Median price trend for houses
Based on 3 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,720,000
Up 11.8% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $3.45m
- 4 bed
- $1.19m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Booroobin
QLD 4552 · Moreton Bay
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,720,000
- Population
- 258
- Postcode
- 4552
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Booroobin, Queensland
Property market insights for Booroobin
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Booroobin QLD
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Booroobin, QLD is currently $1,720,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Booroobin has a 12-month growth rate of 11.8% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $3,450,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,190,000 in Booroobin.
Crime and safety
Is Booroobin safe?
The overall rate for Booroobin is 1,732 offences per 100,000 residents — 41% above the Greater Brisbane benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Booroobin.
Overall crime rate
1,732
offences per 100,000 residents
41% aboveGreater Brisbane
BooroobinGreater Brisbane: 1,229
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Booroobin?
Booroobin QLD 4552 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
258 people call Booroobin home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,266 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 258
- Median age
- 55 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,733 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $290 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1512.8%Below
15–3412.8%Below
35–5423.3%Below
55–7443.8%Above
75 and over8.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright52.0%Above
Paying a mortgage31.4%Below
Renting16.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.9%Below
One car24.5%Below
Two cars39.2%Above
Three or more31.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home33.7%Above
Drove to work49.5%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Booroobin
33.7% of workers in Booroobin worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Greater Brisbane.
5.0% of Booroobin residents were born in England.
48.4% of people in Booroobin described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Booroobin
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Booroobin QLD 4552.
Is Booroobin family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
12.8% of Booroobin's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
82 family households lived in Booroobin; 23.2% were couple families and 11.0% were one-parent families.
23.2% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Booroobin?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Booroobin had 258 residents at the 2021 Census.
14.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
51.9% were 55 or older. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Booroobin?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.0% of occupied private dwellings in Booroobin.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Booroobin?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
52.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
31.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
16.7% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Booroobin?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Booroobin had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 21.2% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 49.0%, while 13.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Booroobin?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
33.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
49.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Booroobin?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
One-car households formed 24.5% of the total.
70.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Booroobin, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
65.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 34.6% reported a different address.
24.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Booroobin?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
86.8% of residents used only English at home.
7.4% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Booroobin residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
24.0% of Booroobin's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 76.0% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Booroobin?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.7% of ancestry responses in Booroobin.
Australian ancestry made up 32.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Booroobin?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
24.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.
Managers accounted for 22.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.9% of workers, and education and training employed 7.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Booroobin?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 48.6%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
27.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 14.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.8%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Booroobin show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.3% reported asthma, 6.6% arthritis and 4.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Booroobin?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
27.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 19.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 26.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Booroobin?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,266 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,733.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $290 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Booroobin compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 33.7% in Booroobin, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 52.0% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Renting accounted for 16.7% in Booroobin, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Booroobin
Is Booroobin expensive?
The median house price is $1,720,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Booroobin good for families?
The Census counted 82 local families, and 12.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Booroobin?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,190,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Booroobin
9 streets in Booroobin
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Gap Rd
- Maleny-Stanley River Rd
- Mears Ln
- Nonmus Rd
- Policeman Spur Rd
- Postmans Trk
- River Rd
- Scotts Rd
- Skerman Ln
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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.