Valentine Plains vs Thangool

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Valentine Plains, most households are couple families. On these figures, Valentine Plains tends to suit couples, while Thangool 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

They split

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

  • Valentine Plains is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 49%)
  • Thangool has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Thangool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $240/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Thangool

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (389 min vs 433 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (552.2 km vs 591.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Thangool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Valentine Plains Thangool
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.

Valentine Plains Thangool
Walkability 0 / 0
Valentine Plains — Walkability: 0/100 Thangool — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 76
Valentine Plains — Safety: 83/100 Thangool — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 39 / 51
Valentine Plains — Low fire risk: 39/100 Thangool — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Thangool has more residents (685 vs 373); Valentine Plains has higher household incomes ($101,088 vs $83,772).

Valentine Plains Thangool
Population 373 685
+84% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.3% -7.6%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $101,088/yr
+17% vs other
 $83,772/yr
Median weekly rent $240/wk
+17% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Valentine Plains Thangool
0-4 5.9% / 5.1%
Valentine Plains — 0-4: 5.9% Thangool — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 10.7% / 15.0%
Valentine Plains — 5-14: 10.7% Thangool — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 9.9% / 5.3%
Valentine Plains — 15-19: 9.9% Thangool — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.1% / 4.1%
Valentine Plains — 20-24: 5.1% Thangool — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 7.8% / 10.5%
Valentine Plains — 25-34: 7.8% Thangool — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 11.5% / 13.0%
Valentine Plains — 35-44: 11.5% Thangool — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 14.7% / 11.7%
Valentine Plains — 45-54: 14.7% Thangool — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 18.8% / 15.9%
Valentine Plains — 55-64: 18.8% Thangool — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 9.1% / 12.8%
Valentine Plains — 65-74: 9.1% Thangool — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 5.6% / 7.4%
Valentine Plains — 75-84: 5.6% Thangool — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 0.8% / 0.9%
Valentine Plains — 85+: 0.8% Thangool — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Valentine Plains 60.7% couple families
Valentine Plains — Couple Families: 60.7% Valentine Plains — Lone Person: 29.8% Valentine Plains — One Parent Families: 9.5% Valentine Plains — Group Household: 0.0% Valentine Plains — Other Families: 0.0%
Thangool 44.9% couple families
Thangool — Couple Families: 44.9% Thangool — Lone Person: 42.5% Thangool — One Parent Families: 4.2% Thangool — Group Household: 5.4% Thangool — Other Families: 3.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Valentine Plains 18.9% renting
Valentine Plains — Owned Outright: 48.4% Valentine Plains — Mortgage: 32.8% Valentine Plains — Renting: 18.9%
Thangool 24.4% renting
Thangool — Owned Outright: 39.0% Thangool — Mortgage: 36.6% Thangool — Renting: 24.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Valentine Plains Thangool
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.9%
Valentine Plains — New Zealand: 0.8% Thangool — New Zealand: 0.9%
England 0.8% / 0.6%
Valentine Plains — England: 0.8% Thangool — England: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Valentine Plains — Philippines: not among its largest Thangool — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (0.9%).

Qualifications

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

Valentine Plains Thangool
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 19.1%
Valentine Plains — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Thangool — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 4.2%
Valentine Plains — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Thangool — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 4.1%
Valentine Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Thangool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.4%
Valentine Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Thangool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.4%
Valentine Plains — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Thangool — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Valentine Plains Thangool
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD

Liveability

Valentine Plains Thangool
Grade — D
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Valentine Plains carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 49).

Valentine Plains Thangool
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
24/100
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

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

Schools in Valentine Plains

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

Schools in Thangool

  • Thangool State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Valentine Plains Thangool
Parks & reserves 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 8
same for both

Mobility

Valentine Plains sits further from the CBD (591.1 km vs 552.2 km).

Valentine Plains Thangool
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 591.1 km
+7% vs other
 552.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 433 min 389 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4715
 0.0%
postcode 4716
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4715
 46
postcode 4716

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.

Valentine Plains Thangool
Car (driver) 71.7% / 68.1%
Valentine Plains — Car (driver): 71.7% Thangool — Car (driver): 68.1%
Worked from Home 15.5% / 21.5%
Valentine Plains — Worked from Home: 15.5% Thangool — Worked from Home: 21.5%
Car (passenger) 9.1% / 5.2%
Valentine Plains — Car (passenger): 9.1% Thangool — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 3.7% / 5.2%
Valentine Plains — Walked Only: 3.7% Thangool — Walked Only: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Valentine Plains Thangool
Elevation 256 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Valentine Plains Thangool
Connectivity score 27/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
149 premises
 0%
325 premises

Climate

Valentine Plains Thangool
Annual rainfall 606 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Valentine Plains

Rural

Thangool

Affordable Rural

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