Gowrie Mountain vs Kingsthorpe
Kingsthorpe is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 49 in Gowrie Mountain. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kingsthorpe, most households are couple families. On these figures, Gowrie Mountain tends to suit older residents, while Kingsthorpe suits 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
Kingsthorpe
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
- carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Gowrie Mountain
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (141.7 km vs 144.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Gowrie Mountain is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Kingsthorpe has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kingsthorpe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.6% vs -0.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gowrie Mountain 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.
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.
Demographics
Kingsthorpe has more residents (2,159 vs 222); Gowrie Mountain skews older (49 vs 35).
| Gowrie Mountain | Kingsthorpe | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 222 | 2,159 +873% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.9% | +15.6% |
| Median age | 49 | 35 |
| Median household income | $88,816/yr +3% vs other | $85,904/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $308/wk | $310/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gowrie Mountain | Kingsthorpe | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $737,000 | $711,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $720,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 16 days from 8 sales |
Development activity
| Gowrie Mountain | Kingsthorpe | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Gowrie Mountain | Kingsthorpe | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.6% $550/wk on $799K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Gowrie Mountain | Kingsthorpe | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 62% of QLD | Higher than 59% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of QLD | Higher than 59% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 70% of QLD | Higher than 42% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of QLD | Higher than 78% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 28% of QLD |
Liveability
Gowrie Mountain is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Gowrie Mountain | Kingsthorpe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 45/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Gowrie Mountain carries more crime risk (59 vs 49).
| Gowrie Mountain | Kingsthorpe | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 59/100 | 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 | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Gowrie Mountain | Kingsthorpe | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Gowrie Mountain
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Kingsthorpe
- Kingsthorpe State School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Gowrie Mountain | Kingsthorpe | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 5 |
Mobility
Kingsthorpe sits further from the CBD (144.9 km vs 141.7 km).
| Gowrie Mountain | Kingsthorpe | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 141.7 km | 144.9 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 107 min | 109 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 4350 | 0.3% postcode 4400 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 4350 | 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.2%).
Setting
| Gowrie Mountain | Kingsthorpe | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 501 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 462 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gowrie Mountain | Kingsthorpe | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 68/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 96 premises | 45% 868 premises |
Climate
| Gowrie Mountain | 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 Mountain | 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 Mountain | Kingsthorpe | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gowrie Mountain | 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 Mountain | Kingsthorpe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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