Booie vs Glan Devon
Booie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 57 in Glan Devon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Booie, about half of households are couple families. In Glan Devon, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Booie tends to suit families with children and couples, while Glan Devon 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
Booie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 50%)
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
Booie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 27%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Glan Devon
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (158 min vs 170 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (193.9 km vs 208.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Glan Devon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 25%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Booie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.2% vs -11.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Booie and Glan Devon drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Booie has more residents (1,094 vs 219); Booie has higher household incomes ($74,256 vs $49,868).
| Booie | Glan Devon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,094 +80% vs other | 219 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.2% | -11.7% |
| Median age | 48 | 57 |
| Median household income | $74,256/yr +33% vs other | $49,868/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $255/wk +2% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Booie | Glan Devon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $870,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $457,500 | — |
Development activity
| Booie | Glan Devon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 198 across South Burnett same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Booie | Glan Devon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 13% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of QLD | Higher than 45% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 37% of QLD | Higher than 12% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of QLD | Higher than 61% of QLD |
Liveability
| Booie | Glan Devon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 49/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Booie | Glan Devon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | 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
| Booie | Glan Devon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Booie | Glan Devon | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 21 | 7 |
Mobility
Booie sits further from the CBD (208.6 km vs 193.9 km).
| Booie | Glan Devon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 208.6 km +7% vs other | 193.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 170 min | 158 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4610 | 0.1% postcode 4615 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 4610 | 67 postcode 4615 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).
Setting
| Booie | Glan Devon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 402 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 349 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Booie | Glan Devon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 31/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 2% 474 premises | 0% 118 premises |
Council rates
| Booie | Glan Devon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,401/yr same for both | |
| Council | South Burnett same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Booie | Glan Devon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Booie | Glan Devon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.