Karara vs Leyburn

Comparing Karara and Leyburn, QLD: Leyburn has more residents (566 vs 128); Karara carries more crime risk (79 vs 23); and Karara sits further from the CBD (214.3 km vs 195.1 km).

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

Leyburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Karara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Leyburn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (195.1 km vs 214.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (153 min vs 166 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Karara has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 26%)
  • Leyburn carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Leyburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.9% vs 4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Karara Leyburn
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.

Karara Leyburn
Walkability 0 / 0
Karara — Walkability: 0/100 Leyburn — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 77
Karara — Safety: 21/100 Leyburn — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 58 / 69
Karara — Low fire risk: 58/100 Leyburn — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Leyburn has more residents (566 vs 128); Leyburn rents higher ($250/wk vs $225/wk).

Karara Leyburn
Population 128 566
+342% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.1% +18.9%
Median age 55 53
Median household income $49,348/yr $49,244/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $250/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Karara Leyburn
0-4 3.1% / 2.5%
Karara — 0-4: 3.1% Leyburn — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 10.2% / 10.4%
Karara — 5-14: 10.2% Leyburn — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 — / 4.4%
Karara — 15-19: not among its largest Leyburn — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 — / 5.7%
Karara — 20-24: not among its largest Leyburn — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 7.8% / 6.9%
Karara — 25-34: 7.8% Leyburn — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 9.4% / 9.2%
Karara — 35-44: 9.4% Leyburn — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 16.4% / 12.4%
Karara — 45-54: 16.4% Leyburn — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 22.7% / 21.7%
Karara — 55-64: 22.7% Leyburn — 55-64: 21.7%
65-74 18.0% / 17.7%
Karara — 65-74: 18.0% Leyburn — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 14.8% / 8.1%
Karara — 75-84: 14.8% Leyburn — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / 0.5%
Karara — 85+: not among its largest Leyburn — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Karara 45.5% lone person
Karara — Lone Person: 45.5% Karara — Couple Families: 36.4% Karara — One Parent Families: 18.2% Karara — Group Household: 0.0%
Leyburn 46.7% lone person
Leyburn — Lone Person: 46.7% Leyburn — Couple Families: 26.7% Leyburn — One Parent Families: 23.0% Leyburn — Group Household: 3.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Karara 14.3% renting
Karara — Owned Outright: 50.0% Karara — Mortgage: 35.7% Karara — Renting: 14.3%
Leyburn 14.9% renting
Leyburn — Owned Outright: 53.5% Leyburn — Mortgage: 31.7% Leyburn — Renting: 14.9%
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.

Karara Leyburn
New Zealand 2.3% / 1.2%
Karara — New Zealand: 2.3% Leyburn — New Zealand: 1.2%
England — / 3.2%
Karara — England: not among its largest Leyburn — England: 3.2%
China — / 0.9%
Karara — China: not among its largest Leyburn — China: 0.9%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Karara — Philippines: not among its largest Leyburn — Philippines: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Karara — Germany: not among its largest Leyburn — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

Karara Leyburn
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 18.7%
Karara — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Leyburn — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 7.4%
Karara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Leyburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 4.1%
Karara — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Leyburn — Bachelor Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / 0.5%
Karara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Leyburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Karara — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Leyburn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Karara 95.5% houses
Karara — Houses: 95.5% Karara — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Leyburn 95.4% houses
Leyburn — Houses: 95.4% Leyburn — Flats / Apartments: 4.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Karara Leyburn
Median house price — $450,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $282,500

Development activity

Karara Leyburn
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Karara Leyburn
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 12% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 66% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD

Liveability

Karara Leyburn
Grade — D
Score — 32/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Karara carries more crime risk (79 vs 23); Karara carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 31).

Karara Leyburn
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Low
31/100
Crime High
79/100
 Low
23/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Karara Leyburn
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Karara

  • Karara State School Government · Primary

Schools in Leyburn

  • Leyburn State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Karara Leyburn
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 24 8

Mobility

Karara sits further from the CBD (214.3 km vs 195.1 km).

Karara Leyburn
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 214.3 km
+9% vs other
 195.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 166 min 153 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4352
 0.0%
postcode 4365
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4352
 62
postcode 4365

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.

Karara Leyburn
Car (driver) 55.0% / 76.3%
Karara — Car (driver): 55.0% Leyburn — Car (driver): 76.3%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 17.1%
Karara — Worked from Home: 30.0% Leyburn — Worked from Home: 17.1%
Walked Only 15.0% / 3.9%
Karara — Walked Only: 15.0% Leyburn — Walked Only: 3.9%
Car (passenger) — / 2.6%
Karara — Car (passenger): not among its largest Leyburn — Car (passenger): 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).

Setting

Karara Leyburn
Elevation 473 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 428 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Karara Leyburn
Connectivity score 18/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
231 premises

Council rates

Karara Leyburn
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Karara Leyburn
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Karara Leyburn
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Karara

Retirees Rural

Leyburn

Affordable Retirees Rural

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