Bogie vs Millaroo

Bogie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Millaroo. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

  • Bogie has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
  • Millaroo carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 68/100)

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

First-home buyers

Millaroo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bogie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $73/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 902 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1213.4 km vs 1318.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Millaroo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Bogie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.6% vs -10.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bogie and Millaroo 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 Millaroo
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 Millaroo
Walkability 0 / 0
Bogie — Walkability: 0/100 Millaroo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 32 / 49
Bogie — Safety: 32/100 Millaroo — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Bogie — Low fire risk: 59/100 Millaroo — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Millaroo rents higher ($73/wk vs $0/wk); Bogie has more residents (207 vs 86).

Bogie Millaroo
Population 207
+58% vs other
 86
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.6% -10.4%
Median age 40 44
Median household income $76,648/yr $99,632/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent — $73/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bogie Millaroo
0-4 7.2% / 5.8%
Bogie — 0-4: 7.2% Millaroo — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 12.6% / 12.8%
Bogie — 5-14: 12.6% Millaroo — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 2.9% / 9.3%
Bogie — 15-19: 2.9% Millaroo — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 6.3% / 3.5%
Bogie — 20-24: 6.3% Millaroo — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 14.0% / 14.0%
Bogie — 25-34: 14.0% Millaroo — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 12.1% / 10.5%
Bogie — 35-44: 12.1% Millaroo — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 23.7% / 12.8%
Bogie — 45-54: 23.7% Millaroo — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 12.1% / 24.4%
Bogie — 55-64: 12.1% Millaroo — 55-64: 24.4%
65-74 6.3% / 10.5%
Bogie — 65-74: 6.3% Millaroo — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 4.8% / 4.7%
Bogie — 75-84: 4.8% Millaroo — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ — / —
Bogie — 85+: not among its largest Millaroo — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).

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 Millaroo
South Africa 2.4% / 5.8%
Bogie — South Africa: 2.4% Millaroo — South Africa: 5.8%
England — / 3.5%
Bogie — England: not among its largest Millaroo — England: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bogie 61.1% couple families
Bogie — Couple Families: 61.1% Bogie — Lone Person: 38.9%
Millaroo 57.1% couple families
Millaroo — Couple Families: 57.1% Millaroo — Lone Person: 42.9%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bogie 95.8% houses
Bogie — Houses: 95.8% Bogie — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Millaroo 100.0% houses
Millaroo — Houses: 100.0% Millaroo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bogie Millaroo
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 18.6%
Bogie — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Millaroo — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 4.7%
Bogie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Millaroo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Bachelor Degree 2.4% / —
Bogie — Bachelor Degree: 2.4% Millaroo — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

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%
Millaroo 12.0% renting
Millaroo — Owned Outright: 68.0% Millaroo — Mortgage: 20.0% Millaroo — Renting: 12.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Bogie Millaroo
New dwellings approved 190
across Whitsunday
 22
across Burdekin
Approvals change year on year +70% -9%

Ranking within QLD

Bogie Millaroo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 7% of QLD

Liveability

Bogie Millaroo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bogie carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Bogie carries more crime risk (68 vs 51).

Bogie Millaroo
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
51/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bogie Millaroo
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 Millaroo

  • Millaroo State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Bogie Millaroo
Parks & reserves 10 0
Waterways 106 0

Mobility

Millaroo sits further from the CBD (1318.7 km vs 1213.4 km).

Bogie Millaroo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1213.4 km 1318.7 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 828 min 902 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4805
 0.1%
postcode 4807
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 4805
 68
postcode 4807

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 Millaroo
Car (driver) 32.4% / 69.8%
Bogie — Car (driver): 32.4% Millaroo — Car (driver): 69.8%
Worked from Home 45.1% / 23.3%
Bogie — Worked from Home: 45.1% Millaroo — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Walked Only 11.3% / 7.0%
Bogie — Walked Only: 11.3% Millaroo — Walked Only: 7.0%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / —
Bogie — Car (passenger): 5.6% Millaroo — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 5.6% / —
Bogie — Bus: 5.6% Millaroo — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.8%).

Setting

Bogie Millaroo
Elevation 281 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 48.4 km 47.7 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Bogie Millaroo
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 Millaroo
Average residential rate $1,412/yr $1,502/yr
Council Whitsunday Burdekin

Federal electorate

Bogie Millaroo
Division Dawson Kennedy
Member Andrew Willcox Bob Katter
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Katter's Australian Party (KAP)

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bogie

Rural

Millaroo

Rural

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