Julia Creek vs Taldora

Taldora is the younger of the two, with a median age of 25 against 37 in Julia Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Julia Creek, about half of households are people living alone. In Taldora, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Taldora tends to suit young adults and 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

Taldora

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 48%)
  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 73/100)
  • But Julia Creek has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Renters

Taldora

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $129/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Julia Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1158 min vs 1253 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1639.7 km vs 1756 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Taldora

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

Taldora

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (110.8% vs 7.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Julia Creek Taldora
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.

Julia Creek Taldora
Walkability 0 / 0
Julia Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Taldora — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 27 / 46
Julia Creek — Safety: 27/100 Taldora — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Julia Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Taldora — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Julia Creek rents higher ($129/wk vs $0/wk); Julia Creek has more residents (549 vs 78).

Julia Creek Taldora
Population 549
+86% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.4% +110.8%
Median age 37 25
Median household income $82,472/yr $194,948/yr
+136% vs other
Median weekly rent $129/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Julia Creek Taldora
0-4 8.2% / 11.5%
Julia Creek — 0-4: 8.2% Taldora — 0-4: 11.5%
5-14 12.0% / 10.3%
Julia Creek — 5-14: 12.0% Taldora — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 4.7% / 12.8%
Julia Creek — 15-19: 4.7% Taldora — 15-19: 12.8%
20-24 6.4% / 16.7%
Julia Creek — 20-24: 6.4% Taldora — 20-24: 16.7%
25-34 14.9% / 14.1%
Julia Creek — 25-34: 14.9% Taldora — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 12.9% / 10.3%
Julia Creek — 35-44: 12.9% Taldora — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 10.7% / 3.8%
Julia Creek — 45-54: 10.7% Taldora — 45-54: 3.8%
55-64 16.8% / 10.3%
Julia Creek — 55-64: 16.8% Taldora — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 8.4% / 11.5%
Julia Creek — 65-74: 8.4% Taldora — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 2.7% / —
Julia Creek — 75-84: 2.7% Taldora — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.9% / —
Julia Creek — 85+: 0.9% Taldora — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Julia Creek 39.6% couple families
Julia Creek — Couple Families: 39.6% Julia Creek — Lone Person: 47.9% Julia Creek — One Parent Families: 8.3% Julia Creek — Group Household: 4.2%
Taldora 100.0% couple families
Taldora — Couple Families: 100.0% Taldora — Lone Person: 0.0% Taldora — One Parent Families: 0.0% Taldora — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Julia Creek 32.3% renting
Julia Creek — Owned Outright: 46.5% Julia Creek — Mortgage: 21.3% Julia Creek — Renting: 32.3%
Taldora 0.0% renting
Taldora — Owned Outright: 53.8% Taldora — Mortgage: 46.2% Taldora — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Julia Creek 80.1% houses
Julia Creek — Houses: 80.1% Julia Creek — Flats / Apartments: 17.7% Julia Creek — Townhouses: 2.2%
Taldora 86.7% houses
Taldora — Houses: 86.7% Taldora — Flats / Apartments: 13.3% Taldora — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Julia Creek Taldora
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 9.0%
Julia Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Taldora — Certificate III & IV: 9.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 9.0%
Julia Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Taldora — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 10.3%
Julia Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Taldora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Julia Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Taldora — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Property market

Julia Creek Taldora
Median house price $257,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Julia Creek Taldora
New dwellings approved 1
across McKinlay
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Julia Creek Taldora
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD

Liveability

Julia Creek Taldora
Grade C —
Score 34/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Julia Creek carries more crime risk (73 vs 54).

Julia Creek Taldora
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
73/100
 Moderate
54/100
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

Julia Creek Taldora
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Julia Creek

  • Julia Creek State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Taldora

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

Amenities in the suburb

Julia Creek Taldora
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 60 45

Mobility

Taldora sits further from the CBD (1756 km vs 1639.7 km).

Julia Creek Taldora
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1639.7 km 1756 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1158 min 1253 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4823
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 4823
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.

Julia Creek Taldora
Worked from Home 29.9% / 58.7%
Julia Creek — Worked from Home: 29.9% Taldora — Worked from Home: 58.7%
Walked Only 20.3% / 34.8%
Julia Creek — Walked Only: 20.3% Taldora — Walked Only: 34.8%
Car (driver) 47.1% / 6.5%
Julia Creek — Car (driver): 47.1% Taldora — Car (driver): 6.5%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / —
Julia Creek — Car (passenger): 2.7% Taldora — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.7%).

Setting

Julia Creek Taldora
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 96 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Julia Creek Taldora
Connectivity score 90/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 89%
302 premises
 0%
63 premises

Council rates

Julia Creek Taldora
Average residential rate $653/yr
same for both
Council McKinlay
same for both

Federal electorate

Julia Creek Taldora
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Julia Creek Taldora
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Julia Creek

Affordable Rural

Taldora

Rural Students Young Families

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