Innisplain vs Tamrookum

Tamrookum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Innisplain. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Innisplain, about half of households are people living alone. In Tamrookum, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Innisplain tends to suit people living alone, while Tamrookum suits 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

Tamrookum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Tamrookum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (33% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tamrookum

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tamrookum

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (78 min vs 88 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (89.4 km vs 97.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Tamrookum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.3% vs -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Innisplain Tamrookum
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.

Innisplain Tamrookum
Walkability 0 / 0
Innisplain — Walkability: 0/100 Tamrookum — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 20
Innisplain — Safety: 28/100 Tamrookum — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Innisplain — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tamrookum — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Innisplain rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk); Innisplain skews older (46 vs 42).

Innisplain Tamrookum
Population 79 94
+19% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.1% +3.3%
Median age 46 42
Median household income $62,816/yr $67,184/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Innisplain Tamrookum
0-4 5.1% / 7.4%
Innisplain — 0-4: 5.1% Tamrookum — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 10.1% / 16.0%
Innisplain — 5-14: 10.1% Tamrookum — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 — / 3.2%
Innisplain — 15-19: not among its largest Tamrookum — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 3.8% / 4.3%
Innisplain — 20-24: 3.8% Tamrookum — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 10.1% / 12.8%
Innisplain — 25-34: 10.1% Tamrookum — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 12.7% / 11.7%
Innisplain — 35-44: 12.7% Tamrookum — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 15.2% / 11.7%
Innisplain — 45-54: 15.2% Tamrookum — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 16.5% / 17.0%
Innisplain — 55-64: 16.5% Tamrookum — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 12.7% / 8.5%
Innisplain — 65-74: 12.7% Tamrookum — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 5.1% / 9.6%
Innisplain — 75-84: 5.1% Tamrookum — 75-84: 9.6%
85+ — / —
Innisplain — 85+: not among its largest Tamrookum — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Innisplain 50.0% couple families
Innisplain — Couple Families: 50.0% Innisplain — Lone Person: 50.0% Innisplain — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Tamrookum 50.0% couple families
Tamrookum — Couple Families: 50.0% Tamrookum — Lone Person: 37.5% Tamrookum — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Innisplain 32.4% renting
Innisplain — Owned Outright: 32.4% Innisplain — Mortgage: 35.3% Innisplain — Renting: 32.4%
Tamrookum 25.0% renting
Tamrookum — Owned Outright: 54.2% Tamrookum — Mortgage: 20.8% Tamrookum — Renting: 25.0%
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.

Innisplain Tamrookum
England 6.3% / 4.3%
Innisplain — England: 6.3% Tamrookum — England: 4.3%
India — / 4.3%
Innisplain — India: not among its largest Tamrookum — India: 4.3%
New Zealand — / 3.2%
Innisplain — New Zealand: not among its largest Tamrookum — New Zealand: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

Qualifications

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

Innisplain Tamrookum
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 13.8%
Innisplain — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Tamrookum — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 8.5%
Innisplain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Tamrookum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 4.3%
Innisplain — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Tamrookum — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Innisplain 100.0% houses
Innisplain — Houses: 100.0%
Tamrookum 100.0% houses
Tamrookum — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Innisplain Tamrookum
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Innisplain Tamrookum
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD

Liveability

Innisplain Tamrookum
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Innisplain Tamrookum
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
72/100
 High
80/100
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

Innisplain Tamrookum
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Innisplain

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

Schools in Tamrookum

  • Tamrookum State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Innisplain Tamrookum
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Innisplain sits further from the CBD (97.1 km vs 89.4 km).

Innisplain Tamrookum
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 97.1 km
+8% vs other
 89.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 88 min 78 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4285
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4285
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.

Innisplain Tamrookum
Car (driver) 48.8% / 63.2%
Innisplain — Car (driver): 48.8% Tamrookum — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 36.6% / 18.4%
Innisplain — Worked from Home: 36.6% Tamrookum — Worked from Home: 18.4%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 10.5%
Innisplain — Car (passenger): 7.3% Tamrookum — Car (passenger): 10.5%
Walked Only 7.3% / 7.9%
Innisplain — Walked Only: 7.3% Tamrookum — Walked Only: 7.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Innisplain Tamrookum
Elevation 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Innisplain Tamrookum
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
42 premises

Climate

Innisplain Tamrookum
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Innisplain Tamrookum
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Innisplain Tamrookum
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Innisplain Tamrookum
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Innisplain

Rural

Tamrookum

Family Rural

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