Boondall vs Zillmere

Zillmere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 38 in Boondall. In Boondall, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Zillmere, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Boondall: a median of $1.12 million, against $975,000 in Zillmere, and rent is higher there too. Zillmere is closer to the city centre: 13.5 km, against 16.2 km. On these figures, Zillmere tends to suit renters, young adults, and 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

Boondall

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (20 vs 7)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (83% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Boondall leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 27%)
  • Zillmere has cheaper houses ($975,000 vs $1,125,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Zillmere

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (54% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $415/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Zillmere

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 67/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (13.5 km vs 16.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Zillmere

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (45% vs 17%)
  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 67/100)
  • But Boondall carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boondall Zillmere
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.

Boondall Zillmere
Walkability 67 / 85
Boondall — Walkability: 67/100 Zillmere — Walkability: 85/100
Safety 46 / 22
Boondall — Safety: 46/100 Zillmere — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Boondall — Low fire risk: 100/100 Zillmere — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Boondall has higher household incomes ($98,124 vs $74,152); Boondall rents higher ($415/wk vs $350/wk).

Boondall Zillmere
Population 9,603
+3% vs other
 9,323
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.2% +4.0%
Median age 38 34
Median household income $98,124/yr
+24% vs other
 $74,152/yr
Median weekly rent $415/wk
+16% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boondall Zillmere
0-4 5.9% / 6.6%
Boondall — 0-4: 5.9% Zillmere — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 12.1% / 10.4%
Boondall — 5-14: 12.1% Zillmere — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 7.0% / 4.4%
Boondall — 15-19: 7.0% Zillmere — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 5.8% / 8.3%
Boondall — 20-24: 5.8% Zillmere — 20-24: 8.3%
25-34 14.5% / 21.2%
Boondall — 25-34: 14.5% Zillmere — 25-34: 21.2%
35-44 14.4% / 15.0%
Boondall — 35-44: 14.4% Zillmere — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 12.2% / 11.2%
Boondall — 45-54: 12.2% Zillmere — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 11.3% / 9.5%
Boondall — 55-64: 11.3% Zillmere — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 8.9% / 7.6%
Boondall — 65-74: 8.9% Zillmere — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 5.9% / 4.1%
Boondall — 75-84: 5.9% Zillmere — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 2.3% / 2.0%
Boondall — 85+: 2.3% Zillmere — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boondall 32.2% lone person
Boondall — Lone Person: 32.2% Boondall — Couple Families: 42.8% Boondall — One Parent Families: 17.3% Boondall — Group Household: 5.5% Boondall — Other Families: 2.2%
Zillmere 42.7% lone person
Zillmere — Lone Person: 42.7% Zillmere — Couple Families: 27.5% Zillmere — One Parent Families: 18.7% Zillmere — Group Household: 8.1% Zillmere — Other Families: 3.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boondall 28.6% renting
Boondall — Owned Outright: 31.6% Boondall — Mortgage: 39.9% Boondall — Renting: 28.6%
Zillmere 54.3% renting
Zillmere — Owned Outright: 18.6% Zillmere — Mortgage: 27.1% Zillmere — Renting: 54.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Boondall Zillmere
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 14.8%
Boondall — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Zillmere — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 13.2%
Boondall — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Zillmere — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 8.2%
Boondall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Zillmere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 4.1%
Boondall — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Zillmere — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.9%
Boondall — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Zillmere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

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.

Boondall Zillmere
India 4.1% / 6.5%
Boondall — India: 4.1% Zillmere — India: 6.5%
New Zealand 4.2% / 3.9%
Boondall — New Zealand: 4.2% Zillmere — New Zealand: 3.9%
England 2.2% / 2.2%
Boondall — England: 2.2% Zillmere — England: 2.2%
Philippines 2.2% / 2.2%
Boondall — Philippines: 2.2% Zillmere — Philippines: 2.2%
China 1.2% / 0.6%
Boondall — China: 1.2% Zillmere — China: 0.6%
Nepal — / 1.4%
Boondall — Nepal: not among its largest Zillmere — Nepal: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boondall 83.0% houses
Boondall — Houses: 83.0% Boondall — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Boondall — Townhouses: 12.8%
Zillmere 54.9% houses
Zillmere — Houses: 54.9% Zillmere — Flats / Apartments: 29.1% Zillmere — Townhouses: 16.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Boondall Zillmere
Median house price $1,125,000 $975,000
Median unit price $747,500 $690,000
Median land price $867,200 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 105 sales
 15 days
from 86 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Boondall Zillmere
2 bed $862K / $888K
Boondall — 2 bed: $862K (6 sales) Zillmere — 2 bed: $888K (14 sales)

6 vs 14 sales

3 bed $1.05M / $975K
Boondall — 3 bed: $1.05M (67 sales) Zillmere — 3 bed: $975K (95 sales)

67 vs 95 sales

4 bed $1.2M / $1.12M
Boondall — 4 bed: $1.2M (61 sales) Zillmere — 4 bed: $1.12M (26 sales)

61 vs 26 sales

5 bed $1.22M / $911K
Boondall — 5 bed: $1.22M (8 sales) Zillmere — 5 bed: $911K (5 sales)

8 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Boondall Zillmere
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Boondall Zillmere
Houses 3.4%
$750/wk on $1.15M
 3.6%
$685/wk on $990K
Units — 3.6%
$485/wk on $699K

Ranking within QLD

Boondall Zillmere
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 9% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 16% of QLD

Liveability

Boondall scores higher overall (71 vs 47); Zillmere is more walkable (85 vs 67).

Boondall Zillmere
Grade A C
Score 71/100 47/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Zillmere carries more crime risk (78 vs 54).

Boondall Zillmere
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
54/100
 High
78/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Boondall Zillmere
Inside the suburb 2 3
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Australian Catholic University-Brisbane Campus, 3.6 km
 1
Australian Catholic University-Brisbane Campus, 4.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.1% 1.8%

Schools in Boondall

  • St Joseph's Nudgee College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Boondall State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Zillmere

  • St Flannan's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Zillmere State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Jabiru Community College Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Boondall Zillmere
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 3
same for both
Parks & reserves 20 7
Childcare 6 4
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 2
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 8 1

Mobility

Boondall sits further from the CBD (16.2 km vs 13.5 km).

Boondall Zillmere
Walkability score 67/100 85/100
Distance to Brisbane 16.2 km
+17% vs other
 13.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min 22 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 85.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 131.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 4034
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 4034
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.

Boondall Zillmere
Car (driver) 64.3% / 64.9%
Boondall — Car (driver): 64.3% Zillmere — Car (driver): 64.9%
Worked from Home 20.5% / 15.1%
Boondall — Worked from Home: 20.5% Zillmere — Worked from Home: 15.1%
Train 6.5% / 9.3%
Boondall — Train: 6.5% Zillmere — Train: 9.3%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 4.3%
Boondall — Car (passenger): 4.9% Zillmere — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Bus 1.4% / 4.1%
Boondall — Bus: 1.4% Zillmere — Bus: 4.1%
Walked Only 1.7% / 1.7%
Boondall — Walked Only: 1.7% Zillmere — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.9%).

Setting

Boondall Zillmere
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.4 km
3.6 km to a named beach
 5.3 km

NBN connectivity

Boondall Zillmere
Connectivity score 96/100 91/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 93%
4,171 premises
 68%
4,711 premises

Climate

Boondall Zillmere
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Boondall Zillmere
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.74 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Boondall Zillmere
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Boondall Zillmere
Division Lilley
same for both
Member Anika Wells
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boondall Zillmere
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boondall

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Quiet Trains Transport Hub

Zillmere

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Transport Hub

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