Quilpie vs Thargomindah

Comparing Quilpie and Thargomindah, QLD: Quilpie has more residents (530 vs 243); Quilpie carries more crime risk (68 vs 50); and Thargomindah sits further from the CBD (993.9 km vs 986.5 km).

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

Thargomindah

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 68/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 45%)

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

Quilpie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($140/wk vs $153/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Quilpie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (674 min vs 721 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (986.5 km vs 993.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Quilpie has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 11%)
  • Thargomindah carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 68/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Quilpie Thargomindah
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.

Quilpie Thargomindah
Walkability 0 / 0
Quilpie — Walkability: 0/100 Thargomindah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 32 / 50
Quilpie — Safety: 32/100 Thargomindah — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Quilpie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Thargomindah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Quilpie has more residents (530 vs 243); Thargomindah has higher household incomes ($76,960 vs $67,756).

Quilpie Thargomindah
Population 530
+54% vs other
 243
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.9% —
Median age 39 38
Median household income $67,756/yr $76,960/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $140/wk $153/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Quilpie Thargomindah
0-4 7.7% / 5.8%
Quilpie — 0-4: 7.7% Thargomindah — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 14.0% / 15.2%
Quilpie — 5-14: 14.0% Thargomindah — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 2.6% / 5.8%
Quilpie — 15-19: 2.6% Thargomindah — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 3.4% / 5.3%
Quilpie — 20-24: 3.4% Thargomindah — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 14.9% / 12.8%
Quilpie — 25-34: 14.9% Thargomindah — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 10.4% / 18.5%
Quilpie — 35-44: 10.4% Thargomindah — 35-44: 18.5%
45-54 12.3% / 11.5%
Quilpie — 45-54: 12.3% Thargomindah — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 17.5% / 16.0%
Quilpie — 55-64: 17.5% Thargomindah — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 10.6% / 8.6%
Quilpie — 65-74: 10.6% Thargomindah — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 4.0% / 2.1%
Quilpie — 75-84: 4.0% Thargomindah — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 1.1% / —
Quilpie — 85+: 1.1% Thargomindah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Quilpie 52.9% lone person
Quilpie — Lone Person: 52.9% Quilpie — Couple Families: 36.1% Quilpie — One Parent Families: 9.0% Quilpie — Group Household: 1.9%
Thargomindah 45.6% lone person
Thargomindah — Lone Person: 45.6% Thargomindah — Couple Families: 44.1% Thargomindah — One Parent Families: 10.3% Thargomindah — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Quilpie 37.2% renting
Quilpie — Owned Outright: 38.8% Quilpie — Mortgage: 24.0% Quilpie — Renting: 37.2%
Thargomindah 41.5% renting
Thargomindah — Owned Outright: 34.0% Thargomindah — Mortgage: 24.5% Thargomindah — Renting: 41.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Quilpie Thargomindah
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 22.6%
Quilpie — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Thargomindah — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 3.7%
Quilpie — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Thargomindah — Bachelor Degree: 3.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 5.8%
Quilpie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Thargomindah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Quilpie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Thargomindah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

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.

Quilpie Thargomindah
England 2.1% / —
Quilpie — England: 2.1% Thargomindah — England: not among its largest
China — / 1.6%
Quilpie — China: not among its largest Thargomindah — China: 1.6%
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Quilpie — New Zealand: 0.9% Thargomindah — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Quilpie — Netherlands: 0.9% Thargomindah — Netherlands: not among its largest
Italy 0.8% / —
Quilpie — Italy: 0.8% Thargomindah — Italy: 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.

Quilpie 90.3% houses
Quilpie — Houses: 90.3% Quilpie — Flats / Apartments: 9.7%
Thargomindah 85.1% houses
Thargomindah — Houses: 85.1% Thargomindah — Flats / Apartments: 14.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Quilpie Thargomindah
Median house price $155,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Quilpie Thargomindah
New dwellings approved 2
across Quilpie
 4
across Bulloo

Ranking within QLD

Quilpie Thargomindah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 7% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD

Liveability

Quilpie Thargomindah
Grade C —
Score 35/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Quilpie carries more crime risk (68 vs 50).

Quilpie Thargomindah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
50/100
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

Quilpie Thargomindah
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Quilpie

  • Quilpie State College Government · Combined below peers
  • St Finbarr's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Thargomindah

  • Thargomindah State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Quilpie Thargomindah
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 1 0
GPs 3 2
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1
same for both
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 2890 887

Mobility

Thargomindah sits further from the CBD (993.9 km vs 986.5 km).

Quilpie Thargomindah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 986.5 km 993.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 674 min 721 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4480
 0.0%
postcode 4492
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4480
 97
postcode 4492

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.

Quilpie Thargomindah
Car (driver) 67.2% / 41.4%
Quilpie — Car (driver): 67.2% Thargomindah — Car (driver): 41.4%
Walked Only 16.6% / 34.3%
Quilpie — Walked Only: 16.6% Thargomindah — Walked Only: 34.3%
Worked from Home 13.0% / 13.6%
Quilpie — Worked from Home: 13.0% Thargomindah — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 7.9%
Quilpie — Car (passenger): 3.2% Thargomindah — Car (passenger): 7.9%
Bicycle — / 2.9%
Quilpie — Bicycle: not among its largest Thargomindah — Bicycle: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.2%).

Setting

Quilpie Thargomindah
Elevation 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Quilpie Thargomindah
Connectivity score 93/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 92%
423 premises
 0%
33 premises

Council rates

Quilpie Thargomindah
Average residential rate $500/yr $372/yr
Council Quilpie Bulloo

Federal electorate

Quilpie Thargomindah
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Quilpie Thargomindah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Quilpie

Affordable Rural

Thargomindah

Rural

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