Tuckerang vs Brigalow
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tuckerang, most households are couple families. In Brigalow, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tuckerang tends to suit families with children, while Brigalow suits people living alone.
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
Tuckerang
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 66/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 58%)
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
Brigalow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Brigalow
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (198 min vs 219 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (269.3 km vs 272.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Tuckerang carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 66/100)
- Brigalow has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 10%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tuckerang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (30.6% vs 6.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tuckerang and Brigalow 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
Tuckerang rents higher ($200/wk vs $120/wk); Brigalow has more residents (181 vs 111).
| Tuckerang | Brigalow | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 111 | 181 +63% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +30.6% | +6.5% |
| Median age | 40 | 41 |
| Median household income | $80,184/yr +16% vs other | $67,184/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +40% vs other | $120/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).
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 (19.9%).
Development activity
| Tuckerang | Brigalow | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 53 across Western Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -40% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Tuckerang | Brigalow | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 51% of QLD | Higher than 33% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of QLD | Higher than 20% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of QLD | Higher than 24% of QLD |
Liveability
| Tuckerang | Brigalow | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Brigalow carries more crime risk (66 vs 35).
| Tuckerang | Brigalow | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Tuckerang | Brigalow | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Tuckerang
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Brigalow
- Brigalow State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Tuckerang | Brigalow | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 5 | 4 |
Mobility
Tuckerang sits further from the CBD (272.8 km vs 269.3 km).
| Tuckerang | Brigalow | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 272.8 km +1% vs other | 269.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 219 min | 198 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4411 | 0.0% postcode 4412 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 4411 | — |
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 (53.2%).
Setting
| Tuckerang | Brigalow | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 330 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 310 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tuckerang | Brigalow | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 43 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Council rates
| Tuckerang | Brigalow | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,238/yr same for both | |
| Council | Western Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tuckerang | Brigalow | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tuckerang | Brigalow | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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