Glencoe vs Gowrie Little Plain

Gowrie Little Plain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Glencoe. 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, Gowrie Little Plain 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

Gowrie Little Plain

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 50/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 68%)

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

Gowrie Little Plain

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Glencoe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (110 min vs 115 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (139.6 km vs 145.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Glencoe has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 8%)
  • Gowrie Little Plain carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Gowrie Little Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.5% vs -5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
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.

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
Walkability 0 / 0
Glencoe — Walkability: 0/100 Gowrie Little Plain — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 74
Glencoe — Safety: 50/100 Gowrie Little Plain — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Glencoe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Gowrie Little Plain — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glencoe has more residents (304 vs 79); Glencoe rents higher ($350/wk vs $235/wk).

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
Population 304
+74% vs other
 79
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.6% +21.5%
Median age 43 39
Median household income $101,608/yr $116,948/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+33% vs other
 $235/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
0-4 5.3% / 11.4%
Glencoe — 0-4: 5.3% Gowrie Little Plain — 0-4: 11.4%
5-14 13.8% / 15.2%
Glencoe — 5-14: 13.8% Gowrie Little Plain — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 5.3% / 5.1%
Glencoe — 15-19: 5.3% Gowrie Little Plain — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 2.0% / —
Glencoe — 20-24: 2.0% Gowrie Little Plain — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.9% / 13.9%
Glencoe — 25-34: 9.9% Gowrie Little Plain — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 11.5% / 12.7%
Glencoe — 35-44: 11.5% Gowrie Little Plain — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 18.1% / 13.9%
Glencoe — 45-54: 18.1% Gowrie Little Plain — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 15.5% / 13.9%
Glencoe — 55-64: 15.5% Gowrie Little Plain — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 10.9% / 7.6%
Glencoe — 65-74: 10.9% Gowrie Little Plain — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 4.6% / —
Glencoe — 75-84: 4.6% Gowrie Little Plain — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Glencoe — 85+: not among its largest Gowrie Little Plain — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glencoe 58.9% couple families
Glencoe — Couple Families: 58.9% Glencoe — Lone Person: 24.7% Glencoe — One Parent Families: 9.6% Glencoe — Group Household: 6.8%
Gowrie Little Plain 100.0% couple families
Gowrie Little Plain — Couple Families: 100.0% Gowrie Little Plain — Lone Person: 0.0% Gowrie Little Plain — One Parent Families: 0.0% Gowrie Little Plain — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glencoe 14.2% renting
Glencoe — Owned Outright: 38.7% Glencoe — Mortgage: 47.2% Glencoe — Renting: 14.2%
Gowrie Little Plain 0.0% renting
Gowrie Little Plain — Owned Outright: 57.1% Gowrie Little Plain — Mortgage: 42.9% Gowrie Little Plain — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glencoe 100.0% houses
Glencoe — Houses: 100.0%
Gowrie Little Plain 100.0% houses
Gowrie Little Plain — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
Certificate III & IV 25.3% / 25.3%
Glencoe — Certificate III & IV: 25.3% Gowrie Little Plain — Certificate III & IV: 25.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 7.6%
Glencoe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Gowrie Little Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 8.9%
Glencoe — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Gowrie Little Plain — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.1%
Glencoe — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gowrie Little Plain — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / —
Glencoe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Gowrie Little Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Property market

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,150,000 —

Development activity

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD

Liveability

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Glencoe carries more crime risk (50 vs 26).

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
26/100
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

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
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

Mobility

Gowrie Little Plain sits further from the CBD (145.8 km vs 139.6 km).

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 139.6 km 145.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 115 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.

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
Car (driver) 87.0% / 71.8%
Glencoe — Car (driver): 87.0% Gowrie Little Plain — Car (driver): 71.8%
Worked from Home 10.9% / 28.2%
Glencoe — Worked from Home: 10.9% Gowrie Little Plain — Worked from Home: 28.2%
Walked Only 2.2% / —
Glencoe — Walked Only: 2.2% Gowrie Little Plain — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.0%).

Setting

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
Elevation 526 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 454 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
Connectivity score 27/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
110 premises
 0%
20 premises

Climate

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
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)

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glencoe Gowrie Little Plain
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glencoe

Rural

Gowrie Little Plain

Family Rural Young Families

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