Eromanga vs Thargomindah

Thargomindah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 47 in Eromanga. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Thargomindah tends to suit families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Eromanga carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 50/100)
  • Thargomindah has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Eromanga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 11%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Eromanga has cheaper rent ($140/wk vs $153/wk)
  • Thargomindah has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

Thargomindah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (721 min vs 817 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (993.9 km vs 1114.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Eromanga carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 50/100)
  • Thargomindah has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Where they sit

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

Eromanga Thargomindah
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.

Eromanga Thargomindah
Walkability 0 / 0
Eromanga — Walkability: 0/100 Thargomindah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 50
Eromanga — Safety: 61/100 Thargomindah — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Eromanga — Low fire risk: 100/100 Thargomindah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Thargomindah has more residents (243 vs 98); Eromanga has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $76,960).

Eromanga Thargomindah
Population 98 243
+148% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -17.6% —
Median age 47 38
Median household income $110,500/yr
+30% vs other
 $76,960/yr
Median weekly rent $140/wk $153/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eromanga Thargomindah
0-4 6.1% / 5.8%
Eromanga — 0-4: 6.1% Thargomindah — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 8.2% / 15.2%
Eromanga — 5-14: 8.2% Thargomindah — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 3.1% / 5.8%
Eromanga — 15-19: 3.1% Thargomindah — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.1% / 5.3%
Eromanga — 20-24: 5.1% Thargomindah — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 11.2% / 12.8%
Eromanga — 25-34: 11.2% Thargomindah — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 4.1% / 18.5%
Eromanga — 35-44: 4.1% Thargomindah — 35-44: 18.5%
45-54 30.6% / 11.5%
Eromanga — 45-54: 30.6% Thargomindah — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 13.3% / 16.0%
Eromanga — 55-64: 13.3% Thargomindah — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 — / 8.6%
Eromanga — 65-74: not among its largest Thargomindah — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 — / 2.1%
Eromanga — 75-84: not among its largest Thargomindah — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 7.1% / —
Eromanga — 85+: 7.1% Thargomindah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eromanga 53.8% couple families
Eromanga — Couple Families: 53.8% Eromanga — Lone Person: 46.2% Eromanga — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Thargomindah 44.1% couple families
Thargomindah — Couple Families: 44.1% Thargomindah — Lone Person: 45.6% Thargomindah — One Parent Families: 10.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eromanga 28.6% renting
Eromanga — Owned Outright: 57.1% Eromanga — Mortgage: 14.3% Eromanga — Renting: 28.6%
Thargomindah 41.5% renting
Thargomindah — Owned Outright: 34.0% Thargomindah — Mortgage: 24.5% Thargomindah — Renting: 41.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eromanga 78.1% houses
Eromanga — Houses: 78.1% Eromanga — Flats / Apartments: 21.9%
Thargomindah 85.1% houses
Thargomindah — Houses: 85.1% Thargomindah — Flats / Apartments: 14.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Eromanga Thargomindah
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 22.6%
Eromanga — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Thargomindah — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 3.7%
Eromanga — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Thargomindah — Bachelor Degree: 3.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.8%
Eromanga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Thargomindah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / —
Eromanga — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Thargomindah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / —
Eromanga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Thargomindah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Development activity

Eromanga Thargomindah
New dwellings approved 2
across Quilpie
 4
across Bulloo

Ranking within QLD

Eromanga Thargomindah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 7% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD

Liveability

Eromanga Thargomindah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Thargomindah carries more crime risk (50 vs 39).

Eromanga Thargomindah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
39/100
 Moderate
50/100
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

Eromanga Thargomindah
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Eromanga

  • Eromanga State School Government · Primary

Schools in Thargomindah

  • Thargomindah State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Eromanga Thargomindah
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 3
GPs 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 5932 887

Mobility

Eromanga sits further from the CBD (1114.8 km vs 993.9 km).

Eromanga Thargomindah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1114.8 km
+11% vs other
 993.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 817 min 721 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4480
 0.0%
postcode 4492
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4480
 97
postcode 4492

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.

Eromanga Thargomindah
Car (driver) 32.7% / 41.4%
Eromanga — Car (driver): 32.7% Thargomindah — Car (driver): 41.4%
Worked from Home 53.1% / 13.6%
Eromanga — Worked from Home: 53.1% Thargomindah — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Walked Only 14.3% / 34.3%
Eromanga — Walked Only: 14.3% Thargomindah — Walked Only: 34.3%
Car (passenger) — / 7.9%
Eromanga — Car (passenger): not among its largest Thargomindah — Car (passenger): 7.9%
Bicycle — / 2.9%
Eromanga — Bicycle: not among its largest Thargomindah — Bicycle: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.1%).

Setting

Eromanga Thargomindah
Elevation 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Eromanga Thargomindah
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 0%
33 premises

Council rates

Eromanga Thargomindah
Average residential rate $500/yr $372/yr
Council Quilpie Bulloo

Federal electorate

Eromanga Thargomindah
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Eromanga Thargomindah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Eromanga

Rural

Thargomindah

Rural

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