Captains Mountain vs Turallin
Turallin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 50 in Captains Mountain. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Captains Mountain, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Captains Mountain tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Turallin suits young adults.
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
Turallin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 94/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Turallin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 40%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Turallin
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 15%)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($135/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Turallin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (222.4 km vs 229.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Captains Mountain has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 12%)
- Turallin carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 94/100)
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
Captains Mountain and Turallin drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Captains Mountain rents higher ($200/wk vs $135/wk); Turallin has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $68,224).
| Captains Mountain | Turallin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 74 +14% vs other | 64 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.9% | -1.5% |
| Median age | 50 | 36 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr | $97,500/yr +43% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +32% vs other | $135/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
Development activity
| Captains Mountain | Turallin | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Captains Mountain | Turallin | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 35% of QLD | Higher than 72% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 38% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of QLD | Higher than 30% of QLD |
Liveability
| Captains Mountain | Turallin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Captains Mountain carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 31); Captains Mountain carries more crime risk (94 vs 66).
| Captains Mountain | Turallin | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 65/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Crime | High 94/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| 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
| Captains Mountain | Turallin | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Captains Mountain | Turallin | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Captains Mountain sits further from the CBD (229.9 km vs 222.4 km).
| Captains Mountain | Turallin | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 229.9 km +3% vs other | 222.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 168 min | 165 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4357 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 4357 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.0%).
Setting
| Captains Mountain | Turallin | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 405 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 396 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Captains Mountain | Turallin | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 21/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Council rates
| Captains Mountain | Turallin | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Captains Mountain | Turallin | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Captains Mountain | Turallin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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