Rosslyn vs Taroomball

Taroomball is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 47 in Rosslyn. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rosslyn, about half of households are couple families. In Taroomball, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rosslyn: a median of $1.08 million, against $862,000 in Taroomball, though rent is higher in Taroomball. On these figures, Rosslyn tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Taroomball suits families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Taroomball

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 49/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 59%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 80%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Taroomball

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper houses ($862,000 vs $1,080,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rosslyn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($329/wk vs $460/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Taroomball

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (469 min vs 477 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (676.6 km vs 682.6 km)
  • But Rosslyn is more walkable (17/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rosslyn

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 0%)
  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
  • But Taroomball carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Taroomball

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (34.4% vs 6.8%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.7% vs 3.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rosslyn Taroomball
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.

Rosslyn Taroomball
Walkability 17 / 4
Rosslyn — Walkability: 17/100 Taroomball — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 51 / 70
Rosslyn — Safety: 51/100 Taroomball — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Rosslyn — Low fire risk: 100/100 Taroomball — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Taroomball has more residents (1,136 vs 613); Taroomball rents higher ($460/wk vs $329/wk).

Rosslyn Taroomball
Population 613 1,136
+85% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.8% +34.4%
Median age 47 35
Median household income $94,796/yr $128,232/yr
+35% vs other
Median weekly rent $329/wk $460/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rosslyn Taroomball
0-4 4.7% / 6.5%
Rosslyn — 0-4: 4.7% Taroomball — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 10.6% / 16.1%
Rosslyn — 5-14: 10.6% Taroomball — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 5.2% / 8.3%
Rosslyn — 15-19: 5.2% Taroomball — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 3.9% / 5.3%
Rosslyn — 20-24: 3.9% Taroomball — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 7.3% / 13.6%
Rosslyn — 25-34: 7.3% Taroomball — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 13.4% / 13.1%
Rosslyn — 35-44: 13.4% Taroomball — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 14.2% / 14.1%
Rosslyn — 45-54: 14.2% Taroomball — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 18.3% / 9.9%
Rosslyn — 55-64: 18.3% Taroomball — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 13.9% / 9.0%
Rosslyn — 65-74: 13.9% Taroomball — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 6.7% / 3.1%
Rosslyn — 75-84: 6.7% Taroomball — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 1.5% / 0.9%
Rosslyn — 85+: 1.5% Taroomball — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rosslyn 50.0% couple families
Rosslyn — Couple Families: 50.0% Rosslyn — Lone Person: 34.3% Rosslyn — One Parent Families: 9.3% Rosslyn — Group Household: 6.4% Rosslyn — Other Families: 0.0%
Taroomball 66.1% couple families
Taroomball — Couple Families: 66.1% Taroomball — Lone Person: 18.6% Taroomball — One Parent Families: 12.4% Taroomball — Group Household: 1.7% Taroomball — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rosslyn 24.0% renting
Rosslyn — Owned Outright: 41.2% Rosslyn — Mortgage: 34.8% Rosslyn — Renting: 24.0%
Taroomball 19.3% renting
Taroomball — Owned Outright: 25.6% Taroomball — Mortgage: 55.1% Taroomball — Renting: 19.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rosslyn Taroomball
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 22.6%
Rosslyn — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% Taroomball — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Bachelor Degree 12.4% / 7.0%
Rosslyn — Bachelor Degree: 12.4% Taroomball — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.8%
Rosslyn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Taroomball — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 1.8%
Rosslyn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Taroomball — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 2.2%
Rosslyn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Taroomball — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%

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.

Rosslyn Taroomball
England 4.9% / 4.0%
Rosslyn — England: 4.9% Taroomball — England: 4.0%
New Zealand 3.4% / 3.5%
Rosslyn — New Zealand: 3.4% Taroomball — New Zealand: 3.5%
Thailand 1.0% / —
Rosslyn — Thailand: 1.0% Taroomball — Thailand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.7% / —
Rosslyn — Philippines: 0.7% Taroomball — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Rosslyn — South Africa: 0.7% Taroomball — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.4%
Rosslyn — Germany: not among its largest Taroomball — Germany: 0.4%
Canada — / 0.4%
Rosslyn — Canada: not among its largest Taroomball — Canada: 0.4%
Sri Lanka — / 0.4%
Rosslyn — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Taroomball — Sri Lanka: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rosslyn 79.7% houses
Rosslyn — Houses: 79.7% Rosslyn — Flats / Apartments: 20.3%
Taroomball 99.7% houses
Taroomball — Houses: 99.7% Taroomball — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rosslyn Taroomball
Median house price $1,080,000 $862,000
Median unit price $350,000 —
Median land price — $327,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 5 sales
 28 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Rosslyn Taroomball
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
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.

Rosslyn Taroomball
Houses 3.7%
$900/wk on $1.27M
 4.7%
$830/wk on $924K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Rosslyn Taroomball
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD

Liveability

Rosslyn is more walkable (17 vs 4).

Rosslyn Taroomball
Grade B
same for both
Score 57/100 61/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Rosslyn carries more crime risk (49 vs 30).

Rosslyn Taroomball
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
71/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Rosslyn Taroomball
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Rosslyn Taroomball
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 1
Beaches 2 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Rosslyn sits further from the CBD (682.6 km vs 676.6 km).

Rosslyn Taroomball
Walkability score 17/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 682.6 km 676.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 477 min 469 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4703
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4703
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.

Rosslyn Taroomball
Car (driver) 74.5% / 83.1%
Rosslyn — Car (driver): 74.5% Taroomball — Car (driver): 83.1%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 6.8%
Rosslyn — Worked from Home: 12.7% Taroomball — Worked from Home: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 7.6%
Rosslyn — Car (passenger): 6.6% Taroomball — Car (passenger): 7.6%
Bus 5.0% / 0.8%
Rosslyn — Bus: 5.0% Taroomball — Bus: 0.8%
Walked Only 1.2% / 0.8%
Rosslyn — Walked Only: 1.2% Taroomball — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Rosslyn Taroomball
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 183 m
212 m to a named beach
 2.7 km
2.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Rosslyn Taroomball
Connectivity score 64/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
297 premises
 56%
488 premises

Climate

Rosslyn Taroomball
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Rosslyn Taroomball
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Rosslyn Taroomball
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rosslyn Taroomball
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rosslyn

Affordable Beach Beachfront Coastal Quiet

Taroomball

Acreage Coastal Family

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