Hebel vs Bollon

Bollon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 51 in Hebel. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most households are people living alone. In Bollon, the large majority of homes are detached houses.

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

Bollon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 38%)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 72/100)

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

First-home buyers

Hebel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hebel

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($83/wk vs $155/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bollon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (478 min vs 533 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (647.1 km vs 703.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hebel

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (62% vs 8%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)
  • But Bollon carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Hebel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-7.5% vs -21.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hebel Bollon
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.

Hebel Bollon
Walkability 0 / 0
Hebel — Walkability: 0/100 Bollon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 44
Hebel — Safety: 28/100 Bollon — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Hebel — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bollon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bollon has more residents (174 vs 62); Bollon rents higher ($155/wk vs $83/wk).

Hebel Bollon
Population 62 174
+181% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.5% -21.3%
Median age 51 47
Median household income $58,448/yr
+12% vs other
 $51,324/yr
Median weekly rent $83/wk $155/wk
+87% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hebel Bollon
0-4 — / 9.2%
Hebel — 0-4: not among its largest Bollon — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 4.8% / 8.0%
Hebel — 5-14: 4.8% Bollon — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 — / 5.2%
Hebel — 15-19: not among its largest Bollon — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 12.9% / 3.4%
Hebel — 20-24: 12.9% Bollon — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 4.8% / 10.9%
Hebel — 25-34: 4.8% Bollon — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 6.5% / 11.5%
Hebel — 35-44: 6.5% Bollon — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 11.3% / 17.8%
Hebel — 45-54: 11.3% Bollon — 45-54: 17.8%
55-64 21.0% / 12.1%
Hebel — 55-64: 21.0% Bollon — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 19.4% / 13.2%
Hebel — 65-74: 19.4% Bollon — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 6.5% / 2.3%
Hebel — 75-84: 6.5% Bollon — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ — / 3.4%
Hebel — 85+: not among its largest Bollon — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hebel 56.2% lone person
Hebel — Lone Person: 56.2% Hebel — Couple Families: 18.8% Hebel — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Bollon 56.5% lone person
Bollon — Lone Person: 56.5% Bollon — Couple Families: 43.5% Bollon — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hebel 25.0% renting
Hebel — Owned Outright: 75.0% Hebel — Mortgage: 0.0% Hebel — Renting: 25.0%
Bollon 21.0% renting
Bollon — Owned Outright: 67.7% Bollon — Mortgage: 11.3% Bollon — Renting: 21.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hebel 38.5% houses
Hebel — Houses: 38.5% Hebel — Townhouses: 57.7% Hebel — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Bollon 91.9% houses
Bollon — Houses: 91.9% Bollon — Townhouses: 0.0% Bollon — Flats / Apartments: 8.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Hebel Bollon
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 9.8%
Hebel — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Bollon — Certificate III & IV: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.3% / 5.2%
Hebel — Bachelor Degree: 11.3% Bollon — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.5%
Hebel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Bollon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.3%).

Development activity

Hebel Bollon
New dwellings approved 9
across Balonne
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Hebel Bollon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD

Liveability

Hebel Bollon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hebel carries more crime risk (72 vs 56).

Hebel Bollon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
72/100
 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

Hebel Bollon
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hebel

  • Hebel State School Government · Primary

Schools in Bollon

  • Bollon State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Hebel Bollon
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 2 4
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 36 21

Mobility

Hebel sits further from the CBD (703.5 km vs 647.1 km).

Hebel Bollon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 703.5 km
+8% vs other
 647.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 533 min 478 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4486
 0.0%
postcode 4488
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 4486
 38
postcode 4488

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.

Hebel Bollon
Car (driver) 43.5% / 46.9%
Hebel — Car (driver): 43.5% Bollon — Car (driver): 46.9%
Walked Only 39.1% / 18.5%
Hebel — Walked Only: 39.1% Bollon — Walked Only: 18.5%
Worked from Home 17.4% / 25.9%
Hebel — Worked from Home: 17.4% Bollon — Worked from Home: 25.9%
Car (passenger) — / 8.6%
Hebel — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bollon — Car (passenger): 8.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (46.9%).

Setting

Hebel Bollon
Elevation 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 168 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hebel Bollon
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
87 premises

Council rates

Hebel Bollon
Average residential rate $567/yr
same for both
Council Balonne
same for both

Federal electorate

Hebel Bollon
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hebel Bollon
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hebel

Retirees Rural Townhouses

Bollon

Rural Young Families

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