Causeway Lake vs Taroomball

Taroomball is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 55 in Causeway Lake. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Taroomball, most households are couple families. On these figures, Causeway Lake tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Taroomball suits families with children and couples.

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

Taroomball

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 68%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Taroomball

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Causeway Lake

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($263/wk vs $460/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Taroomball

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (469 min vs 474 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (676.6 km vs 679.3 km)
  • But Causeway Lake is more walkable (12/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Causeway Lake

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 0%)
  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Taroomball

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.4% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Causeway Lake Taroomball
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.

Causeway Lake Taroomball
Walkability 12 / 4
Causeway Lake — Walkability: 12/100 Taroomball — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 78 / 70
Causeway Lake — Safety: 78/100 Taroomball — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Causeway Lake — Low fire risk: 100/100 Taroomball — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Taroomball has more residents (1,136 vs 121); Taroomball has higher household incomes ($128,232 vs $62,816).

Causeway Lake Taroomball
Population 121 1,136
+839% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +34.4%
Median age 55 35
Median household income $62,816/yr $128,232/yr
+104% vs other
Median weekly rent $263/wk $460/wk
+75% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Causeway Lake Taroomball
0-4 5.0% / 6.5%
Causeway Lake — 0-4: 5.0% Taroomball — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 2.5% / 16.1%
Causeway Lake — 5-14: 2.5% Taroomball — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 3.3% / 8.3%
Causeway Lake — 15-19: 3.3% Taroomball — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 3.3% / 5.3%
Causeway Lake — 20-24: 3.3% Taroomball — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 6.6% / 13.6%
Causeway Lake — 25-34: 6.6% Taroomball — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 12.4% / 13.1%
Causeway Lake — 35-44: 12.4% Taroomball — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 9.1% / 14.1%
Causeway Lake — 45-54: 9.1% Taroomball — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 30.6% / 9.9%
Causeway Lake — 55-64: 30.6% Taroomball — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 10.7% / 9.0%
Causeway Lake — 65-74: 10.7% Taroomball — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 7.4% / 3.1%
Causeway Lake — 75-84: 7.4% Taroomball — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 4.1% / 0.9%
Causeway Lake — 85+: 4.1% Taroomball — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Causeway Lake 25.0% couple families
Causeway Lake — Couple Families: 25.0% Causeway Lake — Lone Person: 40.6% Causeway Lake — One Parent Families: 34.4% Causeway Lake — Group Household: 0.0% Causeway Lake — Other Families: 0.0%
Taroomball 66.1% couple families
Taroomball — Couple Families: 66.1% Taroomball — Lone Person: 18.6% Taroomball — One Parent Families: 12.4% Taroomball — Group Household: 1.7% Taroomball — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Causeway Lake 40.0% renting
Causeway Lake — Owned Outright: 34.0% Causeway Lake — Mortgage: 26.0% Causeway Lake — Renting: 40.0%
Taroomball 19.3% renting
Taroomball — Owned Outright: 25.6% Taroomball — Mortgage: 55.1% Taroomball — Renting: 19.3%
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.

Causeway Lake Taroomball
New Zealand 4.1% / 3.5%
Causeway Lake — New Zealand: 4.1% Taroomball — New Zealand: 3.5%
England 3.3% / 4.0%
Causeway Lake — England: 3.3% Taroomball — England: 4.0%
Canada 2.5% / 0.4%
Causeway Lake — Canada: 2.5% Taroomball — Canada: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.4%
Causeway Lake — Germany: not among its largest Taroomball — Germany: 0.4%
Sri Lanka — / 0.4%
Causeway Lake — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Taroomball — Sri Lanka: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Causeway Lake Taroomball
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 22.6%
Causeway Lake — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Taroomball — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 7.0%
Causeway Lake — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Taroomball — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 7.8%
Causeway Lake — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Taroomball — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Causeway Lake — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Taroomball — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Causeway Lake — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Taroomball — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Causeway Lake 68.5% houses
Causeway Lake — Houses: 68.5% Causeway Lake — Flats / Apartments: 31.5%
Taroomball 99.7% houses
Taroomball — Houses: 99.7% Taroomball — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Causeway Lake Taroomball
Median house price — $862,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $327,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Causeway Lake Taroomball
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Causeway Lake Taroomball
Houses — 4.7%
$830/wk on $924K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Causeway Lake Taroomball
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 82% of QLD

Liveability

Causeway Lake is more walkable (12 vs 4).

Causeway Lake Taroomball
Grade — B
Score — 61/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Causeway Lake Taroomball
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
95/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Causeway Lake Taroomball
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

Causeway Lake Taroomball
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Causeway Lake sits further from the CBD (679.3 km vs 676.6 km).

Causeway Lake Taroomball
Walkability score 12/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 679.3 km 676.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 474 min 469 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.

Causeway Lake Taroomball
Car (driver) 74.4% / 83.1%
Causeway Lake — Car (driver): 74.4% Taroomball — Car (driver): 83.1%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 6.8%
Causeway Lake — Worked from Home: 9.3% Taroomball — Worked from Home: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 7.6%
Causeway Lake — Car (passenger): 7.0% Taroomball — Car (passenger): 7.6%
Bus 9.3% / 0.8%
Causeway Lake — Bus: 9.3% Taroomball — Bus: 0.8%
Walked Only — / 0.8%
Causeway Lake — Walked Only: not among its largest Taroomball — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Causeway Lake Taroomball
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 795 m
1.2 km to a named beach
 2.7 km
2.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Causeway Lake Taroomball
Connectivity score 79/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 62%
55 premises
 56%
488 premises

Climate

Causeway Lake Taroomball
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Causeway Lake Taroomball
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Causeway Lake Taroomball
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Causeway Lake Taroomball
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Causeway Lake Taroomball
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Causeway Lake

Beach Coastal River Rural

Taroomball

Acreage Coastal Family

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