Lowood vs Tarampa
Lowood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 52 in Tarampa. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tarampa, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tarampa: a median of $1.04 million, against $735,000 in Lowood. On these figures, Lowood tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tarampa 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
Lowood
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
- has more childcare (4 vs 1)
- But Tarampa is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 61%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lowood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($735,000 vs $1,038,750)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Lowood has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 17%)
- Tarampa leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Lowood sits closer to the CBD (66.1 km vs 68.5 km)
- Tarampa has a shorter drive in (57 min vs 63 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lowood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lowood and Tarampa drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Lowood has more residents (4,082 vs 287); Tarampa has higher household incomes ($85,748 vs $60,476).
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,082 +93% vs other | 287 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.9% | -0.7% |
| Median age | 40 | 52 |
| Median household income | $60,476/yr | $85,748/yr +42% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $295/wk +4% vs other | $283/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $735,000 | $1,038,750 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,075,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 26 days from 48 sales | — |
Development activity
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.0% $600/wk on $785K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 25% of QLD | Higher than 59% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of QLD | Higher than 73% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 52% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of QLD | Higher than 51% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 53% of QLD | — |
Liveability
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 34/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 72/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| 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
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 2 | 1 |
Schools in Lowood
- Lowood State High School Government · Secondary below peers
- Lowood State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Tarampa
- Tarampa State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 5 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 1 |
| Childcare | 4 | 1 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 4 | 1 |
Mobility
Tarampa sits further from the CBD (68.5 km vs 66.1 km).
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 66.1 km | 68.5 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 63 min | 57 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4311 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 92 postcode 4311 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).
Setting
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 69 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 67/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 41% 1,823 premises | 0% 97 premises |
Climate
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 897 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 20.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.64 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr same for both | |
| Council | Somerset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lowood | Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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