Cinnabar vs Boonara
Boonara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Cinnabar. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cinnabar, about half of households are couple families. In Boonara, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Boonara tends to suit couples and older residents.
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
- Cinnabar carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 37/100)
- Boonara is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 67%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Boonara
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Boonara
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $245/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Cinnabar
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (169 min vs 187 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (227 km vs 247.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Cinnabar carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 37/100)
- Boonara has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cinnabar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.3% vs -18.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cinnabar and Boonara 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
Cinnabar rents higher ($245/wk vs $0/wk); Cinnabar has more residents (83 vs 60).
| Cinnabar | Boonara | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 83 +28% vs other | 60 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.3% | -18.9% |
| Median age | 43 | 38 |
| Median household income | $73,112/yr | $87,724/yr +20% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
Development activity
| Cinnabar | Boonara | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 467 across Gympie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +16% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cinnabar | Boonara | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 43% of QLD | Higher than 61% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of QLD | Higher than 1% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of QLD | Higher than 1% of QLD |
Liveability
| Cinnabar | Boonara | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Boonara carries more crime risk (37 vs 17); Cinnabar carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 34).
| Cinnabar | Boonara | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 65/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | Low 37/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Cinnabar | Boonara | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cinnabar | Boonara | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 9 | 13 |
Mobility
Boonara sits further from the CBD (247.6 km vs 227 km).
| Cinnabar | Boonara | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 227 km | 247.6 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 169 min | 187 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4600 | 0.0% postcode 4601 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 72 postcode 4600 | 53 postcode 4601 |
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 (75.0%).
Setting
| Cinnabar | Boonara | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 163 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 238 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cinnabar | Boonara | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 51 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Council rates
| Cinnabar | Boonara | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,936/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gympie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cinnabar | Boonara | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cinnabar | Boonara | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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