Advancetown vs Tallai

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Advancetown, about half of households are couple families. In Tallai, most households are couple families. On these figures, Advancetown tends to suit people living alone, while Tallai suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Tallai

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 78/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 61%)
  • But Advancetown has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Advancetown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($1,547,500 vs $1,880,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Advancetown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($205/wk vs $550/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 25%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Tallai

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (63 min vs 69 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (82 km vs 86.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tallai

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 78/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Advancetown and Tallai drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Advancetown Tallai
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Advancetown Tallai
Walkability 0 / 8
Advancetown — Walkability: 0/100 Tallai — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 22 / 64
Advancetown — Safety: 22/100 Tallai — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 39 / 100
Advancetown — Low fire risk: 39/100 Tallai — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tallai has more residents (4,465 vs 528); Tallai rents higher ($550/wk vs $205/wk).

Advancetown Tallai
Population 528 4,465
+746% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.5% +7.6%
Median age 46 44
Median household income $102,492/yr $114,296/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $205/wk $550/wk
+168% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Advancetown Tallai
0-4 5.3% / 5.2%
Advancetown — 0-4: 5.3% Tallai — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 11.7% / 14.1%
Advancetown — 5-14: 11.7% Tallai — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 4.4% / 6.9%
Advancetown — 15-19: 4.4% Tallai — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 4.5% / 4.9%
Advancetown — 20-24: 4.5% Tallai — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 10.4% / 8.4%
Advancetown — 25-34: 10.4% Tallai — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 11.6% / 11.8%
Advancetown — 35-44: 11.6% Tallai — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 15.0% / 14.5%
Advancetown — 45-54: 15.0% Tallai — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 16.9% / 13.7%
Advancetown — 55-64: 16.9% Tallai — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 12.1% / 10.6%
Advancetown — 65-74: 12.1% Tallai — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 5.3% / 6.1%
Advancetown — 75-84: 5.3% Tallai — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 0.8% / 3.6%
Advancetown — 85+: 0.8% Tallai — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Advancetown 47.8% couple families
Advancetown — Couple Families: 47.8% Advancetown — Lone Person: 38.8% Advancetown — One Parent Families: 13.4% Advancetown — Group Household: 0.0% Advancetown — Other Families: 0.0%
Tallai 58.8% couple families
Tallai — Couple Families: 58.8% Tallai — Lone Person: 20.8% Tallai — One Parent Families: 16.3% Tallai — Group Household: 2.7% Tallai — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Advancetown 17.2% renting
Advancetown — Owned Outright: 31.7% Advancetown — Mortgage: 51.1% Advancetown — Renting: 17.2%
Tallai 11.1% renting
Tallai — Owned Outright: 38.2% Tallai — Mortgage: 50.7% Tallai — Renting: 11.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Advancetown Tallai
Certificate III & IV 21.8% / 14.2%
Advancetown — Certificate III & IV: 21.8% Tallai — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 12.9%
Advancetown — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Tallai — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.7%
Advancetown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Tallai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 3.9%
Advancetown — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Tallai — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.0%
Advancetown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Tallai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Advancetown Tallai
New Zealand 9.5% / 6.6%
Advancetown — New Zealand: 9.5% Tallai — New Zealand: 6.6%
England 5.3% / 6.2%
Advancetown — England: 5.3% Tallai — England: 6.2%
South Africa 0.6% / 1.9%
Advancetown — South Africa: 0.6% Tallai — South Africa: 1.9%
China 1.1% / 0.8%
Advancetown — China: 1.1% Tallai — China: 0.8%
Philippines 1.7% / —
Advancetown — Philippines: 1.7% Tallai — Philippines: not among its largest
Thailand 1.1% / —
Advancetown — Thailand: 1.1% Tallai — Thailand: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.9%
Advancetown — Scotland: not among its largest Tallai — Scotland: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Advancetown 81.3% houses
Advancetown — Houses: 81.3% Advancetown — Flats / Apartments: 18.7% Advancetown — Townhouses: 0.0%
Tallai 89.5% houses
Tallai — Houses: 89.5% Tallai — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Tallai — Townhouses: 9.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Advancetown Tallai
Median house price $1,805,000 $1,750,000
Median unit price — $717,000
Median land price $1,547,500 $1,880,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 238 days
from 3 sales
 40 days
from 41 sales

Development activity

Advancetown Tallai
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Advancetown Tallai
Houses — 3.9%
$1,500/wk on $1.98M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Advancetown Tallai
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 52% of QLD

Liveability

Tallai is more walkable (8 vs 0); Tallai scores higher overall (68 vs 32).

Advancetown Tallai
Grade D A
Score 32/100 68/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Advancetown carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 0); Advancetown carries more crime risk (78 vs 36).

Advancetown Tallai
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
78/100
 Low
36/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Advancetown Tallai
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Gold Coast campus, 6.6 km

Amenities in the suburb

Advancetown Tallai
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 6 1
Childcare 0 3
Waterways 30 2

Mobility

Advancetown sits further from the CBD (86.6 km vs 82 km).

Advancetown Tallai
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Brisbane 86.6 km
+5% vs other
 82 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 69 min 63 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 4211
 1.4%
postcode 4213
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 4211
 85
postcode 4213

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Advancetown Tallai
Car (driver) 69.5% / 72.2%
Advancetown — Car (driver): 69.5% Tallai — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 21.4% / 21.5%
Advancetown — Worked from Home: 21.4% Tallai — Worked from Home: 21.5%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.4%
Advancetown — Car (passenger): 4.1% Tallai — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 4.9% / 0.9%
Advancetown — Walked Only: 4.9% Tallai — Walked Only: 0.9%
Train — / 0.6%
Advancetown — Train: not among its largest Tallai — Train: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).

Setting

Advancetown Tallai
Elevation 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.3 km 11.3 km

NBN connectivity

Advancetown Tallai
Connectivity score 70/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 60%
119 premises
 34%
1,533 premises

Climate

Advancetown Tallai
Annual rainfall 1,556 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Advancetown Tallai
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.91 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Advancetown Tallai
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Advancetown Tallai
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Advancetown Tallai
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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Tallai

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