Booubyjan vs Tansey
Booubyjan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Tansey. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Booubyjan, the large majority of households are couple families. In Tansey, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Booubyjan tends to suit couples, while Tansey 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 the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 48%)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Booubyjan leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)
- Tansey has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Tansey
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (248.8 km vs 267.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (191 min vs 200 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tansey
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tansey
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.9% vs -10.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Booubyjan and Tansey 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
Tansey has more residents (154 vs 98); Booubyjan has higher household incomes ($73,632 vs $50,232).
| Booubyjan | Tansey | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 98 | 154 +57% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.1% | +6.9% |
| Median age | 40 | 44 |
| Median household income | $73,632/yr +32% vs other | $50,232/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +8% vs other | $185/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).
Property market
| Booubyjan | Tansey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,400,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Booubyjan | Tansey | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 467 across Gympie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +16% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Booubyjan | Tansey | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 13% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 30% of QLD | Higher than 4% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 10% of QLD | Higher than 1% of QLD |
Liveability
| Booubyjan | Tansey | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Tansey carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 48).
| Booubyjan | Tansey | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 48/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | Low 19/100 |
| 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 | Tansey | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tansey | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 36 same for both | |
Mobility
Booubyjan sits further from the CBD (267.6 km vs 248.8 km).
| Booubyjan | Tansey | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 267.6 km +7% vs other | 248.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 200 min | 191 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4601 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 53 postcode 4601 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 (51.8%).
Setting
| Booubyjan | Tansey | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 326 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 294 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Booubyjan | Tansey | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 36 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Climate
| Booubyjan | Tansey | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tansey | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,936/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gympie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Booubyjan | Tansey | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tansey | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.