Bergen vs Goombungee

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bergen, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bergen tends to suit 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

Bergen

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 42/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 56%)
  • But Goombungee has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Goombungee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $270/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Goombungee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (35/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bergen carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 42/100)
  • Goombungee is more walkable (35/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bergen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.0% vs 3.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bergen Goombungee
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.

Bergen Goombungee
Walkability 0 / 35
Bergen — Walkability: 0/100 Goombungee — Walkability: 35/100
Safety 86 / 58
Bergen — Safety: 86/100 Goombungee — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bergen — Low fire risk: 100/100 Goombungee — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Goombungee has more residents (1,066 vs 85); Bergen has higher household incomes ($79,612 vs $63,336).

Bergen Goombungee
Population 85 1,066
+1154% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.0% +3.9%
Median age 42 43
Median household income $79,612/yr
+20% vs other
 $63,336/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+7% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bergen Goombungee
0-4 8.2% / 5.8%
Bergen — 0-4: 8.2% Goombungee — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 10.6% / 13.8%
Bergen — 5-14: 10.6% Goombungee — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 4.7% / 6.2%
Bergen — 15-19: 4.7% Goombungee — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 7.1% / 4.7%
Bergen — 20-24: 7.1% Goombungee — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 12.9% / 10.6%
Bergen — 25-34: 12.9% Goombungee — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 11.8% / 9.3%
Bergen — 35-44: 11.8% Goombungee — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 11.8% / 10.6%
Bergen — 45-54: 11.8% Goombungee — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 18.8% / 16.7%
Bergen — 55-64: 18.8% Goombungee — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 10.6% / 14.0%
Bergen — 65-74: 10.6% Goombungee — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 9.4% / 6.7%
Bergen — 75-84: 9.4% Goombungee — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 3.5% / 1.0%
Bergen — 85+: 3.5% Goombungee — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bergen 57.7% couple families
Bergen — Couple Families: 57.7% Bergen — Lone Person: 30.8% Bergen — One Parent Families: 11.5% Bergen — Group Household: 0.0% Bergen — Other Families: 0.0%
Goombungee 36.4% couple families
Goombungee — Couple Families: 36.4% Goombungee — Lone Person: 37.9% Goombungee — One Parent Families: 20.1% Goombungee — Group Household: 3.0% Goombungee — Other Families: 2.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bergen 0.0% renting
Bergen — Owned Outright: 68.2% Bergen — Mortgage: 31.8% Bergen — Renting: 0.0%
Goombungee 18.3% renting
Goombungee — Owned Outright: 40.3% Goombungee — Mortgage: 41.4% Goombungee — Renting: 18.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bergen 100.0% houses
Bergen — Houses: 100.0% Bergen — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Bergen — Townhouses: 0.0%
Goombungee 97.1% houses
Goombungee — Houses: 97.1% Goombungee — Flats / Apartments: 2.1% Goombungee — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Bergen Goombungee
Certificate III & IV 25.9% / 21.2%
Bergen — Certificate III & IV: 25.9% Goombungee — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 5.8%
Bergen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Goombungee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 3.5% / 4.9%
Bergen — Bachelor Degree: 3.5% Goombungee — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Bergen — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Goombungee — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Bergen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Goombungee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Property market

Bergen Goombungee
Median house price — $577,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $284,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

Bergen Goombungee
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bergen Goombungee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD

Liveability

Goombungee is more walkable (35 vs 0).

Bergen Goombungee
Grade — B
Score — 49/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Goombungee carries more crime risk (42 vs 14).

Bergen Goombungee
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
14/100
 Moderate
42/100
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

Bergen Goombungee
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bergen

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

Schools in Goombungee

  • Goombungee State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bergen Goombungee
Parks & reserves 0 3
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Bergen Goombungee
Walkability score 0/100 35/100
Distance to Brisbane 165.7 km 166 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 131 min 127 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4353
 0.0%
postcode 4354
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 4353
 75
postcode 4354

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.

Bergen Goombungee
Car (driver) 85.4% / 80.5%
Bergen — Car (driver): 85.4% Goombungee — Car (driver): 80.5%
Worked from Home 14.6% / 9.4%
Bergen — Worked from Home: 14.6% Goombungee — Worked from Home: 9.4%
Car (passenger) — / 5.9%
Bergen — Car (passenger): not among its largest Goombungee — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Bergen — Walked Only: not among its largest Goombungee — Walked Only: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.4%).

Setting

Bergen Goombungee
Elevation 601 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 487 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bergen Goombungee
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
464 premises

Climate

Bergen Goombungee
Annual rainfall 577 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Bergen Goombungee
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Bergen Goombungee
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bergen Goombungee
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bergen

Rural

Goombungee

Affordable Quiet Rural

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