Booyal vs Duingal

Duingal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 46 in Booyal. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Duingal tends to suit young adults and share households.

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

Booyal

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 44%)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 70/100)

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

First-home buyers

Booyal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Duingal

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $130/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Booyal

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (227 min vs 255 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (329.6 km vs 355.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Booyal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 70/100)

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

Investors

Booyal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.6% vs -9.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Booyal Duingal
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.

Booyal Duingal
Walkability 0 / 0
Booyal — Walkability: 0/100 Duingal — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 30
Booyal — Safety: 44/100 Duingal — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 54 / 49
Booyal — Low fire risk: 54/100 Duingal — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Booyal has more residents (285 vs 70); Booyal skews older (46 vs 33).

Booyal Duingal
Population 285
+75% vs other
 70
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% -9.1%
Median age 46 33
Median household income $61,724/yr
+11% vs other
 $55,224/yr
Median weekly rent $130/wk
+23% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Booyal Duingal
0-4 2.5% / 5.7%
Booyal — 0-4: 2.5% Duingal — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 17.5% / 15.7%
Booyal — 5-14: 17.5% Duingal — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 8.4% / —
Booyal — 15-19: 8.4% Duingal — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.2% / 5.7%
Booyal — 20-24: 3.2% Duingal — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 7.0% / 20.0%
Booyal — 25-34: 7.0% Duingal — 25-34: 20.0%
35-44 9.5% / 11.4%
Booyal — 35-44: 9.5% Duingal — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 15.8% / 15.7%
Booyal — 45-54: 15.8% Duingal — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 21.1% / 15.7%
Booyal — 55-64: 21.1% Duingal — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 11.9% / 8.6%
Booyal — 65-74: 11.9% Duingal — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 3.5% / 4.3%
Booyal — 75-84: 3.5% Duingal — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / —
Booyal — 85+: not among its largest Duingal — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Booyal 36.8% couple families
Booyal — Couple Families: 36.8% Booyal — Lone Person: 33.8% Booyal — Group Household: 7.4% Booyal — One Parent Families: 22.1%
Duingal 43.8% couple families
Duingal — Couple Families: 43.8% Duingal — Lone Person: 31.2% Duingal — Group Household: 25.0% Duingal — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Booyal 7.1% renting
Booyal — Owned Outright: 54.8% Booyal — Mortgage: 38.1% Booyal — Renting: 7.1%
Duingal 26.1% renting
Duingal — Owned Outright: 52.2% Duingal — Mortgage: 21.7% Duingal — Renting: 26.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Booyal 96.8% houses
Booyal — Houses: 96.8% Booyal — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Duingal 100.0% houses
Duingal — Houses: 100.0% Duingal — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Booyal Duingal
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 11.4%
Booyal — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Duingal — Certificate III & IV: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / —
Booyal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Duingal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Bachelor Degree 2.8% / —
Booyal — Bachelor Degree: 2.8% Duingal — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / —
Booyal — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Duingal — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Booyal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Duingal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Property market

Booyal Duingal
Median house price $496,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $275,000 —

Development activity

Booyal Duingal
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Booyal Duingal
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 7% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD

Liveability

Booyal Duingal
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Duingal carries more crime risk (70 vs 56).

Booyal Duingal
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 High
70/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Booyal Duingal
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Booyal

  • Booyal Central State School Government · Primary

Schools in Duingal

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

Amenities in the suburb

Booyal Duingal
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 21 4

Mobility

Duingal sits further from the CBD (355.3 km vs 329.6 km).

Booyal Duingal
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 329.6 km 355.3 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 227 min 255 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4671
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4671
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.

Booyal Duingal
Car (driver) 76.7% / 78.3%
Booyal — Car (driver): 76.7% Duingal — Car (driver): 78.3%
Worked from Home 16.3% / 21.7%
Booyal — Worked from Home: 16.3% Duingal — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / —
Booyal — Car (passenger): 3.5% Duingal — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.5% / —
Booyal — Walked Only: 3.5% Duingal — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Booyal Duingal
Elevation 120 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 46.3 km 45.9 km

NBN connectivity

Booyal Duingal
Connectivity score 15/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
81 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Booyal Duingal
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Booyal Duingal
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Booyal Duingal
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Booyal Duingal
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Booyal

River Rural

Duingal

Rural

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