Cotswold Hills vs Gowrie Junction

Gowrie Junction is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Cotswold Hills. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Gowrie Junction tends to suit families with children.

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

Gowrie Junction

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 70/100)
  • But Cotswold Hills has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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 land ($785,000 vs $1,065,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Cotswold Hills has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)
  • Gowrie Junction carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 70/100)

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

Investors

Cotswold Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.8% vs 5.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cotswold Hills 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.

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
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.

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
Walkability 23 / 23
Cotswold Hills — Walkability: 23/100 Gowrie Junction — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 30 / 49
Cotswold Hills — Safety: 30/100 Gowrie Junction — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cotswold Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100 Gowrie Junction — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gowrie Junction has more residents (2,242 vs 1,620); Cotswold Hills skews older (42 vs 37).

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
Population 1,620 2,242
+38% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.8% +5.8%
Median age 42 37
Median household income $114,192/yr
+1% vs other
 $112,528/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk $400/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
0-4 4.9% / 5.8%
Cotswold Hills — 0-4: 4.9% Gowrie Junction — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 11.9% / 18.5%
Cotswold Hills — 5-14: 11.9% Gowrie Junction — 5-14: 18.5%
15-19 6.7% / 7.3%
Cotswold Hills — 15-19: 6.7% Gowrie Junction — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 6.1% / 4.4%
Cotswold Hills — 20-24: 6.1% Gowrie Junction — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 12.7% / 10.6%
Cotswold Hills — 25-34: 12.7% Gowrie Junction — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 9.7% / 14.1%
Cotswold Hills — 35-44: 9.7% Gowrie Junction — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 13.2% / 13.8%
Cotswold Hills — 45-54: 13.2% Gowrie Junction — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 15.6% / 14.2%
Cotswold Hills — 55-64: 15.6% Gowrie Junction — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 12.0% / 7.8%
Cotswold Hills — 65-74: 12.0% Gowrie Junction — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 6.2% / 3.3%
Cotswold Hills — 75-84: 6.2% Gowrie Junction — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 1.2% / 0.7%
Cotswold Hills — 85+: 1.2% Gowrie Junction — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cotswold Hills 61.6% couple families
Cotswold Hills — Couple Families: 61.6% Cotswold Hills — Lone Person: 20.6% Cotswold Hills — One Parent Families: 12.5% Cotswold Hills — Group Household: 3.1% Cotswold Hills — Other Families: 2.2%
Gowrie Junction 69.3% couple families
Gowrie Junction — Couple Families: 69.3% Gowrie Junction — Lone Person: 17.5% Gowrie Junction — One Parent Families: 9.8% Gowrie Junction — Group Household: 2.6% Gowrie Junction — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cotswold Hills 17.3% renting
Cotswold Hills — Owned Outright: 42.6% Cotswold Hills — Mortgage: 40.1% Cotswold Hills — Renting: 17.3%
Gowrie Junction 7.5% renting
Gowrie Junction — Owned Outright: 32.6% Gowrie Junction — Mortgage: 59.9% Gowrie Junction — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 21.5%
Cotswold Hills — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Gowrie Junction — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 8.6%
Cotswold Hills — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% Gowrie Junction — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.4%
Cotswold Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Gowrie Junction — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 1.9%
Cotswold Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Gowrie Junction — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.3%
Cotswold Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Gowrie Junction — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

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.

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
England 1.8% / 1.4%
Cotswold Hills — England: 1.8% Gowrie Junction — England: 1.4%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.3%
Cotswold Hills — New Zealand: 0.9% Gowrie Junction — New Zealand: 1.3%
Philippines 1.9% / 0.3%
Cotswold Hills — Philippines: 1.9% Gowrie Junction — Philippines: 0.3%
Zimbabwe 0.6% / 0.4%
Cotswold Hills — Zimbabwe: 0.6% Gowrie Junction — Zimbabwe: 0.4%
South Africa 0.3% / 0.6%
Cotswold Hills — South Africa: 0.3% Gowrie Junction — South Africa: 0.6%
India 0.7% / —
Cotswold Hills — India: 0.7% Gowrie Junction — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cotswold Hills 96.0% houses
Cotswold Hills — Houses: 96.0% Cotswold Hills — Townhouses: 3.5% Cotswold Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Gowrie Junction 99.6% houses
Gowrie Junction — Houses: 99.6% Gowrie Junction — Townhouses: 0.0% Gowrie Junction — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
Median house price $900,000
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,065,000 $785,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 9 sales
 64 days
from 14 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
3 bed $760K / $769K
Cotswold Hills — 3 bed: $760K (5 sales) Gowrie Junction — 3 bed: $769K (9 sales)

5 vs 9 sales

4 bed $995K / $935K
Cotswold Hills — 4 bed: $995K (23 sales) Gowrie Junction — 4 bed: $935K (17 sales)

23 vs 17 sales

Development activity

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
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.

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
Houses 4.1%
$670/wk on $857K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 59% of QLD —

Liveability

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
Grade B
same for both
Score 57/100 61/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Cotswold Hills carries more crime risk (70 vs 51).

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
70/100
 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 6
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Cotswold Hills 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
Universities within 10 km 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 6.9 km
 None

Schools in Cotswold Hills

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

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
Parks & reserves 5 2
Childcare 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
Walkability score 23/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 134 km 134.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 104 min 103 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4350
 0.6%
postcode 4352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 4350
 84
postcode 4352

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.

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
Car (driver) 82.4% / 86.6%
Cotswold Hills — Car (driver): 82.4% Gowrie Junction — Car (driver): 86.6%
Worked from Home 9.0% / 9.3%
Cotswold Hills — Worked from Home: 9.0% Gowrie Junction — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 3.8%
Cotswold Hills — Car (passenger): 6.9% Gowrie Junction — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 1.6% / —
Cotswold Hills — Walked Only: 1.6% Gowrie Junction — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus — / 0.3%
Cotswold Hills — Bus: not among its largest Gowrie Junction — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.6%).

Setting

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
Elevation 577 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 477 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
Connectivity score 84/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 70%
897 premises
 47%
810 premises

Climate

Cotswold Hills 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)

Cotswold Hills 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

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Cotswold Hills 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

Cotswold Hills Gowrie Junction
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cotswold Hills

Acreage

Gowrie Junction

Acreage Family

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