Booubyjan vs Boompa

Booubyjan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 52 in Boompa. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Booubyjan tends to suit couples, while Boompa suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Booubyjan

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 42/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 62%)
  • 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

Booubyjan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Booubyjan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (200 min vs 432 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (267.6 km vs 324.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Booubyjan carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 42/100)
  • Boompa has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Boompa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.2% vs -10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Booubyjan Boompa
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.

Booubyjan Boompa
Walkability 0 / 0
Booubyjan — Walkability: 0/100 Boompa — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 75 / 58
Booubyjan — Safety: 75/100 Boompa — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 52 / 44
Booubyjan — Low fire risk: 52/100 Boompa — Low fire risk: 44/100

Demographics

Boompa skews older (52 vs 40); Booubyjan has higher household incomes ($73,632 vs $60,632).

Booubyjan Boompa
Population 98
+9% vs other
 89
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.1% +7.2%
Median age 40 52
Median household income $73,632/yr
+18% vs other
 $60,632/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Booubyjan Boompa
0-4 3.1% / 4.5%
Booubyjan — 0-4: 3.1% Boompa — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 13.3% / 10.1%
Booubyjan — 5-14: 13.3% Boompa — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 10.2% / 4.5%
Booubyjan — 15-19: 10.2% Boompa — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 3.1% / —
Booubyjan — 20-24: 3.1% Boompa — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.2% / 10.1%
Booubyjan — 25-34: 9.2% Boompa — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 10.2% / 10.1%
Booubyjan — 35-44: 10.2% Boompa — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 21.4% / 15.7%
Booubyjan — 45-54: 21.4% Boompa — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 14.3% / 11.2%
Booubyjan — 55-64: 14.3% Boompa — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 5.1% / 28.1%
Booubyjan — 65-74: 5.1% Boompa — 65-74: 28.1%
75-84 7.1% / 7.9%
Booubyjan — 75-84: 7.1% Boompa — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ — / 4.5%
Booubyjan — 85+: not among its largest Boompa — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Booubyjan 83.3% couple families
Booubyjan — Couple Families: 83.3% Booubyjan — Lone Person: 16.7%
Boompa 61.9% couple families
Boompa — Couple Families: 61.9% Boompa — Lone Person: 38.1%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Booubyjan 0.0% renting
Booubyjan — Owned Outright: 50.0% Booubyjan — Mortgage: 50.0% Booubyjan — Renting: 0.0%
Boompa 0.0% renting
Boompa — Owned Outright: 83.3% Boompa — Mortgage: 16.7% Boompa — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Booubyjan 100.0% houses
Booubyjan — Houses: 100.0% Booubyjan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Boompa 82.8% houses
Boompa — Houses: 82.8% Boompa — Flats / Apartments: 17.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Booubyjan Boompa
Certificate III & IV 7.1% / 9.0%
Booubyjan — Certificate III & IV: 7.1% Boompa — Certificate III & IV: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.1% / 11.2%
Booubyjan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1% Boompa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.1% / 7.9%
Booubyjan — Bachelor Degree: 4.1% Boompa — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 7.1% / —
Booubyjan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.1% Boompa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.2%).

Development activity

Booubyjan Boompa
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
 1,578
across Fraser Coast
Approvals change year on year +16% -8%

Ranking within QLD

Booubyjan Boompa
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Booubyjan Boompa
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Boompa carries more crime risk (42 vs 25).

Booubyjan Boompa
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Moderate
42/100
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

Booubyjan Boompa
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

Booubyjan Boompa
Waterways 36 17

Mobility

Boompa sits further from the CBD (324.2 km vs 267.6 km).

Booubyjan Boompa
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 267.6 km 324.2 km
+21% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 200 min 432 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4601
 0.0%
postcode 4621
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 4601
 58
postcode 4621

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.

Booubyjan Boompa
Worked from Home 50.0% / 48.5%
Booubyjan — Worked from Home: 50.0% Boompa — Worked from Home: 48.5%
Car (driver) 44.8% / 51.5%
Booubyjan — Car (driver): 44.8% Boompa — Car (driver): 51.5%
Walked Only 5.2% / —
Booubyjan — Walked Only: 5.2% Boompa — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.5%).

Setting

Booubyjan Boompa
Elevation 326 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Booubyjan Boompa
Connectivity score 15/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Booubyjan Boompa
Annual rainfall 677 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Booubyjan Boompa
Average residential rate $1,936/yr $1,576/yr
Council Gympie Fraser Coast

Federal electorate

Booubyjan Boompa
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Booubyjan Boompa
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Booubyjan

Rural

Boompa

Retirees Rural

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