Stanmore vs Booroobin

Stanmore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 55 in Booroobin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stanmore, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Booroobin: a median of $1.8 million, against $1.52 million in Stanmore, though rent is higher in Stanmore. On these figures, Stanmore tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Booroobin suits people living alone and older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Stanmore is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 56%)
  • Booroobin carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 57/100)

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

First-home buyers

Stanmore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,525,000 vs $1,800,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Booroobin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stanmore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (74 min vs 85 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (82.8 km vs 94.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Booroobin

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 57/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Stanmore Booroobin
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.

Stanmore Booroobin
Walkability 0 / 0
Stanmore — Walkability: 0/100 Booroobin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 43 / 77
Stanmore — Safety: 43/100 Booroobin — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 53 / 53
Stanmore — Low fire risk: 53/100 Booroobin — Low fire risk: 53/100

Demographics

Stanmore has more residents (454 vs 258); Stanmore has higher household incomes ($82,316 vs $65,832).

Stanmore Booroobin
Population 454
+43% vs other
 258
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% -0.8%
Median age 45 55
Median household income $82,316/yr
+20% vs other
 $65,832/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+17% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stanmore Booroobin
0-4 5.5% / 3.1%
Stanmore — 0-4: 5.5% Booroobin — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 12.6% / 9.7%
Stanmore — 5-14: 12.6% Booroobin — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 6.6% / 4.7%
Stanmore — 15-19: 6.6% Booroobin — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 4.0% / 1.9%
Stanmore — 20-24: 4.0% Booroobin — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 8.6% / 6.2%
Stanmore — 25-34: 8.6% Booroobin — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 11.7% / 8.1%
Stanmore — 35-44: 11.7% Booroobin — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 11.7% / 15.1%
Stanmore — 45-54: 11.7% Booroobin — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 20.3% / 23.6%
Stanmore — 55-64: 20.3% Booroobin — 55-64: 23.6%
65-74 13.7% / 20.2%
Stanmore — 65-74: 13.7% Booroobin — 65-74: 20.2%
75-84 3.3% / 5.8%
Stanmore — 75-84: 3.3% Booroobin — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 0.7% / 2.3%
Stanmore — 85+: 0.7% Booroobin — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Stanmore 51.1% couple families
Stanmore — Couple Families: 51.1% Stanmore — Lone Person: 21.7% Stanmore — One Parent Families: 19.6% Stanmore — Group Household: 7.6%
Booroobin 38.0% couple families
Booroobin — Couple Families: 38.0% Booroobin — Lone Person: 44.0% Booroobin — One Parent Families: 18.0% Booroobin — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Stanmore 21.2% renting
Stanmore — Owned Outright: 43.2% Stanmore — Mortgage: 35.6% Stanmore — Renting: 21.2%
Booroobin 16.7% renting
Booroobin — Owned Outright: 52.0% Booroobin — Mortgage: 31.4% Booroobin — Renting: 16.7%
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.

Stanmore Booroobin
England 3.1% / 5.0%
Stanmore — England: 3.1% Booroobin — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 3.1% / 4.3%
Stanmore — New Zealand: 3.1% Booroobin — New Zealand: 4.3%
Netherlands — / 4.3%
Stanmore — Netherlands: not among its largest Booroobin — Netherlands: 4.3%
Germany — / 1.6%
Stanmore — Germany: not among its largest Booroobin — Germany: 1.6%
South Africa 0.9% / —
Stanmore — South Africa: 0.9% Booroobin — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Stanmore Booroobin
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 12.0%
Stanmore — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Booroobin — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 14.0%
Stanmore — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Booroobin — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 9.7%
Stanmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Booroobin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 5.4%
Stanmore — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Booroobin — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 3.1%
Stanmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Booroobin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stanmore 102.1% houses
Stanmore — Houses: 102.1% Stanmore — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Booroobin 96.2% houses
Booroobin — Houses: 96.2% Booroobin — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Stanmore Booroobin
Median house price $1,525,000 $1,800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Stanmore Booroobin
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Stanmore Booroobin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

Stanmore Booroobin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Stanmore carries more crime risk (57 vs 23).

Stanmore Booroobin
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Low
23/100
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 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Stanmore Booroobin
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

Stanmore Booroobin
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 16 6

Mobility

Booroobin sits further from the CBD (94.4 km vs 82.8 km).

Stanmore Booroobin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 82.8 km 94.4 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 74 min 85 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4514
 1.6%
postcode 4552
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 4514
 89
postcode 4552

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.

Stanmore Booroobin
Car (driver) 69.1% / 59.5%
Stanmore — Car (driver): 69.1% Booroobin — Car (driver): 59.5%
Worked from Home 24.3% / 40.5%
Stanmore — Worked from Home: 24.3% Booroobin — Worked from Home: 40.5%
Walked Only 5.0% / —
Stanmore — Walked Only: 5.0% Booroobin — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 1.7% / —
Stanmore — Car (passenger): 1.7% Booroobin — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.1%).

Setting

Stanmore Booroobin
Elevation 119 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 393 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.8 km 29.5 km

NBN connectivity

Stanmore Booroobin
Connectivity score 29/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
152 premises
 0%
107 premises

Climate

Stanmore Booroobin
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Stanmore Booroobin
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Stanmore Booroobin
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Stanmore Booroobin
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Stanmore

Rural

Booroobin

Retirees River Rural

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