Taldora vs Four Ways

In both, most homes are detached houses. In Taldora, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are couple families. In Four Ways, the large majority of households rent and most households are people living alone. 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

Taldora

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 27%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (87% vs 65%)
  • But Four Ways carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 54/100)

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

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Taldora

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (1756 km vs 1910.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (1253 min vs 1268 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Four Ways

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 13%)
  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 54/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Four Ways

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (406.7% vs 110.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Taldora and Four Ways 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 Four Ways
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 Four Ways
Walkability 0 / 0
Taldora — Walkability: 0/100 Four Ways — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 73
Taldora — Safety: 46/100 Four Ways — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Taldora — Low fire risk: 100/100 Four Ways — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Taldora has higher household incomes ($194,948 vs $74,724).

Taldora Four Ways
Population 78
+3% vs other
 76
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +110.8% +406.7%
Median age 25 26
Median household income $194,948/yr
+62% vs other
 $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent —
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Taldora Four Ways
0-4 11.5% / 3.9%
Taldora — 0-4: 11.5% Four Ways — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 10.3% / 19.7%
Taldora — 5-14: 10.3% Four Ways — 5-14: 19.7%
15-19 12.8% / 11.8%
Taldora — 15-19: 12.8% Four Ways — 15-19: 11.8%
20-24 16.7% / 19.7%
Taldora — 20-24: 16.7% Four Ways — 20-24: 19.7%
25-34 14.1% / 10.5%
Taldora — 25-34: 14.1% Four Ways — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 10.3% / 11.8%
Taldora — 35-44: 10.3% Four Ways — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 3.8% / 22.4%
Taldora — 45-54: 3.8% Four Ways — 45-54: 22.4%
55-64 10.3% / 5.3%
Taldora — 55-64: 10.3% Four Ways — 55-64: 5.3%
65-74 11.5% / —
Taldora — 65-74: 11.5% Four Ways — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 — / —
Taldora — 75-84: not among its largest Four Ways — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Taldora — 85+: not among its largest Four Ways — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Taldora 100.0% couple families
Taldora — Couple Families: 100.0% Taldora — Lone Person: 0.0%
Four Ways 26.7% couple families
Four Ways — Couple Families: 26.7% Four Ways — Lone Person: 73.3%
Couple Families Lone Person

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%
Four Ways 100.0% renting
Four Ways — Owned Outright: 0.0% Four Ways — Mortgage: 0.0% Four Ways — Renting: 100.0%
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%
Four Ways 64.7% houses
Four Ways — Houses: 64.7% Four Ways — Flats / Apartments: 35.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Taldora Four Ways
Certificate III & IV 9.0% / 27.6%
Taldora — Certificate III & IV: 9.0% Four Ways — Certificate III & IV: 27.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 9.2%
Taldora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Four Ways — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 9.2%
Taldora — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Four Ways — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).

Development activity

Taldora Four Ways
New dwellings approved 1
across McKinlay
 1
across Cloncurry

Ranking within QLD

Taldora Four Ways
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD

Liveability

Taldora Four Ways
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Taldora carries more crime risk (54 vs 27).

Taldora Four Ways
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Low
27/100
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 Four Ways
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

Taldora Four Ways
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 45 37

Mobility

Four Ways sits further from the CBD (1910.1 km vs 1756 km).

Taldora Four Ways
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1756 km 1910.1 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1253 min 1268 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 Four Ways
Walked Only 34.8% / 70.6%
Taldora — Walked Only: 34.8% Four Ways — Walked Only: 70.6%
Worked from Home 58.7% / 15.7%
Taldora — Worked from Home: 58.7% Four Ways — Worked from Home: 15.7%
Car (driver) 6.5% / 13.7%
Taldora — Car (driver): 6.5% Four Ways — Car (driver): 13.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Taldora Four Ways
Elevation 96 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Taldora Four Ways
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 0%
23 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Taldora Four Ways
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 Four Ways
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

Four Ways

Family Rural Students

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