North Tivoli vs Karalee
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In North Tivoli, about half of households are people living alone. In Karalee, most households are couple families. On these figures, North Tivoli tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Karalee 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
Karalee
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (5 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
North Tivoli
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($253/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
North Tivoli
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 42 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (37.1 km vs 40.9 km)
- But Karalee is more walkable (24/100 vs 14/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Karalee
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 90/100)
- is more walkable (24/100 vs 14/100)
Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Karalee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (26.9% vs -12.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
North Tivoli and Karalee 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
Karalee has more residents (5,521 vs 84); Karalee rents higher ($400/wk vs $253/wk).
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 84 | 5,521 +6473% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -12.5% | +26.9% |
| Median age | 36 | 37 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr | $133,068/yr +41% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $253/wk | $400/wk +58% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).
Property market
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,217,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,284,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 32 days from 65 sales |
Development activity
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,476 across Ipswich same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 2.5% $615/wk on $1.3M |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 67% of QLD | Higher than 94% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of QLD | Higher than 80% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 74% of QLD | Higher than 85% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 99% of QLD | Higher than 90% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 4% of QLD |
Liveability
Karalee is more walkable (24 vs 14).
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | A |
| Score | — | 77/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
North Tivoli carries more crime risk (90 vs 29).
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 90/100 | Low 29/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km | 8 within 5 km |
Schools
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 North Tivoli
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Karalee
- Karalee State School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 5 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Karalee sits further from the CBD (40.9 km vs 37.1 km).
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 24/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 37.1 km | 40.9 km +10% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 37 min | 42 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 4305 | 1.2% postcode 4306 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 4305 | — postcode 4306 |
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 (100.0%).
Setting
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 39 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 50 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 36.6 km | 32.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 100/100 | 78/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 100% 62 premises | 59% 1,959 premises |
Climate
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | — same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,713/yr same for both | |
| Council | Ipswich same for both | |
Federal electorate
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| North Tivoli | Karalee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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