Kairi vs Tinaroo

Kairi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 61 in Tinaroo. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Kairi, about half of households are couple families. In Tinaroo, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Kairi tends to suit families with children and couples, while Tinaroo suits people living alone and 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

Kairi

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 71/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 32%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

Kairi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 42%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kairi

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 14%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kairi

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1183 min vs 1195 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1711.1 km vs 1720.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Kairi is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • Tinaroo has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Kairi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.9% vs -6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kairi Tinaroo
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.

Kairi Tinaroo
Walkability 27 / 0
Kairi — Walkability: 27/100 Tinaroo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 29
Kairi — Safety: 72/100 Tinaroo — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 22
Kairi — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tinaroo — Low fire risk: 22/100

Demographics

Kairi has more residents (490 vs 293); Tinaroo skews older (61 vs 43).

Kairi Tinaroo
Population 490
+40% vs other
 293
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.9% -6.1%
Median age 43 61
Median household income $75,608/yr
+24% vs other
 $57,824/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk $330/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kairi Tinaroo
0-4 5.3% / 3.1%
Kairi — 0-4: 5.3% Tinaroo — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 12.9% / 1.4%
Kairi — 5-14: 12.9% Tinaroo — 5-14: 1.4%
15-19 6.7% / 3.1%
Kairi — 15-19: 6.7% Tinaroo — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 3.7% / 4.8%
Kairi — 20-24: 3.7% Tinaroo — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 9.2% / 6.8%
Kairi — 25-34: 9.2% Tinaroo — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 10.8% / 5.1%
Kairi — 35-44: 10.8% Tinaroo — 35-44: 5.1%
45-54 14.7% / 10.6%
Kairi — 45-54: 14.7% Tinaroo — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 13.1% / 19.8%
Kairi — 55-64: 13.1% Tinaroo — 55-64: 19.8%
65-74 11.2% / 22.5%
Kairi — 65-74: 11.2% Tinaroo — 65-74: 22.5%
75-84 8.4% / 20.1%
Kairi — 75-84: 8.4% Tinaroo — 75-84: 20.1%
85+ 1.4% / 2.0%
Kairi — 85+: 1.4% Tinaroo — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kairi 33.3% lone person
Kairi — Lone Person: 33.3% Kairi — Couple Families: 52.0% Kairi — One Parent Families: 11.8% Kairi — Group Household: 2.9%
Tinaroo 67.8% lone person
Tinaroo — Lone Person: 67.8% Tinaroo — Couple Families: 15.3% Tinaroo — One Parent Families: 16.9% Tinaroo — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kairi 27.3% renting
Kairi — Owned Outright: 44.8% Kairi — Mortgage: 27.9% Kairi — Renting: 27.3%
Tinaroo 14.4% renting
Tinaroo — Owned Outright: 71.2% Tinaroo — Mortgage: 14.4% Tinaroo — Renting: 14.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kairi Tinaroo
Certificate III & IV 23.7% / 16.0%
Kairi — Certificate III & IV: 23.7% Tinaroo — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 10.6%
Kairi — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Tinaroo — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 10.2%
Kairi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Tinaroo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 2.7%
Kairi — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Tinaroo — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.7%
Kairi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Tinaroo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

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.

Kairi Tinaroo
England 1.8% / 5.8%
Kairi — England: 1.8% Tinaroo — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 1.2% / 2.0%
Kairi — New Zealand: 1.2% Tinaroo — New Zealand: 2.0%
Italy 0.8% / 1.0%
Kairi — Italy: 0.8% Tinaroo — Italy: 1.0%
Germany — / 1.4%
Kairi — Germany: not among its largest Tinaroo — Germany: 1.4%
Zimbabwe 1.0% / —
Kairi — Zimbabwe: 1.0% Tinaroo — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Canada 0.6% / —
Kairi — Canada: 0.6% Tinaroo — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kairi 97.8% houses
Kairi — Houses: 97.8% Kairi — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Kairi — Townhouses: 3.8%
Tinaroo 67.5% houses
Tinaroo — Houses: 67.5% Tinaroo — Flats / Apartments: 32.5% Tinaroo — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kairi Tinaroo
Median house price $490,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Kairi Tinaroo
New dwellings approved 167
across Tablelands
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kairi Tinaroo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD

Liveability

Kairi is more walkable (27 vs 0).

Kairi Tinaroo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Tinaroo carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 0); Tinaroo carries more crime risk (71 vs 28).

Kairi Tinaroo
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
78/100
Crime Low
28/100
 High
71/100
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

Kairi Tinaroo
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kairi

  • Kairi State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Tinaroo

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kairi Tinaroo
Parks & reserves 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Tinaroo sits further from the CBD (1720.9 km vs 1711.1 km).

Kairi Tinaroo
Walkability score 27/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1711.1 km 1720.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1183 min 1195 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4872
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4872
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.

Kairi Tinaroo
Car (driver) 75.1% / 70.5%
Kairi — Car (driver): 75.1% Tinaroo — Car (driver): 70.5%
Worked from Home 12.2% / 8.6%
Kairi — Worked from Home: 12.2% Tinaroo — Worked from Home: 8.6%
Car (passenger) 7.2% / 10.5%
Kairi — Car (passenger): 7.2% Tinaroo — Car (passenger): 10.5%
Walked Only 5.4% / 5.7%
Kairi — Walked Only: 5.4% Tinaroo — Walked Only: 5.7%
Bus — / 4.8%
Kairi — Bus: not among its largest Tinaroo — Bus: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.1%).

Setting

Kairi Tinaroo
Elevation 717 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 688 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.3 km 33.6 km

NBN connectivity

Kairi Tinaroo
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
223 premises
 0%
176 premises

Climate

Kairi Tinaroo
Annual rainfall 1,114 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 13.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Kairi Tinaroo
Average residential rate $1,609/yr
same for both
Council Tablelands
same for both

Federal electorate

Kairi Tinaroo
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kairi Tinaroo
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kairi

Quiet Rural

Tinaroo

Retirees River Rural

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