Miriam Vale vs Bororen

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bororen, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Miriam Vale: a median of $400,000, against $360,000 in Bororen, though rent is higher in Bororen. On these figures, Miriam Vale tends to suit people living alone, while Bororen suits couples.

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

Bororen

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 81/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 49%)

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

  • Miriam Vale has cheaper land ($275,000 vs $338,250)
  • Bororen has cheaper houses ($360,500 vs $400,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Miriam Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($195/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Miriam Vale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (316 min vs 329 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (460.4 km vs 475.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Miriam Vale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)
  • But Bororen carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Miriam Vale Bororen
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.

Miriam Vale Bororen
Walkability 30 / 0
Miriam Vale — Walkability: 30/100 Bororen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 42
Miriam Vale — Safety: 19/100 Bororen — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 28
Miriam Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bororen — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Bororen rents higher ($250/wk vs $195/wk); Bororen has higher household incomes ($70,772 vs $57,928).

Miriam Vale Bororen
Population 493
+19% vs other
 399
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.7% +0.3%
Median age 52 51
Median household income $57,928/yr $70,772/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $195/wk $250/wk
+28% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Miriam Vale Bororen
0-4 3.0% / 6.0%
Miriam Vale — 0-4: 3.0% Bororen — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 12.0% / 12.3%
Miriam Vale — 5-14: 12.0% Bororen — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 4.9% / 4.3%
Miriam Vale — 15-19: 4.9% Bororen — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 3.7% / 2.8%
Miriam Vale — 20-24: 3.7% Bororen — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 7.1% / 9.5%
Miriam Vale — 25-34: 7.1% Bororen — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 9.7% / 10.0%
Miriam Vale — 35-44: 9.7% Bororen — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 14.4% / 11.5%
Miriam Vale — 45-54: 14.4% Bororen — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 19.1% / 21.8%
Miriam Vale — 55-64: 19.1% Bororen — 55-64: 21.8%
65-74 13.4% / 14.8%
Miriam Vale — 65-74: 13.4% Bororen — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 11.6% / 4.8%
Miriam Vale — 75-84: 11.6% Bororen — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 2.0% / 1.0%
Miriam Vale — 85+: 2.0% Bororen — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Miriam Vale 32.4% couple families
Miriam Vale — Couple Families: 32.4% Miriam Vale — Lone Person: 44.9% Miriam Vale — One Parent Families: 16.2% Miriam Vale — Group Household: 4.4% Miriam Vale — Other Families: 2.2%
Bororen 46.4% couple families
Bororen — Couple Families: 46.4% Bororen — Lone Person: 26.2% Bororen — One Parent Families: 19.0% Bororen — Group Household: 8.3% Bororen — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Miriam Vale 20.4% renting
Miriam Vale — Owned Outright: 43.0% Miriam Vale — Mortgage: 36.6% Miriam Vale — Renting: 20.4%
Bororen 15.9% renting
Bororen — Owned Outright: 45.5% Bororen — Mortgage: 38.6% Bororen — Renting: 15.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Miriam Vale Bororen
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 19.0%
Miriam Vale — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Bororen — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 4.5%
Miriam Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Bororen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 4.8%
Miriam Vale — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Bororen — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.3%
Miriam Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Bororen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Miriam Vale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bororen — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Miriam Vale Bororen
England 2.0% / 2.5%
Miriam Vale — England: 2.0% Bororen — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 3.2% / 0.8%
Miriam Vale — New Zealand: 3.2% Bororen — New Zealand: 0.8%
Philippines 1.4% / 2.0%
Miriam Vale — Philippines: 1.4% Bororen — Philippines: 2.0%
Germany 0.6% / 1.3%
Miriam Vale — Germany: 0.6% Bororen — Germany: 1.3%
Thailand — / 0.8%
Miriam Vale — Thailand: not among its largest Bororen — Thailand: 0.8%
Scotland 0.6% / —
Miriam Vale — Scotland: 0.6% Bororen — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Miriam Vale 93.0% houses
Miriam Vale — Houses: 93.0% Miriam Vale — Flats / Apartments: 7.0%
Bororen 96.5% houses
Bororen — Houses: 96.5% Bororen — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Miriam Vale Bororen
Median house price $400,000 $360,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $275,000 $338,250
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 6 sales
 —

Development activity

Miriam Vale Bororen
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Miriam Vale Bororen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 50% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Miriam Vale is more walkable (30 vs 0).

Miriam Vale Bororen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bororen carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 0); Miriam Vale carries more crime risk (81 vs 58).

Miriam Vale Bororen
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
72/100
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
58/100
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

Miriam Vale Bororen
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Miriam Vale

  • Miriam Vale State School Government · Combined above peers

Schools in Bororen

  • Bororen State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Miriam Vale Bororen
Parks & reserves 1 2
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 5 24

Mobility

Bororen sits further from the CBD (475.3 km vs 460.4 km).

Miriam Vale Bororen
Walkability score 30/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 460.4 km 475.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 316 min 329 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4677
 0.0%
postcode 4678
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4677
 68
postcode 4678

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.

Miriam Vale Bororen
Car (driver) 71.2% / 69.3%
Miriam Vale — Car (driver): 71.2% Bororen — Car (driver): 69.3%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 17.2%
Miriam Vale — Worked from Home: 10.3% Bororen — Worked from Home: 17.2%
Walked Only 12.8% / 6.1%
Miriam Vale — Walked Only: 12.8% Bororen — Walked Only: 6.1%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 7.4%
Miriam Vale — Car (passenger): 5.8% Bororen — Car (passenger): 7.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.2%).

Setting

Miriam Vale Bororen
Elevation 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.6 km 16.4 km

NBN connectivity

Miriam Vale Bororen
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
285 premises
 0%
182 premises

Climate

Miriam Vale Bororen
Annual rainfall 1,127 mm 952 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C —

Council rates

Miriam Vale Bororen
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Miriam Vale Bororen
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Miriam Vale Bororen
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Miriam Vale

Affordable Quiet Retirees Rural

Bororen

Rural

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