Cawdor vs Gowrie Junction
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cawdor: a median of $1.42 million, against $900,000 in Gowrie Junction, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cawdor tends to suit families with children and couples, while Gowrie Junction suits buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Cawdor
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 51/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (91% vs 79%)
- But Gowrie Junction 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
Gowrie Junction
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $1,422,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Gowrie Junction
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $500/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Gowrie Junction
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (134.9 km vs 139.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Cawdor carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 51/100)
- Gowrie Junction is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cawdor
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.0% vs 5.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cawdor and Gowrie Junction 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
Gowrie Junction has more residents (2,242 vs 420); Cawdor has higher household incomes ($150,748 vs $112,528).
| Cawdor | Gowrie Junction | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 420 | 2,242 +434% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +18.0% | +5.8% |
| Median age | 37 same for both | |
| Median household income | $150,748/yr +25% vs other | $112,528/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $500/wk +20% vs other | $400/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).
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 (2.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cawdor | Gowrie Junction | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,422,500 | $900,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $785,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 64 days from 14 sales |
Development activity
| Cawdor | Gowrie Junction | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cawdor | Gowrie Junction | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 97% of QLD | Higher than 84% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 47% of QLD | Higher than 80% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 68% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of QLD | Higher than 79% of QLD |
Liveability
Gowrie Junction is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| Cawdor | Gowrie Junction | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 61/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Gowrie Junction carries more crime risk (51 vs 26).
| Cawdor | Gowrie Junction | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| 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
| Cawdor | Gowrie Junction | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Cawdor
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Gowrie Junction
- Gowrie State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Cawdor | Gowrie Junction | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 5 | 4 |
Mobility
Cawdor sits further from the CBD (139.3 km vs 134.9 km).
| Cawdor | Gowrie Junction | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 23/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 139.3 km +3% vs other | 134.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 107 min | 103 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.6%).
Setting
| Cawdor | Gowrie Junction | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 544 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 477 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cawdor | Gowrie Junction | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 66/100 | 69/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 46% 126 premises | 47% 810 premises |
Climate
| Cawdor | Gowrie Junction | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Cawdor | Gowrie Junction | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 12.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Cawdor | Gowrie Junction | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cawdor | Gowrie Junction | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Groom same for both | |
| Member | Garth Hamilton same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cawdor | Gowrie Junction | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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