Boyne Valley vs Diglum
Diglum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 56 in Boyne Valley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Boyne Valley, most households are people living alone. In Diglum, most households are couple families. On these figures, Boyne Valley tends to suit older residents, while Diglum suits families with children and 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 Valley
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 34/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 63%)
- But Diglum is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 42%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Boyne Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 55%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Boyne Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Boyne Valley
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (373 min vs 419 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (503.5 km vs 561.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Boyne Valley
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 16%)
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 34/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Diglum
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (55.6% vs -15.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Boyne Valley and Diglum 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
Boyne Valley has more residents (301 vs 56); Diglum rents higher ($300/wk vs $160/wk).
| Boyne Valley | Diglum | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 301 +81% vs other | 56 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -15.9% | +55.6% |
| Median age | 56 | 45 |
| Median household income | $51,428/yr | $95,316/yr +85% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $160/wk | $300/wk +88% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
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 (5.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Boyne Valley | Diglum | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $325,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $335,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 58 days from 4 sales | — |
Development activity
| Boyne Valley | Diglum | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 274 across Gladstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +132% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Boyne Valley | Diglum | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 15% of QLD | Higher than 69% of QLD |
| Schools | Higher than 37% of QLD | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 50% of QLD | Higher than 52% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 36% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of QLD | Higher than 18% of QLD |
Liveability
| Boyne Valley | Diglum | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Diglum carries more crime risk (34 vs 20).
| Boyne Valley | Diglum | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 67/100 | High 71/100 |
| Crime | Low 20/100 | Low 34/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Boyne Valley | Diglum | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Boyne Valley
- Builyan State School Government · Primary
- Nagoorin State School Government · Primary
- Ubobo State School Government · Primary
Schools in Diglum
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Boyne Valley | Diglum | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 157 | 19 |
Mobility
Diglum sits further from the CBD (561.7 km vs 503.5 km).
| Boyne Valley | Diglum | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 503.5 km | 561.7 km +12% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 373 min | 419 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.5%).
Setting
| Boyne Valley | Diglum | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 134 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 229 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 44.4 km | 40.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Boyne Valley | Diglum | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 248 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Climate
| Boyne Valley | Diglum | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 721 mm | 851 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.1°C | 31.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.6°C | 14.5°C |
Council rates
| Boyne Valley | Diglum | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,358/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gladstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boyne Valley | Diglum | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Valley | Diglum | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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