Kogan vs Tara

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tara, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Tara tends to suit people living alone.

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

  • Kogan has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Tara has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $240/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kogan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (259.2 km vs 302.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (195 min vs 221 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kogan

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 6%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 23%)

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

Investors

Kogan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.1% vs -13.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kogan Tara
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.

Kogan Tara
Walkability 0 / 4
Kogan — Walkability: 0/100 Tara — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 5 / 14
Kogan — Safety: 5/100 Tara — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 68 / 71
Kogan — Low fire risk: 68/100 Tara — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Tara has more residents (1,980 vs 211); Kogan rents higher ($240/wk vs $180/wk).

Kogan Tara
Population 211 1,980
+838% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.1% -13.8%
Median age 49 48
Median household income $53,092/yr
+15% vs other
 $45,084/yr
Median weekly rent $240/wk
+25% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kogan Tara
0-4 2.4% / 4.9%
Kogan — 0-4: 2.4% Tara — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 9.0% / 12.6%
Kogan — 5-14: 9.0% Tara — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 3.8% / 4.0%
Kogan — 15-19: 3.8% Tara — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 4.3% / 5.4%
Kogan — 20-24: 4.3% Tara — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 8.5% / 9.7%
Kogan — 25-34: 8.5% Tara — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 12.8% / 9.6%
Kogan — 35-44: 12.8% Tara — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 18.5% / 13.3%
Kogan — 45-54: 18.5% Tara — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 12.8% / 17.1%
Kogan — 55-64: 12.8% Tara — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 16.6% / 15.4%
Kogan — 65-74: 16.6% Tara — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 10.0% / 6.3%
Kogan — 75-84: 10.0% Tara — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 2.8% / 1.5%
Kogan — 85+: 2.8% Tara — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kogan 33.9% lone person
Kogan — Lone Person: 33.9% Kogan — Couple Families: 30.5% Kogan — One Parent Families: 22.0% Kogan — Group Household: 13.6% Kogan — Other Families: 0.0%
Tara 47.7% lone person
Tara — Lone Person: 47.7% Tara — Couple Families: 22.1% Tara — One Parent Families: 17.7% Tara — Group Household: 10.2% Tara — Other Families: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kogan 13.8% renting
Kogan — Owned Outright: 69.2% Kogan — Mortgage: 16.9% Kogan — Renting: 13.8%
Tara 25.6% renting
Tara — Owned Outright: 57.3% Tara — Mortgage: 17.1% Tara — Renting: 25.6%
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.

Kogan Tara
England 5.7% / 2.4%
Kogan — England: 5.7% Tara — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 1.9% / 2.1%
Kogan — New Zealand: 1.9% Tara — New Zealand: 2.1%
South Africa 1.9% / 0.4%
Kogan — South Africa: 1.9% Tara — South Africa: 0.4%
Philippines — / 1.0%
Kogan — Philippines: not among its largest Tara — Philippines: 1.0%
Germany — / 0.5%
Kogan — Germany: not among its largest Tara — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Kogan Tara
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 14.8%
Kogan — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Tara — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.3% / 4.9%
Kogan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3% Tara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Bachelor Degree 2.8% / 3.7%
Kogan — Bachelor Degree: 2.8% Tara — Bachelor Degree: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 0.7%
Kogan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Tara — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Kogan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kogan 79.7% houses
Kogan — Houses: 79.7% Kogan — Townhouses: 14.5% Kogan — Flats / Apartments: 5.8%
Tara 94.1% houses
Tara — Houses: 94.1% Tara — Townhouses: 1.7% Tara — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kogan Tara
Median house price $266,500 $250,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $99,025
Typical days to sell (houses) — 48 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Kogan Tara
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kogan Tara
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 7% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 21% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD

Liveability

Kogan Tara
Grade — D
Score — 13/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kogan Tara
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Low
29/100
Crime High
95/100
 High
86/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kogan Tara
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Kogan

  • Kogan State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Tara

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Tara Shire State College Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kogan Tara
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 5
same for both

Mobility

Tara sits further from the CBD (302.8 km vs 259.2 km).

Kogan Tara
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 259.2 km 302.8 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 195 min 221 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4406
 0.2%
postcode 4421
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 4406
 46
postcode 4421

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.

Kogan Tara
Car (driver) 74.2% / 67.2%
Kogan — Car (driver): 74.2% Tara — Car (driver): 67.2%
Worked from Home 21.0% / 12.7%
Kogan — Worked from Home: 21.0% Tara — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Walked Only — / 14.3%
Kogan — Walked Only: not among its largest Tara — Walked Only: 14.3%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 5.2%
Kogan — Car (passenger): 4.8% Tara — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Bus — / 0.6%
Kogan — Bus: not among its largest Tara — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Kogan Tara
Elevation 367 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 308 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kogan Tara
Connectivity score 15/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
64 premises
 0%
1,012 premises

Council rates

Kogan Tara
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Kogan Tara
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kogan Tara
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kogan

Retirees Rural

Tara

Affordable Rural

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