Booral vs Bunya Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Booral, about half of households are couple families. In Bunya Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Booral tends to suit older residents, while Bunya Creek 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

Booral

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 53/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bunya Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $335/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bunya Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (283.2 km vs 286.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Booral

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Booral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.2% vs -5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Booral Bunya Creek
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.

Booral Bunya Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Booral — Walkability: 0/100 Bunya Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 47
Booral — Safety: 68/100 Bunya Creek — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Booral — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bunya Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Booral has more residents (1,636 vs 75); Booral rents higher ($335/wk vs $295/wk).

Booral Bunya Creek
Population 1,636
+95% vs other
 75
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.2% -5.1%
Median age 47 48
Median household income $73,424/yr $73,632/yr
Median weekly rent $335/wk
+12% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Booral Bunya Creek
0-4 4.0% / —
Booral — 0-4: 4.0% Bunya Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.5% / 13.3%
Booral — 5-14: 12.5% Bunya Creek — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 7.2% / 9.3%
Booral — 15-19: 7.2% Bunya Creek — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 4.4% / 4.0%
Booral — 20-24: 4.4% Bunya Creek — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 8.9% / —
Booral — 25-34: 8.9% Bunya Creek — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 10.8% / 6.7%
Booral — 35-44: 10.8% Bunya Creek — 35-44: 6.7%
45-54 14.4% / 22.7%
Booral — 45-54: 14.4% Bunya Creek — 45-54: 22.7%
55-64 17.5% / 28.0%
Booral — 55-64: 17.5% Bunya Creek — 55-64: 28.0%
65-74 13.3% / 12.0%
Booral — 65-74: 13.3% Bunya Creek — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 6.7% / —
Booral — 75-84: 6.7% Bunya Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.8% / —
Booral — 85+: 0.8% Bunya Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Booral 52.4% couple families
Booral — Couple Families: 52.4% Booral — Lone Person: 24.4% Booral — One Parent Families: 20.2% Booral — Group Household: 3.0%
Bunya Creek 52.9% couple families
Bunya Creek — Couple Families: 52.9% Bunya Creek — Lone Person: 47.1% Bunya Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bunya Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Booral 12.4% renting
Booral — Owned Outright: 43.8% Booral — Mortgage: 43.8% Booral — Renting: 12.4%
Bunya Creek 13.6% renting
Bunya Creek — Owned Outright: 36.4% Bunya Creek — Mortgage: 50.0% Bunya Creek — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Booral Bunya Creek
Certificate III & IV 23.5% / 20.0%
Booral — Certificate III & IV: 23.5% Bunya Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 13.3%
Booral — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Bunya Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / —
Booral — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Bunya Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 5.3%
Booral — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Bunya Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 4.0%
Booral — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Bunya Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

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.

Booral Bunya Creek
Thailand 0.4% / 6.7%
Booral — Thailand: 0.4% Bunya Creek — Thailand: 6.7%
England 4.6% / —
Booral — England: 4.6% Bunya Creek — England: not among its largest
Ireland — / 4.0%
Booral — Ireland: not among its largest Bunya Creek — Ireland: 4.0%
New Zealand 3.6% / —
Booral — New Zealand: 3.6% Bunya Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 0.8% / —
Booral — South Africa: 0.8% Bunya Creek — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / —
Booral — Germany: 0.7% Bunya Creek — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / —
Booral — Philippines: 0.6% Bunya Creek — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Booral 97.5% houses
Booral — Houses: 97.5% Booral — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Bunya Creek 100.0% houses
Bunya Creek — Houses: 100.0% Bunya Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Booral Bunya Creek
Median house price $872,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $439,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 78 days
from 16 sales
 —

Development activity

Booral Bunya Creek
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
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.

Booral Bunya Creek
Houses 3.1%
$740/wk on $1.25M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Booral Bunya Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 13% of QLD —

Liveability

Booral Bunya Creek
Grade C —
Score 44/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bunya Creek carries more crime risk (53 vs 32).

Booral Bunya Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
32/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
69/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Booral Bunya Creek
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

Booral Bunya Creek
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Booral sits further from the CBD (286.7 km vs 283.2 km).

Booral Bunya Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 286.7 km
+1% vs other
 283.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 206 min 207 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4655
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 81
postcode 4655
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.

Booral Bunya Creek
Car (driver) 80.7% / 88.9%
Booral — Car (driver): 80.7% Bunya Creek — Car (driver): 88.9%
Worked from Home 9.9% / 11.1%
Booral — Worked from Home: 9.9% Bunya Creek — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / —
Booral — Car (passenger): 7.4% Bunya Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 1.4% / —
Booral — Walked Only: 1.4% Bunya Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.7% / —
Booral — Bicycle: 0.7% Bunya Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.9%).

Setting

Booral Bunya Creek
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.3 km 7.4 km

NBN connectivity

Booral Bunya Creek
Connectivity score 62/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
758 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Booral Bunya Creek
Annual rainfall 1,074 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Booral Bunya Creek
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Booral Bunya Creek
Average residential rate $1,576/yr
same for both
Council Fraser Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Booral Bunya Creek
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Booral Bunya Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Booral

Acreage Coastal

Bunya Creek

Rural

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