QLD · Gladstone Council
Boyne Valley, QLD, 4680
Current weather
15.5°CClear sky
89% humidity · 0.4 km/h wind · 21.9° / 13° today · 0.7 mm rain
Desirability index
#371 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Boyne Valley is a small locality in the Gladstone area, home to around 301 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2,683 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-56%), roughly 8913.6 offences per 1,000 residents, and 2 school and preschool sites in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 301
- Median age
- 56
- Median household income / week
- $989
- Dwelling vacancy
- 22.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 39 of 174
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 49.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 14 / 0 / 0
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)
- 2,683
- Against the person
- 667
- Against property
- 954
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 8,913.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 82.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -55.8%
Most common offence types
- Assault266
- Drug Offences489
- Good Order Offences338
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)484
- Traffic And Related Offences421
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
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 974
- Builyan State SchoolPrimary
- Nagoorin 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
- GolembilPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
3 state heritage places
- Glassford Creek Smelter SitesState heritage place
- Norton GoldfieldState heritage place
- Soldier Settler HouseState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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)
- 3
- 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
- 3.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #371 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Glassford Creek Smelter SitesheritageState heritage place
- Norton GoldfieldheritageState heritage place
- Soldier Settler HouseheritageState heritage place
- Golembilgovernmentpark
- Builyan State SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Nagoorin State SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Assaultcrime266
- Drug Offencescrime489
- Good Order Offencescrime338
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime484
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
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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