Bunya Mountains vs Boyneside

Boyneside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 53 in Bunya Mountains. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bunya Mountains, most households are people living alone. In Boyneside, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bunya Mountains tends to suit people living alone, while Boyneside 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

  • Bunya Mountains carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 80/100)
  • Boyneside is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 39%)

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

First-home buyers

Boyneside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Boyneside

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 70%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $825/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bunya Mountains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (227.8 km vs 236.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bunya Mountains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Boyneside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.5% vs -23.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
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.

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
Walkability 0 / 0
Bunya Mountains — Walkability: 0/100 Boyneside — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 20
Bunya Mountains — Safety: 51/100 Boyneside — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 59 / 58
Bunya Mountains — Low fire risk: 59/100 Boyneside — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Bunya Mountains rents higher ($825/wk vs $100/wk); Boyneside has higher household incomes ($106,600 vs $61,724).

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
Population 110
+39% vs other
 67
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.6% +15.5%
Median age 53 40
Median household income $61,724/yr $106,600/yr
+73% vs other
Median weekly rent $825/wk
+88% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
0-4 4.5% / 10.4%
Bunya Mountains — 0-4: 4.5% Boyneside — 0-4: 10.4%
5-14 12.7% / 10.4%
Bunya Mountains — 5-14: 12.7% Boyneside — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 — / 13.4%
Bunya Mountains — 15-19: not among its largest Boyneside — 15-19: 13.4%
20-24 3.6% / —
Bunya Mountains — 20-24: 3.6% Boyneside — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.5% / 19.4%
Bunya Mountains — 25-34: 4.5% Boyneside — 25-34: 19.4%
35-44 17.3% / 10.4%
Bunya Mountains — 35-44: 17.3% Boyneside — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 13.6% / 14.9%
Bunya Mountains — 45-54: 13.6% Boyneside — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 15.5% / 9.0%
Bunya Mountains — 55-64: 15.5% Boyneside — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 19.1% / 13.4%
Bunya Mountains — 65-74: 19.1% Boyneside — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 3.6% / 6.0%
Bunya Mountains — 75-84: 3.6% Boyneside — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ — / —
Bunya Mountains — 85+: not among its largest Boyneside — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains 30.3% couple families
Bunya Mountains — Couple Families: 30.3% Bunya Mountains — Lone Person: 60.6% Bunya Mountains — One Parent Families: 9.1%
Boyneside 73.7% couple families
Boyneside — Couple Families: 73.7% Boyneside — Lone Person: 26.3% Boyneside — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains 7.0% renting
Bunya Mountains — Owned Outright: 60.5% Bunya Mountains — Mortgage: 32.6% Bunya Mountains — Renting: 7.0%
Boyneside 15.8% renting
Boyneside — Owned Outright: 42.1% Boyneside — Mortgage: 42.1% Boyneside — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains 93.8% houses
Bunya Mountains — Houses: 93.8% Bunya Mountains — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Boyneside 100.0% houses
Boyneside — Houses: 100.0% Boyneside — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
Bachelor Degree 15.5% / 17.9%
Bunya Mountains — Bachelor Degree: 15.5% Boyneside — Bachelor Degree: 17.9%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 14.9%
Bunya Mountains — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Boyneside — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 9.0%
Bunya Mountains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Boyneside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / —
Bunya Mountains — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Boyneside — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Property market

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
Median house price $580,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
 198
across South Burnett
Approvals change year on year -40% -18%

Ranking within QLD

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD

Liveability

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Boyneside carries more crime risk (80 vs 49).

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 High
80/100
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

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 15 21

Mobility

Boyneside sits further from the CBD (236.2 km vs 227.8 km).

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 227.8 km 236.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 192 min 193 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4405
 0.3%
postcode 4610
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4405
 55
postcode 4610

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.

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
Car (driver) 45.3% / 47.4%
Bunya Mountains — Car (driver): 45.3% Boyneside — Car (driver): 47.4%
Worked from Home 45.3% / 28.9%
Bunya Mountains — Worked from Home: 45.3% Boyneside — Worked from Home: 28.9%
Walked Only 9.4% / 10.5%
Bunya Mountains — Walked Only: 9.4% Boyneside — Walked Only: 10.5%
Car (passenger) — / 13.2%
Bunya Mountains — Car (passenger): not among its largest Boyneside — Car (passenger): 13.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.4%).

Setting

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
Elevation 764 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 598 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
Connectivity score 19/100 18/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
 0%
20 premises

Council rates

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
Average residential rate $1,238/yr $1,401/yr
Council Western Downs South Burnett

Federal electorate

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bunya Mountains Boyneside
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bunya Mountains

Rural

Boyneside

Rural Young Families

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