Booyal vs Morganville
Booyal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 57 in Morganville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Booyal tends to suit families with children, while Morganville 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
Booyal
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 46%)
- carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 69/100)
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 35%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Booyal
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 28%)
- has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $225/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 248 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (329.6 km vs 357.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Booyal carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 69/100)
- Morganville has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Booyal and Morganville 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
Booyal has more residents (285 vs 118); Morganville rents higher ($225/wk vs $130/wk).
| Booyal | Morganville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 285 +59% vs other | 118 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.6% | +5.4% |
| Median age | 46 | 57 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr +31% vs other | $42,588/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $130/wk | $225/wk +73% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Booyal | Morganville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $496,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $275,000 | — |
Development activity
| Booyal | Morganville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 997 across Bundaberg same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -45% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Booyal | Morganville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of QLD | Higher than 5% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 26% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 9% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 15% of QLD | Higher than 24% of QLD |
Liveability
| Booyal | Morganville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Booyal carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 0); Morganville carries more crime risk (69 vs 56).
| Booyal | Morganville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 46/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| 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 | Morganville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Morganville
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Booyal | Morganville | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 21 | 1 |
Mobility
Morganville sits further from the CBD (357.5 km vs 329.6 km).
| Booyal | Morganville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 329.6 km | 357.5 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 227 min | 248 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.7%).
Setting
| Booyal | Morganville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 120 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 69 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Booyal | Morganville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 81 premises | 0% 21 premises |
Climate
| Booyal | Morganville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Morganville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,773/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bundaberg same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Booyal | Morganville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hinkler | Flynn |
| Member | David Batt | Colin Boyce |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Booyal | Morganville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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