Logan Village vs Jimboomba

Jimboomba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Logan Village. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Logan Village: a median of $1.2 million, against $1.08 million in Jimboomba, and rent is higher there too. Logan Village is closer to the city centre: 44.1 km, against 49.5 km.

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

Jimboomba

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 6)
  • has more childcare (10 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Logan Village has cheaper land ($995,000 vs $1,295,000)
  • Jimboomba has cheaper houses ($1,081,250 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Jimboomba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($395/wk vs $455/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Logan Village sits closer to the CBD (44.1 km vs 49.5 km)
  • Jimboomba is more walkable (30/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Logan Village has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)
  • Jimboomba is more walkable (30/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Jimboomba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.2% vs 2.7%)

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

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

Logan Village Jimboomba
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.

Logan Village Jimboomba
Walkability 10 / 30
Logan Village — Walkability: 10/100 Jimboomba — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 24 / 28
Logan Village — Safety: 24/100 Jimboomba — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 50 / 100
Logan Village — Low fire risk: 50/100 Jimboomba — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Jimboomba has more residents (7,423 vs 5,316); Logan Village rents higher ($455/wk vs $395/wk).

Logan Village Jimboomba
Population 5,316 7,423
+40% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.4% —
Median age 42 37
Median household income $106,548/yr $110,604/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $455/wk
+13% vs other
 $395/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Logan Village Jimboomba
0-4 5.4% / 6.5%
Logan Village — 0-4: 5.4% Jimboomba — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 13.9% / 15.9%
Logan Village — 5-14: 13.9% Jimboomba — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 6.6% / 7.3%
Logan Village — 15-19: 6.6% Jimboomba — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 4.9% / 5.5%
Logan Village — 20-24: 4.9% Jimboomba — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 10.5% / 11.6%
Logan Village — 25-34: 10.5% Jimboomba — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 12.8% / 14.8%
Logan Village — 35-44: 12.8% Jimboomba — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 14.4% / 14.4%
Logan Village — 45-54: 14.4% Jimboomba — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 13.1% / 11.7%
Logan Village — 55-64: 13.1% Jimboomba — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 11.9% / 7.8%
Logan Village — 65-74: 11.9% Jimboomba — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 5.6% / 3.6%
Logan Village — 75-84: 5.6% Jimboomba — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 0.8% / 1.0%
Logan Village — 85+: 0.8% Jimboomba — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Logan Village 60.4% couple families
Logan Village — Couple Families: 60.4% Logan Village — Lone Person: 20.0% Logan Village — One Parent Families: 14.4% Logan Village — Group Household: 4.3% Logan Village — Other Families: 0.9%
Jimboomba 63.2% couple families
Jimboomba — Couple Families: 63.2% Jimboomba — Lone Person: 16.7% Jimboomba — One Parent Families: 16.4% Jimboomba — Group Household: 3.1% Jimboomba — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Logan Village 11.4% renting
Logan Village — Owned Outright: 34.4% Logan Village — Mortgage: 54.2% Logan Village — Renting: 11.4%
Jimboomba 13.8% renting
Jimboomba — Owned Outright: 22.9% Jimboomba — Mortgage: 63.3% Jimboomba — Renting: 13.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Logan Village Jimboomba
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 20.8%
Logan Village — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Jimboomba — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.3%
Logan Village — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Jimboomba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 6.2%
Logan Village — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Jimboomba — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.1%
Logan Village — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Jimboomba — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.0%
Logan Village — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Jimboomba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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.

Logan Village Jimboomba
England 5.6% / 4.6%
Logan Village — England: 5.6% Jimboomba — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 5.0% / 4.6%
Logan Village — New Zealand: 5.0% Jimboomba — New Zealand: 4.6%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.9%
Logan Village — South Africa: 0.8% Jimboomba — South Africa: 0.9%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.5%
Logan Village — Scotland: 0.7% Jimboomba — Scotland: 0.5%
Germany 0.5% / 0.5%
Logan Village — Germany: 0.5% Jimboomba — Germany: 0.5%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.5%
Logan Village — Philippines: 0.4% Jimboomba — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Logan Village 92.8% houses
Logan Village — Houses: 92.8% Logan Village — Townhouses: 5.5% Logan Village — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Jimboomba 96.7% houses
Jimboomba — Houses: 96.7% Jimboomba — Townhouses: 1.7% Jimboomba — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Logan Village Jimboomba
Median house price $1,200,000 $1,081,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $995,000 $1,295,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 40 sales
 26 days
from 156 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.

Logan Village Jimboomba
3 bed $975K / $988K
Logan Village — 3 bed: $975K (21 sales) Jimboomba — 3 bed: $988K (32 sales)

21 vs 32 sales

4 bed $1.14M / $985K
Logan Village — 4 bed: $1.14M (52 sales) Jimboomba — 4 bed: $985K (145 sales)

52 vs 145 sales

5 bed $1.35M / $1.32M
Logan Village — 5 bed: $1.35M (15 sales) Jimboomba — 5 bed: $1.32M (28 sales)

15 vs 28 sales

6 bed $1.35M / $1.65M
Logan Village — 6 bed: $1.35M (9 sales) Jimboomba — 6 bed: $1.65M (9 sales)

9 vs 9 sales

Development activity

Logan Village Jimboomba
New dwellings approved 4,950
across Logan
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
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.

Logan Village Jimboomba
Houses 2.7%
$672/wk on $1.3M
 3.2%
$700/wk on $1.15M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Logan Village Jimboomba
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 83% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 41% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD

Liveability

Jimboomba is more walkable (30 vs 10); Jimboomba scores higher overall (45 vs 35).

Logan Village Jimboomba
Grade C
same for both
Score 35/100 45/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Logan Village carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 0).

Logan Village Jimboomba
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
72/100
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

Logan Village Jimboomba
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Logan Village

  • Logan Village State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Jimboomba

  • Emmaus College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Hills International College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Jimboomba State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Logan Village Jimboomba
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 2 5
Parks & reserves 6 16
Childcare 4 10
GPs 2 3
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 3 4
Waterways 14 38

Mobility

Jimboomba sits further from the CBD (49.5 km vs 44.1 km).

Logan Village Jimboomba
Walkability score 10/100 30/100
Distance to Brisbane 44.1 km 49.5 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 44 min
Public transport score 68/100
Bus
 37/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 23.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 6.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4207
 0.7%
postcode 4280
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4207
 —
postcode 4280

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.

Logan Village Jimboomba
Car (driver) 77.7% / 78.1%
Logan Village — Car (driver): 77.7% Jimboomba — Car (driver): 78.1%
Worked from Home 15.3% / 14.5%
Logan Village — Worked from Home: 15.3% Jimboomba — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.3%
Logan Village — Car (passenger): 4.5% Jimboomba — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.6%
Logan Village — Walked Only: 1.1% Jimboomba — Walked Only: 1.6%
Bus 0.7% / 1.0%
Logan Village — Bus: 0.7% Jimboomba — Bus: 1.0%
Train 0.7% / 0.4%
Logan Village — Train: 0.7% Jimboomba — Train: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.1%).

Setting

Logan Village Jimboomba
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.8 km 28.6 km

NBN connectivity

Logan Village Jimboomba
Connectivity score 67/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
2,122 premises
 53%
3,498 premises

Climate

Logan Village Jimboomba
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Logan Village Jimboomba
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Logan Village Jimboomba
Average residential rate $1,681/yr
same for both
Council Logan
same for both

Federal electorate

Logan Village Jimboomba
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Logan Village Jimboomba
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Logan Village

Acreage Outer

Jimboomba

Acreage Family Outer River

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