Fitzgibbon vs Taigum

Fitzgibbon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Taigum. In both, most households own their home. In Fitzgibbon, the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Taigum tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Fitzgibbon has more separate houses rather than flats (82% vs 46%)
  • Taigum has more childcare (7 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Fitzgibbon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Taigum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 57/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Taigum

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (54% vs 18%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 12%)
  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 57/100)
  • But Fitzgibbon carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Taigum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.1% vs 11.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fitzgibbon Taigum
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.

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Walkability 57 / 78
Fitzgibbon — Walkability: 57/100 Taigum — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 61 / 32
Fitzgibbon — Safety: 61/100 Taigum — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Fitzgibbon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Taigum — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Fitzgibbon has higher household incomes ($90,220 vs $74,152); Taigum skews older (40 vs 35).

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Population 6,296 7,801
+24% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.3% +20.1%
Median age 35 40
Median household income $90,220/yr
+18% vs other
 $74,152/yr
Median weekly rent $385/wk $395/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fitzgibbon Taigum
0-4 8.1% / 6.2%
Fitzgibbon — 0-4: 8.1% Taigum — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 12.8% / 10.9%
Fitzgibbon — 5-14: 12.8% Taigum — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 4.3% / 4.1%
Fitzgibbon — 15-19: 4.3% Taigum — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 5.3% / 5.3%
Fitzgibbon — 20-24: 5.3% Taigum — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 18.3% / 13.8%
Fitzgibbon — 25-34: 18.3% Taigum — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 19.1% / 14.7%
Fitzgibbon — 35-44: 19.1% Taigum — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 11.2% / 9.9%
Fitzgibbon — 45-54: 11.2% Taigum — 45-54: 9.9%
55-64 8.6% / 10.1%
Fitzgibbon — 55-64: 8.6% Taigum — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 6.7% / 10.2%
Fitzgibbon — 65-74: 6.7% Taigum — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 4.0% / 9.7%
Fitzgibbon — 75-84: 4.0% Taigum — 75-84: 9.7%
85+ 1.6% / 4.9%
Fitzgibbon — 85+: 1.6% Taigum — 85+: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fitzgibbon 36.7% lone person
Fitzgibbon — Lone Person: 36.7% Fitzgibbon — Couple Families: 40.6% Fitzgibbon — One Parent Families: 16.9% Fitzgibbon — Group Household: 3.9% Fitzgibbon — Other Families: 1.8%
Taigum 42.3% lone person
Taigum — Lone Person: 42.3% Taigum — Couple Families: 36.5% Taigum — One Parent Families: 14.9% Taigum — Group Household: 4.6% Taigum — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fitzgibbon 37.6% renting
Fitzgibbon — Owned Outright: 21.3% Fitzgibbon — Mortgage: 41.1% Fitzgibbon — Renting: 37.6%
Taigum 36.8% renting
Taigum — Owned Outright: 29.9% Taigum — Mortgage: 33.3% Taigum — Renting: 36.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 13.6%
Fitzgibbon — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Taigum — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Certificate III & IV 11.6% / 12.2%
Fitzgibbon — Certificate III & IV: 11.6% Taigum — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 9.6%
Fitzgibbon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Taigum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 4.5%
Fitzgibbon — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Taigum — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.8%
Fitzgibbon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Taigum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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.

Fitzgibbon Taigum
India 12.3% / 10.2%
Fitzgibbon — India: 12.3% Taigum — India: 10.2%
New Zealand 4.0% / 4.5%
Fitzgibbon — New Zealand: 4.0% Taigum — New Zealand: 4.5%
Philippines 4.9% / 3.4%
Fitzgibbon — Philippines: 4.9% Taigum — Philippines: 3.4%
England 2.5% / 2.9%
Fitzgibbon — England: 2.5% Taigum — England: 2.9%
Nepal 2.0% / 0.8%
Fitzgibbon — Nepal: 2.0% Taigum — Nepal: 0.8%
Fiji — / 1.6%
Fitzgibbon — Fiji: not among its largest Taigum — Fiji: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fitzgibbon 81.9% houses
Fitzgibbon — Houses: 81.9% Fitzgibbon — Townhouses: 15.4% Fitzgibbon — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Taigum 45.9% houses
Taigum — Houses: 45.9% Taigum — Townhouses: 51.3% Taigum — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Median house price $955,000 $1,035,000
Median unit price $757,500 $725,500
Median land price — $947,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 45 sales
 19 days
from 49 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Fitzgibbon Taigum
3 bed $934K / $900K
Fitzgibbon — 3 bed: $934K (60 sales) Taigum — 3 bed: $900K (27 sales)

60 vs 27 sales

4 bed $1.08M / $1.11M
Fitzgibbon — 4 bed: $1.08M (28 sales) Taigum — 4 bed: $1.11M (37 sales)

28 vs 37 sales

Development activity

Fitzgibbon Taigum
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Houses 4.3%
$700/wk on $850K
 4.7%
$775/wk on $850K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Fitzgibbon Taigum
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 75% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 93% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD

Liveability

Taigum is more walkable (78 vs 57); Fitzgibbon scores higher overall (73 vs 65).

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Grade A B
Score 73/100 65/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Taigum carries more crime risk (68 vs 39).

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
39/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Australian Catholic University-Brisbane Campus, 6.7 km
 1
Australian Catholic University-Brisbane Campus, 5.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.6% 1.8%

Schools in Fitzgibbon

  • Holy Spirit College Catholic · Secondary above peers

Schools in Taigum

  • Taigum State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mastery Schools Australia - Taigum Primary Temporary Facility Independent · Primary
  • Mastery Schools Australia - Taigum Secondary Temporary Facility Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 3 4
Parks & reserves 12 14
Childcare 1 7
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Walkability score 57/100 78/100
Distance to Brisbane 16.3 km
+2% vs other
 15.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 27 min
Public transport score 86/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 25.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 91.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 4018
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 4018
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.

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Car (driver) 64.3% / 67.3%
Fitzgibbon — Car (driver): 64.3% Taigum — Car (driver): 67.3%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 16.4%
Fitzgibbon — Worked from Home: 18.5% Taigum — Worked from Home: 16.4%
Train 9.5% / 5.4%
Fitzgibbon — Train: 9.5% Taigum — Train: 5.4%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 5.6%
Fitzgibbon — Car (passenger): 4.0% Taigum — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Bus 2.6% / 3.6%
Fitzgibbon — Bus: 2.6% Taigum — Bus: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.3%).

Setting

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.7 km 3.8 km

NBN connectivity

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Connectivity score 100/100 97/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
2,259 premises
 92%
3,639 premises

Climate

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Fitzgibbon Taigum
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.74 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Division Petrie Lilley
Member Emma Comer Anika Wells
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fitzgibbon Taigum
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fitzgibbon

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Trains Transport Hub

Taigum

Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses

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