Regents Park vs Boronia Heights

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Regents Park, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Regents Park: a median of $930,000, against $830,000 in Boronia Heights, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Regents Park 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

Regents Park

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 10)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Boronia Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($829,500 vs $930,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Boronia Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Regents Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (66/100 vs 55/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Regents Park is more walkable (66/100 vs 55/100)
  • Boronia Heights has more units and townhouses to downsize into (12% vs 1%)

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

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

Regents Park Boronia Heights
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.

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Walkability 66 / 55
Regents Park — Walkability: 66/100 Boronia Heights — Walkability: 55/100
Safety 39 / 42
Regents Park — Safety: 39/100 Boronia Heights — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Regents Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Boronia Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Regents Park has more residents (11,103 vs 8,175); Regents Park has higher household incomes ($96,928 vs $75,556).

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Population 11,103
+26% vs other
 8,175
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.3% +4.0%
Median age 34
same for both
Median household income $96,928/yr
+22% vs other
 $75,556/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+8% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Regents Park Boronia Heights
0-4 7.6% / 6.8%
Regents Park — 0-4: 7.6% Boronia Heights — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 15.9% / 15.8%
Regents Park — 5-14: 15.9% Boronia Heights — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 6.4% / 6.5%
Regents Park — 15-19: 6.4% Boronia Heights — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.4% / 6.6%
Regents Park — 20-24: 6.4% Boronia Heights — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 14.6% / 15.5%
Regents Park — 25-34: 14.6% Boronia Heights — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 14.6% / 13.5%
Regents Park — 35-44: 14.6% Boronia Heights — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 12.3% / 11.7%
Regents Park — 45-54: 12.3% Boronia Heights — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 12.5% / 10.2%
Regents Park — 55-64: 12.5% Boronia Heights — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 6.5% / 7.2%
Regents Park — 65-74: 6.5% Boronia Heights — 65-74: 7.2%
75-84 2.4% / 3.9%
Regents Park — 75-84: 2.4% Boronia Heights — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 0.7% / 2.1%
Regents Park — 85+: 0.7% Boronia Heights — 85+: 2.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Regents Park 55.7% couple families
Regents Park — Couple Families: 55.7% Regents Park — One Parent Families: 21.8% Regents Park — Lone Person: 17.6% Regents Park — Group Household: 3.3% Regents Park — Other Families: 1.7%
Boronia Heights 39.7% couple families
Boronia Heights — Couple Families: 39.7% Boronia Heights — One Parent Families: 26.3% Boronia Heights — Lone Person: 27.5% Boronia Heights — Group Household: 4.7% Boronia Heights — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Regents Park 25.4% renting
Regents Park — Owned Outright: 21.8% Regents Park — Mortgage: 52.8% Regents Park — Renting: 25.4%
Boronia Heights 41.5% renting
Boronia Heights — Owned Outright: 17.9% Boronia Heights — Mortgage: 40.6% Boronia Heights — Renting: 41.5%
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.

Regents Park Boronia Heights
New Zealand 7.6% / 6.2%
Regents Park — New Zealand: 7.6% Boronia Heights — New Zealand: 6.2%
India 3.2% / 4.0%
Regents Park — India: 3.2% Boronia Heights — India: 4.0%
England 2.5% / 2.7%
Regents Park — England: 2.5% Boronia Heights — England: 2.7%
Philippines 1.8% / 1.3%
Regents Park — Philippines: 1.8% Boronia Heights — Philippines: 1.3%
China 1.2% / 0.8%
Regents Park — China: 1.2% Boronia Heights — China: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Qualifications

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

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 17.3%
Regents Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Boronia Heights — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.8%
Regents Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Boronia Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 6.1%
Regents Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Boronia Heights — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 1.9%
Regents Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Boronia Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.9%
Regents Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Boronia Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Regents Park 98.9% houses
Regents Park — Houses: 98.9% Regents Park — Townhouses: 0.5% Regents Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Boronia Heights 87.5% houses
Boronia Heights — Houses: 87.5% Boronia Heights — Townhouses: 12.3% Boronia Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Median house price $930,000 $829,500
Median unit price — $664,000
Median land price $857,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 104 sales
 14 days
from 99 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.

Regents Park Boronia Heights
3 bed $870K / $794K
Regents Park — 3 bed: $870K (80 sales) Boronia Heights — 3 bed: $794K (110 sales)

80 vs 110 sales

4 bed $955K / $850K
Regents Park — 4 bed: $955K (99 sales) Boronia Heights — 4 bed: $850K (88 sales)

99 vs 88 sales

5 bed $1.11M / $938K
Regents Park — 5 bed: $1.11M (30 sales) Boronia Heights — 5 bed: $938K (15 sales)

30 vs 15 sales

Development activity

Regents Park Boronia Heights
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.

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Houses 3.9%
$728/wk on $975K
 3.9%
$630/wk on $835K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Regents Park Boronia Heights
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Schools Higher than 70% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 88% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 88% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD

Liveability

Regents Park scores higher overall (62 vs 51); Regents Park is more walkable (66 vs 55).

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Grade B
same for both
Score 62/100 51/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Regents Park

  • St Bernardine's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Yugumbir State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Regents Park State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Boronia Heights

  • Boronia Heights State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Parks & reserves 17 10
Childcare 7 6
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Walkability score 66/100 55/100
Distance to Brisbane 33.3 km
+2% vs other
 32.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 32 min 31 min
Public transport score 75/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 75.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 52.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 4118
 1.0%
postcode 4124
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 4118
 —
postcode 4124

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.

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Car (driver) 80.4% / 81.3%
Regents Park — Car (driver): 80.4% Boronia Heights — Car (driver): 81.3%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 8.7%
Regents Park — Worked from Home: 10.2% Boronia Heights — Worked from Home: 8.7%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 6.3%
Regents Park — Car (passenger): 5.1% Boronia Heights — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Bus 2.8% / 2.3%
Regents Park — Bus: 2.8% Boronia Heights — Bus: 2.3%
Walked Only 0.8% / 0.7%
Regents Park — Walked Only: 0.8% Boronia Heights — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.3%).

Setting

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.4 km 27.4 km

NBN connectivity

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Connectivity score 76/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 10%
3,887 premises
 4%
3,285 premises

Climate

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Regents Park Boronia Heights
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

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Average residential rate $1,681/yr
same for both
Council Logan
same for both

Federal electorate

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Division Rankin Forde
Member Jim Chalmers Rowan Holzberger
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Regents Park Boronia Heights
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Regents Park

Family Outer Parks River

Boronia Heights

Family Outer Parks

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