Coolabunia vs Taabinga

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coolabunia, most households are couple families. In Taabinga, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Coolabunia tends to suit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Taabinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Coolabunia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $288/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coolabunia

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (202.4 km vs 209.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (165 min vs 171 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coolabunia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Coolabunia Taabinga
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.

Coolabunia Taabinga
Walkability 13 / 0
Coolabunia — Walkability: 13/100 Taabinga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 53
Coolabunia — Safety: 56/100 Taabinga — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Coolabunia — Low fire risk: 100/100 Taabinga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Taabinga has more residents (601 vs 173); Taabinga has higher household incomes ($78,572 vs $60,632).

Coolabunia Taabinga
Population 173 601
+247% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.5% +9.5%
Median age 45 47
Median household income $60,632/yr $78,572/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $288/wk
+28% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coolabunia Taabinga
0-4 5.8% / 3.7%
Coolabunia — 0-4: 5.8% Taabinga — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 11.6% / 13.1%
Coolabunia — 5-14: 11.6% Taabinga — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 4.0% / 9.0%
Coolabunia — 15-19: 4.0% Taabinga — 15-19: 9.0%
20-24 1.7% / 4.0%
Coolabunia — 20-24: 1.7% Taabinga — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 11.6% / 8.8%
Coolabunia — 25-34: 11.6% Taabinga — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 12.1% / 10.0%
Coolabunia — 35-44: 12.1% Taabinga — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 9.2% / 14.8%
Coolabunia — 45-54: 9.2% Taabinga — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 12.1% / 16.3%
Coolabunia — 55-64: 12.1% Taabinga — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 16.2% / 13.8%
Coolabunia — 65-74: 16.2% Taabinga — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 7.5% / 5.5%
Coolabunia — 75-84: 7.5% Taabinga — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / 0.5%
Coolabunia — 85+: not among its largest Taabinga — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coolabunia 62.5% couple families
Coolabunia — Couple Families: 62.5% Coolabunia — Lone Person: 37.5% Coolabunia — One Parent Families: 0.0% Coolabunia — Group Household: 0.0%
Taabinga 50.7% couple families
Taabinga — Couple Families: 50.7% Taabinga — Lone Person: 30.9% Taabinga — One Parent Families: 15.4% Taabinga — Group Household: 2.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coolabunia 17.2% renting
Coolabunia — Owned Outright: 60.9% Coolabunia — Mortgage: 21.9% Coolabunia — Renting: 17.2%
Taabinga 12.7% renting
Taabinga — Owned Outright: 45.7% Taabinga — Mortgage: 41.6% Taabinga — Renting: 12.7%
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.

Coolabunia Taabinga
England 2.3% / 2.2%
Coolabunia — England: 2.3% Taabinga — England: 2.2%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Coolabunia — Netherlands: not among its largest Taabinga — Netherlands: 0.7%
New Zealand — / 0.5%
Coolabunia — New Zealand: not among its largest Taabinga — New Zealand: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

Coolabunia Taabinga
Certificate III & IV 22.5% / 18.5%
Coolabunia — Certificate III & IV: 22.5% Taabinga — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 6.7%
Coolabunia — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Taabinga — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 7.2%
Coolabunia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Taabinga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Coolabunia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Taabinga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Coolabunia — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Taabinga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coolabunia 94.2% houses
Coolabunia — Houses: 94.2% Coolabunia — Flats / Apartments: 5.8%
Taabinga 98.6% houses
Taabinga — Houses: 98.6% Taabinga — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coolabunia Taabinga
Median house price — $600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Coolabunia Taabinga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Coolabunia is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Coolabunia Taabinga
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Coolabunia Taabinga
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
47/100
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

Coolabunia Taabinga
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Coolabunia

  • Coolabunia State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Taabinga

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

Amenities in the suburb

Coolabunia Taabinga
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Taabinga sits further from the CBD (209.9 km vs 202.4 km).

Coolabunia Taabinga
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 202.4 km 209.9 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 165 min 171 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4610
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4610
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.

Coolabunia Taabinga
Car (driver) 76.0% / 79.8%
Coolabunia — Car (driver): 76.0% Taabinga — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 13.3% / 10.3%
Coolabunia — Worked from Home: 13.3% Taabinga — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Walked Only 10.7% / 1.5%
Coolabunia — Walked Only: 10.7% Taabinga — Walked Only: 1.5%
Car (passenger) — / 8.5%
Coolabunia — Car (passenger): not among its largest Taabinga — Car (passenger): 8.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Coolabunia Taabinga
Elevation 507 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 447 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coolabunia Taabinga
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
90 premises
 0%
248 premises

Council rates

Coolabunia Taabinga
Average residential rate $1,401/yr
same for both
Council South Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Coolabunia Taabinga
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coolabunia Taabinga
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coolabunia

Rural

Taabinga

Rural

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