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The quick read on

Thangool

QLD 4716 · Banana

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$376,000

latest suburb median

Population
685

ABS 2021

Postcode
4716

Thangool, Queensland

Property market insights for Thangool

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Thangool QLD

Median price trend for houses

Based on 9 sales in the preceding 12 months

$376,000

Up 33.6% over 12 months

$600k$400k$200k20212023202420252026
3 bed
$350k

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

No change over 12 months

$375$350$325$30020212022202320242025

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Thangool, QLD is currently $376,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Thangool has a 12-month growth rate of 33.6% for houses.

Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $350,000 in Thangool.

The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Thangool safe?

The overall rate for Thangool is 1,136 offences per 100,000 residents — 54% below the Rest of Qld benchmark.

That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Thangool.

Overall crime rate

1,136

offences per 100,000 residents

54% belowRest of Qld

ThangoolRest of Qld: 2,462

Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.

The people behind the postcode

Who lives in Thangool?

Thangool QLD 4716 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.

685 people call Thangool home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,611 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
685
Median age
43 years
Median mortgage
$1,408 / month
2021 household rent
$200 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Qld benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1520.1%Above
15–3419.9%Below
35–5424.7%Below
55–7428.8%Above
75 and over8.3%In line

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses95.9%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments1.1%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright39.0%Above
Paying a mortgage36.6%Above
Renting24.4%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car1.5%Below
One car23.1%Below
Two cars37.3%Below
Three or more37.3%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home18.5%Above
Drove to work58.7%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled4.5%Above

What stands out in Thangool

18.5% of workers in Thangool worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of Qld.

25.3% of people in Thangool described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Thangool

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Thangool QLD 4716.

Is Thangool family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

20.1% of Thangool's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

195 family households lived in Thangool; 38.5% were couple families and 3.6% were one-parent families.

32.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Thangool?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Thangool had 685 residents at the 2021 Census.

23.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

37.1% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Thangool?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 95.9% of occupied private dwellings in Thangool.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 1.1% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Thangool?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

39.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

36.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.

24.4% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Thangool?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Thangool had 2.5 people.

One-person households made up 26.6% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

Two-person households represented 39.0%, while 24.0% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Thangool?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

18.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

58.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.5% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Thangool?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

1.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

One-car households formed 23.1% of the total.

74.6% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Thangool, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

73.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 26.5% reported a different address.

2.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Thangool?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

93.7% of residents used only English at home.

1.5% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Thangool residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

2.8% of Thangool's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 97.2% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 94.5%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Thangool?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 40.7% of ancestry responses in Thangool.

Australian ancestry made up 49.5% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.4% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Thangool?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

8.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

Managers accounted for 22.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.6%.

Health care and social assistance employed 5.1% of workers, and education and training employed 4.8%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Thangool?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 67.4%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.

41.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.3% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.6%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Thangool show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

59.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.

6.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

10.2% reported asthma, 10.4% arthritis and 4.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Thangool?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

12.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 1.2% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 60.2%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Thangool?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,611 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,408.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $200 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Thangool compare with Rest of Qld?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 18.5% in Thangool, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.

Outright ownership was 39.0% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

Renting accounted for 24.4% in Thangool, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

Three useful questions

A buyer’s quick guide to Thangool

Is Thangool expensive?

The median house price is $376,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Thangool good for families?

The Census counted 195 local families, and 20.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.

What can I get for $1.5m in Thangool?

3-bedroom houses have a median around $350,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.

Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Thangool

50 streets in Thangool

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Aerodrome Rd
  • Austen St
  • Blacks Rd
  • Blanchs Rd
  • Britten St
  • Burnett Hwy
  • Burrows Road
  • Cocks Millard Road
  • Cooks Road
  • Corfield Rd
  • Cox Millard Rd
  • Crowsdale Camboon Rd
  • Dimitrieffs Ln
  • Dmitrieffs Ln
  • Drumburle Rd
  • Eichmanns Rd
  • Ford St
  • Frawleys Rd
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  • Gairdners Road
  • Halls Rd
  • Hintons Ln
  • Jubbs Road
  • Kirkwoods Ln
  • Lands End Road
  • Leslie St
  • Lobegeiers Rd
  • Lookerbie
  • Maggacisis Rd
  • Mclaughlins Rd
  • Meissners Rd
  • Morris Ln
  • Mullers Ln
  • Mullers Rd
  • Parkers Ln
  • Ramsay St
  • Red Hill Rd
  • Roys Rd
  • Russells Ln
  • Russian Club Rd
  • Schabes Road
  • Schloss Rd
  • Semples Rd
  • Stanley St
  • Thangool Lookerbie Rd
  • Thomsons Ln
  • Tollemaches Rd
  • Valentine Plains Road
  • Winston Street
  • Ziebarths Road
  • Ziebaths Rd

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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.