Cranley vs Gowrie Junction

Gowrie Junction is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 60 in Cranley. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Cranley, about half of households are people living alone. In Gowrie Junction, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cranley tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Gowrie Junction suits families with children and couples.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 38%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Cranley has cheaper land ($650,000 vs $785,000)
  • Gowrie Junction leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cranley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $400/wk)
  • But Gowrie Junction leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cranley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (98 min vs 103 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (129.5 km vs 134.9 km)
  • But Gowrie Junction is more walkable (23/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cranley

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 0%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 12%)
  • But Gowrie Junction is more walkable (23/100 vs 6/100)

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

Investors

Cranley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (57.7% vs 5.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cranley 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.

Cranley 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.

Cranley Gowrie Junction
Walkability 6 / 23
Cranley — Walkability: 6/100 Gowrie Junction — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 40 / 49
Cranley — Safety: 40/100 Gowrie Junction — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cranley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Gowrie Junction — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gowrie Junction has higher household incomes ($112,528 vs $57,824); Cranley skews older (60 vs 37).

Cranley Gowrie Junction
Population 2,281
+2% vs other
 2,242
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +57.7% +5.8%
Median age 60 37
Median household income $57,824/yr $112,528/yr
+95% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk $400/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cranley Gowrie Junction
0-4 4.1% / 5.8%
Cranley — 0-4: 4.1% Gowrie Junction — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 7.6% / 18.5%
Cranley — 5-14: 7.6% Gowrie Junction — 5-14: 18.5%
15-19 3.9% / 7.3%
Cranley — 15-19: 3.9% Gowrie Junction — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 5.7% / 4.4%
Cranley — 20-24: 5.7% Gowrie Junction — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 10.8% / 10.6%
Cranley — 25-34: 10.8% Gowrie Junction — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 7.5% / 14.1%
Cranley — 35-44: 7.5% Gowrie Junction — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 6.5% / 13.8%
Cranley — 45-54: 6.5% Gowrie Junction — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 8.7% / 14.2%
Cranley — 55-64: 8.7% Gowrie Junction — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 16.7% / 7.8%
Cranley — 65-74: 16.7% Gowrie Junction — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 21.1% / 3.3%
Cranley — 75-84: 21.1% Gowrie Junction — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 7.5% / 0.7%
Cranley — 85+: 7.5% Gowrie Junction — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cranley 22.7% couple families
Cranley — Couple Families: 22.7% Cranley — Lone Person: 54.2% Cranley — One Parent Families: 15.2% Cranley — Group Household: 6.1% Cranley — Other Families: 1.9%
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.

Cranley 27.0% renting
Cranley — Owned Outright: 57.3% Cranley — Mortgage: 15.7% Cranley — Renting: 27.0%
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.

Cranley Gowrie Junction
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 21.5%
Cranley — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Gowrie Junction — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 8.6%
Cranley — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Gowrie Junction — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.4%
Cranley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Gowrie Junction — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 1.9%
Cranley — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Gowrie Junction — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.3%
Cranley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% 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.

Cranley Gowrie Junction
England 3.8% / 1.4%
Cranley — England: 3.8% Gowrie Junction — England: 1.4%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.3%
Cranley — New Zealand: 2.1% Gowrie Junction — New Zealand: 1.3%
Philippines 1.6% / 0.3%
Cranley — Philippines: 1.6% Gowrie Junction — Philippines: 0.3%
South Africa 0.4% / 0.6%
Cranley — South Africa: 0.4% Gowrie Junction — South Africa: 0.6%
India 0.9% / —
Cranley — India: 0.9% Gowrie Junction — India: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / 0.2%
Cranley — Germany: 0.5% Gowrie Junction — Germany: 0.2%
Zimbabwe — / 0.4%
Cranley — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Gowrie Junction — Zimbabwe: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cranley 67.8% houses
Cranley — Houses: 67.8% Cranley — Townhouses: 31.2% Cranley — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
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

Cranley Gowrie Junction
Median house price $837,500 $900,000
Median unit price $650,000 —
Median land price $650,000 $785,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 8 sales
 64 days
from 14 sales

Development activity

Cranley 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.

Cranley Gowrie Junction
Houses 4.1%
$620/wk on $795K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cranley Gowrie Junction
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
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 58% of QLD —

Liveability

Gowrie Junction is more walkable (23 vs 6); Gowrie Junction scores higher overall (61 vs 46).

Cranley Gowrie Junction
Grade C B
Score 46/100 61/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Cranley Gowrie Junction
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
60/100
 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 7
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Cranley 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), 5.7 km
 None

Schools in Cranley

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

Cranley Gowrie Junction
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Gowrie Junction sits further from the CBD (134.9 km vs 129.5 km).

Cranley Gowrie Junction
Walkability score 6/100 23/100
Distance to Brisbane 129.5 km 134.9 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 98 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.

Cranley Gowrie Junction
Car (driver) 83.8% / 86.6%
Cranley — Car (driver): 83.8% Gowrie Junction — Car (driver): 86.6%
Worked from Home 6.0% / 9.3%
Cranley — Worked from Home: 6.0% Gowrie Junction — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Car (passenger) 8.9% / 3.8%
Cranley — Car (passenger): 8.9% Gowrie Junction — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 1.3% / —
Cranley — Walked Only: 1.3% Gowrie Junction — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus — / 0.3%
Cranley — Bus: not among its largest Gowrie Junction — Bus: 0.3%

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

Setting

Cranley Gowrie Junction
Elevation 590 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 477 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cranley Gowrie Junction
Connectivity score 83/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 72%
604 premises
 47%
810 premises

Climate

Cranley 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)

Cranley 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

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

Federal electorate

Cranley 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

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

Tags

Cranley

Retirees Townhouses

Gowrie Junction

Acreage Family

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