Kinnoul vs Taroom

Taroom is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Kinnoul. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kinnoul, the large majority of households are couple families. In Taroom, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Kinnoul 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

  • Kinnoul is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 54%)
  • Taroom has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Kinnoul

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (3% vs 15%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kinnoul

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($145/wk vs $170/wk)
  • But Taroom has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Taroom

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (459.8 km vs 499 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (329 min vs 356 min)

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

Kinnoul

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.9% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kinnoul Taroom
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.

Kinnoul Taroom
Walkability 0 / 0
Kinnoul — Walkability: 0/100 Taroom — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 90
Kinnoul — Safety: 88/100 Taroom — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 50 / 100
Kinnoul — Low fire risk: 50/100 Taroom — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Taroom has more residents (885 vs 80); Kinnoul has higher household incomes ($105,872 vs $68,796).

Kinnoul Taroom
Population 80 885
+1006% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.9% +1.8%
Median age 44 41
Median household income $105,872/yr
+35% vs other
 $68,796/yr
Median weekly rent $145/wk $170/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kinnoul Taroom
0-4 5.0% / 6.6%
Kinnoul — 0-4: 5.0% Taroom — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 12.5% / 14.5%
Kinnoul — 5-14: 12.5% Taroom — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 6.2% / 4.3%
Kinnoul — 15-19: 6.2% Taroom — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 7.5% / 5.6%
Kinnoul — 20-24: 7.5% Taroom — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 7.5% / 11.3%
Kinnoul — 25-34: 7.5% Taroom — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 11.2% / 12.5%
Kinnoul — 35-44: 11.2% Taroom — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 7.5% / 12.4%
Kinnoul — 45-54: 7.5% Taroom — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 23.8% / 9.8%
Kinnoul — 55-64: 23.8% Taroom — 55-64: 9.8%
65-74 10.0% / 11.1%
Kinnoul — 65-74: 10.0% Taroom — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 8.8% / 9.5%
Kinnoul — 75-84: 8.8% Taroom — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ — / 3.1%
Kinnoul — 85+: not among its largest Taroom — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kinnoul 100.0% couple families
Kinnoul — Couple Families: 100.0% Kinnoul — Lone Person: 0.0% Kinnoul — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kinnoul — Group Household: 0.0% Kinnoul — Other Families: 0.0%
Taroom 46.2% couple families
Taroom — Couple Families: 46.2% Taroom — Lone Person: 42.9% Taroom — One Parent Families: 8.1% Taroom — Group Household: 1.4% Taroom — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kinnoul 12.5% renting
Kinnoul — Owned Outright: 62.5% Kinnoul — Mortgage: 25.0% Kinnoul — Renting: 12.5%
Taroom 28.7% renting
Taroom — Owned Outright: 49.1% Taroom — Mortgage: 22.2% Taroom — Renting: 28.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kinnoul 100.0% houses
Kinnoul — Houses: 100.0% Kinnoul — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Kinnoul — Townhouses: 0.0%
Taroom 97.1% houses
Taroom — Houses: 97.1% Taroom — Flats / Apartments: 1.6% Taroom — Townhouses: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Kinnoul Taroom
Certificate III & IV 15.0% / 14.4%
Kinnoul — Certificate III & IV: 15.0% Taroom — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 6.7%
Kinnoul — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Taroom — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 4.1%
Kinnoul — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Taroom — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Kinnoul — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Taroom — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.3%
Kinnoul — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Taroom — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Property market

Kinnoul Taroom
Median house price — $248,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $60,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 80 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

Kinnoul Taroom
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kinnoul Taroom
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD

Liveability

Kinnoul Taroom
Grade — B
Score — 50/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Kinnoul carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 0).

Kinnoul Taroom
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
10/100
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

Kinnoul Taroom
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kinnoul

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

Schools in Taroom

  • Taroom State School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kinnoul Taroom
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 11 51

Mobility

Kinnoul sits further from the CBD (499 km vs 459.8 km).

Kinnoul Taroom
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 499 km
+8% vs other
 459.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 356 min 329 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4420
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 4420
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.

Kinnoul Taroom
Car (driver) 37.5% / 67.7%
Kinnoul — Car (driver): 37.5% Taroom — Car (driver): 67.7%
Worked from Home 52.5% / 18.4%
Kinnoul — Worked from Home: 52.5% Taroom — Worked from Home: 18.4%
Walked Only 10.0% / 10.7%
Kinnoul — Walked Only: 10.0% Taroom — Walked Only: 10.7%
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Kinnoul — Car (passenger): not among its largest Taroom — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Kinnoul Taroom
Elevation 248 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 246 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kinnoul Taroom
Connectivity score 18/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
550 premises

Climate

Kinnoul Taroom
Annual rainfall 628 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Kinnoul Taroom
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Kinnoul Taroom
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kinnoul Taroom
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kinnoul

Rural

Taroom

Affordable Rural

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