Mourilyan vs Boogan

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boogan, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Boogan tends to suit 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

Boogan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 60/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mourilyan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mourilyan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Boogan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1093 min vs 1099 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1601.3 km vs 1605.5 km)
  • But Mourilyan is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Mourilyan is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • Boogan carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Boogan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.0% vs -10.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mourilyan Boogan
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.

Mourilyan Boogan
Walkability 13 / 0
Mourilyan — Walkability: 13/100 Boogan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 79
Mourilyan — Safety: 40/100 Boogan — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mourilyan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Boogan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mourilyan has more residents (509 vs 138); Boogan skews older (46 vs 44).

Mourilyan Boogan
Population 509
+73% vs other
 138
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.9% +16.0%
Median age 44 46
Median household income $68,068/yr $73,632/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mourilyan Boogan
0-4 5.9% / 8.0%
Mourilyan — 0-4: 5.9% Boogan — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 11.2% / 9.4%
Mourilyan — 5-14: 11.2% Boogan — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 3.9% / 8.0%
Mourilyan — 15-19: 3.9% Boogan — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 4.7% / 3.6%
Mourilyan — 20-24: 4.7% Boogan — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 13.2% / 15.9%
Mourilyan — 25-34: 13.2% Boogan — 25-34: 15.9%
35-44 9.8% / 9.4%
Mourilyan — 35-44: 9.8% Boogan — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 12.8% / 15.2%
Mourilyan — 45-54: 12.8% Boogan — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 16.1% / 13.8%
Mourilyan — 55-64: 16.1% Boogan — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 10.4% / 13.0%
Mourilyan — 65-74: 10.4% Boogan — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 6.7% / 5.1%
Mourilyan — 75-84: 6.7% Boogan — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 3.9% / 4.3%
Mourilyan — 85+: 3.9% Boogan — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mourilyan 42.3% lone person
Mourilyan — Lone Person: 42.3% Mourilyan — Couple Families: 32.9% Mourilyan — One Parent Families: 15.4% Mourilyan — Group Household: 5.4% Mourilyan — Other Families: 4.0%
Boogan 45.2% lone person
Boogan — Lone Person: 45.2% Boogan — Couple Families: 45.2% Boogan — One Parent Families: 9.7% Boogan — Group Household: 0.0% Boogan — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mourilyan 33.0% renting
Mourilyan — Owned Outright: 43.1% Mourilyan — Mortgage: 23.9% Mourilyan — Renting: 33.0%
Boogan 15.9% renting
Boogan — Owned Outright: 56.8% Boogan — Mortgage: 27.3% Boogan — Renting: 15.9%
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.

Mourilyan Boogan
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.9%
Mourilyan — New Zealand: 2.2% Boogan — New Zealand: 2.9%
Italy 2.0% / —
Mourilyan — Italy: 2.0% Boogan — Italy: not among its largest
India 1.6% / —
Mourilyan — India: 1.6% Boogan — India: not among its largest
England 1.4% / —
Mourilyan — England: 1.4% Boogan — England: not among its largest
South Africa 0.8% / —
Mourilyan — South Africa: 0.8% Boogan — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Qualifications

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

Mourilyan Boogan
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 21.7%
Mourilyan — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Boogan — Certificate III & IV: 21.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 3.6%
Mourilyan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Boogan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 5.8%
Mourilyan — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Boogan — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / —
Mourilyan — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Boogan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / —
Mourilyan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Boogan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mourilyan 95.1% houses
Mourilyan — Houses: 95.1% Mourilyan — Townhouses: 6.9%
Boogan 100.0% houses
Boogan — Houses: 100.0% Boogan — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Mourilyan Boogan
Median house price $362,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 4 sales
 —

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Mourilyan Boogan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD

Liveability

Mourilyan is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Mourilyan Boogan
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Mourilyan carries more crime risk (60 vs 21).

Mourilyan Boogan
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Low
21/100
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 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Mourilyan Boogan
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mourilyan

  • Mourilyan State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Boogan

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mourilyan Boogan
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 4 7

Mobility

Mourilyan sits further from the CBD (1605.5 km vs 1601.3 km).

Mourilyan Boogan
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1605.5 km 1601.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1099 min 1093 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4858
 0.2%
postcode 4871
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4858
 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.

Mourilyan Boogan
Car (driver) 79.0% / 62.0%
Mourilyan — Car (driver): 79.0% Boogan — Car (driver): 62.0%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 16.0%
Mourilyan — Car (passenger): 6.0% Boogan — Car (passenger): 16.0%
Worked from Home 5.5% / 14.0%
Mourilyan — Worked from Home: 5.5% Boogan — Worked from Home: 14.0%
Walked Only 7.5% / 8.0%
Mourilyan — Walked Only: 7.5% Boogan — Walked Only: 8.0%
Bus 2.0% / —
Mourilyan — Bus: 2.0% Boogan — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).

Setting

Mourilyan Boogan
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.5 km
4.6 km to a named beach
 9.6 km

NBN connectivity

Mourilyan Boogan
Connectivity score 61/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
270 premises
 0%
66 premises

Climate

Mourilyan Boogan
Annual rainfall 3,531 mm 3,534 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.2°C 31.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 17.0°C 16.5°C

Council rates

Mourilyan Boogan
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Mourilyan Boogan
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mourilyan Boogan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mourilyan

Acreage Affordable

Boogan

Rural

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