Boodua vs Silverleigh

Boodua is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 44 in Silverleigh. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boodua, the large majority of households are couple families. In Silverleigh, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Boodua tends to suit couples, while Silverleigh suits families with children 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

Silverleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 85/100)

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

Boodua

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Boodua

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (118 min vs 137 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (156.8 km vs 167.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Silverleigh

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 3%)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Silverleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.7% vs 2.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boodua Silverleigh
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.

Boodua Silverleigh
Walkability 0 / 0
Boodua — Walkability: 0/100 Silverleigh — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 15 / 58
Boodua — Safety: 15/100 Silverleigh — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Boodua — Low fire risk: 100/100 Silverleigh — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Boodua has higher household incomes ($136,448 vs $82,836); Silverleigh skews older (44 vs 29).

Boodua Silverleigh
Population 95
+16% vs other
 80
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.2% +12.7%
Median age 29 44
Median household income $136,448/yr
+39% vs other
 $82,836/yr
Median weekly rent $277/wk $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boodua Silverleigh
0-4 11.6% / 6.2%
Boodua — 0-4: 11.6% Silverleigh — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 10.5% / 21.2%
Boodua — 5-14: 10.5% Silverleigh — 5-14: 21.2%
15-19 13.7% / 3.8%
Boodua — 15-19: 13.7% Silverleigh — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 6.3% / 6.2%
Boodua — 20-24: 6.3% Silverleigh — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 10.5% / 5.0%
Boodua — 25-34: 10.5% Silverleigh — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 12.6% / 12.5%
Boodua — 35-44: 12.6% Silverleigh — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 26.3% / 10.0%
Boodua — 45-54: 26.3% Silverleigh — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 3.2% / 17.5%
Boodua — 55-64: 3.2% Silverleigh — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 3.2% / 10.0%
Boodua — 65-74: 3.2% Silverleigh — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 — / 5.0%
Boodua — 75-84: not among its largest Silverleigh — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / 6.2%
Boodua — 85+: not among its largest Silverleigh — 85+: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

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.

Boodua Silverleigh
England 3.2% / 3.8%
Boodua — England: 3.2% Silverleigh — England: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boodua 81.8% couple families
Boodua — Couple Families: 81.8% Boodua — Lone Person: 18.2% Boodua — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Silverleigh 50.0% couple families
Silverleigh — Couple Families: 50.0% Silverleigh — Lone Person: 22.2% Silverleigh — One Parent Families: 27.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boodua 100.0% houses
Boodua — Houses: 100.0%
Silverleigh 100.0% houses
Silverleigh — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Boodua Silverleigh
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 20.0%
Boodua — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Silverleigh — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 11.2%
Boodua — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Silverleigh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / —
Boodua — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Silverleigh — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / —
Boodua — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% Silverleigh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boodua 40.0% renting
Boodua — Owned Outright: 20.0% Boodua — Mortgage: 40.0% Boodua — Renting: 40.0%
Silverleigh 0.0% renting
Silverleigh — Owned Outright: 56.2% Silverleigh — Mortgage: 43.8% Silverleigh — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Boodua Silverleigh
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Boodua Silverleigh
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD

Liveability

Boodua Silverleigh
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Boodua carries more crime risk (85 vs 42).

Boodua Silverleigh
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
85/100
 Moderate
42/100
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

Boodua Silverleigh
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

Boodua Silverleigh
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Silverleigh sits further from the CBD (167.7 km vs 156.8 km).

Boodua Silverleigh
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 156.8 km 167.7 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 118 min 137 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4401
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 4401
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.

Boodua Silverleigh
Car (driver) 90.2% / 60.5%
Boodua — Car (driver): 90.2% Silverleigh — Car (driver): 60.5%
Worked from Home 9.8% / 39.5%
Boodua — Worked from Home: 9.8% Silverleigh — Worked from Home: 39.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.2%).

Setting

Boodua Silverleigh
Elevation 428 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 433 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boodua Silverleigh
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

Boodua Silverleigh
Annual rainfall 577 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Boodua Silverleigh
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Boodua Silverleigh
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Boodua Silverleigh
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boodua Silverleigh
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boodua

Family Rural Students Young Families

Silverleigh

Family Rural

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