Booroobin vs Wootha
Wootha is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 55 in Booroobin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wootha, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wootha: a median of $2.7 million, against $1.8 million in Booroobin. On these figures, Booroobin tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Wootha suits couples.
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
Wootha
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 56%)
- But Booroobin carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 36/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Booroobin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,800,000 vs $2,700,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Wootha
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)
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 91 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (94.4 km vs 97 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Booroobin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 36/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wootha
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (28.4% vs -0.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Booroobin and Wootha 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
Wootha has higher household incomes ($91,832 vs $65,832); Booroobin skews older (55 vs 52).
| Booroobin | Wootha | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 258 same for both | |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.8% | +28.4% |
| Median age | 55 | 52 |
| Median household income | $65,832/yr | $91,832/yr +39% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $290/wk | $300/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).
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 (5.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Booroobin | Wootha | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,800,000 | $2,700,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Booroobin | Wootha | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6,996 across Moreton Bay | 2,962 across Sunshine Coast |
| Approvals change year on year | +49% | -41% |
Ranking within QLD
| Booroobin | Wootha | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 31% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 62% of QLD | Higher than 64% 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 67% of QLD |
Liveability
| Booroobin | Wootha | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Booroobin carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 0); Wootha carries more crime risk (36 vs 23).
| Booroobin | Wootha | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 47/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 23/100 | Low 36/100 |
| 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 | Wootha | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Booroobin | Wootha | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 6 |
| Waterways | 6 | 11 |
Mobility
Wootha sits further from the CBD (97 km vs 94.4 km).
| Booroobin | Wootha | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 94.4 km | 97 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 85 min | 91 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.5%).
Setting
| Booroobin | Wootha | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 393 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 494 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.5 km | 29.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Booroobin | Wootha | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 34/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 107 premises | 7% 89 premises |
Climate
| Booroobin | Wootha | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 950 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Booroobin | Wootha | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 12.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Booroobin | Wootha | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,577/yr | $1,690/yr |
| Council | Moreton Bay | Sunshine Coast |
Federal electorate
| Booroobin | Wootha | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Longman | Fisher |
| Member | Terry Young | Andrew Wallace |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Booroobin | Wootha | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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