Taroomball vs Yeppoon

Taroomball is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 47 in Yeppoon. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Taroomball, most households are couple families. In Yeppoon, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Taroomball: a median of $862,000, against $768,000 in Yeppoon, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Taroomball tends to suit families with children and couples, while Yeppoon suits people living alone and older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Taroomball carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 85/100)
  • Yeppoon has more parks and reserves (20 vs 2)

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

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper land ($327,000 vs $525,000)
  • But Yeppoon has cheaper houses ($767,750 vs $862,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yeppoon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $460/wk)
  • But Taroomball leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Taroomball

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (469 min vs 479 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (676.6 km vs 683.4 km)
  • But Yeppoon is more walkable (61/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yeppoon

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (28% vs 0%)
  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • But Taroomball carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Taroomball

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (34.4% vs 11.1%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.7% vs 4.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Taroomball Yeppoon
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.

Taroomball Yeppoon
Walkability 4 / 61
Taroomball — Walkability: 4/100 Yeppoon — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 70 / 15
Taroomball — Safety: 70/100 Yeppoon — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Taroomball — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yeppoon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yeppoon has more residents (7,037 vs 1,136); Taroomball has higher household incomes ($128,232 vs $63,492).

Taroomball Yeppoon
Population 1,136 7,037
+519% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +34.4% +11.1%
Median age 35 47
Median household income $128,232/yr
+50% vs other
 $63,492/yr
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+35% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Taroomball Yeppoon
0-4 6.5% / 4.4%
Taroomball — 0-4: 6.5% Yeppoon — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 16.1% / 10.6%
Taroomball — 5-14: 16.1% Yeppoon — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 8.3% / 6.9%
Taroomball — 15-19: 8.3% Yeppoon — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 5.3% / 4.8%
Taroomball — 20-24: 5.3% Yeppoon — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 13.6% / 9.9%
Taroomball — 25-34: 13.6% Yeppoon — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 13.1% / 10.4%
Taroomball — 35-44: 13.1% Yeppoon — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 14.1% / 12.5%
Taroomball — 45-54: 14.1% Yeppoon — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 9.9% / 14.9%
Taroomball — 55-64: 9.9% Yeppoon — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 9.0% / 11.8%
Taroomball — 65-74: 9.0% Yeppoon — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 3.1% / 9.1%
Taroomball — 75-84: 3.1% Yeppoon — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ 0.9% / 4.5%
Taroomball — 85+: 0.9% Yeppoon — 85+: 4.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Taroomball 66.1% couple families
Taroomball — Couple Families: 66.1% Taroomball — Lone Person: 18.6% Taroomball — One Parent Families: 12.4% Taroomball — Group Household: 1.7% Taroomball — Other Families: 1.2%
Yeppoon 28.3% couple families
Yeppoon — Couple Families: 28.3% Yeppoon — Lone Person: 49.0% Yeppoon — One Parent Families: 17.8% Yeppoon — Group Household: 3.4% Yeppoon — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Taroomball 19.3% renting
Taroomball — Owned Outright: 25.6% Taroomball — Mortgage: 55.1% Taroomball — Renting: 19.3%
Yeppoon 35.7% renting
Yeppoon — Owned Outright: 32.1% Yeppoon — Mortgage: 32.2% Yeppoon — Renting: 35.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Taroomball Yeppoon
Certificate III & IV 22.6% / 17.7%
Taroomball — Certificate III & IV: 22.6% Yeppoon — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 7.9%
Taroomball — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Yeppoon — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 6.5%
Taroomball — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Yeppoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.9%
Taroomball — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Yeppoon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.5%
Taroomball — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Yeppoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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.

Taroomball Yeppoon
England 4.0% / 3.2%
Taroomball — England: 4.0% Yeppoon — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 3.5% / 2.7%
Taroomball — New Zealand: 3.5% Yeppoon — New Zealand: 2.7%
Germany 0.4% / 0.5%
Taroomball — Germany: 0.4% Yeppoon — Germany: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Taroomball — Philippines: not among its largest Yeppoon — Philippines: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Taroomball — South Africa: not among its largest Yeppoon — South Africa: 0.8%
Canada 0.4% / —
Taroomball — Canada: 0.4% Yeppoon — Canada: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 0.4% / —
Taroomball — Sri Lanka: 0.4% Yeppoon — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Taroomball 99.7% houses
Taroomball — Houses: 99.7% Taroomball — Flats / Apartments: 0.3% Taroomball — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yeppoon 72.1% houses
Yeppoon — Houses: 72.1% Yeppoon — Flats / Apartments: 13.8% Yeppoon — Townhouses: 14.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Taroomball Yeppoon
Median house price $862,000 $767,750
Median unit price — $538,000
Median land price $327,000 $525,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 8 sales
 31 days
from 93 sales

Development activity

Taroomball Yeppoon
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.

Taroomball Yeppoon
Houses 4.7%
$830/wk on $924K
 4.0%
$640/wk on $827K
Units — 3.7%
$435/wk on $610K

Ranking within QLD

Taroomball Yeppoon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 59% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Yeppoon is more walkable (61 vs 4); Taroomball scores higher overall (61 vs 43).

Taroomball Yeppoon
Grade B C
Score 61/100 43/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Yeppoon carries more crime risk (85 vs 30).

Taroomball Yeppoon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 High
85/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Taroomball Yeppoon
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Taroomball

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Yeppoon

  • St Ursula's College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Brendan's College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Yeppoon State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Yeppoon State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Taroomball Yeppoon
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 2 20
Childcare 1 6
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 9
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 15

Mobility

Yeppoon sits further from the CBD (683.4 km vs 676.6 km).

Taroomball Yeppoon
Walkability score 4/100 61/100
Distance to Brisbane 676.6 km 683.4 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 469 min 479 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.

Taroomball Yeppoon
Car (driver) 83.1% / 79.7%
Taroomball — Car (driver): 83.1% Yeppoon — Car (driver): 79.7%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / 6.9%
Taroomball — Car (passenger): 7.6% Yeppoon — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Worked from Home 6.8% / 6.5%
Taroomball — Worked from Home: 6.8% Yeppoon — Worked from Home: 6.5%
Walked Only 0.8% / 4.2%
Taroomball — Walked Only: 0.8% Yeppoon — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bus 0.8% / 2.1%
Taroomball — Bus: 0.8% Yeppoon — Bus: 2.1%

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

Setting

Taroomball Yeppoon
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 2.7 km
2.7 km to a named beach
 214 m
1.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Taroomball Yeppoon
Connectivity score 74/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
488 premises
 37%
4,321 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Taroomball Yeppoon
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Taroomball

Acreage Coastal Family

Yeppoon

Beach Coastal Parks Retirees

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