Tarawera vs Toobeah
In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Tarawera, about half of households rent. In Toobeah, most households own their home. On these figures, Tarawera tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Toobeah 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
Toobeah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 56%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Tarawera
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $170/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (53% vs 33%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Toobeah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (278 min vs 296 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (395.2 km vs 397.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tarawera
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (76.9% vs -22.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tarawera and Toobeah 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
Toobeah has more residents (149 vs 69); Toobeah rents higher ($170/wk vs $100/wk).
| Tarawera | Toobeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 69 | 149 +116% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +76.9% | -22.0% |
| Median age | 34 | 33 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $80,184/yr +12% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk | $170/wk +70% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (15.9%).
Development activity
| Tarawera | Toobeah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 32 across Goondiwindi same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +1100% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Tarawera | Toobeah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 39% of QLD | Higher than 51% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% of QLD | Higher than 70% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 3% of QLD | Higher than 17% of QLD |
Liveability
| Tarawera | Toobeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Tarawera | Toobeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 70/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Tarawera | Toobeah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Tarawera | Toobeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 22 |
Mobility
Tarawera sits further from the CBD (397.4 km vs 395.2 km).
| Tarawera | Toobeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 7/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 397.4 km | 395.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 296 min | 278 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4494 | 0.0% postcode 4498 |
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 (69.1%).
Setting
| Tarawera | Toobeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 241 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 197 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tarawera | Toobeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 20 premises | 0% 21 premises |
Council rates
| Tarawera | Toobeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,119/yr same for both | |
| Council | Goondiwindi same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tarawera | Toobeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tarawera | Toobeah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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