Burrum Town vs Howard
Howard is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 59 in Burrum Town. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Burrum Town, about half of homes are flats or apartments and most households are people living alone. In Howard, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Howard: a median of $600,000, against $532,000 in Burrum Town, though rent is higher in Burrum Town. On these figures, Burrum Town 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
Howard
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 50%)
- is already more of a family suburb (42% vs 29%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Burrum Town has cheaper houses ($532,500 vs $600,000)
- Howard has cheaper land ($320,000 vs $400,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Howard
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 12%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (29% vs 40%)
- has cheaper rent ($248/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Burrum Town
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (275.4 km vs 278 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Burrum Town
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (50% vs 6%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Where they sit
Burrum Town and Howard 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
Howard has more residents (1,394 vs 197); Burrum Town rents higher ($300/wk vs $248/wk).
| Burrum Town | Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 197 | 1,394 +608% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | — | +2.6% |
| Median age | 59 | 56 |
| Median household income | $38,688/yr | $44,408/yr +15% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +17% vs other | $248/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
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 (4.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Burrum Town | Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $532,500 | $600,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $400,000 | $320,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 38 days from 10 sales |
Development activity
| Burrum Town | Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,578 across Fraser Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -8% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Burrum Town | Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 3% of QLD | Higher than 7% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of QLD | Higher than 23% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 67% of QLD | Higher than 69% of QLD |
Liveability
| Burrum Town | Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 31/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Burrum Town | Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | — | Moderate 56/100 |
| 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
| Burrum Town | Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Burrum Town
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Howard
- Howard State School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Burrum Town | Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 5 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 7 |
Mobility
Howard sits further from the CBD (278 km vs 275.4 km).
| Burrum Town | Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 7/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 275.4 km | 278 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 191 min | 193 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4659 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 94 postcode 4659 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Burrum Town | Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 15 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 29 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 11.9 km | 14.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Burrum Town | Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 32/100 | 50/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 86 premises | 19% 752 premises |
Climate
| Burrum Town | Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,074 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.7°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Burrum Town | Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Burrum Town | Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,576/yr same for both | |
| Council | Fraser Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Burrum Town | Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hinkler same for both | |
| Member | David Batt same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Burrum Town | Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Burrum Town
Howard
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