Boyne Island vs O'connell

Boyne Island is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in O'Connell. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In O'Connell, most households are couple families. On these figures, Boyne Island tends to suit people living alone, while O'Connell suits couples.

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

Boyne Island

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But O'Connell is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Boyne Island

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($312,500 vs $372,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Boyne Island

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Boyne Island

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (363 min vs 370 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (517.4 km vs 526.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

O'Connell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.9% vs 1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Boyne Island and O'connell drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Boyne Island O'connell
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.

Boyne Island O'connell
Walkability 0 / 0
Boyne Island — Walkability: 0/100 O'connell — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 73 / 34
Boyne Island — Low fire risk: 73/100 O'connell — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Boyne Island has more residents (4,835 vs 399); O'Connell has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $97,240).

Boyne Island O'connell
Population 4,835
+92% vs other
 399
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +25.9%
Median age 37 43
Median household income $97,240/yr $121,316/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk $340/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boyne Island O'connell
0-4 7.3% / 7.3%
Boyne Island — 0-4: 7.3% O'connell — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 15.7% / 16.5%
Boyne Island — 5-14: 15.7% O'connell — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 6.3% / 6.0%
Boyne Island — 15-19: 6.3% O'connell — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 4.6% / 2.5%
Boyne Island — 20-24: 4.6% O'connell — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 13.0% / 8.5%
Boyne Island — 25-34: 13.0% O'connell — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 12.4% / 11.0%
Boyne Island — 35-44: 12.4% O'connell — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 13.6% / 18.8%
Boyne Island — 45-54: 13.6% O'connell — 45-54: 18.8%
55-64 13.4% / 16.8%
Boyne Island — 55-64: 13.4% O'connell — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 9.1% / 8.0%
Boyne Island — 65-74: 9.1% O'connell — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 3.7% / 1.8%
Boyne Island — 75-84: 3.7% O'connell — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 0.9% / —
Boyne Island — 85+: 0.9% O'connell — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boyne Island 44.6% couple families
Boyne Island — Couple Families: 44.6% Boyne Island — Lone Person: 33.9% Boyne Island — One Parent Families: 17.1% Boyne Island — Group Household: 3.4% Boyne Island — Other Families: 1.0%
O'connell 67.6% couple families
O'connell — Couple Families: 67.6% O'connell — Lone Person: 14.1% O'connell — One Parent Families: 14.1% O'connell — Group Household: 4.2% O'connell — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boyne Island 33.0% renting
Boyne Island — Owned Outright: 26.7% Boyne Island — Mortgage: 40.3% Boyne Island — Renting: 33.0%
O'connell 17.4% renting
O'connell — Owned Outright: 31.2% O'connell — Mortgage: 51.4% O'connell — Renting: 17.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Boyne Island O'connell
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 19.3%
Boyne Island — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% O'connell — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 9.5%
Boyne Island — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% O'connell — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 4.0%
Boyne Island — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% O'connell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Boyne Island — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% O'connell — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Boyne Island — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% O'connell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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.

Boyne Island O'connell
New Zealand 3.8% / 3.8%
Boyne Island — New Zealand: 3.8% O'connell — New Zealand: 3.8%
England 2.7% / 2.3%
Boyne Island — England: 2.7% O'connell — England: 2.3%
South Africa 1.9% / 0.8%
Boyne Island — South Africa: 1.9% O'connell — South Africa: 0.8%
Germany 0.2% / 1.3%
Boyne Island — Germany: 0.2% O'connell — Germany: 1.3%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.8%
Boyne Island — Scotland: 0.5% O'connell — Scotland: 0.8%
Philippines 0.5% / —
Boyne Island — Philippines: 0.5% O'connell — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boyne Island 87.7% houses
Boyne Island — Houses: 87.7% Boyne Island — Flats / Apartments: 10.7% Boyne Island — Townhouses: 1.6%
O'connell 97.3% houses
O'connell — Houses: 97.3% O'connell — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% O'connell — Townhouses: 5.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Boyne Island O'connell
Median house price $655,000 $660,000
Median unit price $525,000 —
Median land price $312,500 $372,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 87 sales
 —

Development activity

Boyne Island O'connell
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Boyne Island O'connell
Houses 4.4%
$588/wk on $699K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Boyne Island O'connell
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 72% of QLD —

Liveability

Boyne Island O'connell
Grade C —
Score 35/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

O'Connell carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 27).

Boyne Island O'connell
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 —
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
84/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Boyne Island O'connell
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Boyne Island

  • Boyne Island State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in O'connell

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

Amenities in the suburb

Boyne Island O'connell
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 21 0
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

O'Connell sits further from the CBD (526.7 km vs 517.4 km).

Boyne Island O'connell
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 517.4 km 526.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 363 min 370 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4680
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 4680
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.

Boyne Island O'connell
Car (driver) 85.3% / 82.4%
Boyne Island — Car (driver): 85.3% O'connell — Car (driver): 82.4%
Worked from Home 6.2% / 7.0%
Boyne Island — Worked from Home: 6.2% O'connell — Worked from Home: 7.0%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 7.7%
Boyne Island — Car (passenger): 5.0% O'connell — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Walked Only 1.5% / 2.8%
Boyne Island — Walked Only: 1.5% O'connell — Walked Only: 2.8%
Bus 1.0% / —
Boyne Island — Bus: 1.0% O'connell — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.3%).

Setting

Boyne Island O'connell
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 103 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.5 km
4.9 km to a named beach
 2.9 km

NBN connectivity

Boyne Island O'connell
Connectivity score 76/100 55/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
2,220 premises
 36%
121 premises

Climate

Boyne Island O'connell
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Boyne Island O'connell
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³ 5.3 µg/m³
PM10 13.2 µg/m³ 16.0 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.16 pphm 0.49 pphm

Council rates

Boyne Island O'connell
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Boyne Island O'connell
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boyne Island O'connell
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boyne Island

Acreage Affordable Coastal Family

O'connell

Acreage Affordable Coastal Family River

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Boyne Island

Boyne Island vs Tannum Sands Boyne Island vs Wurdong Heights Boyne Island vs Coral Sea

Other comparisons with O'connell

O'connell vs Glen Eden O'connell vs Kirkwood O'connell vs Burua O'connell vs Wurdong Heights
Full data on Boyne Island Full data on O'connell
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

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.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or