Charlestown vs Tingoora

Charlestown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 57 in Tingoora. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tingoora, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Tingoora tends to suit 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

Tingoora

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 63/100)
  • But Charlestown is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 41%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Charlestown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tingoora

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (195 min vs 211 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tingoora

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 63/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Charlestown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.5% vs -0.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Charlestown Tingoora
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.

Charlestown Tingoora
Walkability 0 / 30
Charlestown — Walkability: 0/100 Tingoora — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 37 / 71
Charlestown — Safety: 37/100 Tingoora — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 40 / 100
Charlestown — Low fire risk: 40/100 Tingoora — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tingoora has more residents (272 vs 79); Charlestown has higher household incomes ($58,448 vs $41,080).

Charlestown Tingoora
Population 79 272
+244% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.5% -0.4%
Median age 45 57
Median household income $58,448/yr
+30% vs other
 $41,080/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Charlestown Tingoora
0-4 7.6% / 1.8%
Charlestown — 0-4: 7.6% Tingoora — 0-4: 1.8%
5-14 10.1% / 10.3%
Charlestown — 5-14: 10.1% Tingoora — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 6.3% / 5.5%
Charlestown — 15-19: 6.3% Tingoora — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 5.1% / 2.9%
Charlestown — 20-24: 5.1% Tingoora — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 7.6% / 7.7%
Charlestown — 25-34: 7.6% Tingoora — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 11.4% / 6.6%
Charlestown — 35-44: 11.4% Tingoora — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 17.7% / 9.9%
Charlestown — 45-54: 17.7% Tingoora — 45-54: 9.9%
55-64 13.9% / 19.5%
Charlestown — 55-64: 13.9% Tingoora — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 10.1% / 22.8%
Charlestown — 65-74: 10.1% Tingoora — 65-74: 22.8%
75-84 11.4% / 9.9%
Charlestown — 75-84: 11.4% Tingoora — 75-84: 9.9%
85+ — / 1.1%
Charlestown — 85+: not among its largest Tingoora — 85+: 1.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Charlestown 36.0% lone person
Charlestown — Lone Person: 36.0% Charlestown — Couple Families: 44.0% Charlestown — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Tingoora 59.4% lone person
Tingoora — Lone Person: 59.4% Tingoora — Couple Families: 29.0% Tingoora — One Parent Families: 11.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Charlestown 24.3% renting
Charlestown — Owned Outright: 43.2% Charlestown — Mortgage: 32.4% Charlestown — Renting: 24.3%
Tingoora 15.3% renting
Tingoora — Owned Outright: 57.6% Tingoora — Mortgage: 27.1% Tingoora — Renting: 15.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Charlestown 100.0% houses
Charlestown — Houses: 100.0% Charlestown — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tingoora 99.2% houses
Tingoora — Houses: 99.2% Tingoora — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Charlestown Tingoora
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 17.6%
Charlestown — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Tingoora — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 12.7% / 8.1%
Charlestown — Bachelor Degree: 12.7% Tingoora — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 1.5%
Charlestown — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Tingoora — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.3% / —
Charlestown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.3% Tingoora — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.5%
Charlestown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Tingoora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Property market

Charlestown Tingoora
Median house price — $427,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Charlestown Tingoora
New dwellings approved 198
across South Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Charlestown Tingoora
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD

Liveability

Tingoora is more walkable (30 vs 0).

Charlestown Tingoora
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Charlestown carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 0); Charlestown carries more crime risk (63 vs 29).

Charlestown Tingoora
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Low
29/100
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

Charlestown Tingoora
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Charlestown

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

Schools in Tingoora

  • Tingoora State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Charlestown Tingoora
Parks & reserves 2 10
Waterways 15 10

Mobility

Charlestown Tingoora
Walkability score 0/100 30/100
Distance to Brisbane 233.5 km 235.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 211 min 195 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4608
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 4608
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.

Charlestown Tingoora
Car (driver) 76.9% / 70.7%
Charlestown — Car (driver): 76.9% Tingoora — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 23.1% / 9.8%
Charlestown — Worked from Home: 23.1% Tingoora — Worked from Home: 9.8%
Car (passenger) — / 11.0%
Charlestown — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tingoora — Car (passenger): 11.0%
Walked Only — / 8.5%
Charlestown — Walked Only: not among its largest Tingoora — Walked Only: 8.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Charlestown Tingoora
Elevation 409 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 427 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Charlestown Tingoora
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
154 premises

Council rates

Charlestown Tingoora
Average residential rate $1,401/yr
same for both
Council South Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Charlestown Tingoora
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Charlestown Tingoora
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Charlestown

Rural

Tingoora

Parks Quiet Retirees Rural

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