Teebar vs Boompa
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Boompa tends to suit 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
- Teebar has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 83%)
- Boompa carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 52/100)
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
Boompa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Teebar
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (210 min vs 432 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (254.4 km vs 324.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Boompa
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 31%)
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Teebar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (37.2% vs 7.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Teebar and Boompa drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Boompa has more residents (89 vs 59); Boompa has higher household incomes ($60,632 vs $46,800).
| Teebar | Boompa | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59 | 89 +51% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +37.2% | +7.2% |
| Median age | 51 | 52 |
| Median household income | $46,800/yr | $60,632/yr +30% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $215/wk +7% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).
Development activity
| Teebar | Boompa | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,578 across Fraser Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -8% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Teebar | Boompa | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 26% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 38% of QLD | Higher than 62% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 13% of QLD | Higher than 23% of QLD |
Liveability
| Teebar | Boompa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Boompa carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 0); Teebar carries more crime risk (52 vs 42).
| Teebar | Boompa | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| 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
| Teebar | Boompa | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Teebar | Boompa | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 17 |
Mobility
Boompa sits further from the CBD (324.2 km vs 254.4 km).
| Teebar | Boompa | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 254.4 km | 324.2 km +27% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 210 min | 432 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4620 | 0.0% postcode 4621 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 4620 | 58 postcode 4621 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.1%).
Setting
| Teebar | Boompa | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 148 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 156 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Teebar | Boompa | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 13 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Climate
| Teebar | Boompa | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 677 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Teebar | Boompa | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,576/yr same for both | |
| Council | Fraser Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Teebar | Boompa | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wide Bay same for both | |
| Member | Llew O'Brien same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Teebar | Boompa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.