Boynewood vs Riverleigh
Boynewood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Riverleigh. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Riverleigh, most households are couple families. On these figures, Riverleigh tends to suit 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Boynewood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Riverleigh
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $210/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Boynewood
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (267 min vs 280 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (363.3 km vs 378 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Riverleigh
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.8% vs -19.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Boynewood and Riverleigh 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
Boynewood has higher household incomes ($113,724 vs $63,336); Boynewood has more residents (138 vs 95).
| Boynewood | Riverleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 138 +31% vs other | 95 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -19.8% | +18.8% |
| Median age | 39 | 46 |
| Median household income | $113,724/yr +44% vs other | $63,336/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk +19% vs other | $170/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).
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 (5.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Boynewood | Riverleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 30 across North Burnett same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Boynewood | Riverleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 84% of QLD | Higher than 29% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of QLD | Higher than 8% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 17% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of QLD | Higher than 34% of QLD |
Liveability
| Boynewood | Riverleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Boynewood | Riverleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | — |
| 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
| Boynewood | Riverleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Boynewood
- Boynewood State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Riverleigh
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Boynewood | Riverleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Riverleigh sits further from the CBD (378 km vs 363.3 km).
| Boynewood | Riverleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 363.3 km | 378 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 267 min | 280 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4626 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 4626 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 (73.9%).
Setting
| Boynewood | Riverleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 153 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 165 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Boynewood | Riverleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 62 premises | 0% 42 premises |
Council rates
| Boynewood | Riverleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,183/yr same for both | |
| Council | North Burnett same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boynewood | Riverleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boynewood | Riverleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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