Booral
Suburb profile, market snapshot and recent listings for Booral, QLD 4655.
About Booral
Welcome to Booral
Booral sits on the edge of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast region of Queensland, a semi-rural pocket where suburban services meet rolling paddocks and bushland. It's the kind of place that offers space and quiet without cutting residents off from the amenities of Hervey Bay's main centres, making it an easy sell for those who want elbow room but not isolation.
With a population of 1,636 and a median age of 47, Booral has a distinctly settled, family-and-retiree feel. It tends to suit buyers chasing acreage-style living, tree-changers from South East Queensland, and locals moving up from tighter suburban blocks who want a bigger backyard without leaving the Fraser Coast behind.
Lifestyle & dining
Life in Booral moves at a slower pace than the busier tourist strips closer to the Hervey Bay foreshore. Many residents spend their time close to home, tending larger blocks, running horses or simply enjoying the buffer of green space between neighbours. For dining out, shopping for groceries, or a coffee with a view of the water, Booral locals typically head into nearby Hervey Bay suburbs such as Urraween and Pialba, both a short drive away, where the cafe strips and restaurants get busier as you near the esplanade.
Shopping
Booral itself is light on retail, which is part of its rural charm, but it's well placed for anyone who needs the full suburban shopping experience. Stockland Hervey Bay and the Pialba shopping precinct are within easy reach, covering everything from supermarkets and specialty stores to weekend markets, so residents rarely need to travel far for day-to-day essentials.
Getting around
Booral's semi-rural layout means most households rely on a car, with the Bruce Highway and Maryborough-Hervey Bay Road providing the main arteries connecting the suburb to Hervey Bay's centre, Maryborough, and onward to the highway network south to Brisbane. Hervey Bay Airport is a manageable drive away for those needing regional or interstate flights, and the broader road network makes commuting into Pialba, Urraween or the Hervey Bay CBD straightforward outside peak periods.
Schools & families
Booral's demographic profile, with a median age of 47, points to a community with established families and a strong contingent of older residents, many likely downsizing acreage rather than leaving the area altogether. Families have access to a range of primary and secondary schooling options across greater Hervey Bay, with several campuses in neighbouring suburbs making the daily school run manageable despite Booral's slightly outlying position.
The property market
Booral's property market has been on a strong run, with the median house price sitting at $1.01 million after growth of 16.1 percent. That kind of movement reflects buyer appetite for larger, semi-rural lifestyle blocks in the Fraser Coast region, particularly from those priced out of tighter coastal suburbs but unwilling to compromise on land size. Current listings are split evenly between established houses and vacant land, at 50 percent each, giving buyers a genuine choice between moving into a ready-made home or building to their own brief on a Booral block.
Parks & recreation
The appeal of Booral is largely tied to its open space and rural outlook, with plenty of room for backyard pursuits, horse paddocks and larger-scale gardens that aren't practical in denser suburbs. For more structured recreation, the parks, sporting grounds and waterfront reserves of Hervey Bay proper are only minutes away, giving residents the best of both worlds: quiet rural surrounds at home, and coastal parks and facilities close by when they want them.
Market snapshot
Booral property market
Median sale price
$1.01m
House · 4 bed
Median rent
—
per week
Gross rental yield
—
annual rent ÷ sale price
Typical price range
Entry
$856k
Median
$1.01m
Premium
$1.49m
Days on market
50
Auction clearance
0%
Sold this year
14
Median sold price trend · House 4 bed
Compound growth +10.5% / yr over 4 yrs
Median price by bedrooms · House
Property types on market
Share of current listings in Booral by dwelling type.
Who lives here
Demographics
ABS Census 2021 figures for Booral, QLD 4655.
Population
1,636
residents (2021)
Median age
47
years
Household income
$1,412
median, per week
Median rent
$335
per week
Median mortgage
$1,517
per month
Mortgage / income
25%
comfortable
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Suburb-level (SAL) aggregates.
Recent results
Recently sold in Booral
$1.35m
238 Bingham Road
Sold ~July 2026
$670k
24 Blue Water Road
Sold ~July 2026
$745k
6 Sandrabarbara Drive
Sold ~July 2026
$1m
104 Seaview Drive
Sold ~June 2026
$999k
118 Pacific Drive
Sold ~June 2026
$435k
Lot 84 Dulcie Court
Sold ~June 2026
$1.59m
130 Swan Drive
Sold ~June 2026
$435k
Lot 81 Dulcie Court
Sold ~June 2026
Sold prices as published on the original listing; some may reflect the last advertised price. Dates are approximate.
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Common questions
Booral suburb FAQ
What is the median property price in Booral?
The median house price in Booral, QLD is $1.01m for a 4-bedroom home. Over the past year, median sold prices have risen about 16.1%.
Is Booral a good place to live?
Booral is a coastal locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. Booral is an established residential suburb in QLD, with a population of around 1,636.
What is the population of Booral?
Booral has a population of 1,636 (ABS 2021 Census), with a median age of 47.
How long do homes take to sell in Booral?
Properties in Booral take around 50 days to sell on average, with an auction clearance rate of about 0%.
How much do you need to buy in Booral?
Entry-level properties in Booral start around $856k, while premium homes reach $1.49m.
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