Tarragindi vs Mount Gravatt

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Tarragindi, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tarragindi: a median of $1.66 million, against $1.4 million in Mount Gravatt, and rent is higher there too. Tarragindi is closer to the city centre: 8.8 km, against 11.7 km. On these figures, Tarragindi tends to suit families with children and couples, while Mount Gravatt suits people living alone and 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

Tarragindi

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 4)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 90/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 61%)
  • But Mount Gravatt has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Tarragindi leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)
  • Mount Gravatt has cheaper houses ($1,401,000 vs $1,660,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Gravatt

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $450/wk)
  • But Tarragindi leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tarragindi

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (12 min vs 17 min)
  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 60/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (8.8 km vs 11.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tarragindi

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 90/100)
  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 60/100)
  • But Mount Gravatt has more units and townhouses to downsize into (39% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Mount Gravatt

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.9% vs 2.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
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.

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Walkability 84 / 60
Tarragindi — Walkability: 84/100 Mount Gravatt — Walkability: 60/100
Safety 53 / 10
Tarragindi — Safety: 53/100 Mount Gravatt — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Tarragindi — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Gravatt — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tarragindi has more residents (11,035 vs 3,733); Tarragindi has higher household incomes ($152,568 vs $97,500).

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Population 11,035
+66% vs other
 3,733
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% +10.9%
Median age 37 36
Median household income $152,568/yr
+36% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+16% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
0-4 6.7% / 6.1%
Tarragindi — 0-4: 6.7% Mount Gravatt — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 16.1% / 11.2%
Tarragindi — 5-14: 16.1% Mount Gravatt — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 6.7% / 6.8%
Tarragindi — 15-19: 6.7% Mount Gravatt — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.6% / 7.8%
Tarragindi — 20-24: 5.6% Mount Gravatt — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 10.7% / 15.7%
Tarragindi — 25-34: 10.7% Mount Gravatt — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 16.5% / 14.9%
Tarragindi — 35-44: 16.5% Mount Gravatt — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 15.2% / 12.9%
Tarragindi — 45-54: 15.2% Mount Gravatt — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 10.5% / 9.8%
Tarragindi — 55-64: 10.5% Mount Gravatt — 55-64: 9.8%
65-74 6.3% / 7.8%
Tarragindi — 65-74: 6.3% Mount Gravatt — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 3.8% / 4.8%
Tarragindi — 75-84: 3.8% Mount Gravatt — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 1.8% / 2.1%
Tarragindi — 85+: 1.8% Mount Gravatt — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tarragindi 58.2% couple families
Tarragindi — Couple Families: 58.2% Tarragindi — Lone Person: 21.6% Tarragindi — One Parent Families: 12.5% Tarragindi — Group Household: 5.5% Tarragindi — Other Families: 2.1%
Mount Gravatt 36.1% couple families
Mount Gravatt — Couple Families: 36.1% Mount Gravatt — Lone Person: 42.3% Mount Gravatt — One Parent Families: 13.6% Mount Gravatt — Group Household: 5.9% Mount Gravatt — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tarragindi 20.6% renting
Tarragindi — Owned Outright: 33.2% Tarragindi — Mortgage: 46.2% Tarragindi — Renting: 20.6%
Mount Gravatt 43.5% renting
Mount Gravatt — Owned Outright: 23.2% Mount Gravatt — Mortgage: 33.3% Mount Gravatt — Renting: 43.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Bachelor Degree 22.9% / 21.5%
Tarragindi — Bachelor Degree: 22.9% Mount Gravatt — Bachelor Degree: 21.5%
Certificate III & IV 9.0% / 10.0%
Tarragindi — Certificate III & IV: 9.0% Mount Gravatt — Certificate III & IV: 10.0%
Postgraduate Degree 8.8% / 7.1%
Tarragindi — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8% Mount Gravatt — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 7.7%
Tarragindi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Mount Gravatt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 2.6%
Tarragindi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Mount Gravatt — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

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.

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
England 3.0% / 2.5%
Tarragindi — England: 3.0% Mount Gravatt — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.8%
Tarragindi — New Zealand: 2.1% Mount Gravatt — New Zealand: 2.8%
India 0.8% / 2.7%
Tarragindi — India: 0.8% Mount Gravatt — India: 2.7%
China 0.8% / 1.8%
Tarragindi — China: 0.8% Mount Gravatt — China: 1.8%
Japan 1.2% / —
Tarragindi — Japan: 1.2% Mount Gravatt — Japan: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.1%
Tarragindi — Philippines: not among its largest Mount Gravatt — Philippines: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tarragindi 94.9% houses
Tarragindi — Houses: 94.9% Tarragindi — Flats / Apartments: 2.2% Tarragindi — Townhouses: 2.9%
Mount Gravatt 61.0% houses
Mount Gravatt — Houses: 61.0% Mount Gravatt — Flats / Apartments: 29.7% Mount Gravatt — Townhouses: 9.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Median house price $1,660,000 $1,401,000
Median unit price $760,000 $725,000
Median land price $1,405,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 111 sales
 16 days
from 34 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
3 bed $1.45M / $1.35M
Tarragindi — 3 bed: $1.45M (64 sales) Mount Gravatt — 3 bed: $1.35M (31 sales)

64 vs 31 sales

4 bed $1.69M / $1.56M
Tarragindi — 4 bed: $1.69M (62 sales) Mount Gravatt — 4 bed: $1.56M (13 sales)

62 vs 13 sales

5 bed $2.1M / $1.91M
Tarragindi — 5 bed: $2.1M (59 sales) Mount Gravatt — 5 bed: $1.91M (8 sales)

59 vs 8 sales

Development activity

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Houses 2.9%
$865/wk on $1.56M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Schools Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 9% of QLD —

Liveability

Tarragindi is more walkable (84 vs 60); Tarragindi scores higher overall (84 vs 69).

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Grade A+ A
Score 84/100 69/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Mount Gravatt carries more crime risk (90 vs 47).

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 High
90/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 12
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Inside the suburb 3 4
Rated above peers 1 3
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Brisbane South (Nathan), 2.5 km
 3
Brisbane South (Nathan), 2.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 4.4%

Schools in Tarragindi

  • St Elizabeth's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Wellers Hill State School Government · Primary below peers
  • St John Henry Newman College Independent · Primary

Schools in Mount Gravatt

  • Mount Gravatt State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Agnes School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Yarranlea Primary School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Mount Gravatt State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 10 9
Parks & reserves 14 4
Childcare 7 9
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Mount Gravatt sits further from the CBD (11.7 km vs 8.8 km).

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Walkability score 84/100 60/100
Distance to Brisbane 8.8 km 11.7 km
+33% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 12 min 17 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 201.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 249.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 4121
 2.1%
postcode 4122
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 4121
 47
postcode 4122

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.

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Car (driver) 55.4% / 57.5%
Tarragindi — Car (driver): 55.4% Mount Gravatt — Car (driver): 57.5%
Worked from Home 28.8% / 25.2%
Tarragindi — Worked from Home: 28.8% Mount Gravatt — Worked from Home: 25.2%
Bus 7.2% / 9.9%
Tarragindi — Bus: 7.2% Mount Gravatt — Bus: 9.9%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 3.5%
Tarragindi — Car (passenger): 4.1% Mount Gravatt — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Bicycle 2.7% / 1.3%
Tarragindi — Bicycle: 2.7% Mount Gravatt — Bicycle: 1.3%
Walked Only 1.2% / 1.9%
Tarragindi — Walked Only: 1.2% Mount Gravatt — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.5%).

Setting

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Elevation 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.0 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Connectivity score 76/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
4,318 premises
 8%
1,943 premises

Climate

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.99 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Division Moreton Bonner
Member Julie-Ann Campbell Kara Cook
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tarragindi Mount Gravatt
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tarragindi

Family Inner Parks Premium Professionals River

Mount Gravatt

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Professionals Transport Hub

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