Question 1

Is Torbanlea a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Torbanlea is a small rural town with a village main street and timber and fibro houses, and it hosts the state’s Torbanlea train manufacturing facility.

It has an older community of 841 people, with many households owning their homes outright and incomes below the Queensland median. Local life centres on modest shops and community facilities, road links provide straightforward access to Maryborough and the coastal centres, and the surrounding landscape supports bushwalking, riding and informal outdoor recreation; works to improve flood immunity and upgrade intersections, including a new four-span bridge over Beelbi Creek, were completed.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Torbanlea?

Accepted Answer

In Torbanlea a typical local household earned about $1,125 a week at the most recent Census, but there haven't been enough recent sales or rentals to publish reliable house or unit prices or rents. Without those figures, it's not possible to describe how expensive it is to live in Torbanlea compared with local incomes.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Torbanlea a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

A 36.5% rise in median house values over the last 12 months is the headline for Torbanlea. That size of movement is a strong increase in house values and represents capital growth for house owners.

There isn't enough recent data here to show how units or rents moved, so this read focuses on the house side of the market.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	N/A	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	36.5%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	2	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	38	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A

	Suburb	QLD
Median age years	45	38
Median household income weekly	$1,125	$1,675
Couples with children share of families	30.8%	41.2%
Couples without children share of families	42.3%	40.3%
One-parent families share of families	23.6%	16.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	42.4%	30.1%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	39.7%	35.6%
Homes rented share of homes	17.9%	34.3%

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