Glenvale vs Torrington

Glenvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 42 in Torrington. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Torrington, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Torrington: a median of $942,000, against $789,000 in Glenvale. On these figures, Glenvale tends to suit young adults, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Torrington suits 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

Glenvale

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Torrington is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Glenvale has cheaper houses ($789,000 vs $942,500)
  • Torrington has cheaper land ($465,000 vs $851,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Glenvale has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 8%)
  • Torrington leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Glenvale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (41/100 vs 16/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (131.5 km vs 137.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenvale

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (41/100 vs 16/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Glenvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.8% vs 21.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenvale Torrington
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.

Glenvale Torrington
Walkability 41 / 16
Glenvale — Walkability: 41/100 Torrington — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 39 / 26
Glenvale — Safety: 39/100 Torrington — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Glenvale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Torrington — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glenvale has more residents (8,120 vs 1,070); Torrington has higher household incomes ($113,412 vs $85,332).

Glenvale Torrington
Population 8,120
+87% vs other
 1,070
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.8% +21.7%
Median age 33 42
Median household income $85,332/yr $113,412/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk $343/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenvale Torrington
0-4 7.0% / 3.7%
Glenvale — 0-4: 7.0% Torrington — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 13.0% / 14.8%
Glenvale — 5-14: 13.0% Torrington — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 6.2% / 6.2%
Glenvale — 15-19: 6.2% Torrington — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 9.0% / 5.3%
Glenvale — 20-24: 9.0% Torrington — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 17.3% / 12.7%
Glenvale — 25-34: 17.3% Torrington — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 11.2% / 10.5%
Glenvale — 35-44: 11.2% Torrington — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 10.4% / 13.8%
Glenvale — 45-54: 10.4% Torrington — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 9.2% / 14.6%
Glenvale — 55-64: 9.2% Torrington — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 7.8% / 13.1%
Glenvale — 65-74: 7.8% Torrington — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 5.4% / 4.7%
Glenvale — 75-84: 5.4% Torrington — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 3.3% / 0.7%
Glenvale — 85+: 3.3% Torrington — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenvale 38.8% couple families
Glenvale — Couple Families: 38.8% Glenvale — Lone Person: 33.1% Glenvale — One Parent Families: 19.9% Glenvale — Group Household: 6.3% Glenvale — Other Families: 1.9%
Torrington 65.3% couple families
Torrington — Couple Families: 65.3% Torrington — Lone Person: 18.3% Torrington — One Parent Families: 10.5% Torrington — Group Household: 5.9% Torrington — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenvale 44.2% renting
Glenvale — Owned Outright: 26.8% Glenvale — Mortgage: 29.1% Glenvale — Renting: 44.2%
Torrington 8.3% renting
Torrington — Owned Outright: 41.9% Torrington — Mortgage: 49.7% Torrington — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenvale Torrington
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 20.2%
Glenvale — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Torrington — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 10.0%
Glenvale — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Torrington — Bachelor Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.5%
Glenvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Torrington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 1.4%
Glenvale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Torrington — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.7%
Glenvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Torrington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Glenvale Torrington
Philippines 2.4% / 1.9%
Glenvale — Philippines: 2.4% Torrington — Philippines: 1.9%
England 1.5% / 1.1%
Glenvale — England: 1.5% Torrington — England: 1.1%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.7%
Glenvale — New Zealand: 1.1% Torrington — New Zealand: 0.7%
India 1.2% / —
Glenvale — India: 1.2% Torrington — India: not among its largest
South Africa 0.5% / 0.6%
Glenvale — South Africa: 0.5% Torrington — South Africa: 0.6%
Brazil 1.0% / —
Glenvale — Brazil: 1.0% Torrington — Brazil: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.5%
Glenvale — Ireland: not among its largest Torrington — Ireland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenvale 76.7% houses
Glenvale — Houses: 76.7% Glenvale — Townhouses: 22.8% Glenvale — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Torrington 98.3% houses
Torrington — Houses: 98.3% Torrington — Townhouses: 2.2% Torrington — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glenvale Torrington
Median house price $789,000 $942,500
Median unit price $616,000 —
Median land price $851,000 $465,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 85 sales
 21 days
from 8 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Glenvale Torrington
4 bed $832K / $902K
Glenvale — 4 bed: $832K (78 sales) Torrington — 4 bed: $902K (18 sales)

78 vs 18 sales

5 bed $995K / $1M
Glenvale — 5 bed: $995K (14 sales) Torrington — 5 bed: $1M (5 sales)

14 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Glenvale Torrington
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.

Glenvale Torrington
Houses 3.9%
$630/wk on $834K
 —
Units 3.9%
$520/wk on $695K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Glenvale Torrington
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Schools Higher than 68% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 50% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 27% of QLD —

Liveability

Glenvale is more walkable (41 vs 16); Glenvale scores higher overall (57 vs 52).

Glenvale Torrington
Grade B
same for both
Score 57/100 52/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Torrington carries more crime risk (74 vs 61).

Glenvale Torrington
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 High
74/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Glenvale Torrington
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 5.8 km
 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 6.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.3% 1.5%

Schools in Glenvale

  • Glenvale Christian School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Darling Downs Adventist College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Glenvale State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Torrington

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

Amenities in the suburb

Glenvale Torrington
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 15 3
Childcare 4 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Torrington sits further from the CBD (137.5 km vs 131.5 km).

Glenvale Torrington
Walkability score 41/100 16/100
Distance to Brisbane 131.5 km 137.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 108 min 106 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4350
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 4350
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.

Glenvale Torrington
Car (driver) 85.4% / 83.6%
Glenvale — Car (driver): 85.4% Torrington — Car (driver): 83.6%
Worked from Home 6.2% / 9.9%
Glenvale — Worked from Home: 6.2% Torrington — Worked from Home: 9.9%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 5.0%
Glenvale — Car (passenger): 6.3% Torrington — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 1.3% / 1.5%
Glenvale — Walked Only: 1.3% Torrington — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bus 0.5% / —
Glenvale — Bus: 0.5% Torrington — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.4%).

Setting

Glenvale Torrington
Elevation 575 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 555 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glenvale Torrington
Connectivity score 73/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
3,584 premises
 51%
699 premises

Climate

Glenvale Torrington
Annual rainfall 643 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glenvale Torrington
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Glenvale Torrington
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenvale Torrington
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenvale Torrington
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenvale

Regional Centre Townhouses

Torrington

Acreage

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