Taldora vs Three Rivers

Taldora is the younger of the two, with a median age of 25 against 33 in Three Rivers. In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Taldora tends to suit young adults and couples, while Three Rivers suits families with children.

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 74%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (87% vs 70%)
  • But Three Rivers carries lower crime risk (23/100 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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Taldora sits closer to the CBD (1756 km vs 1808.1 km)
  • Three Rivers has a shorter drive in (1197 min vs 1253 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Three Rivers

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 54/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (30% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Three Rivers

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (244.4% vs 110.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Taldora and Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers
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 Three Rivers
Walkability 0 / 0
Taldora — Walkability: 0/100 Three Rivers — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 77
Taldora — Safety: 46/100 Three Rivers — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Taldora — Low fire risk: 100/100 Three Rivers — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Taldora has higher household incomes ($194,948 vs $86,112); Three Rivers skews older (33 vs 25).

Taldora Three Rivers
Population 78 93
+19% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +110.8% +244.4%
Median age 25 33
Median household income $194,948/yr
+56% vs other
 $86,112/yr
Median weekly rent —
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Taldora Three Rivers
0-4 11.5% / 3.2%
Taldora — 0-4: 11.5% Three Rivers — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 10.3% / 23.7%
Taldora — 5-14: 10.3% Three Rivers — 5-14: 23.7%
15-19 12.8% / 3.2%
Taldora — 15-19: 12.8% Three Rivers — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 16.7% / 7.5%
Taldora — 20-24: 16.7% Three Rivers — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 14.1% / 7.5%
Taldora — 25-34: 14.1% Three Rivers — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 10.3% / 17.2%
Taldora — 35-44: 10.3% Three Rivers — 35-44: 17.2%
45-54 3.8% / 12.9%
Taldora — 45-54: 3.8% Three Rivers — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 10.3% / 7.5%
Taldora — 55-64: 10.3% Three Rivers — 55-64: 7.5%
65-74 11.5% / 3.2%
Taldora — 65-74: 11.5% Three Rivers — 65-74: 3.2%
75-84 — / 4.3%
Taldora — 75-84: not among its largest Three Rivers — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / —
Taldora — 85+: not among its largest Three Rivers — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

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%
Three Rivers 57.9% couple families
Three Rivers — Couple Families: 57.9% Three Rivers — Lone Person: 26.3% Three Rivers — One Parent Families: 15.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
Three Rivers 23.5% renting
Three Rivers — Owned Outright: 47.1% Three Rivers — Mortgage: 29.4% Three Rivers — Renting: 23.5%
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%
Three Rivers 70.0% houses
Three Rivers — Houses: 70.0% Three Rivers — Flats / Apartments: 30.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Taldora Three Rivers
Certificate III & IV 9.0% / 17.2%
Taldora — Certificate III & IV: 9.0% Three Rivers — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 3.2%
Taldora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Three Rivers — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 4.3%
Taldora — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Three Rivers — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Development activity

Taldora Three Rivers
New dwellings approved 1
across McKinlay
 1
across Cloncurry

Ranking within QLD

Taldora Three Rivers
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Taldora Three Rivers
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 23).

Taldora Three Rivers
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Low
23/100
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 Three Rivers
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 Three Rivers
Waterways 45 9

Mobility

Three Rivers sits further from the CBD (1808.1 km vs 1756 km).

Taldora Three Rivers
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1756 km 1808.1 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1253 min 1197 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 Three Rivers
Worked from Home 58.7% / 62.2%
Taldora — Worked from Home: 58.7% Three Rivers — Worked from Home: 62.2%
Walked Only 34.8% / 13.5%
Taldora — Walked Only: 34.8% Three Rivers — Walked Only: 13.5%
Car (driver) 6.5% / 24.3%
Taldora — Car (driver): 6.5% Three Rivers — Car (driver): 24.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.2%).

Setting

Taldora Three Rivers
Elevation 96 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 145 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Taldora Three Rivers
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 Three Rivers
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

Three Rivers

Family Rural

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