Tanby vs Taroomball

Taroomball is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in Tanby. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tanby: a median of $1.15 million, against $862,000 in Taroomball, though rent is higher in Taroomball. On these figures, Taroomball tends to suit 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

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

Taroomball

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($327,000 vs $572,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($862,000 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Tanby has cheaper rent ($365/wk vs $460/wk)
  • Taroomball has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tanby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (671.4 km vs 676.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Taroomball

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.4% vs 7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Tanby 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.

Tanby 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.

Tanby Taroomball
Walkability 0 / 4
Tanby — Walkability: 0/100 Taroomball — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 65 / 70
Tanby — Safety: 65/100 Taroomball — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Tanby — Low fire risk: 100/100 Taroomball — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Taroomball has more residents (1,136 vs 577); Taroomball rents higher ($460/wk vs $365/wk).

Tanby Taroomball
Population 577 1,136
+97% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.1% +34.4%
Median age 38 35
Median household income $119,548/yr $128,232/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $365/wk $460/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tanby Taroomball
0-4 7.1% / 6.5%
Tanby — 0-4: 7.1% Taroomball — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 15.8% / 16.1%
Tanby — 5-14: 15.8% Taroomball — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 7.8% / 8.3%
Tanby — 15-19: 7.8% Taroomball — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 5.2% / 5.3%
Tanby — 20-24: 5.2% Taroomball — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 9.9% / 13.6%
Tanby — 25-34: 9.9% Taroomball — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 13.3% / 13.1%
Tanby — 35-44: 13.3% Taroomball — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 12.5% / 14.1%
Tanby — 45-54: 12.5% Taroomball — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 16.1% / 9.9%
Tanby — 55-64: 16.1% Taroomball — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 10.2% / 9.0%
Tanby — 65-74: 10.2% Taroomball — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 2.1% / 3.1%
Tanby — 75-84: 2.1% Taroomball — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 1.0% / 0.9%
Tanby — 85+: 1.0% Taroomball — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tanby 70.1% couple families
Tanby — Couple Families: 70.1% Tanby — Lone Person: 17.3% Tanby — One Parent Families: 9.4% Tanby — Other Families: 3.1% Tanby — Group Household: 0.0%
Taroomball 66.1% couple families
Taroomball — Couple Families: 66.1% Taroomball — Lone Person: 18.6% Taroomball — One Parent Families: 12.4% Taroomball — Other Families: 1.2% Taroomball — Group Household: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tanby 8.8% renting
Tanby — Owned Outright: 37.4% Tanby — Mortgage: 53.8% Tanby — Renting: 8.8%
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.

Tanby Taroomball
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 22.6%
Tanby — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Taroomball — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 7.0%
Tanby — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Taroomball — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 7.8%
Tanby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Taroomball — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.8%
Tanby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Taroomball — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 2.2%
Tanby — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% 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.

Tanby Taroomball
New Zealand 2.8% / 3.5%
Tanby — New Zealand: 2.8% Taroomball — New Zealand: 3.5%
England 2.1% / 4.0%
Tanby — England: 2.1% Taroomball — England: 4.0%
South Africa 2.8% / —
Tanby — South Africa: 2.8% Taroomball — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.4%
Tanby — Germany: not among its largest Taroomball — Germany: 0.4%
Canada — / 0.4%
Tanby — Canada: not among its largest Taroomball — Canada: 0.4%
Sri Lanka — / 0.4%
Tanby — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Taroomball — Sri Lanka: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tanby 97.3% houses
Tanby — Houses: 97.3% Tanby — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Taroomball 99.7% houses
Taroomball — Houses: 99.7% Taroomball — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tanby Taroomball
Median house price $1,150,000 $862,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $572,500 $327,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 8 sales
 28 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Tanby 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.

Tanby Taroomball
Houses — 4.7%
$830/wk on $924K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Tanby Taroomball
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 82% of QLD

Liveability

Tanby Taroomball
Grade B
same for both
Score 58/100 61/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Tanby Taroomball
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
30/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Tanby 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

Tanby Taroomball
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Taroomball sits further from the CBD (676.6 km vs 671.4 km).

Tanby Taroomball
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 671.4 km 676.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 467 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.

Tanby Taroomball
Car (driver) 80.1% / 83.1%
Tanby — Car (driver): 80.1% Taroomball — Car (driver): 83.1%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 6.8%
Tanby — Worked from Home: 14.3% Taroomball — Worked from Home: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 7.6%
Tanby — Car (passenger): 3.0% Taroomball — Car (passenger): 7.6%
Bus 2.6% / 0.8%
Tanby — Bus: 2.6% Taroomball — Bus: 0.8%
Walked Only — / 0.8%
Tanby — Walked Only: not among its largest Taroomball — Walked Only: 0.8%

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

Setting

Tanby Taroomball
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.4 km 2.7 km
2.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Tanby Taroomball
Connectivity score 30/100 74/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
238 premises
 56%
488 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Tanby Taroomball
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Tanby 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

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

Tags

Tanby

Family Rural

Taroomball

Acreage Coastal Family

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