Buaraba vs Coominya

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Buaraba, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Buaraba 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

They split

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

  • Buaraba carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 73/100)
  • Coominya has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Coominya

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coominya

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (84.7 km vs 111.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 90 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Buaraba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

Buaraba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-6.1% vs -14.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Buaraba Coominya
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.

Buaraba Coominya
Walkability 0 / 0
Buaraba — Walkability: 0/100 Coominya — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 27
Buaraba — Safety: 77/100 Coominya — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 31 / 100
Buaraba — Low fire risk: 31/100 Coominya — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Coominya has more residents (1,029 vs 170); Buaraba rents higher ($360/wk vs $250/wk).

Buaraba Coominya
Population 170 1,029
+505% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.1% -14.2%
Median age 48 50
Median household income $63,336/yr $64,012/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+31% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Buaraba Coominya
0-4 5.9% / 3.4%
Buaraba — 0-4: 5.9% Coominya — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 10.0% / 10.8%
Buaraba — 5-14: 10.0% Coominya — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 5.3% / 5.4%
Buaraba — 15-19: 5.3% Coominya — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 2.4% / 3.7%
Buaraba — 20-24: 2.4% Coominya — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 12.4% / 7.0%
Buaraba — 25-34: 12.4% Coominya — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 10.6% / 10.7%
Buaraba — 35-44: 10.6% Coominya — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 14.1% / 17.1%
Buaraba — 45-54: 14.1% Coominya — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 13.5% / 17.6%
Buaraba — 55-64: 13.5% Coominya — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 17.1% / 15.5%
Buaraba — 65-74: 17.1% Coominya — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 6.5% / 6.6%
Buaraba — 75-84: 6.5% Coominya — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 2.4% / 1.9%
Buaraba — 85+: 2.4% Coominya — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Buaraba 48.1% couple families
Buaraba — Couple Families: 48.1% Buaraba — Lone Person: 29.6% Buaraba — One Parent Families: 11.1% Buaraba — Group Household: 11.1% Buaraba — Other Families: 0.0%
Coominya 31.9% couple families
Coominya — Couple Families: 31.9% Coominya — Lone Person: 31.5% Coominya — One Parent Families: 26.7% Coominya — Group Household: 5.9% Coominya — Other Families: 4.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Buaraba 18.0% renting
Buaraba — Owned Outright: 54.0% Buaraba — Mortgage: 28.0% Buaraba — Renting: 18.0%
Coominya 14.8% renting
Coominya — Owned Outright: 42.7% Coominya — Mortgage: 42.5% Coominya — Renting: 14.8%
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.

Buaraba Coominya
New Zealand 5.9% / 2.5%
Buaraba — New Zealand: 5.9% Coominya — New Zealand: 2.5%
England 2.9% / 4.5%
Buaraba — England: 2.9% Coominya — England: 4.5%
Vietnam 1.8% / 2.6%
Buaraba — Vietnam: 1.8% Coominya — Vietnam: 2.6%
South Africa 1.8% / 0.3%
Buaraba — South Africa: 1.8% Coominya — South Africa: 0.3%
Philippines — / 1.0%
Buaraba — Philippines: not among its largest Coominya — Philippines: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

Qualifications

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

Buaraba Coominya
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 17.6%
Buaraba — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Coominya — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 5.4%
Buaraba — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Coominya — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 6.1%
Buaraba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Coominya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 1.3%
Buaraba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Coominya — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Buaraba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Coominya — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Buaraba 100.0% houses
Buaraba — Houses: 100.0%
Coominya 100.0% houses
Coominya — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Buaraba Coominya
Median house price — $855,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $747,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 14 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Buaraba Coominya
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Buaraba Coominya
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

Buaraba Coominya
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Buaraba carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0); Coominya carries more crime risk (73 vs 23).

Buaraba Coominya
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
23/100
 High
73/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Buaraba Coominya
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Buaraba

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

Schools in Coominya

  • Coominya State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Buaraba Coominya
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 21 16

Mobility

Buaraba sits further from the CBD (111.8 km vs 84.7 km).

Buaraba Coominya
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 111.8 km
+24% vs other
 84.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 72 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4311
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 92
postcode 4311
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.

Buaraba Coominya
Car (driver) 56.1% / 71.9%
Buaraba — Car (driver): 56.1% Coominya — Car (driver): 71.9%
Worked from Home 38.6% / 18.1%
Buaraba — Worked from Home: 38.6% Coominya — Worked from Home: 18.1%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 6.6%
Buaraba — Car (passenger): 5.3% Coominya — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Walked Only — / 2.2%
Buaraba — Walked Only: not among its largest Coominya — Walked Only: 2.2%
Train — / 1.2%
Buaraba — Train: not among its largest Coominya — Train: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Buaraba Coominya
Elevation 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Buaraba Coominya
Connectivity score 26/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 0%
485 premises

Climate

Buaraba Coominya
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Buaraba Coominya
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Buaraba Coominya
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Buaraba Coominya
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Buaraba

Retirees Rural

Coominya

Rural

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