Brooweena vs Boompa

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brooweena, most households are people living alone. In Boompa, most households are couple families. On these figures, Brooweena tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Boompa 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

  • Brooweena has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 83%)
  • Boompa is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 43%)

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

First-home buyers

Brooweena

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Brooweena

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Brooweena

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (219 min vs 432 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (265.4 km vs 324.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Boompa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 35%)

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

Investors

Boompa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.2% vs -12.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brooweena Boompa
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.

Brooweena Boompa
Walkability 0 / 0
Brooweena — Walkability: 0/100 Boompa — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 58
Brooweena — Safety: 65/100 Boompa — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 51 / 44
Brooweena — Low fire risk: 51/100 Boompa — Low fire risk: 44/100

Demographics

Boompa has higher household incomes ($60,632 vs $45,032); Boompa rents higher ($200/wk vs $150/wk).

Brooweena Boompa
Population 91
+2% vs other
 89
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.5% +7.2%
Median age 54 52
Median household income $45,032/yr $60,632/yr
+35% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $200/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brooweena Boompa
0-4 5.5% / 4.5%
Brooweena — 0-4: 5.5% Boompa — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 14.3% / 10.1%
Brooweena — 5-14: 14.3% Boompa — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 — / 4.5%
Brooweena — 15-19: not among its largest Boompa — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 3.3% / —
Brooweena — 20-24: 3.3% Boompa — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 3.3% / 10.1%
Brooweena — 25-34: 3.3% Boompa — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 — / 10.1%
Brooweena — 35-44: not among its largest Boompa — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 22.0% / 15.7%
Brooweena — 45-54: 22.0% Boompa — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 20.9% / 11.2%
Brooweena — 55-64: 20.9% Boompa — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 23.1% / 28.1%
Brooweena — 65-74: 23.1% Boompa — 65-74: 28.1%
75-84 7.7% / 7.9%
Brooweena — 75-84: 7.7% Boompa — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 4.4% / 4.5%
Brooweena — 85+: 4.4% Boompa — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brooweena 57.1% lone person
Brooweena — Lone Person: 57.1% Brooweena — Couple Families: 25.0% Brooweena — One Parent Families: 17.9%
Boompa 38.1% lone person
Boompa — Lone Person: 38.1% Boompa — Couple Families: 61.9% Boompa — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brooweena 10.5% renting
Brooweena — Owned Outright: 57.9% Brooweena — Mortgage: 31.6% Brooweena — Renting: 10.5%
Boompa 0.0% renting
Boompa — Owned Outright: 83.3% Boompa — Mortgage: 16.7% Boompa — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Brooweena Boompa
New Zealand 3.3% / 3.4%
Brooweena — New Zealand: 3.3% Boompa — New Zealand: 3.4%
Thailand 5.5% / —
Brooweena — Thailand: 5.5% Boompa — Thailand: not among its largest
Scotland — / 3.4%
Brooweena — Scotland: not among its largest Boompa — Scotland: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Brooweena Boompa
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 9.0%
Brooweena — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Boompa — Certificate III & IV: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 11.2%
Brooweena — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Boompa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2%
Bachelor Degree 3.3% / 7.9%
Brooweena — Bachelor Degree: 3.3% Boompa — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brooweena 100.0% houses
Brooweena — Houses: 100.0% Brooweena — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Boompa 82.8% houses
Boompa — Houses: 82.8% Boompa — Flats / Apartments: 17.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brooweena Boompa
Median house price $437,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Brooweena Boompa
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Brooweena Boompa
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Brooweena Boompa
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Brooweena Boompa
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
42/100
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

Brooweena Boompa
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Brooweena

  • Brooweena State School Government · Primary

Schools in Boompa

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

Amenities in the suburb

Brooweena Boompa
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 7 17

Mobility

Boompa sits further from the CBD (324.2 km vs 265.4 km).

Brooweena Boompa
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 265.4 km 324.2 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 219 min 432 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4620
 0.0%
postcode 4621
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4620
 58
postcode 4621

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.

Brooweena Boompa
Car (driver) 84.2% / 51.5%
Brooweena — Car (driver): 84.2% Boompa — Car (driver): 51.5%
Worked from Home — / 48.5%
Brooweena — Worked from Home: not among its largest Boompa — Worked from Home: 48.5%
Walked Only 15.8% / —
Brooweena — Walked Only: 15.8% Boompa — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).

Setting

Brooweena Boompa
Elevation 168 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Brooweena Boompa
Connectivity score 15/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Brooweena Boompa
Annual rainfall 1,074 mm 677 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C 32.5°C
Winter min (Jul) 9.7°C 8.2°C

Council rates

Brooweena Boompa
Average residential rate $1,576/yr
same for both
Council Fraser Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Brooweena Boompa
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

Brooweena Boompa
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brooweena

Retirees Rural

Boompa

Retirees Rural

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