Gowrie Junction vs Kingsthorpe

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gowrie Junction: a median of $900,000, against $711,000 in Kingsthorpe, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Gowrie Junction tends to suit couples, while Kingsthorpe suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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 Junction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Kingsthorpe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($711,000 vs $900,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kingsthorpe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gowrie Junction

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (134.9 km vs 144.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (103 min vs 109 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Gowrie Junction is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • Kingsthorpe has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Kingsthorpe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.6% vs 5.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
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.

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
Walkability 23 / 0
Gowrie Junction — Walkability: 23/100 Kingsthorpe — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 51
Gowrie Junction — Safety: 49/100 Kingsthorpe — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gowrie Junction — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kingsthorpe — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gowrie Junction has higher household incomes ($112,528 vs $85,904); Gowrie Junction rents higher ($400/wk vs $310/wk).

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
Population 2,242
+4% vs other
 2,159
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.8% +15.6%
Median age 37 35
Median household income $112,528/yr
+24% vs other
 $85,904/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+22% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
0-4 5.8% / 7.6%
Gowrie Junction — 0-4: 5.8% Kingsthorpe — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 18.5% / 16.8%
Gowrie Junction — 5-14: 18.5% Kingsthorpe — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 7.3% / 5.6%
Gowrie Junction — 15-19: 7.3% Kingsthorpe — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.4% / 5.3%
Gowrie Junction — 20-24: 4.4% Kingsthorpe — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 10.6% / 13.5%
Gowrie Junction — 25-34: 10.6% Kingsthorpe — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 14.1% / 12.6%
Gowrie Junction — 35-44: 14.1% Kingsthorpe — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 13.8% / 14.2%
Gowrie Junction — 45-54: 13.8% Kingsthorpe — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 14.2% / 11.3%
Gowrie Junction — 55-64: 14.2% Kingsthorpe — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 7.8% / 7.9%
Gowrie Junction — 65-74: 7.8% Kingsthorpe — 65-74: 7.9%
75-84 3.3% / 4.4%
Gowrie Junction — 75-84: 3.3% Kingsthorpe — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.7% / 1.0%
Gowrie Junction — 85+: 0.7% Kingsthorpe — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gowrie Junction 69.3% couple families
Gowrie Junction — Couple Families: 69.3% Gowrie Junction — Lone Person: 17.5% Gowrie Junction — One Parent Families: 9.8% Gowrie Junction — Group Household: 2.6% Gowrie Junction — Other Families: 0.9%
Kingsthorpe 55.1% couple families
Kingsthorpe — Couple Families: 55.1% Kingsthorpe — Lone Person: 24.4% Kingsthorpe — One Parent Families: 17.2% Kingsthorpe — Group Household: 2.6% Kingsthorpe — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gowrie Junction 7.5% renting
Gowrie Junction — Owned Outright: 32.6% Gowrie Junction — Mortgage: 59.9% Gowrie Junction — Renting: 7.5%
Kingsthorpe 16.0% renting
Kingsthorpe — Owned Outright: 29.8% Kingsthorpe — Mortgage: 54.2% Kingsthorpe — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 22.4%
Gowrie Junction — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Kingsthorpe — Certificate III & IV: 22.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.5%
Gowrie Junction — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Kingsthorpe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 5.0%
Gowrie Junction — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Kingsthorpe — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 0.8%
Gowrie Junction — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Kingsthorpe — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 0.9%
Gowrie Junction — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Kingsthorpe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

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.

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
England 1.4% / 1.9%
Gowrie Junction — England: 1.4% Kingsthorpe — England: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.7%
Gowrie Junction — New Zealand: 1.3% Kingsthorpe — New Zealand: 1.7%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.8%
Gowrie Junction — South Africa: 0.6% Kingsthorpe — South Africa: 0.8%
Philippines 0.3% / 0.4%
Gowrie Junction — Philippines: 0.3% Kingsthorpe — Philippines: 0.4%
Zimbabwe 0.4% / 0.1%
Gowrie Junction — Zimbabwe: 0.4% Kingsthorpe — Zimbabwe: 0.1%
France — / 0.3%
Gowrie Junction — France: not among its largest Kingsthorpe — France: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gowrie Junction 99.6% houses
Gowrie Junction — Houses: 99.6% Gowrie Junction — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Kingsthorpe 99.9% houses
Kingsthorpe — Houses: 99.9% Kingsthorpe — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
Median house price $900,000 $711,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $785,000 $720,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 64 days
from 14 sales
 16 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.

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
3 bed $769K / $658K
Gowrie Junction — 3 bed: $769K (9 sales) Kingsthorpe — 3 bed: $658K (28 sales)

9 vs 28 sales

4 bed $935K / $875K
Gowrie Junction — 4 bed: $935K (17 sales) Kingsthorpe — 4 bed: $875K (13 sales)

17 vs 13 sales

Development activity

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
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.

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
Houses — 3.6%
$550/wk on $799K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 28% of QLD

Liveability

Gowrie Junction is more walkable (23 vs 0); Gowrie Junction scores higher overall (61 vs 45).

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
Grade B C
Score 61/100 45/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
49/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gowrie Junction

  • Gowrie State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Kingsthorpe

  • Kingsthorpe State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 2
same for both
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 4 5

Mobility

Kingsthorpe sits further from the CBD (144.9 km vs 134.9 km).

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
Walkability score 23/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 134.9 km 144.9 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 103 min 109 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4352
 0.3%
postcode 4400
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4352
 81
postcode 4400

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.

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
Car (driver) 86.6% / 88.1%
Gowrie Junction — Car (driver): 86.6% Kingsthorpe — Car (driver): 88.1%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 6.6%
Gowrie Junction — Worked from Home: 9.3% Kingsthorpe — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.8%
Gowrie Junction — Car (passenger): 3.8% Kingsthorpe — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only — / 1.5%
Gowrie Junction — Walked Only: not among its largest Kingsthorpe — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bus 0.3% / —
Gowrie Junction — Bus: 0.3% Kingsthorpe — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.1%).

Setting

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
Elevation 477 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 462 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
Connectivity score 69/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
810 premises
 45%
868 premises

Climate

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
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)

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gowrie Junction Kingsthorpe
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gowrie Junction

Acreage Family

Kingsthorpe

Acreage Family

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