Bororen vs Rodds Bay
Bororen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 60 in Rodds Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Bororen, about half of households are couple families. In Rodds Bay, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Rodds Bay: a median of $430,000, against $360,000 in Bororen, though rent is higher in Bororen. On these figures, Bororen tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Rodds Bay 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
Bororen
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 31%)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 66%)
- But Rodds Bay carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 58/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bororen
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 34%)
- has cheaper houses ($360,500 vs $430,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Rodds Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bororen
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (329 min vs 355 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (475.3 km vs 508.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Rodds Bay
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 4%)
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 58/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 21%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Bororen and Rodds Bay 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
Bororen has more residents (399 vs 133); Bororen rents higher ($250/wk vs $185/wk).
| Bororen | Rodds Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 399 +67% vs other | 133 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.3% | -0.7% |
| Median age | 51 | 60 |
| Median household income | $70,772/yr +17% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +26% vs other | $185/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).
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 (3.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bororen | Rodds Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $360,500 | $430,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $338,250 | — |
Development activity
| Bororen | Rodds Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 274 across Gladstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +132% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Bororen | Rodds Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 38% of QLD | Higher than 22% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of QLD | Higher than 34% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of QLD | Higher than 44% of QLD |
Liveability
| Bororen | Rodds Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Bororen carries more crime risk (58 vs 15).
| Bororen | Rodds Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 72/100 | High 74/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 58/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | High 87/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bororen | Rodds Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bororen
- Bororen State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Rodds Bay
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bororen | Rodds Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Beaches | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 24 | 10 |
Mobility
Rodds Bay sits further from the CBD (508.3 km vs 475.3 km).
| Bororen | Rodds Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 475.3 km | 508.3 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 329 min | 355 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4678 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 4678 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 (82.9%).
Setting
| Bororen | Rodds Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 59 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 41 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 16.4 km | 3.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bororen | Rodds Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 182 premises | 0% 110 premises |
Climate
| Bororen | Rodds Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 952 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bororen | Rodds Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,358/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gladstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bororen | Rodds Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bororen | Rodds Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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