Cabarlah vs Geham

Cabarlah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Geham. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Cabarlah tends to suit families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Cabarlah carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 27/100)
  • Geham has more schools rated above their peers (1 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

Cabarlah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cabarlah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (145.5 km vs 150.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cabarlah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 27/100)

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

Investors

Cabarlah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.6% vs -3.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cabarlah Geham
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.

Cabarlah Geham
Walkability 12 / 10
Cabarlah — Walkability: 12/100 Geham — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 84 / 73
Cabarlah — Safety: 84/100 Geham — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cabarlah — Low fire risk: 100/100 Geham — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cabarlah has more residents (1,307 vs 470); Geham rents higher ($450/wk vs $360/wk).

Cabarlah Geham
Population 1,307
+64% vs other
 470
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.6% -3.9%
Median age 40 47
Median household income $118,196/yr
+15% vs other
 $100,048/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk $450/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cabarlah Geham
0-4 3.7% / 1.1%
Cabarlah — 0-4: 3.7% Geham — 0-4: 1.1%
5-14 16.2% / 13.2%
Cabarlah — 5-14: 16.2% Geham — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 8.8% / 12.1%
Cabarlah — 15-19: 8.8% Geham — 15-19: 12.1%
20-24 6.3% / 2.8%
Cabarlah — 20-24: 6.3% Geham — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 8.3% / 4.3%
Cabarlah — 25-34: 8.3% Geham — 25-34: 4.3%
35-44 14.0% / 11.9%
Cabarlah — 35-44: 14.0% Geham — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 15.5% / 16.0%
Cabarlah — 45-54: 15.5% Geham — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 12.5% / 15.5%
Cabarlah — 55-64: 12.5% Geham — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 10.4% / 10.9%
Cabarlah — 65-74: 10.4% Geham — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 4.6% / 7.7%
Cabarlah — 75-84: 4.6% Geham — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 0.7% / 0.6%
Cabarlah — 85+: 0.7% Geham — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cabarlah 68.7% couple families
Cabarlah — Couple Families: 68.7% Cabarlah — Lone Person: 18.9% Cabarlah — One Parent Families: 11.1% Cabarlah — Group Household: 1.2%
Geham 66.7% couple families
Geham — Couple Families: 66.7% Geham — Lone Person: 21.1% Geham — One Parent Families: 12.2% Geham — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cabarlah 9.5% renting
Cabarlah — Owned Outright: 43.1% Cabarlah — Mortgage: 47.4% Cabarlah — Renting: 9.5%
Geham 3.6% renting
Geham — Owned Outright: 46.8% Geham — Mortgage: 49.6% Geham — Renting: 3.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Cabarlah Geham
England 2.1% / 1.9%
Cabarlah — England: 2.1% Geham — England: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.5%
Cabarlah — New Zealand: 1.7% Geham — New Zealand: 1.5%
Zimbabwe 0.8% / 1.3%
Cabarlah — Zimbabwe: 0.8% Geham — Zimbabwe: 1.3%
South Africa 1.0% / —
Cabarlah — South Africa: 1.0% Geham — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Cabarlah — Germany: 0.6% Geham — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

Qualifications

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

Cabarlah Geham
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 19.1%
Cabarlah — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Geham — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 8.5%
Cabarlah — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Geham — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 9.6%
Cabarlah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Geham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 3.4%
Cabarlah — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Geham — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.3%
Cabarlah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Geham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cabarlah 100.3% houses
Cabarlah — Houses: 100.3%
Geham 100.0% houses
Geham — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Cabarlah Geham
Median house price $1,300,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $620,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 16 sales
 —

Development activity

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cabarlah Geham
Houses 3.4%
$880/wk on $1.35M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cabarlah Geham
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of QLD —

Liveability

Cabarlah Geham
Grade A —
Score 73/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Geham carries more crime risk (27 vs 16).

Cabarlah Geham
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
27/100
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

Cabarlah Geham
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cabarlah

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

Schools in Geham

  • Geham State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cabarlah Geham
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0

Mobility

Geham sits further from the CBD (150.5 km vs 145.5 km).

Cabarlah Geham
Walkability score 12/100 10/100
Distance to Brisbane 145.5 km 150.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 118 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4352
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4352
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.

Cabarlah Geham
Car (driver) 68.0% / 73.1%
Cabarlah — Car (driver): 68.0% Geham — Car (driver): 73.1%
Worked from Home 11.4% / 17.9%
Cabarlah — Worked from Home: 11.4% Geham — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Walked Only 14.7% / 4.5%
Cabarlah — Walked Only: 14.7% Geham — Walked Only: 4.5%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 4.5%
Cabarlah — Car (passenger): 4.3% Geham — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bicycle 0.9% / —
Cabarlah — Bicycle: 0.9% Geham — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.1%).

Setting

Cabarlah Geham
Elevation 629 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 585 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cabarlah Geham
Connectivity score 45/100 38/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 10%
503 premises
 14%
155 premises

Climate

Cabarlah Geham
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

Air quality (annual mean)

Cabarlah Geham
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Cabarlah Geham
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Cabarlah Geham
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cabarlah Geham
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cabarlah

Acreage Quiet

Geham

Rural

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