Athol vs Umbiram
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Athol, most households are couple families. In Umbiram, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Athol tends to suit people living alone and couples.
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
Umbiram
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 61%)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Athol has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $300/wk)
- Umbiram has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 9%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Umbiram
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (149 km vs 151.1 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
Athol and Umbiram drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Umbiram has higher household incomes ($94,900 vs $69,836); Umbiram rents higher ($300/wk vs $240/wk).
| Athol | Umbiram | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 139 | 146 +5% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.7% | +5.0% |
| Median age | 43 | 42 |
| Median household income | $69,836/yr | $94,900/yr +36% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk | $300/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
Development activity
| Athol | Umbiram | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Athol | Umbiram | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 37% of QLD | Higher than 68% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 31% of QLD | Higher than 25% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 71% of QLD | Higher than 67% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 56% of QLD | Higher than 43% of QLD |
Liveability
| Athol | Umbiram | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Athol | Umbiram | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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
| Athol | Umbiram | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Athol | Umbiram | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 6 |
Mobility
Athol sits further from the CBD (151.1 km vs 149 km).
| Athol | Umbiram | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 151.1 km +1% vs other | 149 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 116 min | 120 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 4350 | 0.6% postcode 4352 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 4350 | 84 postcode 4352 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.5%).
Setting
| Athol | Umbiram | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 500 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 484 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Athol | Umbiram | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 0% 58 premises |
Climate
| Athol | Umbiram | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 643 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Athol | Umbiram | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 12.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Athol | Umbiram | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Athol | Umbiram | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Groom same for both | |
| Member | Garth Hamilton same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Athol | Umbiram | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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