Booroobin vs Conondale

Conondale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Booroobin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Booroobin: a median of $1.8 million, against $975,000 in Conondale. On these figures, Booroobin tends to suit people living alone, while Conondale suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Booroobin carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 34/100)
  • Conondale has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Conondale

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($975,000 vs $1,800,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Booroobin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (85 min vs 104 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (94.4 km vs 108.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Booroobin

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 34/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)
  • But Conondale has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Booroobin Conondale
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.

Booroobin Conondale
Walkability 0 / 0
Booroobin — Walkability: 0/100 Conondale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 66
Booroobin — Safety: 77/100 Conondale — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 53 / 41
Booroobin — Low fire risk: 53/100 Conondale — Low fire risk: 41/100

Demographics

Conondale has more residents (882 vs 258); Booroobin skews older (55 vs 48).

Booroobin Conondale
Population 258 882
+242% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.8% +2.8%
Median age 55 48
Median household income $65,832/yr
+6% vs other
 $62,088/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk $300/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Booroobin Conondale
0-4 3.1% / 3.7%
Booroobin — 0-4: 3.1% Conondale — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 9.7% / 11.9%
Booroobin — 5-14: 9.7% Conondale — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 4.7% / 5.4%
Booroobin — 15-19: 4.7% Conondale — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 1.9% / 4.0%
Booroobin — 20-24: 1.9% Conondale — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 6.2% / 7.9%
Booroobin — 25-34: 6.2% Conondale — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 8.1% / 12.9%
Booroobin — 35-44: 8.1% Conondale — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 15.1% / 15.2%
Booroobin — 45-54: 15.1% Conondale — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 23.6% / 16.8%
Booroobin — 55-64: 23.6% Conondale — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 20.2% / 16.8%
Booroobin — 65-74: 20.2% Conondale — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 5.8% / 5.0%
Booroobin — 75-84: 5.8% Conondale — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 2.3% / 0.6%
Booroobin — 85+: 2.3% Conondale — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Booroobin 44.0% lone person
Booroobin — Lone Person: 44.0% Booroobin — Couple Families: 38.0% Booroobin — One Parent Families: 18.0% Booroobin — Group Household: 0.0% Booroobin — Other Families: 0.0%
Conondale 36.0% lone person
Conondale — Lone Person: 36.0% Conondale — Couple Families: 36.4% Conondale — One Parent Families: 18.7% Conondale — Group Household: 7.1% Conondale — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Booroobin 16.7% renting
Booroobin — Owned Outright: 52.0% Booroobin — Mortgage: 31.4% Booroobin — Renting: 16.7%
Conondale 16.0% renting
Conondale — Owned Outright: 44.3% Conondale — Mortgage: 39.7% Conondale — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Booroobin Conondale
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 13.0%
Booroobin — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Conondale — Bachelor Degree: 13.0%
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 14.6%
Booroobin — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Conondale — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 9.5%
Booroobin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Conondale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.4% / 3.9%
Booroobin — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4% Conondale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 2.6%
Booroobin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Conondale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

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.

Booroobin Conondale
England 5.0% / 5.8%
Booroobin — England: 5.0% Conondale — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 4.3% / 2.9%
Booroobin — New Zealand: 4.3% Conondale — New Zealand: 2.9%
Netherlands 4.3% / 0.3%
Booroobin — Netherlands: 4.3% Conondale — Netherlands: 0.3%
Germany 1.6% / 1.5%
Booroobin — Germany: 1.6% Conondale — Germany: 1.5%
Scotland — / 1.1%
Booroobin — Scotland: not among its largest Conondale — Scotland: 1.1%
France — / 1.0%
Booroobin — France: not among its largest Conondale — France: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Booroobin 96.2% houses
Booroobin — Houses: 96.2% Booroobin — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Conondale 74.2% houses
Conondale — Houses: 74.2% Conondale — Flats / Apartments: 25.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Booroobin Conondale
Median house price $1,800,000 $975,000
Median unit price — $730,000
Median land price — $1,150,000

Development activity

Booroobin Conondale
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
Approvals change year on year +49% -41%

Ranking within QLD

Booroobin Conondale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD

Liveability

Booroobin Conondale
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Conondale carries more crime risk (34 vs 23); Conondale carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 47).

Booroobin Conondale
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
34/100
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

Booroobin Conondale
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Booroobin

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Conondale

  • Conondale State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Booroobin Conondale
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 7
Waterways 6 32

Mobility

Conondale sits further from the CBD (108.6 km vs 94.4 km).

Booroobin Conondale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 94.4 km 108.6 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 104 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 4552
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 89
postcode 4552
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.

Booroobin Conondale
Car (driver) 59.5% / 63.5%
Booroobin — Car (driver): 59.5% Conondale — Car (driver): 63.5%
Worked from Home 40.5% / 29.4%
Booroobin — Worked from Home: 40.5% Conondale — Worked from Home: 29.4%
Car (passenger) — / 3.2%
Booroobin — Car (passenger): not among its largest Conondale — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only — / 2.9%
Booroobin — Walked Only: not among its largest Conondale — Walked Only: 2.9%
Train — / 1.0%
Booroobin — Train: not among its largest Conondale — Train: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.5%).

Setting

Booroobin Conondale
Elevation 393 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 265 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.5 km 39.5 km

NBN connectivity

Booroobin Conondale
Connectivity score 27/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
107 premises
 0%
371 premises

Climate

Booroobin Conondale
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Booroobin Conondale
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Booroobin Conondale
Average residential rate $1,577/yr $1,690/yr
Council Moreton Bay Sunshine Coast

Federal electorate

Booroobin Conondale
Division Longman Fisher
Member Terry Young Andrew Wallace
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Booroobin Conondale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Booroobin

Retirees River Rural

Conondale

Rural

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