Boyne Island vs Wurdong Heights

Boyne Island is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 46 in Wurdong Heights. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wurdong Heights, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wurdong Heights: a median of $810,000, against $655,000 in Boyne Island, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Boyne Island tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Wurdong Heights 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

They split

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

  • Boyne Island has more parks and reserves (21 vs 1)
  • Wurdong Heights carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 45/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Boyne Island has cheaper houses ($655,000 vs $810,000)
  • Wurdong Heights leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)

Weighs house 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 5%)
  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wurdong Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (357 min vs 363 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wurdong Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 45/100)

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

Boyne Island and Wurdong Heights 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 Wurdong Heights
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 Wurdong Heights
Walkability 0 / 0
Boyne Island — Walkability: 0/100 Wurdong Heights — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 75
Boyne Island — Safety: 55/100 Wurdong Heights — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 73 / 47
Boyne Island — Low fire risk: 73/100 Wurdong Heights — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Boyne Island has more residents (4,835 vs 465); Wurdong Heights has higher household incomes ($134,316 vs $97,240).

Boyne Island Wurdong Heights
Population 4,835
+90% vs other
 465
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +0.6%
Median age 37 46
Median household income $97,240/yr $134,316/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk $340/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boyne Island Wurdong Heights
0-4 7.3% / 3.7%
Boyne Island — 0-4: 7.3% Wurdong Heights — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 15.7% / 15.5%
Boyne Island — 5-14: 15.7% Wurdong Heights — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 6.3% / 5.2%
Boyne Island — 15-19: 6.3% Wurdong Heights — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 4.6% / 3.4%
Boyne Island — 20-24: 4.6% Wurdong Heights — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 13.0% / 8.0%
Boyne Island — 25-34: 13.0% Wurdong Heights — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 12.4% / 11.4%
Boyne Island — 35-44: 12.4% Wurdong Heights — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 13.6% / 16.3%
Boyne Island — 45-54: 13.6% Wurdong Heights — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 13.4% / 16.6%
Boyne Island — 55-64: 13.4% Wurdong Heights — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 9.1% / 14.4%
Boyne Island — 65-74: 9.1% Wurdong Heights — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 3.7% / 3.9%
Boyne Island — 75-84: 3.7% Wurdong Heights — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 0.9% / —
Boyne Island — 85+: 0.9% Wurdong Heights — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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%
Wurdong Heights 66.3% couple families
Wurdong Heights — Couple Families: 66.3% Wurdong Heights — Lone Person: 14.0% Wurdong Heights — One Parent Families: 11.6% Wurdong Heights — Group Household: 8.1% Wurdong Heights — 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%
Wurdong Heights 4.9% renting
Wurdong Heights — Owned Outright: 38.9% Wurdong Heights — Mortgage: 56.2% Wurdong Heights — Renting: 4.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Boyne Island Wurdong Heights
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 21.3%
Boyne Island — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% Wurdong Heights — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 7.5%
Boyne Island — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Wurdong Heights — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 7.7%
Boyne Island — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Wurdong Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 2.2%
Boyne Island — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Wurdong Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.1%
Boyne Island — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Wurdong Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

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 Wurdong Heights
England 2.7% / 4.1%
Boyne Island — England: 2.7% Wurdong Heights — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 3.8% / 2.2%
Boyne Island — New Zealand: 3.8% Wurdong Heights — New Zealand: 2.2%
South Africa 1.9% / 1.9%
Boyne Island — South Africa: 1.9% Wurdong Heights — South Africa: 1.9%
Philippines 0.5% / 1.1%
Boyne Island — Philippines: 0.5% Wurdong Heights — Philippines: 1.1%
Zimbabwe 0.3% / 1.1%
Boyne Island — Zimbabwe: 0.3% Wurdong Heights — Zimbabwe: 1.1%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.9%
Boyne Island — Scotland: 0.5% Wurdong Heights — Scotland: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

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%
Wurdong Heights 93.9% houses
Wurdong Heights — Houses: 93.9% Wurdong Heights — Flats / Apartments: 6.1% Wurdong Heights — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Boyne Island Wurdong Heights
Median house price $655,000 $810,000
Median unit price $525,000 —
Median land price $312,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 87 sales
 —

Development activity

Boyne Island Wurdong Heights
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 Wurdong Heights
Houses 4.4%
$588/wk on $699K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Boyne Island Wurdong Heights
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 72% of QLD —

Liveability

Boyne Island Wurdong Heights
Grade C —
Score 35/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Wurdong Heights carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 27); Boyne Island carries more crime risk (45 vs 25).

Boyne Island Wurdong Heights
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
25/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Boyne Island Wurdong Heights
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 Wurdong Heights

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

Amenities in the suburb

Boyne Island Wurdong Heights
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 21 1
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Boyne Island Wurdong Heights
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 517.4 km 515.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 363 min 357 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 Wurdong Heights
Car (driver) 85.3% / 83.2%
Boyne Island — Car (driver): 85.3% Wurdong Heights — Car (driver): 83.2%
Worked from Home 6.2% / 8.7%
Boyne Island — Worked from Home: 6.2% Wurdong Heights — Worked from Home: 8.7%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 6.4%
Boyne Island — Car (passenger): 5.0% Wurdong Heights — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Walked Only 1.5% / 1.7%
Boyne Island — Walked Only: 1.5% Wurdong Heights — Walked Only: 1.7%
Bus 1.0% / —
Boyne Island — Bus: 1.0% Wurdong Heights — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Boyne Island Wurdong Heights
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.5 km
4.9 km to a named beach
 6.0 km

NBN connectivity

Boyne Island Wurdong Heights
Connectivity score 76/100 80/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
2,220 premises
 61%
175 premises

Climate

Boyne Island Wurdong Heights
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 Wurdong Heights
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.16 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Boyne Island Wurdong Heights
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Boyne Island Wurdong Heights
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 Wurdong Heights
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

Wurdong Heights

Rural

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