Buaraba vs Ravensbourne

Buaraba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Ravensbourne. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Buaraba, about half of households are couple families. In Ravensbourne, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Buaraba tends to suit couples, while Ravensbourne suits 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

Buaraba

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 48%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)

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

First-home buyers

Ravensbourne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ravensbourne

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($249/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Buaraba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 110 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (111.8 km vs 132.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Ravensbourne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.8% vs -6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Buaraba Ravensbourne
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.

Buaraba Ravensbourne
Walkability 0 / 0
Buaraba — Walkability: 0/100 Ravensbourne — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 70
Buaraba — Safety: 77/100 Ravensbourne — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 31 / 28
Buaraba — Low fire risk: 31/100 Ravensbourne — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Ravensbourne has more residents (307 vs 170); Buaraba rents higher ($360/wk vs $249/wk).

Buaraba Ravensbourne
Population 170 307
+81% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.1% +23.8%
Median age 48 55
Median household income $63,336/yr $71,500/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+31% vs other
 $249/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Buaraba Ravensbourne
0-4 5.9% / 5.2%
Buaraba — 0-4: 5.9% Ravensbourne — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 10.0% / 11.4%
Buaraba — 5-14: 10.0% Ravensbourne — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 5.3% / 4.9%
Buaraba — 15-19: 5.3% Ravensbourne — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 2.4% / 2.6%
Buaraba — 20-24: 2.4% Ravensbourne — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 12.4% / 6.8%
Buaraba — 25-34: 12.4% Ravensbourne — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 10.6% / 10.1%
Buaraba — 35-44: 10.6% Ravensbourne — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 14.1% / 9.8%
Buaraba — 45-54: 14.1% Ravensbourne — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 13.5% / 22.8%
Buaraba — 55-64: 13.5% Ravensbourne — 55-64: 22.8%
65-74 17.1% / 16.6%
Buaraba — 65-74: 17.1% Ravensbourne — 65-74: 16.6%
75-84 6.5% / 8.8%
Buaraba — 75-84: 6.5% Ravensbourne — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ 2.4% / 2.3%
Buaraba — 85+: 2.4% Ravensbourne — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Buaraba 48.1% couple families
Buaraba — Couple Families: 48.1% Buaraba — Lone Person: 29.6% Buaraba — One Parent Families: 11.1% Buaraba — Group Household: 11.1%
Ravensbourne 35.2% couple families
Ravensbourne — Couple Families: 35.2% Ravensbourne — Lone Person: 52.1% Ravensbourne — One Parent Families: 12.7% Ravensbourne — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Buaraba 18.0% renting
Buaraba — Owned Outright: 54.0% Buaraba — Mortgage: 28.0% Buaraba — Renting: 18.0%
Ravensbourne 17.9% renting
Ravensbourne — Owned Outright: 49.6% Ravensbourne — Mortgage: 32.5% Ravensbourne — Renting: 17.9%
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.

Buaraba Ravensbourne
New Zealand 5.9% / 3.3%
Buaraba — New Zealand: 5.9% Ravensbourne — New Zealand: 3.3%
England 2.9% / 4.2%
Buaraba — England: 2.9% Ravensbourne — England: 4.2%
Vietnam 1.8% / —
Buaraba — Vietnam: 1.8% Ravensbourne — Vietnam: not among its largest
South Africa 1.8% / —
Buaraba — South Africa: 1.8% Ravensbourne — South Africa: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 1.0%
Buaraba — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Ravensbourne — Zimbabwe: 1.0%

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

Qualifications

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

Buaraba Ravensbourne
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 14.0%
Buaraba — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Ravensbourne — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 14.0%
Buaraba — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Ravensbourne — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 13.7%
Buaraba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Ravensbourne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 4.2%
Buaraba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Ravensbourne — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.9%
Buaraba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Ravensbourne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Buaraba 100.0% houses
Buaraba — Houses: 100.0% Buaraba — Townhouses: 0.0% Buaraba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Ravensbourne 86.6% houses
Ravensbourne — Houses: 86.6% Ravensbourne — Townhouses: 11.8% Ravensbourne — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Buaraba Ravensbourne
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
 1,513
across Toowoomba
Approvals change year on year +375% -25%

Ranking within QLD

Buaraba Ravensbourne
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD

Liveability

Buaraba Ravensbourne
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Buaraba Ravensbourne
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 High
72/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
30/100
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

Buaraba Ravensbourne
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

Buaraba Ravensbourne
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 21 13

Mobility

Ravensbourne sits further from the CBD (132.1 km vs 111.8 km).

Buaraba Ravensbourne
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 111.8 km 132.1 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4311
 0.6%
postcode 4352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 92
postcode 4311
 84
postcode 4352

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.

Buaraba Ravensbourne
Car (driver) 56.1% / 68.7%
Buaraba — Car (driver): 56.1% Ravensbourne — Car (driver): 68.7%
Worked from Home 38.6% / 21.7%
Buaraba — Worked from Home: 38.6% Ravensbourne — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 5.2%
Buaraba — Car (passenger): 5.3% Ravensbourne — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Buaraba — Walked Only: not among its largest Ravensbourne — Walked Only: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.7%).

Setting

Buaraba Ravensbourne
Elevation 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 620 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Buaraba Ravensbourne
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 0%
146 premises

Climate

Buaraba Ravensbourne
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Buaraba Ravensbourne
Average residential rate $1,063/yr $1,618/yr
Council Somerset Toowoomba

Federal electorate

Buaraba Ravensbourne
Division Blair Maranoa
Member Shayne Neumann David Littleproud
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal National Party of Queensland

First Home Owner Grant

Buaraba Ravensbourne
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Buaraba

Retirees Rural

Ravensbourne

Retirees Rural

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