.5%
Gumlu 9.5% renting
Gumlu — Owned Outright: 66.7% Gumlu — Mortgage: 23.8% Gumlu — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Bogie Gumlu
New dwellings approved 190
across Whitsunday
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bogie Gumlu
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Bogie Gumlu
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bogie carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Bogie carries more crime risk (68 vs 57).

Bogie Gumlu
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
57/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
82/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bogie Gumlu
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bogie

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

Schools in Gumlu

  • Gumlu State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Bogie Gumlu
Parks & reserves 10 2
Waterways 106 21

Mobility

Gumlu sits further from the CBD (1226.3 km vs 1213.4 km).

Bogie Gumlu
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1213.4 km 1226.3 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 828 min 837 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4805
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 4805
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.

Bogie Gumlu
Car (driver) 32.4% / 52.2%
Bogie — Car (driver): 32.4% Gumlu — Car (driver): 52.2%
Worked from Home 45.1% / 17.4%
Bogie — Worked from Home: 45.1% Gumlu — Worked from Home: 17.4%
Walked Only 11.3% / 17.4%
Bogie — Walked Only: 11.3% Gumlu — Walked Only: 17.4%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 13.0%
Bogie — Car (passenger): 5.6% Gumlu — Car (passenger): 13.0%
Bus 5.6% / —
Bogie — Bus: 5.6% Gumlu — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.2%).

Setting

Bogie Gumlu
Elevation 281 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 48.4 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Bogie Gumlu
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
60 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Bogie Gumlu
Annual rainfall 733 mm 1,037 mm
Summer max (Jan) 33.9°C 32.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C 13.3°C

Council rates

Bogie Gumlu
Average residential rate $1,412/yr
same for both
Council Whitsunday
same for both

Federal electorate

Bogie Gumlu
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bogie Gumlu
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bogie

Rural

Gumlu

Retirees Rural

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