Danbulla vs Tinaroo
Danbulla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 61 in Tinaroo. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Danbulla, about half of households are people living alone. In Tinaroo, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Danbulla tends to suit families with children and couples, while Tinaroo suits 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
Danbulla
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 71/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 32%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 68%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Danbulla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 42%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Danbulla
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 30%)
- has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $330/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tinaroo
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 6%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 32%)
- But Danbulla carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Danbulla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (87.2% vs -6.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Danbulla and Tinaroo drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Tinaroo has more residents (293 vs 88); Danbulla has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $57,824).
| Danbulla | Tinaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 88 | 293 +233% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +87.2% | -6.1% |
| Median age | 57 | 61 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +51% vs other | $57,824/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk | $330/wk +47% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Danbulla | Tinaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 167 across Tablelands same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Danbulla | Tinaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 88% of QLD | Higher than 20% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of QLD | Higher than 6% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 13% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of QLD | Higher than 50% of QLD |
Liveability
| Danbulla | Tinaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Tinaroo carries more crime risk (71 vs 18); Tinaroo carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 30).
| Danbulla | Tinaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 30/100 | High 78/100 |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | High 71/100 |
| 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
| Danbulla | Tinaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Danbulla | Tinaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Waterways | 16 | 1 |
Mobility
| Danbulla | Tinaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1722.4 km | 1720.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1199 min | 1195 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4872 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 4872 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).
Setting
| Danbulla | Tinaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 754 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 688 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 28.8 km | 33.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Danbulla | Tinaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 41 premises | 0% 176 premises |
Climate
| Danbulla | Tinaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,114 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 13.8°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Danbulla | Tinaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 18.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Danbulla | Tinaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,609/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tablelands same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Danbulla | Tinaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Danbulla | Tinaroo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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