Blackrock vs Toobanna

Blackrock is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Toobanna. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blackrock, most households are couple families. In Toobanna, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Toobanna tends to suit people living alone.

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

Blackrock

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 79/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 61%)
  • But Toobanna has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Blackrock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 20%)

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

Toobanna

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (987 min vs 999 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1455.1 km vs 1469.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Blackrock carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 79/100)
  • Toobanna is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs 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

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

Blackrock Toobanna
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.

Blackrock Toobanna
Walkability 0 / 13
Blackrock — Walkability: 0/100 Toobanna — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 63 / 21
Blackrock — Safety: 63/100 Toobanna — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 65 / 100
Blackrock — Low fire risk: 65/100 Toobanna — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Blackrock has higher household incomes ($102,076 vs $81,224); Toobanna skews older (47 vs 42).

Blackrock Toobanna
Population 319
+13% vs other
 276
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.3% -0.7%
Median age 42 47
Median household income $102,076/yr
+20% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $190/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blackrock Toobanna
0-4 4.1% / 5.4%
Blackrock — 0-4: 4.1% Toobanna — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 13.5% / 12.3%
Blackrock — 5-14: 13.5% Toobanna — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 7.5% / 4.0%
Blackrock — 15-19: 7.5% Toobanna — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 6.9% / 5.1%
Blackrock — 20-24: 6.9% Toobanna — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 11.0% / 10.5%
Blackrock — 25-34: 11.0% Toobanna — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 11.3% / 12.0%
Blackrock — 35-44: 11.3% Toobanna — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 11.3% / 12.3%
Blackrock — 45-54: 11.3% Toobanna — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 12.2% / 16.7%
Blackrock — 55-64: 12.2% Toobanna — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 12.2% / 17.0%
Blackrock — 65-74: 12.2% Toobanna — 65-74: 17.0%
75-84 7.8% / 3.3%
Blackrock — 75-84: 7.8% Toobanna — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 2.8% / 1.4%
Blackrock — 85+: 2.8% Toobanna — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Blackrock Toobanna
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.8%
Blackrock — New Zealand: 1.3% Toobanna — New Zealand: 1.8%
Italy 0.9% / 2.2%
Blackrock — Italy: 0.9% Toobanna — Italy: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blackrock 55.4% couple families
Blackrock — Couple Families: 55.4% Blackrock — Lone Person: 28.4% Blackrock — One Parent Families: 16.2%
Toobanna 49.2% couple families
Toobanna — Couple Families: 49.2% Toobanna — Lone Person: 39.0% Toobanna — One Parent Families: 11.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blackrock 100.0% houses
Blackrock — Houses: 100.0% Blackrock — Townhouses: 0.0%
Toobanna 99.1% houses
Toobanna — Houses: 99.1% Toobanna — Townhouses: 3.6%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Blackrock Toobanna
Certificate III & IV 25.1% / 18.8%
Blackrock — Certificate III & IV: 25.1% Toobanna — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 7.2%
Blackrock — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Toobanna — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 3.6%
Blackrock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Toobanna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / —
Blackrock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Toobanna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blackrock 11.9% renting
Blackrock — Owned Outright: 56.9% Blackrock — Mortgage: 31.2% Blackrock — Renting: 11.9%
Toobanna 9.2% renting
Toobanna — Owned Outright: 58.2% Toobanna — Mortgage: 32.7% Toobanna — Renting: 9.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Blackrock Toobanna
New dwellings approved 23
across Hinchinbrook
same for both
Approvals change year on year -86%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Blackrock Toobanna
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD

Liveability

Toobanna is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Blackrock Toobanna
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Blackrock carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Toobanna carries more crime risk (79 vs 37).

Blackrock Toobanna
Bushfire Low
35/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
37/100
 High
79/100
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

Blackrock Toobanna
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Blackrock

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

Schools in Toobanna

  • Toobanna State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blackrock Toobanna
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Blackrock sits further from the CBD (1469.2 km vs 1455.1 km).

Blackrock Toobanna
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 1469.2 km 1455.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 999 min 987 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4850
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 4850
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.

Blackrock Toobanna
Car (driver) 84.6% / 81.8%
Blackrock — Car (driver): 84.6% Toobanna — Car (driver): 81.8%
Walked Only 4.0% / 8.3%
Blackrock — Walked Only: 4.0% Toobanna — Walked Only: 8.3%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 5.8%
Blackrock — Car (passenger): 6.0% Toobanna — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Worked from Home 5.4% / 4.1%
Blackrock — Worked from Home: 5.4% Toobanna — Worked from Home: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.6%).

Setting

Blackrock Toobanna
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.9 km 15.3 km

NBN connectivity

Blackrock Toobanna
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
127 premises
 0%
124 premises

Climate

Blackrock Toobanna
Annual rainfall 2,433 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Blackrock Toobanna
Average residential rate $1,516/yr
same for both
Council Hinchinbrook
same for both

Federal electorate

Blackrock Toobanna
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blackrock Toobanna
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blackrock

Rural

Toobanna

Rural

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