Cooyar vs Upper Yarraman

Upper Yarraman is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 59 in Cooyar. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cooyar, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cooyar tends to suit 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

Cooyar

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Upper Yarraman is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 43%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Cooyar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cooyar has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $180/wk)
  • Upper Yarraman has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Upper Yarraman

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (178.5 km vs 191.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (147 min vs 154 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cooyar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Cooyar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.1% vs -23.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
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.

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
Walkability 0 / 0
Cooyar — Walkability: 0/100 Upper Yarraman — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 65
Cooyar — Safety: 62/100 Upper Yarraman — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 61 / 100
Cooyar — Low fire risk: 61/100 Upper Yarraman — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cooyar has more residents (231 vs 80); Upper Yarraman has higher household incomes ($47,788 vs $36,972).

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
Population 231
+65% vs other
 80
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% -23.1%
Median age 59 50
Median household income $36,972/yr $47,788/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $160/wk $180/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
0-4 3.0% / —
Cooyar — 0-4: 3.0% Upper Yarraman — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 6.1% / 10.0%
Cooyar — 5-14: 6.1% Upper Yarraman — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 6.1% / 8.8%
Cooyar — 15-19: 6.1% Upper Yarraman — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 2.6% / 3.8%
Cooyar — 20-24: 2.6% Upper Yarraman — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 6.9% / 5.0%
Cooyar — 25-34: 6.9% Upper Yarraman — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 7.8% / 11.2%
Cooyar — 35-44: 7.8% Upper Yarraman — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 12.1% / 23.8%
Cooyar — 45-54: 12.1% Upper Yarraman — 45-54: 23.8%
55-64 21.2% / 20.0%
Cooyar — 55-64: 21.2% Upper Yarraman — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 21.2% / 17.5%
Cooyar — 65-74: 21.2% Upper Yarraman — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 10.4% / —
Cooyar — 75-84: 10.4% Upper Yarraman — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.7% / —
Cooyar — 85+: 1.7% Upper Yarraman — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cooyar 47.5% lone person
Cooyar — Lone Person: 47.5% Cooyar — Couple Families: 24.6% Cooyar — One Parent Families: 18.0% Cooyar — Group Household: 9.8%
Upper Yarraman 40.0% lone person
Upper Yarraman — Lone Person: 40.0% Upper Yarraman — Couple Families: 40.0% Upper Yarraman — One Parent Families: 20.0% Upper Yarraman — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cooyar 5.9% renting
Cooyar — Owned Outright: 70.6% Cooyar — Mortgage: 23.5% Cooyar — Renting: 5.9%
Upper Yarraman 27.0% renting
Upper Yarraman — Owned Outright: 37.8% Upper Yarraman — Mortgage: 35.1% Upper Yarraman — Renting: 27.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
England 5.6% / 5.0%
Cooyar — England: 5.6% Upper Yarraman — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 1.3% / 3.8%
Cooyar — New Zealand: 1.3% Upper Yarraman — New Zealand: 3.8%
Germany 1.7% / —
Cooyar — Germany: 1.7% Upper Yarraman — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Qualifications

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

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
Certificate III & IV 21.6% / 13.8%
Cooyar — Certificate III & IV: 21.6% Upper Yarraman — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 5.0%
Cooyar — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Upper Yarraman — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 5.0%
Cooyar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Upper Yarraman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cooyar 101.1% houses
Cooyar — Houses: 101.1%
Upper Yarraman 100.0% houses
Upper Yarraman — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
Median house price $400,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $326,500 —

Development activity

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 36% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD

Liveability

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cooyar carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0).

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
Bushfire Low
39/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
35/100
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

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cooyar

  • Cooyar State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Upper Yarraman

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
Parks & reserves 5 0
Police stations 1 0
Waterways 6 7

Mobility

Cooyar sits further from the CBD (191.5 km vs 178.5 km).

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 191.5 km
+7% vs other
 178.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 154 min 147 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4402
 0.3%
postcode 4614
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 4402
 70
postcode 4614

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.

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
Car (driver) 68.6% / 73.3%
Cooyar — Car (driver): 68.6% Upper Yarraman — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 31.4% / 26.7%
Cooyar — Worked from Home: 31.4% Upper Yarraman — Worked from Home: 26.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
Elevation 486 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 584 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
Connectivity score 28/100 24/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
158 premises
 0%
46 premises

Council rates

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cooyar Upper Yarraman
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cooyar

Retirees Rural

Upper Yarraman

Rural

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