Barringha vs Toonpan
Toonpan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 59 in Barringha. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Toonpan, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Toonpan tends to suit 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
Toonpan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Toonpan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Toonpan
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (915 min vs 929 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1339.6 km vs 1348.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Barringha has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 23%)
- Toonpan carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Toonpan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.8% vs -1.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Barringha and Toonpan drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Barringha rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Barringha skews older (59 vs 46).
| Barringha | Toonpan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 61 | 62 +2% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.6% | +8.8% |
| Median age | 59 | 46 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr same for both | |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).
Development activity
| Barringha | Toonpan | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,096 across Townsville same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -22% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Barringha | Toonpan | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 57% of QLD same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% of QLD | Higher than 17% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of QLD | Higher than 31% of QLD |
Liveability
| Barringha | Toonpan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Barringha carries more crime risk (86 vs 59); Toonpan carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 70).
| Barringha | Toonpan | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 70/100 | High 81/100 |
| Crime | High 86/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here 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
| Barringha | Toonpan | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Barringha | Toonpan | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 5 | 0 |
Mobility
Barringha sits further from the CBD (1348.3 km vs 1339.6 km).
| Barringha | Toonpan | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1348.3 km | 1339.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 929 min | 915 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4816 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 73 postcode 4816 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).
Setting
| Barringha | Toonpan | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 61 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.6 km | 22.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Barringha | Toonpan | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Climate
| Barringha | Toonpan | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,304 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 15.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Barringha | Toonpan | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,810/yr same for both | |
| Council | Townsville same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Barringha | Toonpan | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Barringha | Toonpan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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