Moores Pocket vs Tivoli

Tivoli is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 65 in Moores Pocket. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moores Pocket, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Tivoli: a median of $735,000, against $590,000 in Moores Pocket, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Moores Pocket tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tivoli suits families with children.

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

Tivoli

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 30%)

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

First-home buyers

Moores Pocket

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($475,000 vs $600,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($590,000 vs $735,000)
  • But Tivoli leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 36%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Moores Pocket has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $285/wk)
  • Tivoli leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tivoli

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (38 min vs 43 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (38.6 km vs 40.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moores Pocket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (50% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Moores Pocket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.9% vs -1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Moores Pocket Tivoli
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.

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Walkability 37 / 40
Moores Pocket — Walkability: 37/100 Tivoli — Walkability: 40/100
Safety 60 / 57
Moores Pocket — Safety: 60/100 Tivoli — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Moores Pocket — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tivoli — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tivoli has more residents (1,460 vs 772); Tivoli has higher household incomes ($71,344 vs $43,108).

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Population 772 1,460
+89% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% -1.8%
Median age 65 40
Median household income $43,108/yr $71,344/yr
+66% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $285/wk
+27% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moores Pocket Tivoli
0-4 3.6% / 6.0%
Moores Pocket — 0-4: 3.6% Tivoli — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 7.3% / 12.7%
Moores Pocket — 5-14: 7.3% Tivoli — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 2.3% / 5.3%
Moores Pocket — 15-19: 2.3% Tivoli — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.2% / 5.6%
Moores Pocket — 20-24: 3.2% Tivoli — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 7.8% / 12.9%
Moores Pocket — 25-34: 7.8% Tivoli — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 6.1% / 12.7%
Moores Pocket — 35-44: 6.1% Tivoli — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 9.2% / 13.5%
Moores Pocket — 45-54: 9.2% Tivoli — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 10.4% / 12.1%
Moores Pocket — 55-64: 10.4% Tivoli — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 18.8% / 11.2%
Moores Pocket — 65-74: 18.8% Tivoli — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 26.7% / 5.6%
Moores Pocket — 75-84: 26.7% Tivoli — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 4.4% / 1.4%
Moores Pocket — 85+: 4.4% Tivoli — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moores Pocket 66.4% lone person
Moores Pocket — Lone Person: 66.4% Moores Pocket — Couple Families: 20.7% Moores Pocket — One Parent Families: 9.5% Moores Pocket — Group Household: 3.4% Moores Pocket — Other Families: 0.0%
Tivoli 38.2% lone person
Tivoli — Lone Person: 38.2% Tivoli — Couple Families: 33.5% Tivoli — One Parent Families: 21.6% Tivoli — Group Household: 4.5% Tivoli — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moores Pocket 22.9% renting
Moores Pocket — Owned Outright: 56.5% Moores Pocket — Mortgage: 20.6% Moores Pocket — Renting: 22.9%
Tivoli 22.5% renting
Tivoli — Owned Outright: 34.0% Tivoli — Mortgage: 43.4% Tivoli — Renting: 22.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 20.7%
Moores Pocket — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Tivoli — Certificate III & IV: 20.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 6.0%
Moores Pocket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Tivoli — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 5.8%
Moores Pocket — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Tivoli — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.7%
Moores Pocket — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Tivoli — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.8%
Moores Pocket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Tivoli — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Moores Pocket Tivoli
New Zealand 6.0% / 2.9%
Moores Pocket — New Zealand: 6.0% Tivoli — New Zealand: 2.9%
England 6.1% / 2.1%
Moores Pocket — England: 6.1% Tivoli — England: 2.1%
Netherlands 0.8% / 0.6%
Moores Pocket — Netherlands: 0.8% Tivoli — Netherlands: 0.6%
Germany 1.2% / —
Moores Pocket — Germany: 1.2% Tivoli — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / 0.5%
Moores Pocket — Scotland: 0.5% Tivoli — Scotland: 0.5%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.3%
Moores Pocket — South Africa: 0.6% Tivoli — South Africa: 0.3%
Sri Lanka — / 0.4%
Moores Pocket — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Tivoli — Sri Lanka: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moores Pocket 85.8% houses
Moores Pocket — Houses: 85.8% Moores Pocket — Townhouses: 13.4% Moores Pocket — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Tivoli 92.1% houses
Tivoli — Houses: 92.1% Tivoli — Townhouses: 1.4% Tivoli — Flats / Apartments: 6.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Median house price $590,000 $735,000
Median unit price $475,000 $600,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 17 days
from 23 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Moores Pocket Tivoli
2 bed $580K / $681K
Moores Pocket — 2 bed: $580K (5 sales) Tivoli — 2 bed: $681K (8 sales)

5 vs 8 sales

3 bed $555K / $740K
Moores Pocket — 3 bed: $555K (10 sales) Tivoli — 3 bed: $740K (41 sales)

10 vs 41 sales

Development activity

Moores Pocket Tivoli
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Houses — 4.0%
$660/wk on $855K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Moores Pocket Tivoli
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 6% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 56% of QLD

Liveability

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Grade B
same for both
Score 53/100
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
43/100
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 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Moores Pocket

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

Schools in Tivoli

  • Tivoli State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Moores Pocket sits further from the CBD (40.9 km vs 38.6 km).

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Walkability score 37/100 40/100
Distance to Brisbane 40.9 km
+6% vs other
 38.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 38 min
Public transport score 34/100
Bus
 65/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 20.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4305
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4305
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.

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Car (driver) 81.0% / 80.4%
Moores Pocket — Car (driver): 81.0% Tivoli — Car (driver): 80.4%
Worked from Home 10.9% / 11.3%
Moores Pocket — Worked from Home: 10.9% Tivoli — Worked from Home: 11.3%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 5.0%
Moores Pocket — Car (passenger): 6.0% Tivoli — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Bus 2.2% / —
Moores Pocket — Bus: 2.2% Tivoli — Bus: not among its largest
Train — / 2.2%
Moores Pocket — Train: not among its largest Tivoli — Train: 2.2%
Walked Only — / 1.1%
Moores Pocket — Walked Only: not among its largest Tivoli — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.3 km 38.4 km

NBN connectivity

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Connectivity score 75/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the building Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 19%
415 premises
 66%
627 premises

Climate

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Moores Pocket Tivoli
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

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Moores Pocket Tivoli
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moores Pocket

Affordable Large Blocks Outer Retirees

Tivoli

Acreage Outer

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