Booubyjan vs Windera

Booubyjan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 52 in Windera. 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 Windera, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Booubyjan tends to suit couples, while Windera 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Booubyjan is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 62%)
  • Windera carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 25/100)

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 42%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Booubyjan

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Booubyjan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (267.6 km vs 285.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (200 min vs 211 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Windera

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 25/100)

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

Investors

Windera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.9% vs -10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Booubyjan and Windera 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 Windera
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 Windera
Walkability 0 / 0
Booubyjan — Walkability: 0/100 Windera — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 75 / 89
Booubyjan — Safety: 75/100 Windera — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 52 / 100
Booubyjan — Low fire risk: 52/100 Windera — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Windera skews older (52 vs 40); Windera rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).

Booubyjan Windera
Population 98 105
+7% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.1% +12.9%
Median age 40 52
Median household income $73,632/yr
+16% vs other
 $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Booubyjan Windera
0-4 3.1% / 8.6%
Booubyjan — 0-4: 3.1% Windera — 0-4: 8.6%
5-14 13.3% / 7.6%
Booubyjan — 5-14: 13.3% Windera — 5-14: 7.6%
15-19 10.2% / 6.7%
Booubyjan — 15-19: 10.2% Windera — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 3.1% / 3.8%
Booubyjan — 20-24: 3.1% Windera — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 9.2% / 10.5%
Booubyjan — 25-34: 9.2% Windera — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 10.2% / 11.4%
Booubyjan — 35-44: 10.2% Windera — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 21.4% / 15.2%
Booubyjan — 45-54: 21.4% Windera — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 14.3% / 16.2%
Booubyjan — 55-64: 14.3% Windera — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 5.1% / 21.0%
Booubyjan — 65-74: 5.1% Windera — 65-74: 21.0%
75-84 7.1% / 8.6%
Booubyjan — 75-84: 7.1% Windera — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ — / —
Booubyjan — 85+: not among its largest Windera — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Booubyjan 83.3% couple families
Booubyjan — Couple Families: 83.3% Booubyjan — Lone Person: 16.7% Booubyjan — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Windera 47.6% couple families
Windera — Couple Families: 47.6% Windera — Lone Person: 38.1% Windera — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Windera 0.0% renting
Windera — Owned Outright: 68.6% Windera — Mortgage: 31.4% Windera — 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%
Windera 100.0% houses
Windera — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Booubyjan Windera
Certificate III & IV 7.1% / 14.3%
Booubyjan — Certificate III & IV: 7.1% Windera — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.1% / 11.4%
Booubyjan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1% Windera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.1% / 9.5%
Booubyjan — Bachelor Degree: 4.1% Windera — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 7.1% / —
Booubyjan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.1% Windera — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

Development activity

Booubyjan Windera
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
 198
across South Burnett
Approvals change year on year +16% -18%

Ranking within QLD

Booubyjan Windera
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD

Liveability

Booubyjan Windera
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

Booubyjan carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 0); Booubyjan carries more crime risk (25 vs 11).

Booubyjan Windera
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Low
11/100
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 Windera
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Booubyjan

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

Schools in Windera

  • Windera State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Booubyjan Windera
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 36 8

Mobility

Windera sits further from the CBD (285.7 km vs 267.6 km).

Booubyjan Windera
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 267.6 km 285.7 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 200 min 211 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4601
 0.0%
postcode 4605
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 4601
 49
postcode 4605

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 Windera
Car (driver) 44.8% / 60.0%
Booubyjan — Car (driver): 44.8% Windera — Car (driver): 60.0%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 40.0%
Booubyjan — Worked from Home: 50.0% Windera — Worked from Home: 40.0%
Walked Only 5.2% / —
Booubyjan — Walked Only: 5.2% Windera — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Booubyjan Windera
Elevation 326 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Booubyjan Windera
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 Windera
Average residential rate $1,936/yr $1,401/yr
Council Gympie South Burnett

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Booubyjan

Rural

Windera

Retirees Rural Young Families

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