Tamborine vs Boyland

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tamborine: a median of $1.48 million, against $1.35 million in Boyland, though rent is higher in Boyland.

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

  • Tamborine has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • Boyland carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 39/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tamborine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $510/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tamborine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (51 min vs 58 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (58.7 km vs 66.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Boyland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Tamborine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.1% vs 3.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tamborine Boyland
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.

Tamborine Boyland
Walkability 0 / 0
Tamborine — Walkability: 0/100 Boyland — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 82
Tamborine — Safety: 61/100 Boyland — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 51 / 100
Tamborine — Low fire risk: 51/100 Boyland — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tamborine has more residents (4,388 vs 855); Boyland rents higher ($510/wk vs $450/wk).

Tamborine Boyland
Population 4,388
+81% vs other
 855
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.1% +3.9%
Median age 41
same for both
Median household income $114,972/yr
same for both
Median weekly rent $450/wk $510/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tamborine Boyland
0-4 5.6% / 5.4%
Tamborine — 0-4: 5.6% Boyland — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 14.5% / 16.5%
Tamborine — 5-14: 14.5% Boyland — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 6.8% / 7.4%
Tamborine — 15-19: 6.8% Boyland — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 4.9% / 4.7%
Tamborine — 20-24: 4.9% Boyland — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 9.4% / 6.7%
Tamborine — 25-34: 9.4% Boyland — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 13.7% / 14.4%
Tamborine — 35-44: 13.7% Boyland — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 16.9% / 17.1%
Tamborine — 45-54: 16.9% Boyland — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 14.4% / 13.3%
Tamborine — 55-64: 14.4% Boyland — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 9.5% / 9.5%
Tamborine — 65-74: 9.5% Boyland — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 3.9% / 3.6%
Tamborine — 75-84: 3.9% Boyland — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 0.7% / 0.7%
Tamborine — 85+: 0.7% Boyland — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tamborine 63.1% couple families
Tamborine — Couple Families: 63.1% Tamborine — Lone Person: 16.5% Tamborine — One Parent Families: 15.4% Tamborine — Group Household: 3.7% Tamborine — Other Families: 1.2%
Boyland 71.6% couple families
Boyland — Couple Families: 71.6% Boyland — Lone Person: 14.2% Boyland — One Parent Families: 8.9% Boyland — Group Household: 5.3% Boyland — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tamborine 9.5% renting
Tamborine — Owned Outright: 25.4% Tamborine — Mortgage: 65.1% Tamborine — Renting: 9.5%
Boyland 11.9% renting
Boyland — Owned Outright: 28.6% Boyland — Mortgage: 59.5% Boyland — Renting: 11.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tamborine Boyland
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 20.4%
Tamborine — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Boyland — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 9.8%
Tamborine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Boyland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 8.8%
Tamborine — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Boyland — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 2.9%
Tamborine — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Boyland — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.8%
Tamborine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Boyland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Tamborine Boyland
England 6.4% / 7.3%
Tamborine — England: 6.4% Boyland — England: 7.3%
New Zealand 5.5% / 5.6%
Tamborine — New Zealand: 5.5% Boyland — New Zealand: 5.6%
South Africa 0.5% / 1.2%
Tamborine — South Africa: 0.5% Boyland — South Africa: 1.2%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.9%
Tamborine — Scotland: 0.4% Boyland — Scotland: 0.9%
Ireland 0.4% / 0.8%
Tamborine — Ireland: 0.4% Boyland — Ireland: 0.8%
Germany 0.4% / 0.4%
Tamborine — Germany: 0.4% Boyland — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tamborine 99.1% houses
Tamborine — Houses: 99.1% Tamborine — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Boyland 102.0% houses
Boyland — Houses: 102.0% Boyland — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tamborine Boyland
Median house price $1,475,000 $1,350,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,455,000 $1,350,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 17 sales
 60 days
from 4 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.

Tamborine Boyland
3 bed $1.27M / $1.35M
Tamborine — 3 bed: $1.27M (12 sales) Boyland — 3 bed: $1.35M (5 sales)

12 vs 5 sales

4 bed $1.46M / $1.3M
Tamborine — 4 bed: $1.46M (30 sales) Boyland — 4 bed: $1.3M (10 sales)

30 vs 10 sales

Development activity

Tamborine Boyland
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
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.

Tamborine Boyland
Houses 2.8%
$950/wk on $1.75M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Tamborine Boyland
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 88% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 8% of QLD —

Liveability

Boyland scores higher overall (69 vs 41).

Tamborine Boyland
Grade C A
Score 41/100 69/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Tamborine carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0); Tamborine carries more crime risk (39 vs 18).

Tamborine Boyland
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
18/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Tamborine Boyland
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

Tamborine Boyland
Parks & reserves 6 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 41 11

Mobility

Boyland sits further from the CBD (66.1 km vs 58.7 km).

Tamborine Boyland
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 58.7 km 66.1 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 51 min 58 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4270
 1.0%
postcode 4275
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 4270
 91
postcode 4275

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.

Tamborine Boyland
Car (driver) 75.1% / 73.3%
Tamborine — Car (driver): 75.1% Boyland — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 18.4% / 22.3%
Tamborine — Worked from Home: 18.4% Boyland — Worked from Home: 22.3%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 3.6%
Tamborine — Car (passenger): 4.1% Boyland — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only 1.3% / 0.8%
Tamborine — Walked Only: 1.3% Boyland — Walked Only: 0.8%
Train 0.9% / —
Tamborine — Train: 0.9% Boyland — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.1%).

Setting

Tamborine Boyland
Elevation 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.0 km 26.7 km

NBN connectivity

Tamborine Boyland
Connectivity score 47/100 76/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 21%
1,498 premises
 46%
295 premises

Climate

Tamborine Boyland
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Tamborine Boyland
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³ 5.0 µg/m³
PM10 13.1 µg/m³ 14.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.27 pphm 0.42 pphm

Council rates

Tamborine Boyland
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Tamborine Boyland
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tamborine Boyland
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tamborine

Acreage Outer Premium River

Boyland

Acreage River

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