Bokarina vs Warana

Bokarina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Warana. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Bokarina, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bokarina tends to suit families with children and couples, while Warana 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

Bokarina

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 5)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 71%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 58%)
  • But Warana carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Bokarina leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)
  • Warana has cheaper units ($816,000 vs $1,170,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Bokarina leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 28%)
  • Warana has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $530/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bokarina

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 39/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (94.1 km vs 96.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warana

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (29% vs 2%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 11%)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 79/100)
  • But Bokarina is more walkable (65/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Bokarina

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (43.2% vs 3.9%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.2% vs 2.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bokarina Warana
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.

Bokarina Warana
Walkability 65 / 39
Bokarina — Walkability: 65/100 Warana — Walkability: 39/100
Safety 21 / 33
Bokarina — Safety: 21/100 Warana — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 31
Bokarina — Low fire risk: 100/100 Warana — Low fire risk: 31/100

Demographics

Warana has more residents (3,831 vs 1,935); Bokarina has higher household incomes ($126,308 vs $78,572).

Bokarina Warana
Population 1,935 3,831
+98% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +43.2% +3.9%
Median age 37 42
Median household income $126,308/yr
+38% vs other
 $78,572/yr
Median weekly rent $530/wk
+21% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bokarina Warana
0-4 6.3% / 5.3%
Bokarina — 0-4: 6.3% Warana — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 16.7% / 13.1%
Bokarina — 5-14: 16.7% Warana — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 7.5% / 5.1%
Bokarina — 15-19: 7.5% Warana — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 3.0% / 4.5%
Bokarina — 20-24: 3.0% Warana — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 11.5% / 11.3%
Bokarina — 25-34: 11.5% Warana — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 15.2% / 13.1%
Bokarina — 35-44: 15.2% Warana — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 15.2% / 12.4%
Bokarina — 45-54: 15.2% Warana — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 13.0% / 12.0%
Bokarina — 55-64: 13.0% Warana — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 7.3% / 9.4%
Bokarina — 65-74: 7.3% Warana — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 3.1% / 7.8%
Bokarina — 75-84: 3.1% Warana — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 0.4% / 6.1%
Bokarina — 85+: 0.4% Warana — 85+: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bokarina 60.0% couple families
Bokarina — Couple Families: 60.0% Bokarina — Lone Person: 20.0% Bokarina — One Parent Families: 14.5% Bokarina — Group Household: 5.5% Bokarina — Other Families: 0.0%
Warana 40.1% couple families
Warana — Couple Families: 40.1% Warana — Lone Person: 35.1% Warana — One Parent Families: 17.4% Warana — Group Household: 6.3% Warana — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bokarina 26.3% renting
Bokarina — Owned Outright: 31.2% Bokarina — Mortgage: 42.6% Bokarina — Renting: 26.3%
Warana 33.4% renting
Warana — Owned Outright: 35.1% Warana — Mortgage: 31.5% Warana — Renting: 33.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bokarina Warana
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 17.0%
Bokarina — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Warana — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.6% / 12.0%
Bokarina — Bachelor Degree: 13.6% Warana — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 6.8%
Bokarina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Warana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 3.2%
Bokarina — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Warana — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 1.9%
Bokarina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Warana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Bokarina Warana
England 4.3% / 3.7%
Bokarina — England: 4.3% Warana — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 3.2% / 3.7%
Bokarina — New Zealand: 3.2% Warana — New Zealand: 3.7%
South Africa 1.3% / 1.0%
Bokarina — South Africa: 1.3% Warana — South Africa: 1.0%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.9%
Bokarina — Scotland: 0.5% Warana — Scotland: 0.9%
Germany — / 1.2%
Bokarina — Germany: not among its largest Warana — Germany: 1.2%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.5%
Bokarina — Philippines: 0.5% Warana — Philippines: 0.5%
Canada 0.6% / —
Bokarina — Canada: 0.6% Warana — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bokarina 98.6% houses
Bokarina — Houses: 98.6% Bokarina — Townhouses: 1.3% Bokarina — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Warana 70.6% houses
Warana — Houses: 70.6% Warana — Townhouses: 25.0% Warana — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bokarina Warana
Median house price $1,702,000 $1,730,000
Median unit price $1,170,000 $816,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 41 sales
 61 days
from 13 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bokarina Warana
3 bed $1.55M / $1.74M
Bokarina — 3 bed: $1.55M (37 sales) Warana — 3 bed: $1.74M (23 sales)

37 vs 23 sales

4 bed $1.82M / $1.93M
Bokarina — 4 bed: $1.82M (39 sales) Warana — 4 bed: $1.93M (5 sales)

39 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Bokarina Warana
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
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.

Bokarina Warana
Houses 3.2%
$1,200/wk on $1.92M
 2.5%
$950/wk on $1.95M
Units 3.7%
$998/wk on $1.4M
 —

Ranking within QLD

Bokarina Warana
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 21% of QLD —

Liveability

Bokarina scores higher overall (63 vs 37); Bokarina is more walkable (65 vs 39).

Bokarina Warana
Grade B C
Score 63/100 37/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Warana carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0); Bokarina carries more crime risk (79 vs 67).

Bokarina Warana
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime High
79/100
 Moderate
67/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bokarina Warana
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Sunshine Coast, 5.2 km
 1
UniSC Sunshine Coast, 4.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.1% 1.4%

Schools in Bokarina

  • Kawana Waters State College Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Warana

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bokarina Warana
Cafes & restaurants 1 4
Parks & reserves 11 5
Childcare 3 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 1 0
Fuel stations 2
same for both
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Warana sits further from the CBD (96.7 km vs 94.1 km).

Bokarina Warana
Walkability score 65/100 39/100
Distance to Brisbane 94.1 km 96.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 79 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 64.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 69.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 4575
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 4575
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.

Bokarina Warana
Car (driver) 68.4% / 75.9%
Bokarina — Car (driver): 68.4% Warana — Car (driver): 75.9%
Worked from Home 22.4% / 14.4%
Bokarina — Worked from Home: 22.4% Warana — Worked from Home: 14.4%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 4.1%
Bokarina — Car (passenger): 5.2% Warana — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Bicycle 2.3% / 2.7%
Bokarina — Bicycle: 2.3% Warana — Bicycle: 2.7%
Walked Only 0.7% / 1.6%
Bokarina — Walked Only: 0.7% Warana — Walked Only: 1.6%
Bus 1.0% / 1.0%
Bokarina — Bus: 1.0% Warana — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.9%).

Setting

Bokarina Warana
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 -3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 544 m
3.0 km to a named beach
 839 m
4.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bokarina Warana
Connectivity score 86/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 75%
1,074 premises
 39%
2,402 premises

Climate

Bokarina Warana
Annual rainfall 1,052 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bokarina Warana
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bokarina Warana
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Bokarina Warana
Division Fisher
same for both
Member Andrew Wallace
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bokarina Warana
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bokarina

Coastal Family Large Blocks Parks Premium Quiet

Warana

Coastal Premium Townhouses

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