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Tanby vs Taroomball
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.2 km apart · Tanby profile · Taroomball profile
Tanby Taroomball
Taroomball and Tanby are neighbouring areas with distinct differences in accessibility and demographics. Taroomball is more walkable, with 56.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 26.7% near a school, compared to almost no such access in Tanby. There is also a stark contrast among First Nations residents; the typical age in Taroomball is just 13, while in Tanby it is 36. Taroomball has a more mobile population, with 51.3% of people moving in the last five years, and a higher share of renters at 19.3%.
Everyday life is very similar in both places, as they share nearly identical rates of volunteering, the share of people with university degrees, and typical weekly household incomes. Both areas are dominated by large homes, with the vast majority having at least three bedrooms. While Taroomball has a younger typical resident at 35 compared to 38 in Tanby, both sit well below the national figure for typical age.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 422
- First area, 2016: 539
- First area, 2021: 577
- Second area, 2011: 344
- Second area, 2016: 845
- Second area, 2021: 1,136
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Tanby: 0.5% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Taroomball: 0.0% males, 0.3% females
- 80–84 in Tanby: 0.9% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Taroomball: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Tanby: 1.0% males, 0.9% females; 75–79 in Taroomball: 1.1% males, 1.0% females
- 70–74 in Tanby: 1.9% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in Taroomball: 1.7% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Tanby: 3.6% males, 2.9% females; 65–69 in Taroomball: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Tanby: 4.4% males, 4.4% females; 60–64 in Taroomball: 3.3% males, 2.1% females
- 55–59 in Tanby: 4.4% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Taroomball: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Tanby: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Taroomball: 3.7% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Tanby: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 45–49 in Taroomball: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 40–44 in Tanby: 3.6% males, 2.0% females; 40–44 in Taroomball: 3.5% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Tanby: 2.7% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Taroomball: 2.9% males, 3.9% females
- 30–34 in Tanby: 3.7% males, 2.4% females; 30–34 in Taroomball: 3.8% males, 3.0% females
- 25–29 in Tanby: 1.4% males, 2.2% females; 25–29 in Taroomball: 2.9% males, 3.6% females
- 20–24 in Tanby: 2.2% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in Taroomball: 3.7% males, 1.7% females
- 15–19 in Tanby: 4.8% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Taroomball: 4.0% males, 3.9% females
- 10–14 in Tanby: 4.8% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Taroomball: 5.1% males, 2.5% females
- 5–9 in Tanby: 4.4% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Taroomball: 4.1% males, 4.0% females
- 0–4 in Tanby: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 0–4 in Taroomball: 4.1% males, 2.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $550
- First area, 2016: $677
- First area, 2021: $909
- Second area, 2011: $737
- Second area, 2016: $735
- Second area, 2021: $977
- First area, 2011: $1,375
- First area, 2016: $1,763
- First area, 2021: $2,299
- Second area, 2011: $1,843
- Second area, 2016: $1,895
- Second area, 2021: $2,466
- First area, 2011: $1,421
- First area, 2016: $1,899
- First area, 2021: $2,513
- Second area, 2011: $2,058
- Second area, 2016: $1,987
- Second area, 2021: $2,625
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 3.1
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2011: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $255
- First area, 2016: $275
- First area, 2021: $365
- Second area, 2011: $400
- Second area, 2016: $400
- Second area, 2021: $460
- First area, 2011: $1,950
- First area, 2016: $2,266
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- Second area, 2011: $2,427
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $1,950
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Tanby vs Taroomball [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL32738/tanby/vs/SAL32756/taroomball