Brooloo vs Imbil

Imbil is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Brooloo. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brooloo, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Imbil: a median of $790,000, against $695,000 in Brooloo, though rent is higher in Brooloo. On these figures, Brooloo tends to suit people living alone.

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

  • Brooloo carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 68/100)
  • Imbil has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Brooloo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper houses ($695,000 vs $789,998)
  • But Imbil has cheaper land ($810,000 vs $1,110,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Imbil

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $325/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Brooloo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (123 min vs 135 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (163.8 km vs 171 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Brooloo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 68/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Imbil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.9% vs 6.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Brooloo and Imbil drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Brooloo Imbil
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.

Brooloo Imbil
Walkability 0 / 0
Brooloo — Walkability: 0/100 Imbil — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 32
Brooloo — Safety: 58/100 Imbil — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 47
Brooloo — Low fire risk: 100/100 Imbil — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Imbil has more residents (1,071 vs 369); Brooloo skews older (52 vs 49).

Brooloo Imbil
Population 369 1,071
+190% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.0% +15.9%
Median age 52 49
Median household income $59,332/yr
same for both
Median weekly rent $325/wk
+8% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brooloo Imbil
0-4 2.4% / 5.4%
Brooloo — 0-4: 2.4% Imbil — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 11.1% / 11.3%
Brooloo — 5-14: 11.1% Imbil — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 3.8% / 5.3%
Brooloo — 15-19: 3.8% Imbil — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.3% / 3.0%
Brooloo — 20-24: 3.3% Imbil — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 8.4% / 6.7%
Brooloo — 25-34: 8.4% Imbil — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 10.0% / 11.7%
Brooloo — 35-44: 10.0% Imbil — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 13.3% / 13.0%
Brooloo — 45-54: 13.3% Imbil — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 23.8% / 20.3%
Brooloo — 55-64: 23.8% Imbil — 55-64: 20.3%
65-74 16.5% / 16.3%
Brooloo — 65-74: 16.5% Imbil — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 5.7% / 6.3%
Brooloo — 75-84: 5.7% Imbil — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 1.1% / 0.7%
Brooloo — 85+: 1.1% Imbil — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brooloo 49.4% lone person
Brooloo — Lone Person: 49.4% Brooloo — Couple Families: 29.1% Brooloo — One Parent Families: 21.5% Brooloo — Group Household: 0.0% Brooloo — Other Families: 0.0%
Imbil 40.8% lone person
Imbil — Lone Person: 40.8% Imbil — Couple Families: 34.9% Imbil — One Parent Families: 15.8% Imbil — Group Household: 7.4% Imbil — Other Families: 1.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brooloo 10.4% renting
Brooloo — Owned Outright: 47.4% Brooloo — Mortgage: 42.2% Brooloo — Renting: 10.4%
Imbil 22.8% renting
Imbil — Owned Outright: 39.0% Imbil — Mortgage: 38.2% Imbil — Renting: 22.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Brooloo Imbil
Certificate III & IV 22.0% / 19.1%
Brooloo — Certificate III & IV: 22.0% Imbil — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 6.2%
Brooloo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Imbil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 6.3%
Brooloo — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Imbil — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 2.1%
Brooloo — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Imbil — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 0.7%
Brooloo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Imbil — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

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.

Brooloo Imbil
England 5.1% / 4.3%
Brooloo — England: 5.1% Imbil — England: 4.3%
New Zealand 3.5% / 3.4%
Brooloo — New Zealand: 3.5% Imbil — New Zealand: 3.4%
Philippines 1.1% / 0.6%
Brooloo — Philippines: 1.1% Imbil — Philippines: 0.6%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.7%
Brooloo — South Africa: 0.8% Imbil — South Africa: 0.7%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.3%
Brooloo — Scotland: 0.8% Imbil — Scotland: 0.3%
Germany — / 0.7%
Brooloo — Germany: not among its largest Imbil — Germany: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brooloo 100.0% houses
Brooloo — Houses: 100.0% Brooloo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Imbil 96.4% houses
Imbil — Houses: 96.4% Imbil — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brooloo Imbil
Median house price $695,000 $789,998
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,110,000 $810,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 64 days
from 9 sales

Development activity

Brooloo Imbil
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
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.

Brooloo Imbil
Houses — 4.0%
$650/wk on $850K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Brooloo Imbil
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 24% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 53% of QLD

Liveability

Brooloo Imbil
Grade — D
Score — 16/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Imbil carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0); Imbil carries more crime risk (68 vs 42).

Brooloo Imbil
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
68/100
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

Brooloo Imbil
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Brooloo

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

Schools in Imbil

  • Mary Valley State College Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Brooloo Imbil
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 31

Mobility

Imbil sits further from the CBD (171 km vs 163.8 km).

Brooloo Imbil
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 163.8 km 171 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 135 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Brooloo Imbil
Car (driver) 80.0% / 72.0%
Brooloo — Car (driver): 80.0% Imbil — Car (driver): 72.0%
Worked from Home 16.2% / 16.3%
Brooloo — Worked from Home: 16.2% Imbil — Worked from Home: 16.3%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 4.8%
Brooloo — Car (passenger): 3.8% Imbil — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only — / 6.9%
Brooloo — Walked Only: not among its largest Imbil — Walked Only: 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Brooloo Imbil
Elevation 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.4 km 43.6 km

NBN connectivity

Brooloo Imbil
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
184 premises
 0%
540 premises

Climate

Brooloo Imbil
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Brooloo Imbil
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Brooloo Imbil
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brooloo Imbil
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brooloo

Rural

Imbil

River Rural

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