Bowenville vs Irvingdale

Bowenville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 43 in Irvingdale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bowenville, about half of households are couple families. In Irvingdale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Irvingdale 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

Irvingdale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 68/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 57%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Bowenville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bowenville has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 22%)
  • Irvingdale has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bowenville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (187.3 km vs 201.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (143 min vs 148 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Irvingdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 68/100)

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

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

Bowenville Irvingdale
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.

Bowenville Irvingdale
Walkability 0 / 0
Bowenville — Walkability: 0/100 Irvingdale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 32 / 82
Bowenville — Safety: 32/100 Irvingdale — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bowenville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Irvingdale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bowenville has more residents (219 vs 163); Bowenville rents higher ($200/wk vs $150/wk).

Bowenville Irvingdale
Population 219
+26% vs other
 163
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.4% -16.0%
Median age 35 43
Median household income $82,524/yr $94,224/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+25% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bowenville Irvingdale
0-4 6.8% / 8.6%
Bowenville — 0-4: 6.8% Irvingdale — 0-4: 8.6%
5-14 13.2% / 9.8%
Bowenville — 5-14: 13.2% Irvingdale — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 5.9% / 1.8%
Bowenville — 15-19: 5.9% Irvingdale — 15-19: 1.8%
20-24 5.0% / 2.5%
Bowenville — 20-24: 5.0% Irvingdale — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 19.2% / 8.0%
Bowenville — 25-34: 19.2% Irvingdale — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 10.5% / 12.9%
Bowenville — 35-44: 10.5% Irvingdale — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 16.0% / 12.9%
Bowenville — 45-54: 16.0% Irvingdale — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 12.8% / 16.0%
Bowenville — 55-64: 12.8% Irvingdale — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 8.2% / 8.0%
Bowenville — 65-74: 8.2% Irvingdale — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 3.2% / 5.5%
Bowenville — 75-84: 3.2% Irvingdale — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 1.8% / 2.5%
Bowenville — 85+: 1.8% Irvingdale — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bowenville Irvingdale
Philippines 1.8% / 9.8%
Bowenville — Philippines: 1.8% Irvingdale — Philippines: 9.8%
Netherlands 1.4% / —
Bowenville — Netherlands: 1.4% Irvingdale — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bowenville 51.7% couple families
Bowenville — Couple Families: 51.7% Bowenville — Lone Person: 38.3% Bowenville — One Parent Families: 5.0% Bowenville — Group Household: 5.0%
Irvingdale 65.7% couple families
Irvingdale — Couple Families: 65.7% Irvingdale — Lone Person: 34.3% Irvingdale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Irvingdale — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bowenville 97.7% houses
Bowenville — Houses: 97.7% Bowenville — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Irvingdale 100.0% houses
Irvingdale — Houses: 100.0% Irvingdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bowenville Irvingdale
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 16.0%
Bowenville — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Irvingdale — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 9.2%
Bowenville — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Irvingdale — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 6.7%
Bowenville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Irvingdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bowenville 33.3% renting
Bowenville — Owned Outright: 41.7% Bowenville — Mortgage: 25.0% Bowenville — Renting: 33.3%
Irvingdale 21.7% renting
Irvingdale — Owned Outright: 45.7% Irvingdale — Mortgage: 32.6% Irvingdale — Renting: 21.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Bowenville Irvingdale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD

Liveability

Bowenville Irvingdale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Bowenville carries more crime risk (68 vs 18).

Bowenville Irvingdale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Low
18/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bowenville Irvingdale
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bowenville

  • Bowenville State School Government · Primary

Schools in Irvingdale

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bowenville Irvingdale
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 2 8

Mobility

Irvingdale sits further from the CBD (201.2 km vs 187.3 km).

Bowenville Irvingdale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 187.3 km 201.2 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 143 min 148 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4404
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 4404
same for both

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.

Bowenville Irvingdale
Car (driver) 62.5% / 75.9%
Bowenville — Car (driver): 62.5% Irvingdale — Car (driver): 75.9%
Worked from Home 27.5% / 15.2%
Bowenville — Worked from Home: 27.5% Irvingdale — Worked from Home: 15.2%
Walked Only 6.7% / 5.1%
Bowenville — Walked Only: 6.7% Irvingdale — Walked Only: 5.1%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 3.8%
Bowenville — Car (passenger): 3.3% Irvingdale — Car (passenger): 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.9%).

Setting

Bowenville Irvingdale
Elevation 363 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 386 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bowenville Irvingdale
Connectivity score 30/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
91 premises
 0%
48 premises

Climate

Bowenville Irvingdale
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

Bowenville Irvingdale
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Bowenville Irvingdale
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bowenville Irvingdale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bowenville

Rural

Irvingdale

Rural Young Families

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