St Kilda vs Tirroan
St Kilda is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 57 in Tirroan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In St Kilda, about half of households are couple families. In Tirroan, most households are couple families. On these figures, Tirroan tends to suit couples 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tirroan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 24%)
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
St Kilda
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (360 km vs 362.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tirroan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
St Kilda
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.0% vs -9.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
St Kilda and Tirroan 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
Tirroan has more residents (150 vs 99); Tirroan skews older (57 vs 53).
| St Kilda | Tirroan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 99 | 150 +52% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.0% | -9.1% |
| Median age | 53 | 57 |
| Median household income | $62,348/yr +4% vs other | $59,748/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $290/wk +3% vs other | $280/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
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 (4.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| St Kilda | Tirroan | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 997 across Bundaberg same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -45% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| St Kilda | Tirroan | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 28% of QLD | Higher than 24% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of QLD | Higher than 69% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 10% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
Liveability
| St Kilda | Tirroan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| St Kilda | Tirroan | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | Low 19/100 |
| 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
| St Kilda | Tirroan | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| St Kilda | Tirroan | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Tirroan sits further from the CBD (362.4 km vs 360 km).
| St Kilda | Tirroan | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 360 km | 362.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 250 min | 251 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4671 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 70 postcode 4671 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.9%).
Setting
| St Kilda | Tirroan | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 89 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 49.1 km | 44.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| St Kilda | Tirroan | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 69 premises |
Climate
| St Kilda | Tirroan | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Council rates
| St Kilda | Tirroan | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,773/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bundaberg same for both | |
Federal electorate
| St Kilda | Tirroan | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| St Kilda | Tirroan | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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