QLD · Boulia Council
Boulia, QLD, 4829
Current weather
21.6°CClear sky
83% humidity · 13.6 km/h wind · 25.5° / 17.4° today · 1.3 mm rain
Desirability index
#313 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Boulia is a small locality in the Boulia area, home to around 314 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 23 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-51%), roughly 73.2 offences per 1,000 residents, and 1 school and preschool site in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 314
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,510
- Dwelling vacancy
- 33.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 52 of 156
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,020
- Employment rate
- 61.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 20 / 5 / 3
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 23
- Against the person
- 9
- Against property
- 6
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 73.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 35 residents
- State safety percentile
- 11.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -51.1%
Most common offence types
- Assault6
- Good Order Offences2
- Other Property Damage2
- Traffic And Related Offences5
- Unlawful Entry4
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 867
- Boulia State SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Robinson ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- On site
- Boulia Health Centrehospital
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Boulia Stone HouseState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 26.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #313 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Boulia Stone HouseheritageState heritage place
- Boulia Health Centrehealthhospital
- Robinson Parkgovernmentpark
- Boulia State SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Assaultcrime6
- Good Order Offencescrime2
- Other Property Damagecrime2
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime5
- Unlawful Entrycrime4
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site