Cambooya vs Felton

Cambooya is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 50 in Felton. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Felton, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cambooya tends to suit young adults and families with children, while Felton suits couples and 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

Cambooya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)

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

Felton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $290/wk)
  • But Cambooya has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cambooya

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (151.9 km vs 164.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (126 min vs 131 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Felton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Cambooya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (42.7% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cambooya and Felton 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 Felton
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 Felton
Walkability 0 / 0
Cambooya — Walkability: 0/100 Felton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 62
Cambooya — Safety: 61/100 Felton — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cambooya — Low fire risk: 100/100 Felton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cambooya has more residents (2,260 vs 267); Cambooya rents higher ($290/wk vs $150/wk).

Cambooya Felton
Population 2,260
+88% vs other
 267
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +42.7% -3.3%
Median age 31 50
Median household income $81,848/yr $93,184/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+48% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cambooya Felton
0-4 9.7% / 4.9%
Cambooya — 0-4: 9.7% Felton — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 14.6% / 9.4%
Cambooya — 5-14: 14.6% Felton — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 5.1% / 4.5%
Cambooya — 15-19: 5.1% Felton — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 7.9% / 9.0%
Cambooya — 20-24: 7.9% Felton — 20-24: 9.0%
25-34 18.7% / 7.5%
Cambooya — 25-34: 18.7% Felton — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 11.0% / 7.9%
Cambooya — 35-44: 11.0% Felton — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 10.7% / 15.0%
Cambooya — 45-54: 10.7% Felton — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 10.2% / 16.9%
Cambooya — 55-64: 10.2% Felton — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 7.6% / 15.7%
Cambooya — 65-74: 7.6% Felton — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 3.6% / 7.5%
Cambooya — 75-84: 3.6% Felton — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 0.6% / 2.6%
Cambooya — 85+: 0.6% Felton — 85+: 2.6%

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%
Felton 64.3% couple families
Felton — Couple Families: 64.3% Felton — Lone Person: 30.4% Felton — One Parent Families: 5.4% Felton — Group Household: 0.0% Felton — 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%
Felton 19.0% renting
Felton — Owned Outright: 45.2% Felton — Mortgage: 35.7% Felton — Renting: 19.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cambooya Felton
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 12.0%
Cambooya — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Felton — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 9.0%
Cambooya — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Felton — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 7.9%
Cambooya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Felton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 2.2%
Cambooya — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Felton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Cambooya — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Felton — 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 Felton
England 1.5% / 2.6%
Cambooya — England: 1.5% Felton — England: 2.6%
Philippines 0.2% / 1.9%
Cambooya — Philippines: 0.2% Felton — Philippines: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.5% / —
Cambooya — New Zealand: 1.5% Felton — New Zealand: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 0.3% / 1.1%
Cambooya — Zimbabwe: 0.3% Felton — Zimbabwe: 1.1%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Cambooya — South Africa: 0.5% Felton — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.4% / —
Cambooya — Netherlands: 0.4% Felton — Netherlands: not among its largest
China 0.3% / —
Cambooya — China: 0.3% Felton — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

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%
Felton 100.0% houses
Felton — Houses: 100.0% Felton — Townhouses: 0.0% Felton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

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

Ranking within QLD

Cambooya Felton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of QLD —

Liveability

Cambooya Felton
Grade C —
Score 47/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Cambooya Felton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
38/100
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 Felton
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cambooya

  • Cambooya State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Felton

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cambooya Felton
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 1
Waterways 5 2

Mobility

Felton sits further from the CBD (164.2 km vs 151.9 km).

Cambooya Felton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 151.9 km 164.2 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 126 min 131 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4358
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4358
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.

Cambooya Felton
Car (driver) 84.5% / 65.3%
Cambooya — Car (driver): 84.5% Felton — Car (driver): 65.3%
Worked from Home 8.4% / 25.0%
Cambooya — Worked from Home: 8.4% Felton — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 4.0%
Cambooya — Car (passenger): 4.3% Felton — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 2.2% / 2.4%
Cambooya — Walked Only: 2.2% Felton — Walked Only: 2.4%
Bicycle — / 3.2%
Cambooya — Bicycle: not among its largest Felton — Bicycle: 3.2%
Bus 0.6% / —
Cambooya — Bus: 0.6% Felton — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Cambooya Felton
Elevation 469 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 427 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cambooya Felton
Connectivity score 67/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
972 premises
 0%
101 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Cambooya Felton
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 Felton
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

Felton

Retirees Rural

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