Coomrith vs Glenmorgan
Coomrith is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Glenmorgan. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coomrith, most households are couple families. In Glenmorgan, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Coomrith tends to suit families with children and couples, while Glenmorgan suits people living alone.
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
- Coomrith is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 42%)
- Glenmorgan has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Coomrith
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 35%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Coomrith
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $100/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Glenmorgan
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (388.6 km vs 406.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (284 min vs 295 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Coomrith
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (30.0% vs -18.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coomrith and Glenmorgan 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
Glenmorgan rents higher ($100/wk vs $0/wk); Glenmorgan has more residents (121 vs 52).
| Coomrith | Glenmorgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 52 | 121 +133% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +30.0% | -18.2% |
| Median age | 40 | 46 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +35% vs other | $46,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $100/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).
Development activity
| Coomrith | Glenmorgan | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 53 across Western Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -40% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Coomrith | Glenmorgan | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 41% of QLD | Higher than 10% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 19% of QLD | Higher than 20% of QLD |
Liveability
| Coomrith | Glenmorgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Coomrith | Glenmorgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 13/100 | Low 11/100 |
| 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
| Coomrith | Glenmorgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Coomrith
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Glenmorgan
- Glenmorgan State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Coomrith | Glenmorgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 3 | 23 |
Mobility
Coomrith sits further from the CBD (406.3 km vs 388.6 km).
| Coomrith | Glenmorgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 406.3 km +4% vs other | 388.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 295 min | 284 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4422 | 0.0% postcode 4423 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 4422 | — |
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 (50.0%).
Setting
| Coomrith | Glenmorgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 287 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 293 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Coomrith | Glenmorgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 12 premises | 0% 49 premises |
Council rates
| Coomrith | Glenmorgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,238/yr same for both | |
| Council | Western Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coomrith | Glenmorgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coomrith | Glenmorgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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