Goombungee vs Boodua

Boodua is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 43 in Goombungee. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boodua, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Goombungee tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Boodua 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

Goombungee

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 85/100)
  • But Boodua is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Boodua

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Boodua

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 18%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)
  • But Goombungee has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $277/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Boodua

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (118 min vs 127 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (156.8 km vs 166 km)
  • But Goombungee is more walkable (35/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Goombungee

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (35/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 3%)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Goombungee Boodua
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.

Goombungee Boodua
Walkability 35 / 0
Goombungee — Walkability: 35/100 Boodua — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 15
Goombungee — Safety: 58/100 Boodua — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Goombungee — Low fire risk: 100/100 Boodua — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Goombungee has more residents (1,066 vs 95); Boodua has higher household incomes ($136,448 vs $63,336).

Goombungee Boodua
Population 1,066
+91% vs other
 95
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% +2.2%
Median age 43 29
Median household income $63,336/yr $136,448/yr
+115% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $277/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Goombungee Boodua
0-4 5.8% / 11.6%
Goombungee — 0-4: 5.8% Boodua — 0-4: 11.6%
5-14 13.8% / 10.5%
Goombungee — 5-14: 13.8% Boodua — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 6.2% / 13.7%
Goombungee — 15-19: 6.2% Boodua — 15-19: 13.7%
20-24 4.7% / 6.3%
Goombungee — 20-24: 4.7% Boodua — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 10.6% / 10.5%
Goombungee — 25-34: 10.6% Boodua — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 9.3% / 12.6%
Goombungee — 35-44: 9.3% Boodua — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 10.6% / 26.3%
Goombungee — 45-54: 10.6% Boodua — 45-54: 26.3%
55-64 16.7% / 3.2%
Goombungee — 55-64: 16.7% Boodua — 55-64: 3.2%
65-74 14.0% / 3.2%
Goombungee — 65-74: 14.0% Boodua — 65-74: 3.2%
75-84 6.7% / —
Goombungee — 75-84: 6.7% Boodua — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.0% / —
Goombungee — 85+: 1.0% Boodua — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Goombungee 36.4% couple families
Goombungee — Couple Families: 36.4% Goombungee — Lone Person: 37.9% Goombungee — One Parent Families: 20.1% Goombungee — Group Household: 3.0% Goombungee — Other Families: 2.7%
Boodua 81.8% couple families
Boodua — Couple Families: 81.8% Boodua — Lone Person: 18.2% Boodua — One Parent Families: 0.0% Boodua — Group Household: 0.0% Boodua — 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.

Goombungee 18.3% renting
Goombungee — Owned Outright: 40.3% Goombungee — Mortgage: 41.4% Goombungee — Renting: 18.3%
Boodua 40.0% renting
Boodua — Owned Outright: 20.0% Boodua — Mortgage: 40.0% Boodua — Renting: 40.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Goombungee Boodua
England 2.3% / 3.2%
Goombungee — England: 2.3% Boodua — England: 3.2%
Taiwan 1.9% / —
Goombungee — Taiwan: 1.9% Boodua — Taiwan: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.2% / —
Goombungee — New Zealand: 1.2% Boodua — New Zealand: not among its largest
Thailand 0.3% / —
Goombungee — Thailand: 0.3% Boodua — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

Goombungee Boodua
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 20.0%
Goombungee — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Boodua — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 9.5%
Goombungee — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Boodua — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 6.3%
Goombungee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Boodua — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 4.2%
Goombungee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Boodua — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Goombungee — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Boodua — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Goombungee 97.1% houses
Goombungee — Houses: 97.1% Goombungee — Flats / Apartments: 2.1% Goombungee — Townhouses: 0.8%
Boodua 100.0% houses
Boodua — Houses: 100.0% Boodua — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Boodua — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Goombungee Boodua
Median house price $577,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $284,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 6 sales
 —

Development activity

Goombungee Boodua
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Goombungee Boodua
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 10% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD

Liveability

Goombungee is more walkable (35 vs 0).

Goombungee Boodua
Grade B —
Score 49/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Boodua carries more crime risk (85 vs 42).

Goombungee Boodua
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
 High
85/100
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

Goombungee Boodua
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Goombungee

  • Goombungee State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Boodua

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

Amenities in the suburb

Goombungee Boodua
Parks & reserves 3 0
GPs 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Goombungee sits further from the CBD (166 km vs 156.8 km).

Goombungee Boodua
Walkability score 35/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 166 km
+6% vs other
 156.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 118 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4354
 0.1%
postcode 4401
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 4354
 59
postcode 4401

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.

Goombungee Boodua
Car (driver) 80.5% / 90.2%
Goombungee — Car (driver): 80.5% Boodua — Car (driver): 90.2%
Worked from Home 9.4% / 9.8%
Goombungee — Worked from Home: 9.4% Boodua — Worked from Home: 9.8%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / —
Goombungee — Car (passenger): 5.9% Boodua — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.3% / —
Goombungee — Walked Only: 4.3% Boodua — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.2%).

Setting

Goombungee Boodua
Elevation 487 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 428 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Goombungee Boodua
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
464 premises
 0%
37 premises

Climate

Goombungee Boodua
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)

Goombungee Boodua
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Goombungee Boodua
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Goombungee Boodua
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Goombungee Boodua
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Goombungee

Affordable Quiet Rural

Boodua

Family Rural Students Young Families

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