Geham vs Kleinton

Kleinton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 47 in Geham. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Kleinton 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Geham has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Kleinton carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 27/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kleinton

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 4%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($408/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Geham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Geham

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)
  • But Kleinton carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 27/100)

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

Investors

Kleinton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.4% vs -3.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Geham Kleinton
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.

Geham Kleinton
Walkability 10 / 0
Geham — Walkability: 10/100 Kleinton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 85
Geham — Safety: 73/100 Kleinton — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Geham — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kleinton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kleinton has more residents (2,205 vs 470); Geham skews older (47 vs 33).

Geham Kleinton
Population 470 2,205
+369% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.9% +36.4%
Median age 47 33
Median household income $100,048/yr $117,624/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+9% vs other
 $408/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Geham Kleinton
0-4 1.1% / 9.0%
Geham — 0-4: 1.1% Kleinton — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 13.2% / 18.7%
Geham — 5-14: 13.2% Kleinton — 5-14: 18.7%
15-19 12.1% / 6.4%
Geham — 15-19: 12.1% Kleinton — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 2.8% / 2.9%
Geham — 20-24: 2.8% Kleinton — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 4.3% / 15.1%
Geham — 25-34: 4.3% Kleinton — 25-34: 15.1%
35-44 11.9% / 16.9%
Geham — 35-44: 11.9% Kleinton — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 16.0% / 10.9%
Geham — 45-54: 16.0% Kleinton — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 15.5% / 8.5%
Geham — 55-64: 15.5% Kleinton — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 10.9% / 8.2%
Geham — 65-74: 10.9% Kleinton — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 7.7% / 2.9%
Geham — 75-84: 7.7% Kleinton — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 0.6% / 0.8%
Geham — 85+: 0.6% Kleinton — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Geham 66.7% couple families
Geham — Couple Families: 66.7% Geham — Lone Person: 21.1% Geham — One Parent Families: 12.2% Geham — Group Household: 0.0%
Kleinton 66.7% couple families
Kleinton — Couple Families: 66.7% Kleinton — Lone Person: 18.4% Kleinton — One Parent Families: 13.7% Kleinton — Group Household: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Geham 3.6% renting
Geham — Owned Outright: 46.8% Geham — Mortgage: 49.6% Geham — Renting: 3.6%
Kleinton 25.2% renting
Kleinton — Owned Outright: 23.6% Kleinton — Mortgage: 51.2% Kleinton — Renting: 25.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Geham Kleinton
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 17.4%
Geham — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Kleinton — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 11.1%
Geham — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Kleinton — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 9.0%
Geham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Kleinton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 2.4%
Geham — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Kleinton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.8%
Geham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Kleinton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Geham Kleinton
England 1.9% / 1.8%
Geham — England: 1.9% Kleinton — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.1%
Geham — New Zealand: 1.5% Kleinton — New Zealand: 1.1%
South Africa — / 1.7%
Geham — South Africa: not among its largest Kleinton — South Africa: 1.7%
Zimbabwe 1.3% / —
Geham — Zimbabwe: 1.3% Kleinton — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.5%
Geham — Philippines: not among its largest Kleinton — Philippines: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Geham — Netherlands: not among its largest Kleinton — Netherlands: 0.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Geham 100.0% houses
Geham — Houses: 100.0% Geham — Townhouses: 0.0% Geham — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kleinton 92.1% houses
Kleinton — Houses: 92.1% Kleinton — Townhouses: 5.9% Kleinton — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Geham Kleinton
Median house price — $970,000
Median unit price — $682,500
Median land price — $1,125,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 20 sales

Development activity

Geham Kleinton
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.

Geham Kleinton
Houses — 3.8%
$875/wk on $1.2M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Geham Kleinton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 42% of QLD

Liveability

Geham is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Geham Kleinton
Grade — A
Score — 68/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Geham carries more crime risk (27 vs 15).

Geham Kleinton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
15/100
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

Geham Kleinton
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 Geham

  • Geham State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Kleinton

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

Mobility

Geham Kleinton
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 150.5 km 149.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 118 min 120 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4352
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4352
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.

Geham Kleinton
Car (driver) 73.1% / 83.4%
Geham — Car (driver): 73.1% Kleinton — Car (driver): 83.4%
Worked from Home 17.9% / 10.3%
Geham — Worked from Home: 17.9% Kleinton — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.4%
Geham — Car (passenger): 4.5% Kleinton — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 4.5% / 0.6%
Geham — Walked Only: 4.5% Kleinton — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bicycle — / 0.3%
Geham — Bicycle: not among its largest Kleinton — Bicycle: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.4%).

Setting

Geham Kleinton
Elevation 585 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 573 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Geham Kleinton
Connectivity score 38/100 78/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
155 premises
 65%
837 premises

Climate

Geham Kleinton
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)

Geham Kleinton
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Geham Kleinton
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Geham Kleinton
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Geham Kleinton
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Geham

Rural

Kleinton

Acreage Family Young Families

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