Harlin vs Anduramba

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Harlin, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Harlin tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Harlin has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Anduramba carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 65/100)

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

First-home buyers

Anduramba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Anduramba

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($92/wk vs $240/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Harlin

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (105 min vs 134 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (132.9 km vs 154.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Harlin

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)
  • But Anduramba carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Harlin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.0% vs 9.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Harlin Anduramba
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.

Harlin Anduramba
Walkability 13 / 0
Harlin — Walkability: 13/100 Anduramba — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 54
Harlin — Safety: 35/100 Anduramba — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Harlin — Low fire risk: 100/100 Anduramba — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Harlin rents higher ($240/wk vs $92/wk); Harlin has more residents (211 vs 84).

Harlin Anduramba
Population 211
+60% vs other
 84
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.0% +9.1%
Median age 48 50
Median household income $58,500/yr $71,500/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk
+62% vs other
 $92/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Harlin Anduramba
0-4 2.8% / 10.7%
Harlin — 0-4: 2.8% Anduramba — 0-4: 10.7%
5-14 15.6% / 6.0%
Harlin — 5-14: 15.6% Anduramba — 5-14: 6.0%
15-19 6.6% / 4.8%
Harlin — 15-19: 6.6% Anduramba — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 1.4% / 4.8%
Harlin — 20-24: 1.4% Anduramba — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 9.5% / 7.1%
Harlin — 25-34: 9.5% Anduramba — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 12.3% / 9.5%
Harlin — 35-44: 12.3% Anduramba — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 17.1% / 7.1%
Harlin — 45-54: 17.1% Anduramba — 45-54: 7.1%
55-64 15.2% / 14.3%
Harlin — 55-64: 15.2% Anduramba — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 14.7% / 11.9%
Harlin — 65-74: 14.7% Anduramba — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 6.6% / 6.0%
Harlin — 75-84: 6.6% Anduramba — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 1.9% / —
Harlin — 85+: 1.9% Anduramba — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Harlin 51.1% couple families
Harlin — Couple Families: 51.1% Harlin — Lone Person: 35.6% Harlin — One Parent Families: 13.3%
Anduramba 38.5% couple families
Anduramba — Couple Families: 38.5% Anduramba — Lone Person: 30.8% Anduramba — One Parent Families: 30.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Harlin 17.5% renting
Harlin — Owned Outright: 47.6% Harlin — Mortgage: 34.9% Harlin — Renting: 17.5%
Anduramba 0.0% renting
Anduramba — Owned Outright: 65.0% Anduramba — Mortgage: 35.0% Anduramba — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Harlin 101.4% houses
Harlin — Houses: 101.4%
Anduramba 100.0% houses
Anduramba — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Harlin Anduramba
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 13.1%
Harlin — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Anduramba — Certificate III & IV: 13.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 10.7%
Harlin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Anduramba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 8.3%
Harlin — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Anduramba — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 4.8%
Harlin — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Anduramba — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Development activity

Harlin Anduramba
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
 1,513
across Toowoomba
Approvals change year on year +375% -25%

Ranking within QLD

Harlin Anduramba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD

Liveability

Harlin is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Harlin Anduramba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Harlin carries more crime risk (65 vs 46).

Harlin Anduramba
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
46/100
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 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Harlin Anduramba
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Harlin

  • Harlin State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Anduramba

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

Amenities in the suburb

Harlin Anduramba
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 35 22

Mobility

Anduramba sits further from the CBD (154.2 km vs 132.9 km).

Harlin Anduramba
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 132.9 km 154.2 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 105 min 134 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4314
 0.2%
postcode 4355
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 4314
 68
postcode 4355

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.

Harlin Anduramba
Car (driver) 62.2% / 73.3%
Harlin — Car (driver): 62.2% Anduramba — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 29.3% / 26.7%
Harlin — Worked from Home: 29.3% Anduramba — Worked from Home: 26.7%
Walked Only 8.5% / —
Harlin — Walked Only: 8.5% Anduramba — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Harlin Anduramba
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 385 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Harlin Anduramba
Connectivity score 21/100 22/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
97 premises
 0%
38 premises

Climate

Harlin Anduramba
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Harlin Anduramba
Average residential rate $1,063/yr $1,618/yr
Council Somerset Toowoomba

Federal electorate

Harlin Anduramba
Division Blair Maranoa
Member Shayne Neumann David Littleproud
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal National Party of Queensland

First Home Owner Grant

Harlin Anduramba
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Harlin

River Rural

Anduramba

Rural Young Families

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