Cambooya vs East Greenmount

Cambooya is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 43 in East Greenmount. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In East Greenmount, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Cambooya tends to suit young adults and families with children, while East Greenmount suits older residents.

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

  • Cambooya has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • East Greenmount carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 39/100)

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

Cambooya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

East Greenmount

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

East Greenmount

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Cambooya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (42.7% vs -2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cambooya East Greenmount
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.

Cambooya East Greenmount
Walkability 0 / 13
Cambooya — Walkability: 0/100 East Greenmount — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 61 / 74
Cambooya — Safety: 61/100 East Greenmount — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cambooya — Low fire risk: 100/100 East Greenmount — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cambooya has more residents (2,260 vs 351); East Greenmount skews older (43 vs 31).

Cambooya East Greenmount
Population 2,260
+84% vs other
 351
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +42.7% -2.8%
Median age 31 43
Median household income $81,848/yr $93,860/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $300/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cambooya East Greenmount
0-4 9.7% / 4.3%
Cambooya — 0-4: 9.7% East Greenmount — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 14.6% / 11.1%
Cambooya — 5-14: 14.6% East Greenmount — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 5.1% / 6.8%
Cambooya — 15-19: 5.1% East Greenmount — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 7.9% / 8.0%
Cambooya — 20-24: 7.9% East Greenmount — 20-24: 8.0%
25-34 18.7% / 8.3%
Cambooya — 25-34: 18.7% East Greenmount — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 11.0% / 11.1%
Cambooya — 35-44: 11.0% East Greenmount — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 10.7% / 12.5%
Cambooya — 45-54: 10.7% East Greenmount — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 10.2% / 12.8%
Cambooya — 55-64: 10.2% East Greenmount — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 7.6% / 13.7%
Cambooya — 65-74: 7.6% East Greenmount — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 3.6% / 8.8%
Cambooya — 75-84: 3.6% East Greenmount — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ 0.6% / —
Cambooya — 85+: 0.6% East Greenmount — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cambooya 44.9% couple families
Cambooya — Couple Families: 44.9% Cambooya — Lone Person: 30.4% Cambooya — One Parent Families: 17.7% Cambooya — Group Household: 5.9% Cambooya — Other Families: 1.0%
East Greenmount 52.9% couple families
East Greenmount — Couple Families: 52.9% East Greenmount — Lone Person: 30.9% East Greenmount — One Parent Families: 8.8% East Greenmount — Group Household: 7.4% East Greenmount — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cambooya 36.2% renting
Cambooya — Owned Outright: 22.4% Cambooya — Mortgage: 41.3% Cambooya — Renting: 36.2%
East Greenmount 12.8% renting
East Greenmount — Owned Outright: 45.3% East Greenmount — Mortgage: 41.9% East Greenmount — Renting: 12.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cambooya East Greenmount
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 17.9%
Cambooya — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% East Greenmount — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 9.4%
Cambooya — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% East Greenmount — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 7.1%
Cambooya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% East Greenmount — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.9%
Cambooya — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% East Greenmount — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Cambooya — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% East Greenmount — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Cambooya East Greenmount
England 1.5% / 2.3%
Cambooya — England: 1.5% East Greenmount — England: 2.3%
Philippines 0.2% / 1.7%
Cambooya — Philippines: 0.2% East Greenmount — Philippines: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.5% / —
Cambooya — New Zealand: 1.5% East Greenmount — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 0.5% / —
Cambooya — South Africa: 0.5% East Greenmount — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.4% / —
Cambooya — Netherlands: 0.4% East Greenmount — Netherlands: not among its largest
China 0.3% / —
Cambooya — China: 0.3% East Greenmount — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cambooya 92.4% houses
Cambooya — Houses: 92.4% Cambooya — Townhouses: 7.2% Cambooya — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
East Greenmount 98.3% houses
East Greenmount — Houses: 98.3% East Greenmount — Townhouses: 0.0% East Greenmount — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cambooya East Greenmount
Median house price $752,500 —
Median unit price $699,900 —
Median land price $820,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 17 sales
 —

Development activity

Cambooya East Greenmount
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.

Cambooya East Greenmount
Houses 4.1%
$595/wk on $749K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cambooya East Greenmount
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of QLD —

Liveability

East Greenmount is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Cambooya East Greenmount
Grade C —
Score 47/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Cambooya carries more crime risk (39 vs 26).

Cambooya East Greenmount
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
26/100
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

Cambooya East Greenmount
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Cambooya

  • Cambooya State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in East Greenmount

  • Emu Creek State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cambooya East Greenmount
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 1
Childcare 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 5 6

Mobility

Cambooya East Greenmount
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 151.9 km 152.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 126 min 123 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4358
 0.4%
postcode 4359
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4358
 72
postcode 4359

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.

Cambooya East Greenmount
Car (driver) 84.5% / 79.1%
Cambooya — Car (driver): 84.5% East Greenmount — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 8.4% / 16.5%
Cambooya — Worked from Home: 8.4% East Greenmount — Worked from Home: 16.5%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 4.4%
Cambooya — Car (passenger): 4.3% East Greenmount — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 2.2% / —
Cambooya — Walked Only: 2.2% East Greenmount — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.6% / —
Cambooya — Bus: 0.6% East Greenmount — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.5%).

Setting

Cambooya East Greenmount
Elevation 469 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 521 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cambooya East Greenmount
Connectivity score 67/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
972 premises
 0%
151 premises

Climate

Cambooya East Greenmount
Annual rainfall 643 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cambooya East Greenmount
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Cambooya East Greenmount
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Cambooya East Greenmount
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cambooya East Greenmount
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cambooya

Family Rural Young Families

East Greenmount

Rural

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