Bungaban vs Taroom

Bungaban is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 41 in Taroom. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bungaban, the large majority of households are couple families. In Taroom, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bungaban tends to suit families with children and couples, while Taroom suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bungaban is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 54%)
  • Taroom has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Taroom

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bungaban

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $170/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Bungaban

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (445.1 km vs 459.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (322 min vs 329 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Taroom

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Bungaban

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.4% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bungaban Taroom
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.

Bungaban Taroom
Walkability 0 / 0
Bungaban — Walkability: 0/100 Taroom — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 90
Bungaban — Safety: 84/100 Taroom — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 57 / 100
Bungaban — Low fire risk: 57/100 Taroom — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Taroom rents higher ($170/wk vs $0/wk); Taroom has more residents (885 vs 60).

Bungaban Taroom
Population 60 885
+1375% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.4% +1.8%
Median age 34 41
Median household income $97,500/yr
+29% vs other
 $68,796/yr
Median weekly rent — $170/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bungaban Taroom
0-4 15.0% / 6.6%
Bungaban — 0-4: 15.0% Taroom — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 18.3% / 14.5%
Bungaban — 5-14: 18.3% Taroom — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 — / 4.3%
Bungaban — 15-19: not among its largest Taroom — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 — / 5.6%
Bungaban — 20-24: not among its largest Taroom — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 21.7% / 11.3%
Bungaban — 25-34: 21.7% Taroom — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 13.3% / 12.5%
Bungaban — 35-44: 13.3% Taroom — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 20.0% / 12.4%
Bungaban — 45-54: 20.0% Taroom — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 6.7% / 9.8%
Bungaban — 55-64: 6.7% Taroom — 55-64: 9.8%
65-74 6.7% / 11.1%
Bungaban — 65-74: 6.7% Taroom — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 5.0% / 9.5%
Bungaban — 75-84: 5.0% Taroom — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ — / 3.1%
Bungaban — 85+: not among its largest Taroom — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bungaban 76.9% couple families
Bungaban — Couple Families: 76.9% Bungaban — Lone Person: 23.1% Bungaban — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bungaban — Group Household: 0.0% Bungaban — Other Families: 0.0%
Taroom 46.2% couple families
Taroom — Couple Families: 46.2% Taroom — Lone Person: 42.9% Taroom — One Parent Families: 8.1% Taroom — Group Household: 1.4% Taroom — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bungaban 0.0% renting
Bungaban — Owned Outright: 100.0% Bungaban — Mortgage: 0.0% Bungaban — Renting: 0.0%
Taroom 28.7% renting
Taroom — Owned Outright: 49.1% Taroom — Mortgage: 22.2% Taroom — Renting: 28.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bungaban 100.0% houses
Bungaban — Houses: 100.0% Bungaban — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Bungaban — Townhouses: 0.0%
Taroom 97.1% houses
Taroom — Houses: 97.1% Taroom — Flats / Apartments: 1.6% Taroom — Townhouses: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Bungaban Taroom
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 14.4%
Bungaban — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Taroom — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 4.1%
Bungaban — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Taroom — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 6.7%
Bungaban — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Taroom — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Bungaban — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Taroom — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.3%
Bungaban — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Taroom — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

Property market

Bungaban Taroom
Median house price — $248,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $60,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 80 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

Bungaban Taroom
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
 17
across Banana
Approvals change year on year -40% -93%

Ranking within QLD

Bungaban Taroom
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD

Liveability

Bungaban Taroom
Grade — B
Score — 50/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Bungaban carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 0).

Bungaban Taroom
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
10/100
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

Bungaban Taroom
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bungaban

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

Schools in Taroom

  • Taroom State School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bungaban Taroom
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 12 51

Mobility

Taroom sits further from the CBD (459.8 km vs 445.1 km).

Bungaban Taroom
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 445.1 km 459.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 322 min 329 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4419
 0.0%
postcode 4420
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 4419
 42
postcode 4420

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.

Bungaban Taroom
Car (driver) 53.3% / 67.7%
Bungaban — Car (driver): 53.3% Taroom — Car (driver): 67.7%
Worked from Home 46.7% / 18.4%
Bungaban — Worked from Home: 46.7% Taroom — Worked from Home: 18.4%
Walked Only — / 10.7%
Bungaban — Walked Only: not among its largest Taroom — Walked Only: 10.7%
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Bungaban — Car (passenger): not among its largest Taroom — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Bungaban Taroom
Elevation 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 246 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bungaban Taroom
Connectivity score 20/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
550 premises

Climate

Bungaban Taroom
Annual rainfall 628 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Bungaban Taroom
Average residential rate $1,238/yr $1,081/yr
Council Western Downs Banana

Federal electorate

Bungaban Taroom
Division Maranoa Flynn
Member David Littleproud Colin Boyce
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bungaban Taroom
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bungaban

Family Rural Young Families

Taroom

Affordable Rural

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