Basin Pocket vs Tivoli
Basin Pocket is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Tivoli. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Tivoli: a median of $735,000, against $654,000 in Basin Pocket.
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
Tivoli
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 62/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Basin Pocket
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($654,000 vs $735,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Basin Pocket
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 22%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Basin Pocket
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (71/100 vs 40/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Basin Pocket is more walkable (71/100 vs 40/100)
- Tivoli carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 62/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Basin Pocket
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.6% vs -1.8%)
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Basin Pocket and Tivoli 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
Tivoli has more residents (1,460 vs 931); Tivoli skews older (40 vs 37).
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 931 | 1,460 +57% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.6% | -1.8% |
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Median household income | $66,872/yr | $71,344/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk | $285/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $654,000 | $735,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $600,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 14 days from 3 sales | 17 days from 23 sales |
House price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
6 vs 8 sales
33 vs 41 sales
5 vs 16 sales
Development activity
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,476 across Ipswich same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.3% $550/wk on $670K | 4.0% $660/wk on $855K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 33% of QLD | Higher than 38% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 93% of QLD | Higher than 84% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 74% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 97% of QLD | Higher than 95% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 67% of QLD | Higher than 56% of QLD |
Liveability
Basin Pocket is more walkable (71 vs 40).
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 50/100 | 53/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Basin Pocket carries more crime risk (62 vs 43).
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 62/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Basin Pocket
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tivoli
- Tivoli State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 10 |
Mobility
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 71/100 | 40/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 39.2 km +2% vs other | 38.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 42 min | 38 min |
| Public transport score | 54/100 Bus | 65/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 15.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 20.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 4305 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 4305 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 (80.4%).
Setting
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 24 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 49 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 39.4 km | 38.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 94/100 | 90/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 71% 478 premises | 66% 627 premises |
Climate
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | — same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 20.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.64 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,713/yr same for both | |
| Council | Ipswich same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Basin Pocket | Tivoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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