Laravale vs Tabooba

Laravale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in Tabooba. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tabooba, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Laravale tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Tabooba suits 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

  • Laravale carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 34/100)
  • Tabooba is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Tabooba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tabooba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $313/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Laravale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (84.1 km vs 90 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (74 min vs 79 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Laravale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 34/100)

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

Investors

Laravale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.1% vs -20.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Laravale Tabooba
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.

Laravale Tabooba
Walkability 0 / 0
Laravale — Walkability: 0/100 Tabooba — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 66
Laravale — Safety: 76/100 Tabooba — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Laravale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tabooba — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Laravale has more residents (185 vs 57); Laravale rents higher ($313/wk vs $200/wk).

Laravale Tabooba
Population 185
+69% vs other
 57
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.1% -20.8%
Median age 46 49
Median household income $73,112/yr
+17% vs other
 $60,632/yr
Median weekly rent $313/wk
+36% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Laravale Tabooba
0-4 10.3% / 5.3%
Laravale — 0-4: 10.3% Tabooba — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 9.7% / 10.5%
Laravale — 5-14: 9.7% Tabooba — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 3.2% / —
Laravale — 15-19: 3.2% Tabooba — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 1.6% / —
Laravale — 20-24: 1.6% Tabooba — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.6% / 15.8%
Laravale — 25-34: 8.6% Tabooba — 25-34: 15.8%
35-44 11.9% / 7.0%
Laravale — 35-44: 11.9% Tabooba — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 17.3% / 14.0%
Laravale — 45-54: 17.3% Tabooba — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 14.1% / 14.0%
Laravale — 55-64: 14.1% Tabooba — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 16.2% / 26.3%
Laravale — 65-74: 16.2% Tabooba — 65-74: 26.3%
75-84 6.5% / —
Laravale — 75-84: 6.5% Tabooba — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.2% / —
Laravale — 85+: 2.2% Tabooba — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

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.

Laravale Tabooba
England 2.2% / 5.3%
Laravale — England: 2.2% Tabooba — England: 5.3%
New Zealand 2.7% / —
Laravale — New Zealand: 2.7% Tabooba — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Laravale 37.0% couple families
Laravale — Couple Families: 37.0% Laravale — Lone Person: 39.1% Laravale — One Parent Families: 15.2% Laravale — Group Household: 8.7%
Tabooba 53.3% couple families
Tabooba — Couple Families: 53.3% Tabooba — Lone Person: 26.7% Tabooba — One Parent Families: 20.0% Tabooba — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Laravale 100.0% houses
Laravale — Houses: 100.0%
Tabooba 100.0% houses
Tabooba — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Laravale Tabooba
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 26.3%
Laravale — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Tabooba — Certificate III & IV: 26.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 10.5%
Laravale — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Tabooba — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 5.3%
Laravale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Tabooba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.3%
Laravale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tabooba — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Laravale 26.9% renting
Laravale — Owned Outright: 40.3% Laravale — Mortgage: 32.8% Laravale — Renting: 26.9%
Tabooba 20.0% renting
Tabooba — Owned Outright: 65.0% Tabooba — Mortgage: 15.0% Tabooba — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Laravale Tabooba
Median house price $1,720,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Laravale Tabooba
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Laravale Tabooba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD

Liveability

Laravale Tabooba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Tabooba carries more crime risk (34 vs 24).

Laravale Tabooba
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
34/100
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

Laravale Tabooba
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Laravale Tabooba
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Tabooba sits further from the CBD (90 km vs 84.1 km).

Laravale Tabooba
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 84.1 km 90 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 74 min 79 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4285
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4285
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.

Laravale Tabooba
Car (driver) 70.5% / 65.5%
Laravale — Car (driver): 70.5% Tabooba — Car (driver): 65.5%
Worked from Home 17.9% / 34.5%
Laravale — Worked from Home: 17.9% Tabooba — Worked from Home: 34.5%
Walked Only 6.4% / —
Laravale — Walked Only: 6.4% Tabooba — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.1% / —
Laravale — Car (passenger): 5.1% Tabooba — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.5%).

Setting

Laravale Tabooba
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 82 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 48.9 km 47.7 km

NBN connectivity

Laravale Tabooba
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
88 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Laravale Tabooba
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Laravale Tabooba
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Laravale Tabooba
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Laravale Tabooba
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Laravale

Rural Young Families

Tabooba

Professionals Retirees Rural

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