Norville vs Thabeban

Thabeban is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Norville. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Norville tends to suit people living alone, while Thabeban 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Norville has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 2)
  • Thabeban is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 49%)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

  • Norville is more walkable (51/100 vs 36/100)
  • Thabeban sits closer to the CBD (355.4 km vs 358.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Norville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 36/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Norville Thabeban
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.

Norville Thabeban
Walkability 51 / 36
Norville — Walkability: 51/100 Thabeban — Walkability: 36/100
Safety 37 / 39
Norville — Safety: 37/100 Thabeban — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Norville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Thabeban — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Norville skews older (44 vs 40).

Norville Thabeban
Population 2,476 2,971
+20% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +4.6%
Median age 44 40
Median household income $56,888/yr $60,528/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $298/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Norville Thabeban
0-4 4.7% / 6.3%
Norville — 0-4: 4.7% Thabeban — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 11.8% / 14.2%
Norville — 5-14: 11.8% Thabeban — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.5% / 5.4%
Norville — 15-19: 5.5% Thabeban — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.9% / 5.1%
Norville — 20-24: 5.9% Thabeban — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 11.8% / 13.0%
Norville — 25-34: 11.8% Thabeban — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 10.3% / 10.6%
Norville — 35-44: 10.3% Thabeban — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 11.5% / 9.4%
Norville — 45-54: 11.5% Thabeban — 45-54: 9.4%
55-64 14.7% / 13.9%
Norville — 55-64: 14.7% Thabeban — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 12.3% / 13.1%
Norville — 65-74: 12.3% Thabeban — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 8.0% / 7.4%
Norville — 75-84: 8.0% Thabeban — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 3.6% / 1.9%
Norville — 85+: 3.6% Thabeban — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Norville 44.4% lone person
Norville — Lone Person: 44.4% Norville — Couple Families: 29.1% Norville — One Parent Families: 19.7% Norville — Group Household: 4.6% Norville — Other Families: 2.2%
Thabeban 35.2% lone person
Thabeban — Lone Person: 35.2% Thabeban — Couple Families: 33.9% Thabeban — One Parent Families: 23.3% Thabeban — Group Household: 6.1% Thabeban — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Norville 31.3% renting
Norville — Owned Outright: 38.8% Norville — Mortgage: 29.9% Norville — Renting: 31.3%
Thabeban 34.2% renting
Thabeban — Owned Outright: 40.3% Thabeban — Mortgage: 25.5% Thabeban — Renting: 34.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Norville Thabeban
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 19.1%
Norville — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Thabeban — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 4.9%
Norville — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Thabeban — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 4.7%
Norville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Thabeban — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 0.7%
Norville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Thabeban — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 0.4%
Norville — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Thabeban — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Norville Thabeban
England 2.0% / 2.0%
Norville — England: 2.0% Thabeban — England: 2.0%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.3%
Norville — New Zealand: 2.1% Thabeban — New Zealand: 1.3%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.5%
Norville — Philippines: 0.8% Thabeban — Philippines: 1.5%
Italy 0.4% / 0.5%
Norville — Italy: 0.4% Thabeban — Italy: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.4% / 0.4%
Norville — Netherlands: 0.4% Thabeban — Netherlands: 0.4%
Vietnam — / 0.6%
Norville — Vietnam: not among its largest Thabeban — Vietnam: 0.6%
India 0.4% / —
Norville — India: 0.4% Thabeban — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Norville 89.3% houses
Norville — Houses: 89.3% Norville — Townhouses: 10.3% Norville — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Thabeban 87.2% houses
Thabeban — Houses: 87.2% Thabeban — Townhouses: 2.5% Thabeban — Flats / Apartments: 10.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Norville Thabeban
Median house price $580,000 $619,000
Median unit price $540,000 —
Median land price $402,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 13 sales
 39 days
from 15 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.

Norville Thabeban
3 bed $575K / $568K
Norville — 3 bed: $575K (31 sales) Thabeban — 3 bed: $568K (23 sales)

31 vs 23 sales

4 bed $637K / $670K
Norville — 4 bed: $637K (9 sales) Thabeban — 4 bed: $670K (22 sales)

9 vs 22 sales

Development activity

Norville Thabeban
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
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.

Norville Thabeban
Houses 4.9%
$600/wk on $634K
 4.9%
$640/wk on $679K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Norville Thabeban
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Schools Higher than 45% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 89% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Norville is more walkable (51 vs 36).

Norville Thabeban
Grade C
same for both
Score 35/100 38/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Norville Thabeban
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
61/100
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 7
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Norville Thabeban
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Norville

  • Norville State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Shalom College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Bundaberg Special School Government · Combined · Special school
  • Tom Quinn Community Centre Alternative School Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Thabeban

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Thabeban State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Norville Thabeban
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 2
same for both
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Norville sits further from the CBD (358.8 km vs 355.4 km).

Norville Thabeban
Walkability score 51/100 36/100
Distance to Brisbane 358.8 km 355.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 250 min 246 min
Public transport score 35/100
Bus
 24/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
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.

Norville Thabeban
Car (driver) 85.0% / 84.4%
Norville — Car (driver): 85.0% Thabeban — Car (driver): 84.4%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 9.7%
Norville — Car (passenger): 7.3% Thabeban — Car (passenger): 9.7%
Worked from Home 5.0% / 2.9%
Norville — Worked from Home: 5.0% Thabeban — Worked from Home: 2.9%
Walked Only 1.8% / 1.5%
Norville — Walked Only: 1.8% Thabeban — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bicycle 0.6% / 0.8%
Norville — Bicycle: 0.6% Thabeban — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.0%).

Setting

Norville Thabeban
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.2 km 11.3 km

NBN connectivity

Norville Thabeban
Connectivity score 62/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
1,292 premises
 36%
1,282 premises

Climate

Norville Thabeban
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Norville Thabeban
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Norville Thabeban
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Norville Thabeban
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Norville Thabeban
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Norville

Affordable Large Blocks

Thabeban

Acreage Affordable

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