The quick read on
QLD 4304 · Ipswich
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Booval, Queensland
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Booval QLD
Based on 58 sales in the preceding 12 months
$799,000
Up 22.9% over 12 months
Based on 66 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$575 per week
Up 21.1% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Booval, QLD is currently $799,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Booval has a 12-month growth rate of 22.9% for houses and 36.6% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $757,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $790,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $935,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,040,000 in Booval.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Booval is $575 per week. The median house rent has increased 21.1% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Booval is $662,000, which has increased 36.6% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $650,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $688,000 in Booval. The median rent for units and apartments in Booval is $450 per week and has increased 5.9% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Booval is 5,562 offences per 100,000 residents — 353% 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 Booval.
Overall crime rate
5,562
offences per 100,000 residents
353% aboveGreater Brisbane
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Booval QLD 4304 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
2,723 people call Booval home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $994 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
10.5% of workers in Booval worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Brisbane.
3.2% of Booval residents were born in New Zealand.
40.3% of people in Booval described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Booval QLD 4304.
14.7% of Booval's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
645 family households lived in Booval; 28.7% were couple families and 30.7% were one-parent families.
35.3% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Booval had 2,723 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.0% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 63.3% of occupied private dwellings in Booval.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 20.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 15.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
21.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
24.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
53.9% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Booval had 2.0 people.
One-person households made up 44.2% of occupied homes. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Two-person households represented 31.7%, while 12.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
10.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
58.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
5.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
21.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 46.1% of the total.
32.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
53.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 47.0% reported a different address.
14.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
85.0% of residents used only English at home.
6.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
14.0% of Booval's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.0% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 39.7% of ancestry responses in Booval.
Australian ancestry made up 35.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
15.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 8.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.0% of workers, and education and training employed 8.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 48.4%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
25.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 13.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 10.5%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
42.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
19.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
14.4% reported asthma, 13.9% arthritis and 7.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
17.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 41.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $994 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $265 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 10.5% in Booval, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 21.2% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 53.9% in Booval, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $799,000, while units and apartments sit at $662,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 645 local families, and 14.7% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
Larger houses have a median around $1,040,000, 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.
Explore the area
Open a free street report for local prices, rents and recorded sale history.
Compare nearby suburb prices, rents and five-year market trends.
Keep exploring
Use the finders to compare places and properties, or open the full report when you need the street, risk, schools and growth research.
Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.
Aerial view