Goodar vs Toobeah

Goodar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 33 in Toobeah. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

Goodar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 70/100)

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

First-home buyers

Toobeah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (1% vs 17%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Goodar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $170/wk)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Goodar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (376.6 km vs 395.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (265 min vs 278 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Goodar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 70/100)

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

Investors

Goodar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (55.4% vs -22.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Goodar Toobeah
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.

Goodar Toobeah
Walkability 0 / 7
Goodar — Walkability: 0/100 Toobeah — Walkability: 7/100
Safety 89 / 30
Goodar — Safety: 89/100 Toobeah — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Goodar — Low fire risk: 86/100 Toobeah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Toobeah rents higher ($170/wk vs $0/wk); Goodar has higher household incomes ($124,748 vs $80,184).

Goodar Toobeah
Population 101 149
+48% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +55.4% -22.0%
Median age 29 33
Median household income $124,748/yr
+36% vs other
 $80,184/yr
Median weekly rent — $170/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Goodar Toobeah
0-4 8.9% / 13.4%
Goodar — 0-4: 8.9% Toobeah — 0-4: 13.4%
5-14 21.8% / 18.1%
Goodar — 5-14: 21.8% Toobeah — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 9.9% / 2.0%
Goodar — 15-19: 9.9% Toobeah — 15-19: 2.0%
20-24 8.9% / 5.4%
Goodar — 20-24: 8.9% Toobeah — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 16.8% / 16.1%
Goodar — 25-34: 16.8% Toobeah — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 15.8% / 14.1%
Goodar — 35-44: 15.8% Toobeah — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 10.9% / 12.8%
Goodar — 45-54: 10.9% Toobeah — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 8.9% / 16.8%
Goodar — 55-64: 8.9% Toobeah — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 5.0% / 3.4%
Goodar — 65-74: 5.0% Toobeah — 65-74: 3.4%
75-84 — / 4.0%
Goodar — 75-84: not among its largest Toobeah — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ — / —
Goodar — 85+: not among its largest Toobeah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Goodar Toobeah
New Zealand 3.0% / 4.0%
Goodar — New Zealand: 3.0% Toobeah — New Zealand: 4.0%
England — / 2.0%
Goodar — England: not among its largest Toobeah — England: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Goodar 55.6% couple families
Goodar — Couple Families: 55.6% Goodar — Lone Person: 22.2% Goodar — One Parent Families: 22.2%
Toobeah 63.2% couple families
Toobeah — Couple Families: 63.2% Toobeah — Lone Person: 28.9% Toobeah — One Parent Families: 7.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Goodar 100.0% houses
Goodar — Houses: 100.0%
Toobeah 100.0% houses
Toobeah — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Goodar Toobeah
Certificate III & IV 11.9% / 13.4%
Goodar — Certificate III & IV: 11.9% Toobeah — Certificate III & IV: 13.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 6.0%
Goodar — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Toobeah — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.0%
Goodar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Toobeah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Goodar 41.7% renting
Goodar — Owned Outright: 33.3% Goodar — Mortgage: 25.0% Goodar — Renting: 41.7%
Toobeah 33.3% renting
Toobeah — Owned Outright: 40.0% Toobeah — Mortgage: 26.7% Toobeah — Renting: 33.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Goodar Toobeah
New dwellings approved 32
across Goondiwindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +1100%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Goodar Toobeah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD

Liveability

Goodar Toobeah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Goodar carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Toobeah carries more crime risk (70 vs 11).

Goodar Toobeah
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
11/100
 High
70/100
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

Goodar Toobeah
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

Goodar Toobeah
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 8 22

Mobility

Toobeah sits further from the CBD (395.2 km vs 376.6 km).

Goodar Toobeah
Walkability score 0/100 7/100
Distance to Brisbane 376.6 km 395.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 265 min 278 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4390
 0.0%
postcode 4498
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4390
 —

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.

Goodar Toobeah
Car (driver) 81.1% / 69.1%
Goodar — Car (driver): 81.1% Toobeah — Car (driver): 69.1%
Worked from Home 10.8% / 22.1%
Goodar — Worked from Home: 10.8% Toobeah — Worked from Home: 22.1%
Walked Only 8.1% / 4.4%
Goodar — Walked Only: 8.1% Toobeah — Walked Only: 4.4%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Goodar — Car (passenger): not among its largest Toobeah — Car (passenger): 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Goodar Toobeah
Elevation 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 197 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Goodar Toobeah
Connectivity score 19/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
21 premises

Council rates

Goodar Toobeah
Average residential rate $1,119/yr
same for both
Council Goondiwindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Goodar Toobeah
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Goodar Toobeah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Goodar

Family Rural Young Families

Toobeah

Family Quiet River Rural Young Families

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