Boolboonda vs Wonbah
Boolboonda is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 57 in Wonbah. 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 Wonbah, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Boolboonda tends to suit older residents, while Wonbah 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 is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 42%)
- Wonbah 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 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wonbah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Boolboonda
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (273 min vs 283 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (395.9 km vs 404.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Boolboonda
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 32%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Boolboonda
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.8% vs -20.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Boolboonda and Wonbah 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
Boolboonda has higher household incomes ($66,612 vs $46,800); Wonbah has more residents (78 vs 55).
| Boolboonda | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 55 | 78 +42% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.8% | -20.4% |
| Median age | 54 | 57 |
| Median household income | $66,612/yr +30% vs other | $46,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +18% vs other | $180/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 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 (14.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Boolboonda | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $285,000 | — |
Development activity
| Boolboonda | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 997 across Bundaberg same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -45% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Boolboonda | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 32% of QLD | Higher than 10% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of QLD | Higher than 55% 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 19% of QLD |
Liveability
| Boolboonda | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Boolboonda | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 72/100 | High 79/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| 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 | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 5 | 14 |
Mobility
Wonbah sits further from the CBD (404.3 km vs 395.9 km).
| Boolboonda | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 395.9 km | 404.3 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 273 min | 283 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Boolboonda | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 264 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 334 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Boolboonda | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 31 premises | 0% 54 premises |
Council rates
| Boolboonda | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,773/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bundaberg same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boolboonda | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wonbah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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