Boolboonda vs Mount Perry
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boolboonda, about half of households are couple families. In Mount Perry, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Boolboonda tends to suit couples and older residents, while Mount Perry suits people living alone.
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
- Boolboonda carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 80/100)
- Mount Perry has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mount Perry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper land ($62,000 vs $285,000)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Perry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($196/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Mount Perry
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (364.1 km vs 395.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Boolboonda
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 6%)
- carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 80/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 31%)
- But Mount Perry is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Boolboonda
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.8% vs -9.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Boolboonda and Mount Perry 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
Mount Perry has more residents (487 vs 55); Boolboonda has higher household incomes ($66,612 vs $50,076).
| Boolboonda | Mount Perry | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 55 | 487 +785% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.8% | -9.5% |
| Median age | 54 same for both | |
| Median household income | $66,612/yr +25% vs other | $50,076/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +11% vs other | $196/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (5.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Boolboonda | Mount Perry | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $332,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $285,000 | $62,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 73 days from 12 sales |
Development activity
| Boolboonda | Mount Perry | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 997 across Bundaberg | 30 across North Burnett |
| Approvals change year on year | -45% | -33% |
Ranking within QLD
| Boolboonda | Mount Perry | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 32% of QLD | Higher than 13% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of QLD | Higher than 79% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 8% of QLD | Higher than 10% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 1% of QLD | Higher than 40% of QLD |
Liveability
Mount Perry is more walkable (20 vs 0).
| Boolboonda | Mount Perry | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Perry carries more crime risk (80 vs 40); Boolboonda carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 59).
| Boolboonda | Mount Perry | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 72/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | High 80/100 |
| 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
| Boolboonda | Mount Perry | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Boolboonda
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mount Perry
- Mount Perry State School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Boolboonda | Mount Perry | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 5 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 5 | 35 |
Mobility
Boolboonda sits further from the CBD (395.9 km vs 364.1 km).
| Boolboonda | Mount Perry | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 20/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 395.9 km +8% vs other | 364.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 273 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4671 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 70 postcode 4671 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.6%).
Setting
| Boolboonda | Mount Perry | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 264 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 168 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Boolboonda | Mount Perry | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 31 premises | 0% 318 premises |
Council rates
| Boolboonda | Mount Perry | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,773/yr | $1,183/yr |
| Council | Bundaberg | North Burnett |
Federal electorate
| Boolboonda | Mount Perry | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boolboonda | Mount Perry | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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