Gilla vs Googa Creek
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gilla, the large majority of households are couple families. In Googa Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Gilla tends to suit 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
Gilla
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 90/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 25%)
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
Gilla
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 17%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)
- But Googa Creek has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Gilla
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (136 min vs 141 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (163 km vs 166 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gilla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Gilla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (90.6% vs 25.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gilla and Googa 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
Gilla has higher household incomes ($73,112 vs $44,148); Gilla rents higher ($260/wk vs $215/wk).
| Gilla | Googa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 61 +11% vs other | 54 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +90.6% | +25.6% |
| Median age | 50 | 52 |
| Median household income | $73,112/yr +40% vs other | $44,148/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk +17% vs other | $215/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
Development activity
| Gilla | Googa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Gilla | Googa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 43% of QLD | Higher than 6% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of QLD | Higher than 51% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of QLD | Higher than 27% of QLD |
Liveability
| Gilla | Googa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Gilla carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0); Googa Creek carries more crime risk (90 vs 16).
| Gilla | Googa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 21/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | High 90/100 |
| 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
| Gilla | Googa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Gilla | Googa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 8 | 6 |
Mobility
Googa Creek sits further from the CBD (166 km vs 163 km).
| Gilla | Googa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 163 km | 166 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 136 min | 141 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4314 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 33 postcode 4314 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Gilla | Googa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 405 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 499 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gilla | Googa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 19 premises | 0% 17 premises |
Council rates
| Gilla | Googa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gilla | Googa Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gilla | Googa 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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