Yalboroo vs Bloomsbury

Yalboroo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Bloomsbury. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yalboroo, most households are couple families. On these figures, Yalboroo tends to suit families with children and 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

Bloomsbury

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (78/100 vs 92/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 88%)
  • But Yalboroo is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 57%)

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

First-home buyers

Yalboroo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yalboroo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $214/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yalboroo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (703 min vs 719 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1032.5 km vs 1052.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Yalboroo has more units and townhouses to downsize into (12% vs 2%)
  • Bloomsbury carries lower crime risk (78/100 vs 92/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
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.

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
Walkability 0 / 0
Yalboroo — Walkability: 0/100 Bloomsbury — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 8 / 22
Yalboroo — Safety: 8/100 Bloomsbury — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 76 / 60
Yalboroo — Low fire risk: 76/100 Bloomsbury — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Bloomsbury has more residents (539 vs 146); Yalboroo has higher household incomes ($85,748 vs $58,500).

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
Population 146 539
+269% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.1% -9.9%
Median age 43 50
Median household income $85,748/yr
+32% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $214/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
0-4 9.6% / 3.2%
Yalboroo — 0-4: 9.6% Bloomsbury — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 15.1% / 10.6%
Yalboroo — 5-14: 15.1% Bloomsbury — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 2.1% / 6.9%
Yalboroo — 15-19: 2.1% Bloomsbury — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 — / 3.5%
Yalboroo — 20-24: not among its largest Bloomsbury — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 8.2% / 8.2%
Yalboroo — 25-34: 8.2% Bloomsbury — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 17.8% / 9.1%
Yalboroo — 35-44: 17.8% Bloomsbury — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 9.6% / 15.2%
Yalboroo — 45-54: 9.6% Bloomsbury — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 17.1% / 19.1%
Yalboroo — 55-64: 17.1% Bloomsbury — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 11.0% / 16.5%
Yalboroo — 65-74: 11.0% Bloomsbury — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 8.2% / 5.6%
Yalboroo — 75-84: 8.2% Bloomsbury — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / 0.9%
Yalboroo — 85+: not among its largest Bloomsbury — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yalboroo 59.0% couple families
Yalboroo — Couple Families: 59.0% Yalboroo — Lone Person: 33.3% Yalboroo — One Parent Families: 7.7% Yalboroo — Group Household: 0.0%
Bloomsbury 43.2% couple families
Bloomsbury — Couple Families: 43.2% Bloomsbury — Lone Person: 40.8% Bloomsbury — One Parent Families: 13.6% Bloomsbury — Group Household: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yalboroo 20.4% renting
Yalboroo — Owned Outright: 40.8% Yalboroo — Mortgage: 38.8% Yalboroo — Renting: 20.4%
Bloomsbury 14.7% renting
Bloomsbury — Owned Outright: 42.4% Bloomsbury — Mortgage: 42.9% Bloomsbury — Renting: 14.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yalboroo 88.1% houses
Yalboroo — Houses: 88.1% Yalboroo — Townhouses: 6.8% Yalboroo — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Bloomsbury 98.4% houses
Bloomsbury — Houses: 98.4% Bloomsbury — Townhouses: 0.0% Bloomsbury — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 18.2%
Yalboroo — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Bloomsbury — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 5.2%
Yalboroo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Bloomsbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Bachelor Degree 2.7% / 2.8%
Yalboroo — Bachelor Degree: 2.7% Bloomsbury — Bachelor Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Yalboroo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bloomsbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Property market

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
Median house price — $550,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $243,750
Typical days to sell (houses) — 53 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD

Liveability

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
Grade — D
Score — 15/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bloomsbury carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 24); Yalboroo carries more crime risk (92 vs 78).

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
Bushfire Low
24/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime High
92/100
 High
78/100
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

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Yalboroo

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Bloomsbury

  • Bloomsbury State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 41 28

Mobility

Bloomsbury sits further from the CBD (1052.6 km vs 1032.5 km).

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1032.5 km 1052.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 703 min 719 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4741
 0.0%
postcode 4799
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4741
 88
postcode 4799

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.

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
Car (driver) 81.2% / 67.4%
Yalboroo — Car (driver): 81.2% Bloomsbury — Car (driver): 67.4%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 19.6%
Yalboroo — Worked from Home: 12.5% Bloomsbury — Worked from Home: 19.6%
Walked Only 6.2% / 6.5%
Yalboroo — Walked Only: 6.2% Bloomsbury — Walked Only: 6.5%
Car (passenger) — / 4.9%
Yalboroo — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bloomsbury — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Bus — / 1.6%
Yalboroo — Bus: not among its largest Bloomsbury — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.3 km 13.3 km

NBN connectivity

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
Connectivity score 18/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
232 premises

Climate

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
Annual rainfall 1,502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yalboroo Bloomsbury
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yalboroo

Family Rural Young Families

Bloomsbury

Affordable Rural

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