Eimeo vs Bucasia

Comparing Eimeo and Bucasia, QLD: Bucasia is more walkable (38 vs 22); Bucasia has more residents (4,915 vs 3,285); and Eimeo has higher household incomes ($119,808 vs $104,260).

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Bucasia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 22/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bucasia

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 22/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Eimeo Bucasia
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.

Eimeo Bucasia
Walkability 22 / 38
Eimeo — Walkability: 22/100 Bucasia — Walkability: 38/100
Safety 55 / 47
Eimeo — Safety: 55/100 Bucasia — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Eimeo — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bucasia — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bucasia has more residents (4,915 vs 3,285); Eimeo has higher household incomes ($119,808 vs $104,260).

Eimeo Bucasia
Population 3,285 4,915
+50% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.7% +3.0%
Median age 36 35
Median household income $119,808/yr
+13% vs other
 $104,260/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+3% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eimeo Bucasia
0-4 6.6% / 6.6%
Eimeo — 0-4: 6.6% Bucasia — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 16.1% / 16.8%
Eimeo — 5-14: 16.1% Bucasia — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 6.7% / 7.1%
Eimeo — 15-19: 6.7% Bucasia — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 5.4% / 5.1%
Eimeo — 20-24: 5.4% Bucasia — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 13.6% / 13.7%
Eimeo — 25-34: 13.6% Bucasia — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 14.4% / 14.8%
Eimeo — 35-44: 14.4% Bucasia — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 14.7% / 13.6%
Eimeo — 45-54: 14.7% Bucasia — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 12.5% / 12.5%
Eimeo — 55-64: 12.5% Bucasia — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 7.0% / 6.7%
Eimeo — 65-74: 7.0% Bucasia — 65-74: 6.7%
75-84 2.5% / 2.7%
Eimeo — 75-84: 2.5% Bucasia — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 0.5% / 0.5%
Eimeo — 85+: 0.5% Bucasia — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eimeo 54.2% couple families
Eimeo — Couple Families: 54.2% Eimeo — Lone Person: 25.4% Eimeo — One Parent Families: 14.7% Eimeo — Group Household: 4.6% Eimeo — Other Families: 1.0%
Bucasia 50.4% couple families
Bucasia — Couple Families: 50.4% Bucasia — Lone Person: 25.5% Bucasia — One Parent Families: 19.7% Bucasia — Group Household: 2.8% Bucasia — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eimeo 26.8% renting
Eimeo — Owned Outright: 24.1% Eimeo — Mortgage: 49.1% Eimeo — Renting: 26.8%
Bucasia 32.6% renting
Bucasia — Owned Outright: 23.0% Bucasia — Mortgage: 44.4% Bucasia — Renting: 32.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Eimeo Bucasia
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 21.1%
Eimeo — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Bucasia — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 6.8%
Eimeo — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Bucasia — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 5.3%
Eimeo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Bucasia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.3%
Eimeo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Bucasia — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.2%
Eimeo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Bucasia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Eimeo Bucasia
England 3.8% / 3.4%
Eimeo — England: 3.8% Bucasia — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.7% / 4.3%
Eimeo — New Zealand: 2.7% Bucasia — New Zealand: 4.3%
South Africa 1.9% / 1.5%
Eimeo — South Africa: 1.9% Bucasia — South Africa: 1.5%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.7%
Eimeo — Philippines: 0.5% Bucasia — Philippines: 0.7%
Zimbabwe 0.5% / 0.3%
Eimeo — Zimbabwe: 0.5% Bucasia — Zimbabwe: 0.3%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.3%
Eimeo — Scotland: 0.4% Bucasia — Scotland: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eimeo 96.1% houses
Eimeo — Houses: 96.1% Eimeo — Townhouses: 3.6% Eimeo — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Bucasia 90.9% houses
Bucasia — Houses: 90.9% Bucasia — Townhouses: 4.4% Bucasia — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Eimeo Bucasia
Median house price $669,500 $685,000
Median unit price — $209,500
Median land price $752,000 $680,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 47 sales
 28 days
from 62 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Eimeo Bucasia
3 bed $648K / $675K
Eimeo — 3 bed: $648K (47 sales) Bucasia — 3 bed: $675K (75 sales)

47 vs 75 sales

4 bed $691K / $700K
Eimeo — 4 bed: $691K (45 sales) Bucasia — 4 bed: $700K (97 sales)

45 vs 97 sales

5 bed $770K / $826K
Eimeo — 5 bed: $770K (9 sales) Bucasia — 5 bed: $826K (6 sales)

9 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Eimeo Bucasia
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Eimeo Bucasia
Houses 5.2%
$700/wk on $699K
 5.3%
$710/wk on $700K
Units — 14.5%
$600/wk on $215K

Ranking within QLD

Eimeo Bucasia
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 95% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 100% of QLD

Liveability

Bucasia is more walkable (38 vs 22); Eimeo scores higher overall (58 vs 51).

Eimeo Bucasia
Grade B
same for both
Score 58/100 51/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Eimeo Bucasia
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
81/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Eimeo Bucasia
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Eimeo

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

Schools in Bucasia

  • Bucasia State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Eimeo Bucasia
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 6 7
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Beaches 1
same for both
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Eimeo Bucasia
Walkability score 22/100 38/100
Distance to Brisbane 978.4 km 979.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 676 min 679 min
Public transport score 21/100
Bus
 44/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 2.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 15.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
 0.3%
postcode 4750
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
 67
postcode 4750

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.

Eimeo Bucasia
Car (driver) 87.4% / 84.1%
Eimeo — Car (driver): 87.4% Bucasia — Car (driver): 84.1%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 6.8%
Eimeo — Car (passenger): 4.4% Bucasia — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Worked from Home 5.5% / 4.5%
Eimeo — Worked from Home: 5.5% Bucasia — Worked from Home: 4.5%
Bus 2.2% / 2.7%
Eimeo — Bus: 2.2% Bucasia — Bus: 2.7%
Walked Only 0.5% / 1.6%
Eimeo — Walked Only: 0.5% Bucasia — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.4%).

Setting

Eimeo Bucasia
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.1 km
1.5 km to a named beach
 1.5 km
1.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Eimeo Bucasia
Connectivity score 73/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
1,381 premises
 49%
2,031 premises

Climate

Eimeo Bucasia
Annual rainfall 1,633 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Eimeo Bucasia
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Eimeo Bucasia
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Eimeo Bucasia
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Eimeo Bucasia
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Eimeo

Affordable Beach Coastal Family Large Blocks Parks

Bucasia

Acreage Coastal Family

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