Coorooman vs Tanby

Tanby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 53 in Coorooman. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coorooman, about half of households are people living alone. In Tanby, most households are couple families. On these figures, Coorooman tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Tanby 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

Tanby

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 46%)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Coorooman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $365/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coorooman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (664.8 km vs 671.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Coorooman has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 13%)
  • Tanby carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 61/100)

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

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

Coorooman Tanby
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.

Coorooman Tanby
Walkability 0 / 0
Coorooman — Walkability: 0/100 Tanby — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 65
Coorooman — Safety: 39/100 Tanby — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Coorooman — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tanby — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tanby has more residents (577 vs 97); Tanby rents higher ($365/wk vs $240/wk).

Coorooman Tanby
Population 97 577
+495% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.5% +7.1%
Median age 53 38
Median household income $101,816/yr $119,548/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk $365/wk
+52% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coorooman Tanby
0-4 — / 7.1%
Coorooman — 0-4: not among its largest Tanby — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 7.2% / 15.8%
Coorooman — 5-14: 7.2% Tanby — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 — / 7.8%
Coorooman — 15-19: not among its largest Tanby — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 4.1% / 5.2%
Coorooman — 20-24: 4.1% Tanby — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 4.1% / 9.9%
Coorooman — 25-34: 4.1% Tanby — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 15.5% / 13.3%
Coorooman — 35-44: 15.5% Tanby — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 19.6% / 12.5%
Coorooman — 45-54: 19.6% Tanby — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 18.6% / 16.1%
Coorooman — 55-64: 18.6% Tanby — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 16.5% / 10.2%
Coorooman — 65-74: 16.5% Tanby — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 3.1% / 2.1%
Coorooman — 75-84: 3.1% Tanby — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 5.2% / 1.0%
Coorooman — 85+: 5.2% Tanby — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coorooman 45.5% couple families
Coorooman — Couple Families: 45.5% Coorooman — Lone Person: 54.5% Coorooman — One Parent Families: 0.0% Coorooman — Other Families: 0.0%
Tanby 70.1% couple families
Tanby — Couple Families: 70.1% Tanby — Lone Person: 17.3% Tanby — One Parent Families: 9.4% Tanby — Other Families: 3.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coorooman 10.3% renting
Coorooman — Owned Outright: 41.4% Coorooman — Mortgage: 48.3% Coorooman — Renting: 10.3%
Tanby 8.8% renting
Tanby — Owned Outright: 37.4% Tanby — Mortgage: 53.8% Tanby — Renting: 8.8%
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.

Coorooman Tanby
South Africa 8.2% / 2.8%
Coorooman — South Africa: 8.2% Tanby — South Africa: 2.8%
England 5.2% / 2.1%
Coorooman — England: 5.2% Tanby — England: 2.1%
Netherlands 4.1% / —
Coorooman — Netherlands: 4.1% Tanby — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.8%
Coorooman — New Zealand: not among its largest Tanby — New Zealand: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

Qualifications

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

Coorooman Tanby
Certificate III & IV 24.7% / 16.5%
Coorooman — Certificate III & IV: 24.7% Tanby — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 9.0%
Coorooman — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Tanby — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 4.2%
Coorooman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Tanby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Coorooman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tanby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Coorooman — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tanby — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coorooman 100.0% houses
Coorooman — Houses: 100.0% Coorooman — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tanby 97.3% houses
Tanby — Houses: 97.3% Tanby — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coorooman Tanby
Median house price $1,150,000
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $572,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Coorooman Tanby
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Coorooman Tanby
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD

Liveability

Coorooman Tanby
Grade — B
Score — 58/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Coorooman carries more crime risk (61 vs 35).

Coorooman Tanby
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Low
35/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
71/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coorooman Tanby
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

Coorooman Tanby
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Tanby sits further from the CBD (671.4 km vs 664.8 km).

Coorooman Tanby
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 664.8 km 671.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 466 min 467 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
 0.3%
postcode 4703
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
 68
postcode 4703

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.

Coorooman Tanby
Car (driver) 76.0% / 80.1%
Coorooman — Car (driver): 76.0% Tanby — Car (driver): 80.1%
Worked from Home 10.0% / 14.3%
Coorooman — Worked from Home: 10.0% Tanby — Worked from Home: 14.3%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 3.0%
Coorooman — Car (passenger): 6.0% Tanby — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Walked Only 8.0% / —
Coorooman — Walked Only: 8.0% Tanby — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus — / 2.6%
Coorooman — Bus: not among its largest Tanby — Bus: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.1%).

Setting

Coorooman Tanby
Elevation -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.5 km 5.4 km

NBN connectivity

Coorooman Tanby
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
238 premises

Climate

Coorooman Tanby
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Coorooman Tanby
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Coorooman Tanby
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Coorooman Tanby
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coorooman Tanby
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coorooman

Rural

Tanby

Family Rural

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