Bondoola vs Tanby

Tanby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Bondoola. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

Tanby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 72/100)

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

First-home buyers

Tanby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($572,500 vs $935,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bondoola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $365/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bondoola

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (460 min vs 467 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (662.5 km vs 671.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tanby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 72/100)

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

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

Bondoola Tanby
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.

Bondoola Tanby
Walkability 6 / 0
Bondoola — Walkability: 6/100 Tanby — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 65
Bondoola — Safety: 28/100 Tanby — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bondoola — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tanby — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tanby rents higher ($365/wk vs $250/wk); Tanby has higher household incomes ($119,548 vs $104,520).

Bondoola Tanby
Population 551 577
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% +7.1%
Median age 43 38
Median household income $104,520/yr $119,548/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $365/wk
+46% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bondoola Tanby
0-4 3.8% / 7.1%
Bondoola — 0-4: 3.8% Tanby — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 15.8% / 15.8%
Bondoola — 5-14: 15.8% Tanby — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 7.3% / 7.8%
Bondoola — 15-19: 7.3% Tanby — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 5.4% / 5.2%
Bondoola — 20-24: 5.4% Tanby — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 8.0% / 9.9%
Bondoola — 25-34: 8.0% Tanby — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 12.7% / 13.3%
Bondoola — 35-44: 12.7% Tanby — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 15.6% / 12.5%
Bondoola — 45-54: 15.6% Tanby — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 16.3% / 16.1%
Bondoola — 55-64: 16.3% Tanby — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 11.6% / 10.2%
Bondoola — 65-74: 11.6% Tanby — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 4.0% / 2.1%
Bondoola — 75-84: 4.0% Tanby — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 1.3% / 1.0%
Bondoola — 85+: 1.3% Tanby — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bondoola 60.7% couple families
Bondoola — Couple Families: 60.7% Bondoola — Lone Person: 22.3% Bondoola — One Parent Families: 17.0% Bondoola — Other Families: 0.0%
Tanby 70.1% couple families
Tanby — Couple Families: 70.1% Tanby — Lone Person: 17.3% Tanby — One Parent Families: 9.4% Tanby — Other Families: 3.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bondoola 10.3% renting
Bondoola — Owned Outright: 44.8% Bondoola — Mortgage: 44.8% Bondoola — Renting: 10.3%
Tanby 8.8% renting
Tanby — Owned Outright: 37.4% Tanby — Mortgage: 53.8% Tanby — Renting: 8.8%
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.

Bondoola Tanby
England 3.4% / 2.1%
Bondoola — England: 3.4% Tanby — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.8%
Bondoola — New Zealand: 2.4% Tanby — New Zealand: 2.8%
South Africa 0.9% / 2.8%
Bondoola — South Africa: 0.9% Tanby — South Africa: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Qualifications

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

Bondoola Tanby
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 16.5%
Bondoola — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Tanby — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 9.0%
Bondoola — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Tanby — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 4.2%
Bondoola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Tanby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.9%
Bondoola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Tanby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 0.7%
Bondoola — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Tanby — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bondoola 98.3% houses
Bondoola — Houses: 98.3% Bondoola — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Tanby 97.3% houses
Tanby — Houses: 97.3% Tanby — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bondoola Tanby
Median house price $1,180,000 $1,150,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $935,000 $572,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Bondoola Tanby
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bondoola Tanby
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD

Liveability

Tanby scores higher overall (58 vs 40).

Bondoola Tanby
Grade C B
Score 40/100 58/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Bondoola carries more crime risk (72 vs 35).

Bondoola Tanby
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
72/100
 Low
35/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bondoola Tanby
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

Bondoola Tanby
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Tanby sits further from the CBD (671.4 km vs 662.5 km).

Bondoola Tanby
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 662.5 km 671.4 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 460 min 467 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4703
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4703
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.

Bondoola Tanby
Car (driver) 77.4% / 80.1%
Bondoola — Car (driver): 77.4% Tanby — Car (driver): 80.1%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 14.3%
Bondoola — Worked from Home: 12.5% Tanby — Worked from Home: 14.3%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 3.0%
Bondoola — Car (passenger): 5.2% Tanby — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Bus 1.6% / 2.6%
Bondoola — Bus: 1.6% Tanby — Bus: 2.6%
Walked Only 3.2% / —
Bondoola — Walked Only: 3.2% Tanby — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.1%).

Setting

Bondoola Tanby
Elevation 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.5 km 5.4 km

NBN connectivity

Bondoola Tanby
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
210 premises
 0%
238 premises

Climate

Bondoola Tanby
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bondoola Tanby
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bondoola Tanby
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Bondoola Tanby
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bondoola Tanby
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bondoola

Rural

Tanby

Family Rural

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