Bohle vs Burdell

Burdell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 56 in Bohle. In Bohle, most households own their home, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Burdell, about half of households rent, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bohle tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Burdell suits young adults, families with children, and 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

Burdell

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (11 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 23%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bohle has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $360/wk)
  • Burdell leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 31%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bohle sits closer to the CBD (1361.4 km vs 1368.5 km)
  • Burdell is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Bohle has more units and townhouses to downsize into (77% vs 3%)
  • Burdell is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Bohle Burdell
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.

Bohle Burdell
Walkability 0 / 31
Bohle — Walkability: 0/100 Burdell — Walkability: 31/100
Safety 2 / 25
Bohle — Safety: 2/100 Burdell — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bohle — Low fire risk: 100/100 Burdell — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Burdell has more residents (7,171 vs 121); Burdell has higher household incomes ($116,064 vs $42,328).

Bohle Burdell
Population 121 7,171
+5826% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +42.4% —
Median age 56 28
Median household income $42,328/yr $116,064/yr
+174% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $360/wk
+44% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bohle Burdell
0-4 6.6% / 11.1%
Bohle — 0-4: 6.6% Burdell — 0-4: 11.1%
5-14 — / 16.3%
Bohle — 5-14: not among its largest Burdell — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 — / 4.8%
Bohle — 15-19: not among its largest Burdell — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 2.5% / 8.1%
Bohle — 20-24: 2.5% Burdell — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 6.6% / 23.9%
Bohle — 25-34: 6.6% Burdell — 25-34: 23.9%
35-44 9.1% / 16.6%
Bohle — 35-44: 9.1% Burdell — 35-44: 16.6%
45-54 15.7% / 8.0%
Bohle — 45-54: 15.7% Burdell — 45-54: 8.0%
55-64 23.1% / 5.6%
Bohle — 55-64: 23.1% Burdell — 55-64: 5.6%
65-74 24.8% / 3.6%
Bohle — 65-74: 24.8% Burdell — 65-74: 3.6%
75-84 5.0% / 1.2%
Bohle — 75-84: 5.0% Burdell — 75-84: 1.2%
85+ — / 0.7%
Bohle — 85+: not among its largest Burdell — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bohle 74.4% lone person
Bohle — Lone Person: 74.4% Bohle — Couple Families: 16.3% Bohle — One Parent Families: 9.3% Bohle — Group Household: 0.0% Bohle — Other Families: 0.0%
Burdell 20.8% lone person
Burdell — Lone Person: 20.8% Burdell — Couple Families: 56.9% Burdell — One Parent Families: 14.8% Burdell — Group Household: 6.1% Burdell — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bohle 38.6% renting
Bohle — Owned Outright: 61.4% Bohle — Mortgage: 0.0% Bohle — Renting: 38.6%
Burdell 46.6% renting
Burdell — Owned Outright: 8.6% Burdell — Mortgage: 44.8% Burdell — Renting: 46.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bohle Burdell
New Zealand 5.8% / 2.5%
Bohle — New Zealand: 5.8% Burdell — New Zealand: 2.5%
England 2.5% / 2.3%
Bohle — England: 2.5% Burdell — England: 2.3%
Philippines — / 0.9%
Bohle — Philippines: not among its largest Burdell — Philippines: 0.9%
India — / 0.9%
Bohle — India: not among its largest Burdell — India: 0.9%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Bohle — South Africa: not among its largest Burdell — South Africa: 0.8%

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

Qualifications

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

Bohle Burdell
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 18.4%
Bohle — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Burdell — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree — / 10.7%
Bohle — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Burdell — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.3% / 6.5%
Bohle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3% Burdell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Bohle — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Burdell — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Bohle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Burdell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bohle 22.8% houses
Bohle — Houses: 22.8% Bohle — Flats / Apartments: 71.9% Bohle — Townhouses: 5.3%
Burdell 97.2% houses
Burdell — Houses: 97.2% Burdell — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Burdell — Townhouses: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bohle Burdell
Median house price — $730,000
Median unit price — $625,000
Median land price $717,365 $677,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 25 days
from 101 sales

Development activity

Bohle Burdell
New dwellings approved 1,096
across Townsville
same for both
Approvals change year on year -22%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bohle Burdell
Houses — 4.5%
$650/wk on $749K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bohle Burdell
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 20% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 77% of QLD

Liveability

Burdell is more walkable (31 vs 0).

Bohle Burdell
Grade — C
Score — 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bohle carries more crime risk (98 vs 75).

Bohle Burdell
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
98/100
 High
75/100
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 8
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Bohle Burdell
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bohle

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

Schools in Burdell

  • North Shore State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Clare's Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Bohlevale State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Townsville Grammar School - Burdell Campus Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Bohle Burdell
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 11
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Burdell sits further from the CBD (1368.5 km vs 1361.4 km).

Bohle Burdell
Walkability score 0/100 31/100
Distance to Brisbane 1361.4 km 1368.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 939 min 935 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 63/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 2.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 20.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 15.5 min
scheduled, not actual
 1.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4818
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 87
postcode 4818
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.

Bohle Burdell
Car (driver) 85.3% / 88.5%
Bohle — Car (driver): 85.3% Burdell — Car (driver): 88.5%
Walked Only 14.7% / 1.1%
Bohle — Walked Only: 14.7% Burdell — Walked Only: 1.1%
Worked from Home — / 4.6%
Bohle — Worked from Home: not among its largest Burdell — Worked from Home: 4.6%
Car (passenger) — / 4.5%
Bohle — Car (passenger): not among its largest Burdell — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bus — / 1.0%
Bohle — Bus: not among its largest Burdell — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.5%).

Setting

Bohle Burdell
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.7 km 4.0 km

NBN connectivity

Bohle Burdell
Connectivity score 100/100 93/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
209 premises
 88%
3,239 premises

Climate

Bohle Burdell
Annual rainfall 1,304 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 15.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bohle Burdell
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.25 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bohle Burdell
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

Bohle Burdell
Division Herbert
same for both
Member Phillip Thompson
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bohle Burdell
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bohle

Retirees Rural

Burdell

Acreage Family Young Families

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