Austinville vs Tallebudgera Valley

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tallebudgera Valley: a median of $2.35 million, against $1.36 million in Austinville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Austinville tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Austinville is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 76%)
  • Tallebudgera Valley has more parks and reserves (11 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Austinville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,360,000 vs $2,355,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Austinville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $373/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Austinville sits closer to the CBD (92.5 km vs 99.6 km)
  • Tallebudgera Valley is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tallebudgera Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
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.

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
Walkability 0 / 10
Austinville — Walkability: 0/100 Tallebudgera Valley — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 65 / 71
Austinville — Safety: 65/100 Tallebudgera Valley — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 24 / 51
Austinville — Low fire risk: 24/100 Tallebudgera Valley — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Tallebudgera Valley has more residents (1,762 vs 403); Tallebudgera Valley has higher household incomes ($116,740 vs $91,832).

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
Population 403 1,762
+337% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.2% +8.5%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $91,832/yr $116,740/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $325/wk $373/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
0-4 7.2% / 4.2%
Austinville — 0-4: 7.2% Tallebudgera Valley — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 10.7% / 16.3%
Austinville — 5-14: 10.7% Tallebudgera Valley — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 5.7% / 5.6%
Austinville — 15-19: 5.7% Tallebudgera Valley — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.2% / 4.8%
Austinville — 20-24: 4.2% Tallebudgera Valley — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 11.2% / 7.8%
Austinville — 25-34: 11.2% Tallebudgera Valley — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 12.2% / 12.7%
Austinville — 35-44: 12.2% Tallebudgera Valley — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 11.2% / 16.5%
Austinville — 45-54: 11.2% Tallebudgera Valley — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 19.9% / 15.2%
Austinville — 55-64: 19.9% Tallebudgera Valley — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 12.9% / 10.7%
Austinville — 65-74: 12.9% Tallebudgera Valley — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 3.7% / 4.9%
Austinville — 75-84: 3.7% Tallebudgera Valley — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 1.7% / 1.1%
Austinville — 85+: 1.7% Tallebudgera Valley — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Austinville 61.9% couple families
Austinville — Couple Families: 61.9% Austinville — One Parent Families: 22.6% Austinville — Lone Person: 15.5% Austinville — Group Household: 0.0% Austinville — Other Families: 0.0%
Tallebudgera Valley 61.8% couple families
Tallebudgera Valley — Couple Families: 61.8% Tallebudgera Valley — One Parent Families: 13.7% Tallebudgera Valley — Lone Person: 18.9% Tallebudgera Valley — Group Household: 4.5% Tallebudgera Valley — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Austinville 10.2% renting
Austinville — Owned Outright: 44.4% Austinville — Mortgage: 45.4% Austinville — Renting: 10.2%
Tallebudgera Valley 12.1% renting
Tallebudgera Valley — Owned Outright: 38.5% Tallebudgera Valley — Mortgage: 49.4% Tallebudgera Valley — Renting: 12.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
New Zealand 4.0% / 5.0%
Austinville — New Zealand: 4.0% Tallebudgera Valley — New Zealand: 5.0%
England 3.2% / 4.3%
Austinville — England: 3.2% Tallebudgera Valley — England: 4.3%
South Africa 2.0% / 1.7%
Austinville — South Africa: 2.0% Tallebudgera Valley — South Africa: 1.7%
Germany 1.5% / 0.6%
Austinville — Germany: 1.5% Tallebudgera Valley — Germany: 0.6%
France 1.0% / 0.6%
Austinville — France: 1.0% Tallebudgera Valley — France: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 15.7%
Austinville — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Tallebudgera Valley — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 13.5%
Austinville — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Tallebudgera Valley — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 9.4%
Austinville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Tallebudgera Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 3.0%
Austinville — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Tallebudgera Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.6%
Austinville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Tallebudgera Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Austinville 94.9% houses
Austinville — Houses: 94.9% Austinville — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Tallebudgera Valley 96.8% houses
Tallebudgera Valley — Houses: 96.8% Tallebudgera Valley — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
Median house price $1,360,000 $2,355,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $2,004,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 106 days
from 12 sales

Development activity

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD

Liveability

Tallebudgera Valley is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
Grade — B
Score — 54/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Austinville carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 49).

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
Bushfire High
76/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
29/100
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
same for both

Schools

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Austinville

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Tallebudgera Valley

  • Ingleside State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 5 11
Waterways 8 11

Mobility

Tallebudgera Valley sits further from the CBD (99.6 km vs 92.5 km).

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Brisbane 92.5 km 99.6 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 78 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 4213
 1.2%
postcode 4228
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 4213
 —
postcode 4228

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.

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
Car (driver) 69.0% / 72.1%
Austinville — Car (driver): 69.0% Tallebudgera Valley — Car (driver): 72.1%
Worked from Home 25.2% / 22.2%
Austinville — Worked from Home: 25.2% Tallebudgera Valley — Worked from Home: 22.2%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.1%
Austinville — Car (passenger): 3.9% Tallebudgera Valley — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only 1.9% / 2.2%
Austinville — Walked Only: 1.9% Tallebudgera Valley — Walked Only: 2.2%
Train — / 0.4%
Austinville — Train: not among its largest Tallebudgera Valley — Train: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).

Setting

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16 km 13.7 km

NBN connectivity

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
Connectivity score 26/100 55/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 12%
56 premises
 30%
386 premises

Climate

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
Annual rainfall 1,556 mm 1,637 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C 28.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 10.8°C 10.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³ 4.9 µg/m³
PM10 19.3 µg/m³ 14.3 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.91 pphm 0.43 pphm

Council rates

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
Division Wright McPherson
Member Scott Buchholz Leon Rebello
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Austinville Tallebudgera Valley
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Austinville

Rural

Tallebudgera Valley

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