North Booval vs North Tivoli

North Booval is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 36 in North Tivoli. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In North Booval, about half of households rent. In North Tivoli, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, North Booval tends to suit renters, while North Tivoli suits people living alone and families with children.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 90/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 48%)
  • But North Tivoli has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

North Tivoli

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($253/wk vs $295/wk)
  • But North Booval has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 33%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

North Booval

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 90/100)

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

North Booval

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-4.2% vs -12.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

North Booval and North Tivoli 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 North Tivoli
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 North Tivoli
Walkability 17 / 14
North Booval — Walkability: 17/100 North Tivoli — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 37 / 10
North Booval — Safety: 37/100 North Tivoli — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
North Booval — Low fire risk: 100/100 North Tivoli — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

North Booval has more residents (3,041 vs 84); North Tivoli has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $69,004).

North Booval North Tivoli
Population 3,041
+97% vs other
 84
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.2% -12.5%
Median age 33 36
Median household income $69,004/yr $94,224/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+14% vs other
 $253/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Booval North Tivoli
0-4 7.0% / 4.8%
North Booval — 0-4: 7.0% North Tivoli — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 16.4% / 26.2%
North Booval — 5-14: 16.4% North Tivoli — 5-14: 26.2%
15-19 6.0% / 8.3%
North Booval — 15-19: 6.0% North Tivoli — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 7.6% / 6.0%
North Booval — 20-24: 7.6% North Tivoli — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 15.2% / 10.7%
North Booval — 25-34: 15.2% North Tivoli — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 12.3% / 17.9%
North Booval — 35-44: 12.3% North Tivoli — 35-44: 17.9%
45-54 13.1% / 19.0%
North Booval — 45-54: 13.1% North Tivoli — 45-54: 19.0%
55-64 10.5% / 17.9%
North Booval — 55-64: 10.5% North Tivoli — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 6.9% / —
North Booval — 65-74: 6.9% North Tivoli — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 3.8% / —
North Booval — 75-84: 3.8% North Tivoli — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.3% / —
North Booval — 85+: 1.3% North Tivoli — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

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%
North Tivoli 51.5% lone person
North Tivoli — Lone Person: 51.5% North Tivoli — Couple Families: 36.4% North Tivoli — One Parent Families: 12.1% North Tivoli — Group Household: 0.0% North Tivoli — 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.

North Booval 47.1% renting
North Booval — Owned Outright: 24.5% North Booval — Mortgage: 28.4% North Booval — Renting: 47.1%
North Tivoli 33.3% renting
North Tivoli — Owned Outright: 11.1% North Tivoli — Mortgage: 55.6% North Tivoli — Renting: 33.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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%
North Tivoli 100.0% houses
North Tivoli — Houses: 100.0% North Tivoli — Townhouses: 0.0% North Tivoli — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

North Booval North Tivoli
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 27.4%
North Booval — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% North Tivoli — Certificate III & IV: 27.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 3.6%
North Booval — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% North Tivoli — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / —
North Booval — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% North Tivoli — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
North Booval — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% North Tivoli — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
North Booval — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% North Tivoli — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).

Property market

North Booval North Tivoli
Median house price $695,000 —
Median unit price $531,000 —
Median land price $720,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 39 sales
 —

Development activity

North Booval North Tivoli
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 North Tivoli
Houses 4.3%
$600/wk on $729K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

North Booval North Tivoli
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 76% 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 99% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 68% of QLD —

Liveability

North Booval North Tivoli
Grade C —
Score 41/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

North Tivoli carries more crime risk (90 vs 63).

North Booval North Tivoli
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
63/100
 High
90/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

North Booval North Tivoli
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

North Booval North Tivoli
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 2 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

North Booval North Tivoli
Walkability score 17/100 14/100
Distance to Brisbane 37.3 km 37.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min 37 min
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 North Tivoli
Car (driver) 75.5% / 100.0%
North Booval — Car (driver): 75.5% North Tivoli — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 11.6% / —
North Booval — Worked from Home: 11.6% North Tivoli — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 6.3% / —
North Booval — Car (passenger): 6.3% North Tivoli — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 5.2% / —
North Booval — Train: 5.2% North Tivoli — Train: not among its largest
Bus 0.9% / —
North Booval — Bus: 0.9% North Tivoli — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

North Booval North Tivoli
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.4 km 36.6 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

North Booval North Tivoli
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

North Tivoli

Family Outer Quiet River

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