Gilla vs Yarraman

Gilla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 55 in Yarraman. 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 Yarraman, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Gilla tends to suit families with children and couples, while Yarraman suits older residents.

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 63/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 40%)
  • But Yarraman has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Yarraman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Gilla leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 28%)
  • Yarraman has cheaper rent ($223/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

  • sits closer to the CBD (163 km vs 169 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (136 min vs 141 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Gilla carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 63/100)
  • Yarraman has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 28%)

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 5.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gilla Yarraman
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.

Gilla Yarraman
Walkability 0 / 0
Gilla — Walkability: 0/100 Yarraman — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 37
Gilla — Safety: 84/100 Yarraman — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 79 / 100
Gilla — Low fire risk: 79/100 Yarraman — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yarraman has more residents (1,127 vs 61); Gilla has higher household incomes ($73,112 vs $41,808).

Gilla Yarraman
Population 61 1,127
+1748% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +90.6% +5.9%
Median age 50 55
Median household income $73,112/yr
+43% vs other
 $41,808/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+14% vs other
 $223/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gilla Yarraman
0-4 11.5% / 4.4%
Gilla — 0-4: 11.5% Yarraman — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 14.8% / 11.8%
Gilla — 5-14: 14.8% Yarraman — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 — / 4.5%
Gilla — 15-19: not among its largest Yarraman — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 — / 3.5%
Gilla — 20-24: not among its largest Yarraman — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 6.6% / 6.0%
Gilla — 25-34: 6.6% Yarraman — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 6.6% / 8.4%
Gilla — 35-44: 6.6% Yarraman — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 9.8% / 10.3%
Gilla — 45-54: 9.8% Yarraman — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 16.4% / 15.0%
Gilla — 55-64: 16.4% Yarraman — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 27.9% / 20.0%
Gilla — 65-74: 27.9% Yarraman — 65-74: 20.0%
75-84 — / 13.0%
Gilla — 75-84: not among its largest Yarraman — 75-84: 13.0%
85+ — / 3.1%
Gilla — 85+: not among its largest Yarraman — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gilla 100.0% couple families
Gilla — Couple Families: 100.0% Gilla — Lone Person: 0.0% Gilla — One Parent Families: 0.0% Gilla — Group Household: 0.0% Gilla — Other Families: 0.0%
Yarraman 21.8% couple families
Yarraman — Couple Families: 21.8% Yarraman — Lone Person: 49.7% Yarraman — One Parent Families: 17.9% Yarraman — Group Household: 6.5% Yarraman — Other Families: 4.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gilla 30.0% renting
Gilla — Owned Outright: 50.0% Gilla — Mortgage: 20.0% Gilla — Renting: 30.0%
Yarraman 26.1% renting
Yarraman — Owned Outright: 50.3% Yarraman — Mortgage: 23.6% Yarraman — Renting: 26.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gilla 100.0% houses
Gilla — Houses: 100.0% Gilla — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Gilla — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yarraman 92.6% houses
Yarraman — Houses: 92.6% Yarraman — Flats / Apartments: 4.0% Yarraman — Townhouses: 3.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Gilla Yarraman
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 16.0%
Gilla — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Yarraman — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 5.1%
Gilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Yarraman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 8.2% / 0.5%
Gilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 8.2% Yarraman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%
Bachelor Degree — / 3.7%
Gilla — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Yarraman — Bachelor Degree: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Gilla — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yarraman — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Property market

Gilla Yarraman
Median house price — $450,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $145,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 49 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Gilla Yarraman
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.

Gilla Yarraman
Houses — 4.7%
$490/wk on $540K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Gilla Yarraman
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 84% of QLD

Liveability

Gilla Yarraman
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Gilla carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0); Yarraman carries more crime risk (63 vs 16).

Gilla Yarraman
Bushfire Low
21/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Moderate
63/100
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 Yarraman
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Gilla

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

Schools in Yarraman

  • Yarraman State School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gilla Yarraman
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 9
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 8 25

Mobility

Yarraman sits further from the CBD (169 km vs 163 km).

Gilla Yarraman
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 163 km 169 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 136 min 141 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4314
 0.3%
postcode 4614
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 4314
 70
postcode 4614

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.

Gilla Yarraman
Car (driver) 33.3% / 70.9%
Gilla — Car (driver): 33.3% Yarraman — Car (driver): 70.9%
Worked from Home 54.2% / 10.8%
Gilla — Worked from Home: 54.2% Yarraman — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Walked Only 12.5% / 12.1%
Gilla — Walked Only: 12.5% Yarraman — Walked Only: 12.1%
Car (passenger) — / 6.3%
Gilla — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yarraman — Car (passenger): 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.9%).

Setting

Gilla Yarraman
Elevation 405 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 442 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gilla Yarraman
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
642 premises

Council rates

Gilla Yarraman
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Gilla Yarraman
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 Yarraman
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gilla

Family Retirees Rural Young Families

Yarraman

Affordable Retirees Rural

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