Japoonvale vs Bombeeta

Bombeeta is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 55 in Japoonvale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Japoonvale, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Japoonvale tends to suit people living alone 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

Bombeeta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Bombeeta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Japoonvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Japoonvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1597.2 km vs 1601.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Japoonvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Bombeeta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.1% vs -24.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Japoonvale Bombeeta
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.

Japoonvale Bombeeta
Walkability 0 / 0
Japoonvale — Walkability: 0/100 Bombeeta — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 84
Japoonvale — Safety: 87/100 Bombeeta — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Japoonvale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bombeeta — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bombeeta has higher household incomes ($74,412 vs $52,936); Bombeeta has more residents (147 vs 107).

Japoonvale Bombeeta
Population 107 147
+37% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -24.1% +8.1%
Median age 55 42
Median household income $52,936/yr $74,412/yr
+41% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk $300/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Japoonvale Bombeeta
0-4 4.7% / 4.8%
Japoonvale — 0-4: 4.7% Bombeeta — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 9.3% / 10.2%
Japoonvale — 5-14: 9.3% Bombeeta — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 7.5% / 10.2%
Japoonvale — 15-19: 7.5% Bombeeta — 15-19: 10.2%
20-24 5.6% / 6.8%
Japoonvale — 20-24: 5.6% Bombeeta — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 6.5% / 8.2%
Japoonvale — 25-34: 6.5% Bombeeta — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 6.5% / 10.9%
Japoonvale — 35-44: 6.5% Bombeeta — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 10.3% / 15.6%
Japoonvale — 45-54: 10.3% Bombeeta — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 25.2% / 20.4%
Japoonvale — 55-64: 25.2% Bombeeta — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 22.4% / 10.2%
Japoonvale — 65-74: 22.4% Bombeeta — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 3.7% / 3.4%
Japoonvale — 75-84: 3.7% Bombeeta — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ — / —
Japoonvale — 85+: not among its largest Bombeeta — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Japoonvale 50.0% lone person
Japoonvale — Lone Person: 50.0% Japoonvale — Couple Families: 29.4% Japoonvale — One Parent Families: 20.6%
Bombeeta 20.0% lone person
Bombeeta — Lone Person: 20.0% Bombeeta — Couple Families: 37.1% Bombeeta — One Parent Families: 42.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Japoonvale 21.4% renting
Japoonvale — Owned Outright: 54.8% Japoonvale — Mortgage: 23.8% Japoonvale — Renting: 21.4%
Bombeeta 14.6% renting
Bombeeta — Owned Outright: 50.0% Bombeeta — Mortgage: 35.4% Bombeeta — Renting: 14.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Japoonvale Bombeeta
India — / 6.1%
Japoonvale — India: not among its largest Bombeeta — India: 6.1%
England 3.7% / —
Japoonvale — England: 3.7% Bombeeta — England: not among its largest
Netherlands 3.7% / —
Japoonvale — Netherlands: 3.7% Bombeeta — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.0%
Japoonvale — New Zealand: not among its largest Bombeeta — New Zealand: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

Qualifications

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

Japoonvale Bombeeta
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 17.7%
Japoonvale — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Bombeeta — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 4.1%
Japoonvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Bombeeta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%
Bachelor Degree 2.8% / 2.7%
Japoonvale — Bachelor Degree: 2.8% Bombeeta — Bachelor Degree: 2.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.8%
Japoonvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Bombeeta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / —
Japoonvale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Bombeeta — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Japoonvale 100.0% houses
Japoonvale — Houses: 100.0% Japoonvale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bombeeta 98.1% houses
Bombeeta — Houses: 98.1% Bombeeta — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Japoonvale Bombeeta
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Japoonvale Bombeeta
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 24% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD

Liveability

Japoonvale Bombeeta
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Japoonvale Bombeeta
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
16/100
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

Japoonvale Bombeeta
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

Japoonvale Bombeeta
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 7 3

Mobility

Bombeeta sits further from the CBD (1601.4 km vs 1597.2 km).

Japoonvale Bombeeta
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1597.2 km 1601.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1095 min 1099 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4856
 0.2%
postcode 4871
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 4856
 51
postcode 4871

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.

Japoonvale Bombeeta
Car (driver) 60.5% / 86.6%
Japoonvale — Car (driver): 60.5% Bombeeta — Car (driver): 86.6%
Worked from Home 25.6% / 4.5%
Japoonvale — Worked from Home: 25.6% Bombeeta — Worked from Home: 4.5%
Walked Only 14.0% / —
Japoonvale — Walked Only: 14.0% Bombeeta — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 9.0%
Japoonvale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bombeeta — Car (passenger): 9.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.6%).

Setting

Japoonvale Bombeeta
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.4 km 15.9 km

NBN connectivity

Japoonvale Bombeeta
Connectivity score 23/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
58 premises
 0%
57 premises

Climate

Japoonvale Bombeeta
Annual rainfall 3,534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 16.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Japoonvale Bombeeta
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Japoonvale Bombeeta
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Japoonvale Bombeeta
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Japoonvale

Retirees River Rural

Bombeeta

River Rural

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