Taldora vs Cloncurry

Taldora is the younger of the two, with a median age of 25 against 34 in Cloncurry. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Taldora, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are couple families. In Cloncurry, about half of households rent. On these figures, Taldora tends to suit couples.

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

  • Taldora is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 51%)
  • Cloncurry has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

Renters

Taldora

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $240/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Cloncurry

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1147 min vs 1253 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1728.5 km vs 1756 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Taldora

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 87/100)

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

Investors

Taldora

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (110.8% vs 16.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Taldora Cloncurry
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.

Taldora Cloncurry
Walkability 0 / 0
Taldora — Walkability: 0/100 Cloncurry — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 13
Taldora — Safety: 46/100 Cloncurry — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 64
Taldora — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cloncurry — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Cloncurry rents higher ($240/wk vs $0/wk); Cloncurry has more residents (3,167 vs 78).

Taldora Cloncurry
Population 78 3,167
+3960% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +110.8% +16.5%
Median age 25 34
Median household income $194,948/yr
+48% vs other
 $101,556/yr
Median weekly rent — $240/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Taldora Cloncurry
0-4 11.5% / 7.8%
Taldora — 0-4: 11.5% Cloncurry — 0-4: 7.8%
5-14 10.3% / 12.1%
Taldora — 5-14: 10.3% Cloncurry — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 12.8% / 4.9%
Taldora — 15-19: 12.8% Cloncurry — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 16.7% / 7.5%
Taldora — 20-24: 16.7% Cloncurry — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 14.1% / 18.0%
Taldora — 25-34: 14.1% Cloncurry — 25-34: 18.0%
35-44 10.3% / 15.4%
Taldora — 35-44: 10.3% Cloncurry — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 3.8% / 11.8%
Taldora — 45-54: 3.8% Cloncurry — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 10.3% / 12.4%
Taldora — 55-64: 10.3% Cloncurry — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 11.5% / 6.9%
Taldora — 65-74: 11.5% Cloncurry — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 — / 2.6%
Taldora — 75-84: not among its largest Cloncurry — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ — / 0.6%
Taldora — 85+: not among its largest Cloncurry — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Taldora 100.0% couple families
Taldora — Couple Families: 100.0% Taldora — Lone Person: 0.0% Taldora — One Parent Families: 0.0% Taldora — Group Household: 0.0% Taldora — Other Families: 0.0%
Cloncurry 36.6% couple families
Cloncurry — Couple Families: 36.6% Cloncurry — Lone Person: 41.8% Cloncurry — One Parent Families: 14.3% Cloncurry — Group Household: 4.3% Cloncurry — 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.

Taldora 0.0% renting
Taldora — Owned Outright: 53.8% Taldora — Mortgage: 46.2% Taldora — Renting: 0.0%
Cloncurry 50.0% renting
Cloncurry — Owned Outright: 25.6% Cloncurry — Mortgage: 24.4% Cloncurry — Renting: 50.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Taldora 86.7% houses
Taldora — Houses: 86.7% Taldora — Flats / Apartments: 13.3% Taldora — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cloncurry 79.5% houses
Cloncurry — Houses: 79.5% Cloncurry — Flats / Apartments: 18.0% Cloncurry — Townhouses: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Taldora Cloncurry
Certificate III & IV 9.0% / 17.3%
Taldora — Certificate III & IV: 9.0% Cloncurry — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 7.2%
Taldora — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Cloncurry — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 4.3%
Taldora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Cloncurry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Taldora — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cloncurry — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Taldora — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cloncurry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

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

Property market

Taldora Cloncurry
Median house price — $260,000
Median unit price — $307,000
Median land price — $295,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 80 days
from 27 sales

Development activity

Taldora Cloncurry
New dwellings approved 1
across McKinlay
 1
across Cloncurry

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.

Taldora Cloncurry
Houses — 6.2%
$480/wk on $400K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Taldora Cloncurry
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 99% of QLD

Liveability

Taldora Cloncurry
Grade — D
Score — 17/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cloncurry carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Cloncurry carries more crime risk (87 vs 54).

Taldora Cloncurry
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 High
87/100
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

Taldora Cloncurry
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Taldora

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Cloncurry

  • St Joseph's Catholic School Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Cloncurry State School P-12 Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Taldora Cloncurry
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 45 73

Mobility

Taldora sits further from the CBD (1756 km vs 1728.5 km).

Taldora Cloncurry
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1756 km
+2% vs other
 1728.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1253 min 1147 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4823
 0.0%
postcode 4824
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 4823
 32
postcode 4824

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.

Taldora Cloncurry
Car (driver) 6.5% / 60.9%
Taldora — Car (driver): 6.5% Cloncurry — Car (driver): 60.9%
Worked from Home 58.7% / 6.6%
Taldora — Worked from Home: 58.7% Cloncurry — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Walked Only 34.8% / 13.1%
Taldora — Walked Only: 34.8% Cloncurry — Walked Only: 13.1%
Bus — / 9.5%
Taldora — Bus: not among its largest Cloncurry — Bus: 9.5%
Car (passenger) — / 8.6%
Taldora — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cloncurry — Car (passenger): 8.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.9%).

Setting

Taldora Cloncurry
Elevation 96 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 177 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Taldora Cloncurry
Connectivity score 15/100 45/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 2%
1,345 premises

Council rates

Taldora Cloncurry
Average residential rate $653/yr $782/yr
Council McKinlay Cloncurry

Federal electorate

Taldora Cloncurry
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Taldora Cloncurry
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Taldora

Rural Students Young Families

Cloncurry

Affordable Rural

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