Booie vs Kingaroy

Kingaroy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Booie. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Booie, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Booie: a median of $870,000, against $566,000 in Kingaroy. On these figures, Booie tends to suit couples, while Kingaroy suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Booie carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 79/100)
  • Kingaroy has more parks and reserves (23 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Kingaroy

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($248,000 vs $457,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($566,500 vs $870,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kingaroy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Booie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (170 min vs 178 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (208.6 km vs 213 km)
  • But Kingaroy is more walkable (51/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kingaroy

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • But Booie carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Booie Kingaroy
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.

Booie Kingaroy
Walkability 0 / 51
Booie — Walkability: 0/100 Kingaroy — Walkability: 51/100
Safety 62 / 21
Booie — Safety: 62/100 Kingaroy — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Booie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kingaroy — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kingaroy has more residents (10,266 vs 1,094); Booie skews older (48 vs 38).

Booie Kingaroy
Population 1,094 10,266
+838% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +2.5%
Median age 48 38
Median household income $74,256/yr
+13% vs other
 $64,688/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $260/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Booie Kingaroy
0-4 5.0% / 6.5%
Booie — 0-4: 5.0% Kingaroy — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 13.1% / 13.5%
Booie — 5-14: 13.1% Kingaroy — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 6.2% / 6.2%
Booie — 15-19: 6.2% Kingaroy — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 3.4% / 6.4%
Booie — 20-24: 3.4% Kingaroy — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 6.8% / 13.6%
Booie — 25-34: 6.8% Kingaroy — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 11.5% / 10.9%
Booie — 35-44: 11.5% Kingaroy — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 14.4% / 10.6%
Booie — 45-54: 14.4% Kingaroy — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 14.9% / 11.3%
Booie — 55-64: 14.9% Kingaroy — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 15.9% / 11.3%
Booie — 65-74: 15.9% Kingaroy — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 8.2% / 6.6%
Booie — 75-84: 8.2% Kingaroy — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 1.0% / 3.1%
Booie — 85+: 1.0% Kingaroy — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Booie 50.5% couple families
Booie — Couple Families: 50.5% Booie — Lone Person: 29.7% Booie — One Parent Families: 14.9% Booie — Group Household: 5.0% Booie — Other Families: 0.0%
Kingaroy 31.7% couple families
Kingaroy — Couple Families: 31.7% Kingaroy — Lone Person: 41.8% Kingaroy — One Parent Families: 18.9% Kingaroy — Group Household: 5.8% Kingaroy — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Booie 8.0% renting
Booie — Owned Outright: 53.6% Booie — Mortgage: 38.3% Booie — Renting: 8.0%
Kingaroy 38.3% renting
Kingaroy — Owned Outright: 33.2% Kingaroy — Mortgage: 28.6% Kingaroy — Renting: 38.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Booie Kingaroy
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 17.1%
Booie — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Kingaroy — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 7.1%
Booie — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Kingaroy — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 6.1%
Booie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Kingaroy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.0%
Booie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Kingaroy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree 0.5% / 1.5%
Booie — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5% Kingaroy — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

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.

Booie Kingaroy
England 2.1% / 1.8%
Booie — England: 2.1% Kingaroy — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.6%
Booie — New Zealand: 1.6% Kingaroy — New Zealand: 1.6%
Philippines 0.6% / 1.2%
Booie — Philippines: 0.6% Kingaroy — Philippines: 1.2%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Booie — South Africa: not among its largest Kingaroy — South Africa: 0.7%
France 0.6% / —
Booie — France: 0.6% Kingaroy — France: not among its largest
Thailand 0.5% / —
Booie — Thailand: 0.5% Kingaroy — Thailand: not among its largest
Taiwan — / 0.5%
Booie — Taiwan: not among its largest Kingaroy — Taiwan: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Booie 98.0% houses
Booie — Houses: 98.0% Booie — Flats / Apartments: 2.0% Booie — Townhouses: 0.0%
Kingaroy 85.8% houses
Kingaroy — Houses: 85.8% Kingaroy — Flats / Apartments: 9.5% Kingaroy — Townhouses: 4.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Booie Kingaroy
Median house price $870,000 $566,500
Median unit price — $337,000
Median land price $457,500 $248,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 41 days
from 146 sales

Development activity

Booie Kingaroy
New dwellings approved 198
across South Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
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.

Booie Kingaroy
Houses — 4.4%
$532/wk on $635K
Units — 5.2%
$350/wk on $350K

Ranking within QLD

Booie Kingaroy
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of QLD —
Schools — Higher than 55% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 71% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 77% of QLD

Liveability

Kingaroy is more walkable (51 vs 0); Booie scores higher overall (49 vs 40).

Booie Kingaroy
Grade B C
Score 49/100 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Kingaroy carries more crime risk (79 vs 38).

Booie Kingaroy
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
38/100
 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 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Booie Kingaroy
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Booie

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

Schools in Kingaroy

  • St Mary's Catholic College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Kingaroy State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Kingaroy State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Taabinga State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St John's Lutheran School Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Booie Kingaroy
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 15
Parks & reserves 1 23
Childcare 1 9
GPs 0 6
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 21 9

Mobility

Kingaroy sits further from the CBD (213 km vs 208.6 km).

Booie Kingaroy
Walkability score 0/100 51/100
Distance to Brisbane 208.6 km 213 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 170 min 178 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4610
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4610
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.

Booie Kingaroy
Car (driver) 77.8% / 79.7%
Booie — Car (driver): 77.8% Kingaroy — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 4.6%
Booie — Worked from Home: 13.2% Kingaroy — Worked from Home: 4.6%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 8.5%
Booie — Car (passenger): 6.2% Kingaroy — Car (passenger): 8.5%
Walked Only 1.8% / 4.2%
Booie — Walked Only: 1.8% Kingaroy — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bus 1.0% / 1.8%
Booie — Bus: 1.0% Kingaroy — Bus: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Booie Kingaroy
Elevation 402 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 461 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Booie Kingaroy
Connectivity score 31/100 79/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
474 premises
 42%
5,517 premises

Council rates

Booie Kingaroy
Average residential rate $1,401/yr
same for both
Council South Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Booie Kingaroy
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 Kingaroy
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Booie

Retirees Rural

Kingaroy

Affordable Parks Regional Centre

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