Cambooya vs Ramsay
Cambooya is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 42 in Ramsay. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ramsay, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Cambooya tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Ramsay suits 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
Ramsay
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 39/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (93% vs 63%)
- But Cambooya has more parks and reserves (5 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
Cambooya
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 7%)
- has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $370/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Cambooya has a shorter drive in (126 min vs 131 min)
- Ramsay sits closer to the CBD (148.6 km vs 151.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ramsay
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 39/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)
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 6.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cambooya and Ramsay drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Cambooya has more residents (2,260 vs 369); Ramsay has higher household incomes ($128,960 vs $81,848).
| Cambooya | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,260 +84% vs other | 369 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +42.7% | +6.0% |
| Median age | 31 | 42 |
| Median household income | $81,848/yr | $128,960/yr +58% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $290/wk | $370/wk +28% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cambooya | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Cambooya | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.1% $595/wk on $749K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cambooya | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 53% of QLD | Higher than 93% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% of QLD | Higher than 31% 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 44% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 62% of QLD | — |
Liveability
| Cambooya | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 47/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Cambooya carries more crime risk (39 vs 21).
| Cambooya | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 39/100 | Low 21/100 |
| 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 | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Ramsay
- Ramsay State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Cambooya | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 14 |
Mobility
Cambooya sits further from the CBD (151.9 km vs 148.6 km).
| Cambooya | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 151.9 km +2% vs other | 148.6 km |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.5%).
Setting
| Cambooya | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 469 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 602 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cambooya | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 67/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 50% 972 premises | 0% 122 premises |
Climate
| Cambooya | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 643 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Cambooya | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 2.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 3.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Cambooya | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cambooya | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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