North Booval vs East Ipswich

North Booval is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 40 in East Ipswich. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In North Booval, about half of households rent. In East Ipswich, most households own their home. On these figures, North Booval tends to suit families with children, while East Ipswich suits people living alone.

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

North Booval

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

North Booval

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($531,000 vs $712,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

East Ipswich

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 17/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

East Ipswich

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 17/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

North Booval East Ipswich
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.

North Booval East Ipswich
Walkability 17 / 61
North Booval — Walkability: 17/100 East Ipswich — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 37 / 33
North Booval — Safety: 37/100 East Ipswich — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
North Booval — Low fire risk: 100/100 East Ipswich — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

North Booval has more residents (3,041 vs 2,321); East Ipswich skews older (40 vs 33).

North Booval East Ipswich
Population 3,041
+24% vs other
 2,321
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.2% -3.7%
Median age 33 40
Median household income $69,004/yr
+5% vs other
 $65,728/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+2% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Booval East Ipswich
0-4 7.0% / 5.0%
North Booval — 0-4: 7.0% East Ipswich — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 16.4% / 13.2%
North Booval — 5-14: 16.4% East Ipswich — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 6.0% / 6.1%
North Booval — 15-19: 6.0% East Ipswich — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 7.6% / 5.9%
North Booval — 20-24: 7.6% East Ipswich — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 15.2% / 11.7%
North Booval — 25-34: 15.2% East Ipswich — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 12.3% / 13.8%
North Booval — 35-44: 12.3% East Ipswich — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 13.1% / 13.6%
North Booval — 45-54: 13.1% East Ipswich — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 10.5% / 13.9%
North Booval — 55-64: 10.5% East Ipswich — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 6.9% / 10.0%
North Booval — 65-74: 6.9% East Ipswich — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 3.8% / 5.0%
North Booval — 75-84: 3.8% East Ipswich — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 1.3% / 2.0%
North Booval — 85+: 1.3% East Ipswich — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North Booval 31.3% lone person
North Booval — Lone Person: 31.3% North Booval — Couple Families: 33.6% North Booval — One Parent Families: 28.0% North Booval — Group Household: 5.3% North Booval — Other Families: 1.8%
East Ipswich 44.6% lone person
East Ipswich — Lone Person: 44.6% East Ipswich — Couple Families: 25.5% East Ipswich — One Parent Families: 22.4% East Ipswich — Group Household: 6.1% East Ipswich — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

North Booval 47.1% renting
North Booval — Owned Outright: 24.5% North Booval — Mortgage: 28.4% North Booval — Renting: 47.1%
East Ipswich 39.0% renting
East Ipswich — Owned Outright: 27.7% East Ipswich — Mortgage: 33.4% East Ipswich — Renting: 39.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

North Booval East Ipswich
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 19.3%
North Booval — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% East Ipswich — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 9.3%
North Booval — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% East Ipswich — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 6.9%
North Booval — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% East Ipswich — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 2.3%
North Booval — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% East Ipswich — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.3%
North Booval — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% East Ipswich — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

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.

North Booval East Ipswich
New Zealand 4.2% / 3.2%
North Booval — New Zealand: 4.2% East Ipswich — New Zealand: 3.2%
England 1.9% / 2.9%
North Booval — England: 1.9% East Ipswich — England: 2.9%
Philippines 0.9% / 0.9%
North Booval — Philippines: 0.9% East Ipswich — Philippines: 0.9%
India 0.6% / 0.3%
North Booval — India: 0.6% East Ipswich — India: 0.3%
Scotland 0.3% / 0.5%
North Booval — Scotland: 0.3% East Ipswich — Scotland: 0.5%
Germany 0.4% / —
North Booval — Germany: 0.4% East Ipswich — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.4%
North Booval — South Africa: not among its largest East Ipswich — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Booval 85.3% houses
North Booval — Houses: 85.3% North Booval — Townhouses: 11.2% North Booval — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
East Ipswich 79.5% houses
East Ipswich — Houses: 79.5% East Ipswich — Townhouses: 16.4% East Ipswich — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

North Booval East Ipswich
Median house price $695,000 $725,000
Median unit price $531,000 $712,500
Median land price $720,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 39 sales
 15 days
from 23 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.

North Booval East Ipswich
3 bed $679K / $711K
North Booval — 3 bed: $679K (54 sales) East Ipswich — 3 bed: $711K (57 sales)

54 vs 57 sales

4 bed $720K / $776K
North Booval — 4 bed: $720K (42 sales) East Ipswich — 4 bed: $776K (12 sales)

42 vs 12 sales

Development activity

North Booval East Ipswich
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
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.

North Booval East Ipswich
Houses 4.3%
$600/wk on $729K
 4.2%
$600/wk on $750K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

North Booval East Ipswich
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD

Liveability

East Ipswich is more walkable (61 vs 17); East Ipswich scores higher overall (48 vs 41).

North Booval East Ipswich
Grade C
same for both
Score 41/100 48/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

North Booval East Ipswich
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
67/100
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 9
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

North Booval East Ipswich
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in North Booval

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

Schools in East Ipswich

  • Ipswich East State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

North Booval East Ipswich
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 2
same for both
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

North Booval East Ipswich
Walkability score 17/100 61/100
Distance to Brisbane 37.3 km 38.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min 41 min
Public transport score 57/100
Bus
 68/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 18.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 19.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4304
 0.7%
postcode 4305
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 4304
 55
postcode 4305

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.

North Booval East Ipswich
Car (driver) 75.5% / 71.7%
North Booval — Car (driver): 75.5% East Ipswich — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 11.6% / 12.5%
North Booval — Worked from Home: 11.6% East Ipswich — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 6.2%
North Booval — Car (passenger): 6.3% East Ipswich — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Train 5.2% / 6.5%
North Booval — Train: 5.2% East Ipswich — Train: 6.5%
Walked Only 0.5% / 1.8%
North Booval — Walked Only: 0.5% East Ipswich — Walked Only: 1.8%
Bus 0.9% / 0.7%
North Booval — Bus: 0.9% East Ipswich — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).

Setting

North Booval East Ipswich
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.4 km 39.3 km

NBN connectivity

North Booval East Ipswich
Connectivity score 96/100 92/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 83%
1,267 premises
 59%
1,210 premises

Climate

North Booval East Ipswich
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

North Booval East Ipswich
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

North Booval East Ipswich
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

North Booval East Ipswich
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

North Booval East Ipswich
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

North Booval

Family Large Blocks Outer River

East Ipswich

Outer Quiet Trains

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