Pozieres vs Thulimbah
Pozieres is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in Thulimbah. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Thulimbah, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Thulimbah tends to suit people living alone.
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
Pozieres
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 41%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Pozieres
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)
Weighs 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
Thulimbah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (165 min vs 172 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (207 km vs 213.6 km)
- But Pozieres is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Pozieres is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- Thulimbah has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Pozieres
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (43.4% vs 10.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pozieres and Thulimbah 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
Thulimbah has more residents (351 vs 208); Pozieres has higher household incomes ($59,072 vs $49,660).
| Pozieres | Thulimbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 208 | 351 +69% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +43.4% | +10.0% |
| Median age | 44 | 49 |
| Median household income | $59,072/yr +16% vs other | $49,660/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +3% vs other | $213/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
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 (15.9%).
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 (4.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Pozieres | Thulimbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $650,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Pozieres | Thulimbah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Pozieres | Thulimbah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 24% of QLD | Higher than 13% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 73% of QLD | Higher than 59% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 66% of QLD | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of QLD | Higher than 64% of QLD |
Liveability
Pozieres is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Pozieres | Thulimbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Thulimbah carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 53).
| Pozieres | Thulimbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Pozieres | Thulimbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Pozieres
- Pozieres State School Government · Primary
Schools in Thulimbah
- Thulimbah State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Pozieres | Thulimbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 12 | 5 |
Mobility
Pozieres sits further from the CBD (213.6 km vs 207 km).
| Pozieres | Thulimbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 213.6 km +3% vs other | 207 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 172 min | 165 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 4352 | 0.0% postcode 4376 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 84 postcode 4352 | 67 postcode 4376 |
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 (64.5%).
Setting
| Pozieres | Thulimbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 925 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 891 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Pozieres | Thulimbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 82 premises | 0% 155 premises |
Climate
| Pozieres | Thulimbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Pozieres | Thulimbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pozieres | Thulimbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pozieres | Thulimbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.