Geham vs Mount Luke
Mount Luke is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 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, Mount Luke tends to suit 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
Mount Luke
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 27/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 79%)
- But Geham has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
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
Mount Luke
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 4%)
- has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $450/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 23%)
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
- has a shorter drive in (118 min vs 126 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (150.5 km vs 155.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Geham has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)
- Mount Luke carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 27/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mount Luke
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.4% vs -3.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Geham and Mount Luke 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 51); Geham rents higher ($450/wk vs $295/wk).
| Geham | Mount Luke | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 470 +89% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.9% | +21.4% |
| Median age | 47 | 39 |
| Median household income | $100,048/yr +3% vs other | $97,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $450/wk +34% vs other | $295/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
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 (9.8%).
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 | Mount Luke | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Geham | Mount Luke | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 74% of QLD | Higher than 70% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of QLD same for both | |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 67% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of QLD | Higher than 38% of QLD |
Liveability
| Geham | Mount Luke | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Mount Luke carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 0); Geham carries more crime risk (27 vs 13).
| Geham | Mount Luke | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | Low 13/100 |
| 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 | Mount Luke | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Mount Luke
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Geham | Mount Luke | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Mount Luke sits further from the CBD (155.5 km vs 150.5 km).
| Geham | Mount Luke | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 150.5 km | 155.5 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 118 min | 126 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 | Mount Luke | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 585 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 621 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Geham | Mount Luke | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 38/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 14% 155 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Climate
| Geham | Mount Luke | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mount Luke | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 12.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Geham | Mount Luke | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Geham | Mount Luke | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mount Luke | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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