Forest Springs vs Goomburra
Goomburra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Forest Springs. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Forest Springs, most households are couple families. In Goomburra, about half of households are couple families.
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
Goomburra
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 37/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Forest Springs
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Goomburra
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $603/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 39%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Goomburra
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (126 min vs 133 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (151.5 km vs 153.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Goomburra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 37/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Forest Springs
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (50.7% vs -1.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Forest Springs and Goomburra 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
Forest Springs rents higher ($603/wk vs $200/wk); Goomburra has more residents (256 vs 104).
| Forest Springs | Goomburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 104 | 256 +146% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +50.7% | -1.2% |
| Median age | 50 | 46 |
| Median household income | $80,132/yr +25% vs other | $60,424/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $603/wk +67% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Forest Springs | Goomburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $763,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Forest Springs | Goomburra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Forest Springs | Goomburra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 50% of QLD | Higher than 25% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of QLD | Higher than 39% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of QLD | Higher than 23% of QLD |
Liveability
| Forest Springs | Goomburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Goomburra carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 0); Forest Springs carries more crime risk (37 vs 17).
| Forest Springs | Goomburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | Low 17/100 |
| 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
| Forest Springs | Goomburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Forest Springs | Goomburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 6 |
| Waterways | 1 | 8 |
Mobility
Forest Springs sits further from the CBD (153.9 km vs 151.5 km).
| Forest Springs | Goomburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 153.9 km +2% vs other | 151.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 133 min | 126 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4362 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 4362 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).
Setting
| Forest Springs | Goomburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 532 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 738 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Forest Springs | Goomburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 0% 78 premises |
Climate
| Forest Springs | Goomburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 643 mm | 760 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Forest Springs | Goomburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Forest Springs | Goomburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Forest Springs | Goomburra | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.