Columboola vs Miles

Miles is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Columboola. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Columboola, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. In Miles, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Columboola tends to suit couples and older residents, while Miles suits renters.

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

Miles

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Columboola has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 79%)

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

Miles

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (50% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Columboola

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (233 min vs 257 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (322.6 km vs 345.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Columboola has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 19%)
  • Miles has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Miles

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.3% vs -5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Columboola Miles
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.

Columboola Miles
Walkability 0 / 0
Columboola — Walkability: 0/100 Miles — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 12 / 20
Columboola — Safety: 12/100 Miles — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Columboola — Low fire risk: 100/100 Miles — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Miles has more residents (1,874 vs 68); Columboola rents higher ($350/wk vs $200/wk).

Columboola Miles
Population 68 1,874
+2656% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.6% +7.3%
Median age 46 38
Median household income $107,224/yr
+39% vs other
 $65,676/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+43% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Columboola Miles
0-4 5.9% / 6.4%
Columboola — 0-4: 5.9% Miles — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 13.2% / 13.9%
Columboola — 5-14: 13.2% Miles — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 4.4% / 6.7%
Columboola — 15-19: 4.4% Miles — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.9% / 5.5%
Columboola — 20-24: 5.9% Miles — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 13.2% / 13.5%
Columboola — 25-34: 13.2% Miles — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 4.4% / 10.0%
Columboola — 35-44: 4.4% Miles — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 17.6% / 12.4%
Columboola — 45-54: 17.6% Miles — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 13.2% / 12.0%
Columboola — 55-64: 13.2% Miles — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 17.6% / 9.5%
Columboola — 65-74: 17.6% Miles — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 5.9% / 6.7%
Columboola — 75-84: 5.9% Miles — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 5.9% / 3.0%
Columboola — 85+: 5.9% Miles — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Columboola 42.9% lone person
Columboola — Lone Person: 42.9% Columboola — Couple Families: 57.1% Columboola — One Parent Families: 0.0% Columboola — Group Household: 0.0% Columboola — Other Families: 0.0%
Miles 46.4% lone person
Miles — Lone Person: 46.4% Miles — Couple Families: 30.6% Miles — One Parent Families: 16.5% Miles — Group Household: 4.1% Miles — Other Families: 2.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Columboola 14.3% renting
Columboola — Owned Outright: 61.9% Columboola — Mortgage: 23.8% Columboola — Renting: 14.3%
Miles 50.1% renting
Miles — Owned Outright: 30.0% Miles — Mortgage: 19.9% Miles — Renting: 50.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Columboola 100.0% houses
Columboola — Houses: 100.0% Columboola — Townhouses: 0.0% Columboola — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Miles 79.0% houses
Miles — Houses: 79.0% Miles — Townhouses: 16.5% Miles — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Columboola Miles
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 16.3%
Columboola — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Miles — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 7.5%
Columboola — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Miles — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 5.4%
Columboola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Miles — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 0.4%
Columboola — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Miles — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.4%
Columboola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Miles — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Property market

Columboola Miles
Median house price — $406,500
Median unit price — $357,500
Median land price — $65,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 15 sales

Development activity

Columboola Miles
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
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.

Columboola Miles
Houses — 5.9%
$500/wk on $440K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Columboola Miles
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 14% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 98% of QLD

Liveability

Columboola Miles
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Columboola Miles
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
88/100
 High
80/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Columboola Miles
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Columboola

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

Schools in Miles

  • Miles State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Miles State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Columboola Miles
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 5 11

Mobility

Miles sits further from the CBD (345.4 km vs 322.6 km).

Columboola Miles
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 322.6 km 345.4 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 233 min 257 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4415
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 4415
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.

Columboola Miles
Car (driver) 52.9% / 74.5%
Columboola — Car (driver): 52.9% Miles — Car (driver): 74.5%
Worked from Home 29.4% / 7.6%
Columboola — Worked from Home: 29.4% Miles — Worked from Home: 7.6%
Walked Only 8.8% / 9.1%
Columboola — Walked Only: 8.8% Miles — Walked Only: 9.1%
Bus 8.8% / 1.1%
Columboola — Bus: 8.8% Miles — Bus: 1.1%
Car (passenger) — / 7.7%
Columboola — Car (passenger): not among its largest Miles — Car (passenger): 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.5%).

Setting

Columboola Miles
Elevation 323 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 310 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Columboola Miles
Connectivity score 15/100 79/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 49%
1,209 premises

Climate

Columboola Miles
Annual rainfall 587 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Columboola Miles
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Columboola Miles
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Columboola Miles
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Columboola

Retirees Rural

Miles

Affordable Rural

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