Boogan vs Camp Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boogan, about half of households are people living alone. In Camp Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Boogan tends to suit people living alone, while Camp Creek suits families with children.

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

  • Boogan carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 79/100)
  • Camp Creek is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

Camp Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Boogan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Boogan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1093 min vs 1108 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1601.3 km vs 1610.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Boogan

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 79/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Boogan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.0% vs -31.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boogan Camp Creek
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.

Boogan Camp Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Boogan — Walkability: 0/100 Camp Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 21
Boogan — Safety: 79/100 Camp Creek — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Boogan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Camp Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Camp Creek rents higher ($300/wk vs $250/wk); Camp Creek has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $73,632).

Boogan Camp Creek
Population 138
+7% vs other
 128
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.0% -31.2%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $73,632/yr $81,224/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boogan Camp Creek
0-4 8.0% / 7.8%
Boogan — 0-4: 8.0% Camp Creek — 0-4: 7.8%
5-14 9.4% / 18.8%
Boogan — 5-14: 9.4% Camp Creek — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 8.0% / 8.6%
Boogan — 15-19: 8.0% Camp Creek — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 3.6% / —
Boogan — 20-24: 3.6% Camp Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 15.9% / 10.9%
Boogan — 25-34: 15.9% Camp Creek — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 9.4% / 10.9%
Boogan — 35-44: 9.4% Camp Creek — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 15.2% / 16.4%
Boogan — 45-54: 15.2% Camp Creek — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 13.8% / 15.6%
Boogan — 55-64: 13.8% Camp Creek — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 13.0% / 16.4%
Boogan — 65-74: 13.0% Camp Creek — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 5.1% / —
Boogan — 75-84: 5.1% Camp Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 4.3% / —
Boogan — 85+: 4.3% Camp Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Boogan Camp Creek
New Zealand 2.9% / 3.9%
Boogan — New Zealand: 2.9% Camp Creek — New Zealand: 3.9%
India — / 2.3%
Boogan — India: not among its largest Camp Creek — India: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boogan 45.2% couple families
Boogan — Couple Families: 45.2% Boogan — Lone Person: 45.2% Boogan — One Parent Families: 9.7%
Camp Creek 51.7% couple families
Camp Creek — Couple Families: 51.7% Camp Creek — Lone Person: 34.5% Camp Creek — One Parent Families: 13.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boogan 100.0% houses
Boogan — Houses: 100.0% Boogan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Camp Creek 97.6% houses
Camp Creek — Houses: 97.6% Camp Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Boogan Camp Creek
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 14.8%
Boogan — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Camp Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 6.2%
Boogan — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Camp Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.6% / 7.8%
Boogan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6% Camp Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.1%
Boogan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Camp Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boogan 15.9% renting
Boogan — Owned Outright: 56.8% Boogan — Mortgage: 27.3% Boogan — Renting: 15.9%
Camp Creek 19.6% renting
Camp Creek — Owned Outright: 47.8% Camp Creek — Mortgage: 32.6% Camp Creek — Renting: 19.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Boogan Camp Creek
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Boogan Camp Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD

Liveability

Boogan Camp Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Camp Creek carries more crime risk (79 vs 21).

Boogan Camp Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
21/100
 High
79/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Boogan Camp Creek
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

Boogan Camp Creek
Waterways 7
same for both

Mobility

Camp Creek sits further from the CBD (1610.9 km vs 1601.3 km).

Boogan Camp Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1601.3 km 1610.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1093 min 1108 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4871
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 4871
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.

Boogan Camp Creek
Car (driver) 62.0% / 76.0%
Boogan — Car (driver): 62.0% Camp Creek — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 14.0% / 14.0%
Boogan — Worked from Home: 14.0% Camp Creek — Worked from Home: 14.0%
Car (passenger) 16.0% / 10.0%
Boogan — Car (passenger): 16.0% Camp Creek — Car (passenger): 10.0%
Walked Only 8.0% / —
Boogan — Walked Only: 8.0% Camp Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Boogan Camp Creek
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.6 km 15.9 km

NBN connectivity

Boogan Camp Creek
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
66 premises
same for both

Climate

Boogan Camp Creek
Annual rainfall 3,534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 16.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Boogan Camp Creek
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Boogan Camp Creek
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boogan Camp Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boogan

Rural

Camp Creek

Family River Rural

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