Shorncliffe vs Boondall

Boondall is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 47 in Shorncliffe. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Shorncliffe, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Shorncliffe: a median of $1.67 million, against $1.12 million in Boondall, though rent is higher in Boondall. Boondall is closer to the city centre: 16.2 km, against 21.3 km. On these figures, Boondall tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Boondall

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (20 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Boondall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,125,000 vs $1,670,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Shorncliffe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $415/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Boondall

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (23 min vs 31 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (16.2 km vs 21.3 km)
  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 53/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Boondall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 53/100)

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

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

Shorncliffe Boondall
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.

Shorncliffe Boondall
Walkability 53 / 67
Shorncliffe — Walkability: 53/100 Boondall — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 45 / 46
Shorncliffe — Safety: 45/100 Boondall — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Shorncliffe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Boondall — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Boondall has more residents (9,603 vs 1,907); Boondall rents higher ($415/wk vs $275/wk).

Shorncliffe Boondall
Population 1,907 9,603
+404% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% +4.2%
Median age 47 38
Median household income $117,468/yr
+16% vs other
 $98,124/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk $415/wk
+51% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Shorncliffe Boondall
0-4 3.5% / 5.9%
Shorncliffe — 0-4: 3.5% Boondall — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 13.9% / 12.1%
Shorncliffe — 5-14: 13.9% Boondall — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 6.4% / 7.0%
Shorncliffe — 15-19: 6.4% Boondall — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 4.1% / 5.8%
Shorncliffe — 20-24: 4.1% Boondall — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 6.5% / 14.5%
Shorncliffe — 25-34: 6.5% Boondall — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 11.5% / 14.4%
Shorncliffe — 35-44: 11.5% Boondall — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 17.7% / 12.2%
Shorncliffe — 45-54: 17.7% Boondall — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 16.8% / 11.3%
Shorncliffe — 55-64: 16.8% Boondall — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 13.5% / 8.9%
Shorncliffe — 65-74: 13.5% Boondall — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 4.2% / 5.9%
Shorncliffe — 75-84: 4.2% Boondall — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 1.9% / 2.3%
Shorncliffe — 85+: 1.9% Boondall — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Shorncliffe 49.0% couple families
Shorncliffe — Couple Families: 49.0% Shorncliffe — Lone Person: 34.2% Shorncliffe — One Parent Families: 12.8% Shorncliffe — Group Household: 3.0% Shorncliffe — Other Families: 1.1%
Boondall 42.8% couple families
Boondall — Couple Families: 42.8% Boondall — Lone Person: 32.2% Boondall — One Parent Families: 17.3% Boondall — Group Household: 5.5% Boondall — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Shorncliffe 25.4% renting
Shorncliffe — Owned Outright: 38.0% Shorncliffe — Mortgage: 36.6% Shorncliffe — Renting: 25.4%
Boondall 28.6% renting
Boondall — Owned Outright: 31.6% Boondall — Mortgage: 39.9% Boondall — Renting: 28.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Shorncliffe Boondall
Bachelor Degree 16.4% / 14.2%
Shorncliffe — Bachelor Degree: 16.4% Boondall — Bachelor Degree: 14.2%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 14.7%
Shorncliffe — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Boondall — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 8.8%
Shorncliffe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Boondall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 7.5% / 3.8%
Shorncliffe — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5% Boondall — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.4% / 2.1%
Shorncliffe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.4% Boondall — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

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

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.

Shorncliffe Boondall
England 5.8% / 2.2%
Shorncliffe — England: 5.8% Boondall — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 3.3% / 4.2%
Shorncliffe — New Zealand: 3.3% Boondall — New Zealand: 4.2%
India 0.2% / 4.1%
Shorncliffe — India: 0.2% Boondall — India: 4.1%
Philippines — / 2.2%
Shorncliffe — Philippines: not among its largest Boondall — Philippines: 2.2%
South Africa 1.2% / —
Shorncliffe — South Africa: 1.2% Boondall — South Africa: not among its largest
China — / 1.2%
Shorncliffe — China: not among its largest Boondall — China: 1.2%
Ireland 0.7% / —
Shorncliffe — Ireland: 0.7% Boondall — Ireland: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Shorncliffe — Scotland: 0.4% Boondall — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Shorncliffe 82.4% houses
Shorncliffe — Houses: 82.4% Shorncliffe — Flats / Apartments: 16.9% Shorncliffe — Townhouses: 0.7%
Boondall 83.0% houses
Boondall — Houses: 83.0% Boondall — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Boondall — Townhouses: 12.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Shorncliffe Boondall
Median house price $1,670,000 $1,125,000
Median unit price — $747,500
Median land price — $867,200
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 21 sales
 20 days
from 105 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.

Shorncliffe Boondall
2 bed $1.68M / $862K
Shorncliffe — 2 bed: $1.68M (10 sales) Boondall — 2 bed: $862K (6 sales)

10 vs 6 sales

3 bed $1.45M / $1.05M
Shorncliffe — 3 bed: $1.45M (21 sales) Boondall — 3 bed: $1.05M (67 sales)

21 vs 67 sales

4 bed $1.91M / $1.2M
Shorncliffe — 4 bed: $1.91M (15 sales) Boondall — 4 bed: $1.2M (61 sales)

15 vs 61 sales

5 bed $1.9M / $1.22M
Shorncliffe — 5 bed: $1.9M (7 sales) Boondall — 5 bed: $1.22M (8 sales)

7 vs 8 sales

Development activity

Shorncliffe Boondall
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Shorncliffe Boondall
Houses 3.8%
$975/wk on $1.32M
 3.4%
$750/wk on $1.15M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Shorncliffe Boondall
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD

Liveability

Boondall is more walkable (67 vs 53); Shorncliffe scores higher overall (76 vs 71).

Shorncliffe Boondall
Grade A
same for both
Score 76/100 71/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Shorncliffe Boondall
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
13/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Shorncliffe Boondall
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Australian Catholic University-Brisbane Campus, 5.8 km
 1
Australian Catholic University-Brisbane Campus, 3.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.2% 2.1%

Schools in Shorncliffe

  • St Patrick's College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Shorncliffe State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Boondall

  • St Joseph's Nudgee College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Boondall State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Shorncliffe Boondall
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 3
same for both
Parks & reserves 2 20
Childcare 1 6
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Shorncliffe sits further from the CBD (21.3 km vs 16.2 km).

Shorncliffe Boondall
Walkability score 53/100 67/100
Distance to Brisbane 21.3 km
+24% vs other
 16.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 23 min
Public transport score 56/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 85.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 7.5 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4017
 1.6%
postcode 4034
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 4017
 50
postcode 4034

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.

Shorncliffe Boondall
Car (driver) 58.9% / 64.3%
Shorncliffe — Car (driver): 58.9% Boondall — Car (driver): 64.3%
Worked from Home 28.9% / 20.5%
Shorncliffe — Worked from Home: 28.9% Boondall — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Train 6.1% / 6.5%
Shorncliffe — Train: 6.1% Boondall — Train: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 4.9%
Shorncliffe — Car (passenger): 2.5% Boondall — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only 2.6% / 1.7%
Shorncliffe — Walked Only: 2.6% Boondall — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.3%).

Setting

Shorncliffe Boondall
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 373 m
3.2 km to a named beach
 2.4 km
3.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Shorncliffe Boondall
Connectivity score 75/100 96/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
833 premises
 93%
4,171 premises

Climate

Shorncliffe Boondall
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)

Shorncliffe Boondall
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.74 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Shorncliffe Boondall
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Shorncliffe Boondall
Division Lilley
same for both
Member Anika Wells
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Shorncliffe Boondall
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Shorncliffe

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals

Boondall

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Quiet Trains Transport Hub

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