Bogie vs Guthalungra

Bogie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Guthalungra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bogie, most households are couple families. In Guthalungra, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bogie tends to suit families with children and couples, while Guthalungra 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 31%)
  • carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 92/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bogie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 40%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bogie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $100/wk)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Guthalungra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (818 min vs 828 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1199.8 km vs 1213.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bogie carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 92/100)
  • Guthalungra has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 11%)

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 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bogie and Guthalungra 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 Guthalungra
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 Guthalungra
Walkability 0 / 0
Bogie — Walkability: 0/100 Guthalungra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 32 / 8
Bogie — Safety: 32/100 Guthalungra — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 59 / 61
Bogie — Low fire risk: 59/100 Guthalungra — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Guthalungra rents higher ($100/wk vs $0/wk); Bogie has more residents (207 vs 112).

Bogie Guthalungra
Population 207
+46% vs other
 112
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.6% +0.0%
Median age 40 47
Median household income $76,648/yr
+7% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent — $100/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bogie Guthalungra
0-4 7.2% / 3.6%
Bogie — 0-4: 7.2% Guthalungra — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 12.6% / 9.8%
Bogie — 5-14: 12.6% Guthalungra — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 2.9% / 4.5%
Bogie — 15-19: 2.9% Guthalungra — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 6.3% / 7.1%
Bogie — 20-24: 6.3% Guthalungra — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 14.0% / 8.9%
Bogie — 25-34: 14.0% Guthalungra — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 12.1% / 11.6%
Bogie — 35-44: 12.1% Guthalungra — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 23.7% / 12.5%
Bogie — 45-54: 23.7% Guthalungra — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 12.1% / 22.3%
Bogie — 55-64: 12.1% Guthalungra — 55-64: 22.3%
65-74 6.3% / 20.5%
Bogie — 65-74: 6.3% Guthalungra — 65-74: 20.5%
75-84 4.8% / 3.6%
Bogie — 75-84: 4.8% Guthalungra — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / —
Bogie — 85+: not among its largest Guthalungra — 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 Guthalungra
England — / 4.5%
Bogie — England: not among its largest Guthalungra — England: 4.5%
South Africa 2.4% / —
Bogie — South Africa: 2.4% Guthalungra — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bogie 38.9% lone person
Bogie — Lone Person: 38.9% Bogie — Couple Families: 61.1% Bogie — Group Household: 0.0%
Guthalungra 57.7% lone person
Guthalungra — Lone Person: 57.7% Guthalungra — Couple Families: 30.8% Guthalungra — Group Household: 11.5%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bogie 95.8% houses
Bogie — Houses: 95.8% Bogie — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Guthalungra 90.7% houses
Guthalungra — Houses: 90.7% Guthalungra — Flats / Apartments: 9.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bogie Guthalungra
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 20.5%
Bogie — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Guthalungra — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 3.6%
Bogie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Guthalungra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Bachelor Degree 2.4% / 7.1%
Bogie — Bachelor Degree: 2.4% Guthalungra — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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%
Guthalungra 11.1% renting
Guthalungra — Owned Outright: 66.7% Guthalungra — Mortgage: 22.2% Guthalungra — Renting: 11.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Bogie Guthalungra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Guthalungra carries more crime risk (92 vs 68).

Bogie Guthalungra
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 High
92/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
95/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bogie Guthalungra
Parks & reserves 10 2
Waterways 106 29

Mobility

Bogie sits further from the CBD (1213.4 km vs 1199.8 km).

Bogie Guthalungra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1213.4 km
+1% vs other
 1199.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 828 min 818 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 Guthalungra
Car (driver) 32.4% / 60.5%
Bogie — Car (driver): 32.4% Guthalungra — Car (driver): 60.5%
Worked from Home 45.1% / 18.6%
Bogie — Worked from Home: 45.1% Guthalungra — Worked from Home: 18.6%
Walked Only 11.3% / 20.9%
Bogie — Walked Only: 11.3% Guthalungra — Walked Only: 20.9%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / —
Bogie — Car (passenger): 5.6% Guthalungra — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 5.6% / —
Bogie — Bus: 5.6% Guthalungra — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.5%).

Setting

Bogie Guthalungra
Elevation 281 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 48.4 km 9.3 km

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Bogie

Rural

Guthalungra

Rural

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