Coolana vs Tarampa

Coolana is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 52 in Tarampa. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coolana, about half of households are couple families. In Tarampa, most households are couple families.

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

Coolana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 65/100)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Coolana sits closer to the CBD (66.3 km vs 68.5 km)
  • Tarampa is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Coolana carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 65/100)
  • Tarampa is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Coolana Tarampa
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.

Coolana Tarampa
Walkability 0 / 13
Coolana — Walkability: 0/100 Tarampa — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 57 / 35
Coolana — Safety: 57/100 Tarampa — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Coolana — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tarampa — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tarampa has more residents (287 vs 175); Tarampa skews older (52 vs 43).

Coolana Tarampa
Population 175 287
+64% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.7% -0.7%
Median age 43 52
Median household income $80,184/yr $85,748/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+6% vs other
 $283/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coolana Tarampa
0-4 5.1% / 4.2%
Coolana — 0-4: 5.1% Tarampa — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 10.3% / 9.4%
Coolana — 5-14: 10.3% Tarampa — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 5.1% / 3.5%
Coolana — 15-19: 5.1% Tarampa — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 3.4% / 4.2%
Coolana — 20-24: 3.4% Tarampa — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 14.3% / 9.8%
Coolana — 25-34: 14.3% Tarampa — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 11.4% / 8.4%
Coolana — 35-44: 11.4% Tarampa — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 10.9% / 17.8%
Coolana — 45-54: 10.9% Tarampa — 45-54: 17.8%
55-64 15.4% / 22.0%
Coolana — 55-64: 15.4% Tarampa — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 13.1% / 14.6%
Coolana — 65-74: 13.1% Tarampa — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 6.3% / 6.6%
Coolana — 75-84: 6.3% Tarampa — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 2.9% / 1.4%
Coolana — 85+: 2.9% Tarampa — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coolana 52.6% couple families
Coolana — Couple Families: 52.6% Coolana — Lone Person: 31.6% Coolana — One Parent Families: 15.8%
Tarampa 56.2% couple families
Tarampa — Couple Families: 56.2% Tarampa — Lone Person: 29.2% Tarampa — One Parent Families: 14.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coolana 15.1% renting
Coolana — Owned Outright: 37.7% Coolana — Mortgage: 47.2% Coolana — Renting: 15.1%
Tarampa 16.7% renting
Tarampa — Owned Outright: 50.0% Tarampa — Mortgage: 33.3% Tarampa — Renting: 16.7%
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.

Coolana Tarampa
England 2.9% / 3.1%
Coolana — England: 2.9% Tarampa — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 1.7% / 2.1%
Coolana — New Zealand: 1.7% Tarampa — New Zealand: 2.1%
South Africa — / 1.0%
Coolana — South Africa: not among its largest Tarampa — South Africa: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Qualifications

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

Coolana Tarampa
Certificate III & IV 24.0% / 15.7%
Coolana — Certificate III & IV: 24.0% Tarampa — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 3.5%
Coolana — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Tarampa — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 3.8%
Coolana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Tarampa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 2.8%
Coolana — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Tarampa — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coolana 100.0% houses
Coolana — Houses: 100.0%
Tarampa 100.0% houses
Tarampa — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Coolana Tarampa
Median house price — $1,038,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Coolana Tarampa
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Coolana Tarampa
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD

Liveability

Tarampa is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Coolana Tarampa
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Tarampa carries more crime risk (65 vs 43).

Coolana Tarampa
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
65/100
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

Coolana Tarampa
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Coolana

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

Schools in Tarampa

  • Tarampa State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coolana Tarampa
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Tarampa sits further from the CBD (68.5 km vs 66.3 km).

Coolana Tarampa
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 66.3 km 68.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 56 min 57 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4311
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 92
postcode 4311
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.

Coolana Tarampa
Car (driver) 68.5% / 69.5%
Coolana — Car (driver): 68.5% Tarampa — Car (driver): 69.5%
Worked from Home 24.7% / 20.0%
Coolana — Worked from Home: 24.7% Tarampa — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Walked Only 6.8% / 6.3%
Coolana — Walked Only: 6.8% Tarampa — Walked Only: 6.3%
Car (passenger) — / 4.2%
Coolana — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tarampa — Car (passenger): 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.5%).

Setting

Coolana Tarampa
Elevation 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coolana Tarampa
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 0%
97 premises

Climate

Coolana Tarampa
Annual rainfall 897 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Coolana Tarampa
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Coolana Tarampa
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Coolana Tarampa
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coolana Tarampa
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coolana

Outer River

Tarampa

Outer

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