Prospect vs Thangool

Prospect is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Thangool. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Prospect, most households are couple families. On these figures, Prospect tends to suit families with children and couples, while Thangool suits people living alone and older residents.

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

  • Prospect is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 49%)
  • Thangool has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Thangool

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $243/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Thangool

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (552.2 km vs 587.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (389 min vs 410 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Thangool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 11%)

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

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

Prospect Thangool
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.

Prospect Thangool
Walkability 0 / 0
Prospect — Walkability: 0/100 Thangool — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 76
Prospect — Safety: 81/100 Thangool — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 46 / 51
Prospect — Low fire risk: 46/100 Thangool — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Thangool has more residents (685 vs 289); Prospect has higher household incomes ($109,200 vs $83,772).

Prospect Thangool
Population 289 685
+137% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.7% -7.6%
Median age 39 43
Median household income $109,200/yr
+23% vs other
 $83,772/yr
Median weekly rent $243/wk
+18% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Prospect Thangool
0-4 8.3% / 5.1%
Prospect — 0-4: 8.3% Thangool — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 17.3% / 15.0%
Prospect — 5-14: 17.3% Thangool — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 6.9% / 5.3%
Prospect — 15-19: 6.9% Thangool — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 1.4% / 4.1%
Prospect — 20-24: 1.4% Thangool — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 12.1% / 10.5%
Prospect — 25-34: 12.1% Thangool — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 15.2% / 13.0%
Prospect — 35-44: 15.2% Thangool — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 14.9% / 11.7%
Prospect — 45-54: 14.9% Thangool — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 14.2% / 15.9%
Prospect — 55-64: 14.2% Thangool — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 7.3% / 12.8%
Prospect — 65-74: 7.3% Thangool — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 2.4% / 7.4%
Prospect — 75-84: 2.4% Thangool — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 1.4% / 0.9%
Prospect — 85+: 1.4% Thangool — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Prospect 71.0% couple families
Prospect — Couple Families: 71.0% Prospect — Lone Person: 17.4% Prospect — One Parent Families: 11.6% Prospect — Group Household: 0.0% Prospect — Other Families: 0.0%
Thangool 44.9% couple families
Thangool — Couple Families: 44.9% Thangool — Lone Person: 42.5% Thangool — One Parent Families: 4.2% Thangool — Group Household: 5.4% Thangool — Other Families: 3.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Prospect 13.1% renting
Prospect — Owned Outright: 50.0% Prospect — Mortgage: 36.9% Prospect — Renting: 13.1%
Thangool 24.4% renting
Thangool — Owned Outright: 39.0% Thangool — Mortgage: 36.6% Thangool — Renting: 24.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Prospect Thangool
England 1.4% / 0.6%
Prospect — England: 1.4% Thangool — England: 0.6%
South Africa 1.7% / —
Prospect — South Africa: 1.7% Thangool — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Prospect — New Zealand: not among its largest Thangool — New Zealand: 0.9%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Prospect — Philippines: not among its largest Thangool — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.7%).

Qualifications

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

Prospect Thangool
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 19.1%
Prospect — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Thangool — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 4.2%
Prospect — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Thangool — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 4.1%
Prospect — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Thangool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 0.4%
Prospect — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Thangool — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.4%
Prospect — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Thangool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Prospect 100.0% houses
Prospect — Houses: 100.0% Prospect — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Thangool 96.3% houses
Thangool — Houses: 96.3% Thangool — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Prospect Thangool
Median house price — $300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $70,000

Development activity

Prospect Thangool
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Prospect Thangool
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD

Liveability

Prospect Thangool
Grade — D
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Prospect Thangool
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
24/100
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

Prospect Thangool
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Prospect

  • Prospect Creek State School Government · Primary

Schools in Thangool

  • Thangool State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Prospect Thangool
Parks & reserves 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 12 8

Mobility

Prospect sits further from the CBD (587.6 km vs 552.2 km).

Prospect Thangool
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 587.6 km
+6% vs other
 552.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 410 min 389 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4715
 0.0%
postcode 4716
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4715
 46
postcode 4716

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.

Prospect Thangool
Car (driver) 58.0% / 68.1%
Prospect — Car (driver): 58.0% Thangool — Car (driver): 68.1%
Worked from Home 26.7% / 21.5%
Prospect — Worked from Home: 26.7% Thangool — Worked from Home: 21.5%
Car (passenger) 8.4% / 5.2%
Prospect — Car (passenger): 8.4% Thangool — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 6.9% / 5.2%
Prospect — Walked Only: 6.9% Thangool — Walked Only: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.1%).

Setting

Prospect Thangool
Elevation 217 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Prospect Thangool
Connectivity score 27/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
102 premises
 0%
325 premises

Climate

Prospect Thangool
Annual rainfall 606 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Prospect Thangool
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Prospect Thangool
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Prospect Thangool
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Prospect

Family Rural

Thangool

Affordable Rural

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