Cooranga vs Boyneside

Boyneside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Cooranga. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

Cooranga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 80/100)

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

Boyneside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $120/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Boyneside

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (236.2 km vs 268 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (193 min vs 199 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cooranga

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 80/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)

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 -10.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cooranga 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.

Cooranga 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.

Cooranga Boyneside
Walkability 0 / 0
Cooranga — Walkability: 0/100 Boyneside — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 20
Cooranga — Safety: 67/100 Boyneside — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 64 / 58
Cooranga — Low fire risk: 64/100 Boyneside — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Cooranga has more residents (119 vs 67); Cooranga rents higher ($120/wk vs $100/wk).

Cooranga Boyneside
Population 119
+44% vs other
 67
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.5% +15.5%
Median age 43 40
Median household income $92,612/yr $106,600/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $120/wk
+17% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cooranga Boyneside
0-4 8.4% / 10.4%
Cooranga — 0-4: 8.4% Boyneside — 0-4: 10.4%
5-14 15.1% / 10.4%
Cooranga — 5-14: 15.1% Boyneside — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 5.9% / 13.4%
Cooranga — 15-19: 5.9% Boyneside — 15-19: 13.4%
20-24 5.9% / —
Cooranga — 20-24: 5.9% Boyneside — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.9% / 19.4%
Cooranga — 25-34: 10.9% Boyneside — 25-34: 19.4%
35-44 12.6% / 10.4%
Cooranga — 35-44: 12.6% Boyneside — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 12.6% / 14.9%
Cooranga — 45-54: 12.6% Boyneside — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 10.1% / 9.0%
Cooranga — 55-64: 10.1% Boyneside — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 22.7% / 13.4%
Cooranga — 65-74: 22.7% Boyneside — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 2.5% / 6.0%
Cooranga — 75-84: 2.5% Boyneside — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ — / —
Cooranga — 85+: not among its largest Boyneside — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cooranga 71.4% couple families
Cooranga — Couple Families: 71.4% Cooranga — Lone Person: 28.6%
Boyneside 73.7% couple families
Boyneside — Couple Families: 73.7% Boyneside — Lone Person: 26.3%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cooranga 0.0% renting
Cooranga — Owned Outright: 53.3% Cooranga — Mortgage: 46.7% Cooranga — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Cooranga 100.0% houses
Cooranga — Houses: 100.0%
Boyneside 100.0% houses
Boyneside — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Cooranga Boyneside
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 14.9%
Cooranga — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Boyneside — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 17.9%
Cooranga — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Boyneside — Bachelor Degree: 17.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 9.0%
Cooranga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Boyneside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Cooranga Boyneside
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 37% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Cooranga Boyneside
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Boyneside carries more crime risk (80 vs 33).

Cooranga Boyneside
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Low
33/100
 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

Cooranga 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

Cooranga Boyneside
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 19 21

Mobility

Cooranga sits further from the CBD (268 km vs 236.2 km).

Cooranga Boyneside
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 268 km
+12% vs other
 236.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 199 min 193 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4408
 0.3%
postcode 4610
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 89
postcode 4408
 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.

Cooranga Boyneside
Car (driver) 57.4% / 47.4%
Cooranga — Car (driver): 57.4% Boyneside — Car (driver): 47.4%
Worked from Home 37.0% / 28.9%
Cooranga — Worked from Home: 37.0% Boyneside — Worked from Home: 28.9%
Walked Only 5.6% / 10.5%
Cooranga — Walked Only: 5.6% Boyneside — Walked Only: 10.5%
Car (passenger) — / 13.2%
Cooranga — Car (passenger): not among its largest Boyneside — Car (passenger): 13.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.4%).

Setting

Cooranga Boyneside
Elevation 438 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 598 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Cooranga 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

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

Tags

Cooranga

Family Retirees Rural

Boyneside

Rural Young Families

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