Tarome vs Goomburra

Comparing Tarome and Goomburra, QLD: Tarome carries more crime risk (42 vs 17); Goomburra has more residents (256 vs 135); and Goomburra sits further from the CBD (151.5 km vs 105.5 km).

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

Goomburra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 42/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Goomburra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $320/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tarome

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (87 min vs 126 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (105.5 km vs 151.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Goomburra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 42/100)

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

Investors

Tarome

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.4% vs -1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tarome Goomburra
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.

Tarome Goomburra
Walkability 0 / 0
Tarome — Walkability: 0/100 Goomburra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 83
Tarome — Safety: 58/100 Goomburra — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 21 / 34
Tarome — Low fire risk: 21/100 Goomburra — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Goomburra has more residents (256 vs 135); Tarome rents higher ($320/wk vs $200/wk).

Tarome Goomburra
Population 135 256
+90% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.4% -1.2%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $68,224/yr
+11% vs other
 $60,424/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+38% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tarome Goomburra
0-4 3.7% / 6.6%
Tarome — 0-4: 3.7% Goomburra — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 15.6% / 15.6%
Tarome — 5-14: 15.6% Goomburra — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 4.4% / 5.9%
Tarome — 15-19: 4.4% Goomburra — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 2.2% / 3.9%
Tarome — 20-24: 2.2% Goomburra — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 8.9% / 7.4%
Tarome — 25-34: 8.9% Goomburra — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 8.9% / 12.1%
Tarome — 35-44: 8.9% Goomburra — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 14.8% / 18.4%
Tarome — 45-54: 14.8% Goomburra — 45-54: 18.4%
55-64 25.2% / 17.2%
Tarome — 55-64: 25.2% Goomburra — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 9.6% / 12.9%
Tarome — 65-74: 9.6% Goomburra — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 7.4% / 5.1%
Tarome — 75-84: 7.4% Goomburra — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ — / —
Tarome — 85+: not among its largest Goomburra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tarome 45.7% couple families
Tarome — Couple Families: 45.7% Tarome — Lone Person: 28.6% Tarome — One Parent Families: 25.7%
Goomburra 50.0% couple families
Goomburra — Couple Families: 50.0% Goomburra — Lone Person: 36.5% Goomburra — One Parent Families: 13.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tarome 17.1% renting
Tarome — Owned Outright: 45.7% Tarome — Mortgage: 37.1% Tarome — Renting: 17.1%
Goomburra 9.6% renting
Goomburra — Owned Outright: 57.8% Goomburra — Mortgage: 32.5% Goomburra — Renting: 9.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tarome 91.7% houses
Tarome — Houses: 91.7% Tarome — Flats / Apartments: 8.3%
Goomburra 101.2% houses
Goomburra — Houses: 101.2% Goomburra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Tarome Goomburra
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 12.9%
Tarome — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Goomburra — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 5.5%
Tarome — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Goomburra — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 9.8%
Tarome — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Goomburra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.7%
Tarome — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Goomburra — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Property market

Tarome Goomburra
Median house price — $763,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Tarome Goomburra
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
 291
across Southern Downs
Approvals change year on year +65% +63%

Ranking within QLD

Tarome Goomburra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Tarome Goomburra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Tarome carries more crime risk (42 vs 17); Tarome carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 66).

Tarome Goomburra
Bushfire High
79/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Low
17/100
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

Tarome Goomburra
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

Tarome Goomburra
Parks & reserves 0 6
Waterways 12 8

Mobility

Goomburra sits further from the CBD (151.5 km vs 105.5 km).

Tarome Goomburra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 105.5 km 151.5 km
+44% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 87 min 126 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4309
 0.2%
postcode 4362
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 4309
 67
postcode 4362

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.

Tarome Goomburra
Car (driver) 56.4% / 57.4%
Tarome — Car (driver): 56.4% Goomburra — Car (driver): 57.4%
Worked from Home 43.6% / 33.0%
Tarome — Worked from Home: 43.6% Goomburra — Worked from Home: 33.0%
Walked Only — / 9.6%
Tarome — Walked Only: not among its largest Goomburra — Walked Only: 9.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.4%).

Setting

Tarome Goomburra
Elevation 237 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 738 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tarome Goomburra
Connectivity score 28/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Tarome Goomburra
Annual rainfall 760 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Tarome Goomburra
Average residential rate $1,689/yr $1,627/yr
Council Scenic Rim Southern Downs

Federal electorate

Tarome Goomburra
Division Wright Maranoa
Member Scott Buchholz David Littleproud
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tarome Goomburra
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tarome

Rural

Goomburra

Family Rural

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