Biarra vs Toogoolawah

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Toogoolawah, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Toogoolawah tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Toogoolawah

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Biarra carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Toogoolawah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Toogoolawah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Toogoolawah

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 26%)
  • But Biarra carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Biarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.1% vs -6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Biarra Toogoolawah
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.

Biarra Toogoolawah
Walkability 0 / 19
Biarra — Walkability: 0/100 Toogoolawah — Walkability: 19/100
Safety 75 / 23
Biarra — Safety: 75/100 Toogoolawah — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 39 / 100
Biarra — Low fire risk: 39/100 Toogoolawah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Toogoolawah has more residents (1,200 vs 270); Toogoolawah skews older (56 vs 54).

Biarra Toogoolawah
Population 270 1,200
+344% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.1% -6.2%
Median age 54 56
Median household income $54,600/yr
+8% vs other
 $50,284/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $260/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Biarra Toogoolawah
0-4 3.7% / 4.0%
Biarra — 0-4: 3.7% Toogoolawah — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 10.4% / 9.4%
Biarra — 5-14: 10.4% Toogoolawah — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 8.1% / 4.8%
Biarra — 15-19: 8.1% Toogoolawah — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 2.2% / 3.3%
Biarra — 20-24: 2.2% Toogoolawah — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 5.6% / 6.8%
Biarra — 25-34: 5.6% Toogoolawah — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 7.0% / 9.0%
Biarra — 35-44: 7.0% Toogoolawah — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 11.9% / 12.2%
Biarra — 45-54: 11.9% Toogoolawah — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 21.5% / 14.2%
Biarra — 55-64: 21.5% Toogoolawah — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 13.7% / 20.3%
Biarra — 65-74: 13.7% Toogoolawah — 65-74: 20.3%
75-84 12.2% / 12.8%
Biarra — 75-84: 12.2% Toogoolawah — 75-84: 12.8%
85+ — / 4.0%
Biarra — 85+: not among its largest Toogoolawah — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Biarra 33.9% lone person
Biarra — Lone Person: 33.9% Biarra — Couple Families: 37.1% Biarra — One Parent Families: 19.4% Biarra — Group Household: 9.7% Biarra — Other Families: 0.0%
Toogoolawah 50.8% lone person
Toogoolawah — Lone Person: 50.8% Toogoolawah — Couple Families: 27.8% Toogoolawah — One Parent Families: 15.4% Toogoolawah — Group Household: 4.8% Toogoolawah — Other Families: 1.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Biarra 19.8% renting
Biarra — Owned Outright: 48.5% Biarra — Mortgage: 31.7% Biarra — Renting: 19.8%
Toogoolawah 23.9% renting
Toogoolawah — Owned Outright: 49.6% Toogoolawah — Mortgage: 26.5% Toogoolawah — Renting: 23.9%
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.

Biarra Toogoolawah
England 5.9% / 3.8%
Biarra — England: 5.9% Toogoolawah — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.9%
Biarra — New Zealand: 1.1% Toogoolawah — New Zealand: 1.9%
Philippines 1.1% / 1.1%
Biarra — Philippines: 1.1% Toogoolawah — Philippines: 1.1%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Biarra — Scotland: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Scotland: 0.6%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Biarra — Netherlands: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Netherlands: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

Qualifications

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

Biarra Toogoolawah
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 19.1%
Biarra — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Toogoolawah — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 5.8%
Biarra — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Toogoolawah — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 4.6%
Biarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Toogoolawah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Biarra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Biarra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Biarra 100.0% houses
Biarra — Houses: 100.0% Biarra — Townhouses: 0.0% Biarra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Toogoolawah 93.2% houses
Toogoolawah — Houses: 93.2% Toogoolawah — Townhouses: 4.9% Toogoolawah — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Biarra Toogoolawah
Median house price — $620,000
Median unit price — $480,000
Median land price — $750,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 56 days
from 11 sales

Development activity

Biarra Toogoolawah
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
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.

Biarra Toogoolawah
Houses — 3.5%
$540/wk on $800K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Biarra Toogoolawah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Toogoolawah is more walkable (19 vs 0).

Biarra Toogoolawah
Grade — D
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Biarra carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 0); Toogoolawah carries more crime risk (77 vs 25).

Biarra Toogoolawah
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
25/100
 High
77/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Biarra Toogoolawah
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Biarra

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

Schools in Toogoolawah

  • Toogoolawah State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Toogoolawah State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Biarra Toogoolawah
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 2 8
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 37 9

Mobility

Biarra Toogoolawah
Walkability score 0/100 19/100
Distance to Brisbane 119.9 km 120.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 102 min 99 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4313
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4313
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.

Biarra Toogoolawah
Car (driver) 63.5% / 70.8%
Biarra — Car (driver): 63.5% Toogoolawah — Car (driver): 70.8%
Worked from Home 29.4% / 11.2%
Biarra — Worked from Home: 29.4% Toogoolawah — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Walked Only — / 11.5%
Biarra — Walked Only: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Walked Only: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 3.5%
Biarra — Car (passenger): 7.1% Toogoolawah — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Bus — / 1.5%
Biarra — Bus: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.8%).

Setting

Biarra Toogoolawah
Elevation 150 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Biarra Toogoolawah
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
131 premises
 0%
696 premises

Climate

Biarra Toogoolawah
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Biarra Toogoolawah
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Biarra Toogoolawah
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Biarra Toogoolawah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Biarra

Retirees River Rural

Toogoolawah

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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