Boolboonda vs New Moonta

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. On these figures, Boolboonda tends to suit couples and older residents, while New Moonta 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

Boolboonda

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 32%)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 68/100)
  • But New Moonta has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 83%)

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

First-home buyers

Boolboonda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Boolboonda

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 44%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

New Moonta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (390.7 km vs 395.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Boolboonda

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 22%)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

New Moonta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.8% vs 5.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boolboonda New Moonta
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.

Boolboonda New Moonta
Walkability 0 / 0
Boolboonda — Walkability: 0/100 New Moonta — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 32
Boolboonda — Safety: 60/100 New Moonta — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 28 / 39
Boolboonda — Low fire risk: 28/100 New Moonta — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

New Moonta rents higher ($400/wk vs $220/wk); Boolboonda has higher household incomes ($66,612 vs $46,800).

Boolboonda New Moonta
Population 55 78
+42% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.8% +23.8%
Median age 54 52
Median household income $66,612/yr
+30% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk $400/wk
+82% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boolboonda New Moonta
0-4 — / 3.8%
Boolboonda — 0-4: not among its largest New Moonta — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 12.7% / 7.7%
Boolboonda — 5-14: 12.7% New Moonta — 5-14: 7.7%
15-19 7.3% / 10.3%
Boolboonda — 15-19: 7.3% New Moonta — 15-19: 10.3%
20-24 5.5% / —
Boolboonda — 20-24: 5.5% New Moonta — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 — / —
Boolboonda — 25-34: not among its largest New Moonta — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 14.5% / 16.7%
Boolboonda — 35-44: 14.5% New Moonta — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 18.2% / 23.1%
Boolboonda — 45-54: 18.2% New Moonta — 45-54: 23.1%
55-64 18.2% / 15.4%
Boolboonda — 55-64: 18.2% New Moonta — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 30.9% / 14.1%
Boolboonda — 65-74: 30.9% New Moonta — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 14.5% / 7.7%
Boolboonda — 75-84: 14.5% New Moonta — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ — / —
Boolboonda — 85+: not among its largest New Moonta — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.9%).

Qualifications

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

Boolboonda New Moonta
Certificate III & IV 27.3% / 20.5%
Boolboonda — Certificate III & IV: 27.3% New Moonta — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree — / 3.8%
Boolboonda — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest New Moonta — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boolboonda 27.8% lone person
Boolboonda — Lone Person: 27.8% Boolboonda — Couple Families: 50.0% Boolboonda — One Parent Families: 22.2% Boolboonda — Group Household: 0.0%
New Moonta 40.0% lone person
New Moonta — Lone Person: 40.0% New Moonta — Couple Families: 16.0% New Moonta — One Parent Families: 16.0% New Moonta — Group Household: 28.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boolboonda 82.6% houses
Boolboonda — Houses: 82.6% Boolboonda — Flats / Apartments: 17.4%
New Moonta 100.0% houses
New Moonta — Houses: 100.0% New Moonta — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

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.

Boolboonda New Moonta
England 5.5% / 7.7%
Boolboonda — England: 5.5% New Moonta — England: 7.7%
New Zealand 5.5% / —
Boolboonda — New Zealand: 5.5% New Moonta — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany — / 3.8%
Boolboonda — Germany: not among its largest New Moonta — Germany: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boolboonda 0.0% renting
Boolboonda — Owned Outright: 83.3% Boolboonda — Mortgage: 16.7% Boolboonda — Renting: 0.0%
New Moonta 0.0% renting
New Moonta — Owned Outright: 79.2% New Moonta — Mortgage: 20.8% New Moonta — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Boolboonda New Moonta
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $285,000 —

Development activity

Boolboonda New Moonta
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Boolboonda New Moonta
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD

Liveability

Boolboonda New Moonta
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

New Moonta carries more crime risk (68 vs 40); Boolboonda carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 61).

Boolboonda New Moonta
Bushfire High
72/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
68/100
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 New Moonta
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

Boolboonda New Moonta
Waterways 5 10

Mobility

Boolboonda sits further from the CBD (395.9 km vs 390.7 km).

Boolboonda New Moonta
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 395.9 km
+1% vs other
 390.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 273 min 271 min
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.

Boolboonda New Moonta
Car (driver) 35.0% / 47.1%
Boolboonda — Car (driver): 35.0% New Moonta — Car (driver): 47.1%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 52.9%
Boolboonda — Worked from Home: 25.0% New Moonta — Worked from Home: 52.9%
Bus 25.0% / —
Boolboonda — Bus: 25.0% New Moonta — Bus: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 15.0% / —
Boolboonda — Car (passenger): 15.0% New Moonta — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.9%).

Setting

Boolboonda New Moonta
Elevation 264 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 120 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boolboonda New Moonta
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
30 premises

Council rates

Boolboonda New Moonta
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Boolboonda New Moonta
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 New Moonta
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boolboonda

Retirees Rural

New Moonta

Rural

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