Geham vs Merritts Creek
Merritts Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Geham. 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, Merritts Creek 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)
- Merritts Creek carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 27/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Merritts Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Merritts Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 4%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Geham
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (118 min vs 133 min)
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 11%)
- But Merritts Creek carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 27/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Merritts Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.9% vs -3.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Geham and Merritts Creek 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
Geham has more residents (470 vs 102); Merritts Creek has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $100,048).
| Geham | Merritts Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 470 +78% vs other | 102 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.9% | +15.9% |
| Median age | 47 | 43 |
| Median household income | $100,048/yr | $110,500/yr +10% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $450/wk | $485/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
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 (3.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Geham | Merritts Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Geham | Merritts Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 74% of QLD | Higher than 83% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of QLD | Higher than 51% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 67% of QLD | Higher than 68% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of QLD | Higher than 62% of QLD |
Liveability
Geham is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Geham | Merritts Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Geham carries more crime risk (27 vs 11).
| Geham | Merritts Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | Low 11/100 |
| 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 | Merritts Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Merritts Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Geham | Merritts Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Geham | Merritts Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 150.5 km | 149.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 118 min | 133 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.1%).
Setting
| Geham | Merritts Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 585 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 598 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Geham | Merritts Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 38/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 14% 155 premises | 0% 31 premises |
Climate
| Geham | Merritts Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Merritts Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 12.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Geham | Merritts Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Geham | Merritts Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Merritts Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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