Thangool vs Camboon

Camboon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Thangool. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Thangool, the large majority of households own their home. In Camboon, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Thangool tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Camboon suits renters and couples.

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

Camboon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 24/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 49%)

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

Camboon

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 24%)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Camboon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (519.4 km vs 552.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (376 min vs 389 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Thangool has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 12%)
  • Camboon carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 24/100)

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

Investors

Thangool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-7.6% vs -18.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Thangool Camboon
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.

Thangool Camboon
Walkability 0 / 0
Thangool — Walkability: 0/100 Camboon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 88
Thangool — Safety: 76/100 Camboon — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 51 / 55
Thangool — Low fire risk: 51/100 Camboon — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Thangool rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Thangool has more residents (685 vs 76).

Thangool Camboon
Population 685
+89% vs other
 76
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.6% -18.3%
Median age 43 37
Median household income $83,772/yr $97,500/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Thangool Camboon
0-4 5.1% / 10.5%
Thangool — 0-4: 5.1% Camboon — 0-4: 10.5%
5-14 15.0% / 13.2%
Thangool — 5-14: 15.0% Camboon — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 5.3% / 6.6%
Thangool — 15-19: 5.3% Camboon — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 4.1% / 5.3%
Thangool — 20-24: 4.1% Camboon — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 10.5% / 10.5%
Thangool — 25-34: 10.5% Camboon — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 13.0% / 14.5%
Thangool — 35-44: 13.0% Camboon — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 11.7% / 3.9%
Thangool — 45-54: 11.7% Camboon — 45-54: 3.9%
55-64 15.9% / 25.0%
Thangool — 55-64: 15.9% Camboon — 55-64: 25.0%
65-74 12.8% / 5.3%
Thangool — 65-74: 12.8% Camboon — 65-74: 5.3%
75-84 7.4% / 6.6%
Thangool — 75-84: 7.4% Camboon — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 0.9% / —
Thangool — 85+: 0.9% Camboon — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Thangool 44.9% couple families
Thangool — Couple Families: 44.9% Thangool — Lone Person: 42.5% Thangool — Group Household: 5.4% Thangool — One Parent Families: 4.2% Thangool — Other Families: 3.0%
Camboon 78.6% couple families
Camboon — Couple Families: 78.6% Camboon — Lone Person: 21.4% Camboon — Group Household: 0.0% Camboon — One Parent Families: 0.0% Camboon — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Thangool 24.4% renting
Thangool — Owned Outright: 39.0% Thangool — Mortgage: 36.6% Thangool — Renting: 24.4%
Camboon 100.0% renting
Camboon — Owned Outright: 0.0% Camboon — Mortgage: 0.0% Camboon — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Thangool 96.3% houses
Thangool — Houses: 96.3% Thangool — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Camboon 100.0% houses
Camboon — Houses: 100.0% Camboon — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Thangool Camboon
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 19.7%
Thangool — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Camboon — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 3.9%
Thangool — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Camboon — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / —
Thangool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Camboon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.4% / —
Thangool — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4% Camboon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / —
Thangool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Camboon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Property market

Thangool Camboon
Median house price $300,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $70,000 —

Development activity

Thangool Camboon
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Thangool Camboon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD

Liveability

Thangool Camboon
Grade D —
Score 33/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Thangool carries more crime risk (24 vs 12).

Thangool Camboon
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
12/100
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

Thangool Camboon
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Thangool

  • Thangool State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Camboon

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

Amenities in the suburb

Thangool Camboon
Parks & reserves 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 8 23

Mobility

Thangool sits further from the CBD (552.2 km vs 519.4 km).

Thangool Camboon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 552.2 km
+6% vs other
 519.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 389 min 376 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4716
 0.0%
postcode 4719
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 4716
 47
postcode 4719

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.

Thangool Camboon
Car (driver) 68.1% / 60.0%
Thangool — Car (driver): 68.1% Camboon — Car (driver): 60.0%
Worked from Home 21.5% / 40.0%
Thangool — Worked from Home: 21.5% Camboon — Worked from Home: 40.0%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / —
Thangool — Car (passenger): 5.2% Camboon — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 5.2% / —
Thangool — Walked Only: 5.2% Camboon — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.1%).

Setting

Thangool Camboon
Elevation 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 346 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Thangool Camboon
Connectivity score 29/100 18/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
325 premises
 0%
27 premises

Council rates

Thangool Camboon
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Thangool Camboon
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Thangool Camboon
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Thangool

Affordable Rural

Camboon

Family Rural Young Families

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