Wieambilla vs Tara

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tara, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wieambilla tends to suit share households, while Tara 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

Tara

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Wieambilla is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 40%)

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

Tara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (221 min vs 238 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (302.8 km vs 315.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

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

Wieambilla Tara
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.

Wieambilla Tara
Walkability 0 / 4
Wieambilla — Walkability: 0/100 Tara — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 6 / 14
Wieambilla — Safety: 6/100 Tara — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 59 / 71
Wieambilla — Low fire risk: 59/100 Tara — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Tara has more residents (1,980 vs 78); Wieambilla has higher household incomes ($61,724 vs $45,084).

Wieambilla Tara
Population 78 1,980
+2438% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.1% -13.8%
Median age 46 48
Median household income $61,724/yr
+27% vs other
 $45,084/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+10% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wieambilla Tara
0-4 3.8% / 4.9%
Wieambilla — 0-4: 3.8% Tara — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 3.8% / 12.6%
Wieambilla — 5-14: 3.8% Tara — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 9.0% / 4.0%
Wieambilla — 15-19: 9.0% Tara — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 — / 5.4%
Wieambilla — 20-24: not among its largest Tara — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 7.7% / 9.7%
Wieambilla — 25-34: 7.7% Tara — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 17.9% / 9.6%
Wieambilla — 35-44: 17.9% Tara — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 21.8% / 13.3%
Wieambilla — 45-54: 21.8% Tara — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 9.0% / 17.1%
Wieambilla — 55-64: 9.0% Tara — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 15.4% / 15.4%
Wieambilla — 65-74: 15.4% Tara — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 6.4% / 6.3%
Wieambilla — 75-84: 6.4% Tara — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / 1.5%
Wieambilla — 85+: not among its largest Tara — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wieambilla 18.8% lone person
Wieambilla — Lone Person: 18.8% Wieambilla — Couple Families: 37.5% Wieambilla — One Parent Families: 18.8% Wieambilla — Group Household: 25.0% Wieambilla — Other Families: 0.0%
Tara 47.7% lone person
Tara — Lone Person: 47.7% Tara — Couple Families: 22.1% Tara — One Parent Families: 17.7% Tara — Group Household: 10.2% Tara — Other Families: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wieambilla 31.0% renting
Wieambilla — Owned Outright: 58.6% Wieambilla — Mortgage: 10.3% Wieambilla — Renting: 31.0%
Tara 25.6% renting
Tara — Owned Outright: 57.3% Tara — Mortgage: 17.1% Tara — Renting: 25.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wieambilla 100.0% houses
Wieambilla — Houses: 100.0% Wieambilla — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Wieambilla — Townhouses: 0.0%
Tara 94.1% houses
Tara — Houses: 94.1% Tara — Flats / Apartments: 4.2% Tara — Townhouses: 1.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Wieambilla Tara
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 14.8%
Wieambilla — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Tara — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 3.7%
Wieambilla — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Tara — Bachelor Degree: 3.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.9%
Wieambilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Tara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Wieambilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Wieambilla — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tara — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Property market

Wieambilla Tara
Median house price — $250,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $99,025
Typical days to sell (houses) — 48 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Wieambilla Tara
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Wieambilla Tara
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 7% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD

Liveability

Wieambilla Tara
Grade — D
Score — 13/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wieambilla carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 29).

Wieambilla Tara
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Low
29/100
Crime High
94/100
 High
86/100
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

Wieambilla Tara
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Wieambilla

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

Schools in Tara

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Tara Shire State College Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wieambilla Tara
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 6 5

Mobility

Wieambilla sits further from the CBD (315.3 km vs 302.8 km).

Wieambilla Tara
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 315.3 km
+4% vs other
 302.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 238 min 221 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4413
 0.2%
postcode 4421
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4413
 46
postcode 4421

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.

Wieambilla Tara
Car (driver) 72.0% / 67.2%
Wieambilla — Car (driver): 72.0% Tara — Car (driver): 67.2%
Worked from Home 12.0% / 12.7%
Wieambilla — Worked from Home: 12.0% Tara — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Car (passenger) 16.0% / 5.2%
Wieambilla — Car (passenger): 16.0% Tara — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only — / 14.3%
Wieambilla — Walked Only: not among its largest Tara — Walked Only: 14.3%
Bus — / 0.6%
Wieambilla — Bus: not among its largest Tara — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.0%).

Setting

Wieambilla Tara
Elevation 312 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 308 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wieambilla Tara
Connectivity score 15/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
1,012 premises

Council rates

Wieambilla Tara
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Wieambilla Tara
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wieambilla Tara
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wieambilla

Rural

Tara

Affordable Rural

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