Greenswamp vs Columboola

Greenswamp is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Columboola. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Greenswamp tends to suit families with children and couples, while Columboola suits older residents.

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

Greenswamp

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 57%)
  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 88/100)

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

First-home buyers

Columboola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Greenswamp

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($188/wk vs $350/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Greenswamp

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (309.2 km vs 322.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (225 min vs 233 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Greenswamp carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 88/100)
  • Columboola has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Greenswamp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (92.5% vs -5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Greenswamp Columboola
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.

Greenswamp Columboola
Walkability 0 / 0
Greenswamp — Walkability: 0/100 Columboola — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 12
Greenswamp — Safety: 35/100 Columboola — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Greenswamp — Low fire risk: 100/100 Columboola — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Columboola rents higher ($350/wk vs $188/wk); Columboola has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $81,224).

Greenswamp Columboola
Population 77
+12% vs other
 68
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +92.5% -5.6%
Median age 43 46
Median household income $81,224/yr $107,224/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $188/wk $350/wk
+86% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greenswamp Columboola
0-4 11.7% / 5.9%
Greenswamp — 0-4: 11.7% Columboola — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 11.7% / 13.2%
Greenswamp — 5-14: 11.7% Columboola — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 14.3% / 4.4%
Greenswamp — 15-19: 14.3% Columboola — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 6.5% / 5.9%
Greenswamp — 20-24: 6.5% Columboola — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 6.5% / 13.2%
Greenswamp — 25-34: 6.5% Columboola — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 7.8% / 4.4%
Greenswamp — 35-44: 7.8% Columboola — 35-44: 4.4%
45-54 14.3% / 17.6%
Greenswamp — 45-54: 14.3% Columboola — 45-54: 17.6%
55-64 13.0% / 13.2%
Greenswamp — 55-64: 13.0% Columboola — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 11.7% / 17.6%
Greenswamp — 65-74: 11.7% Columboola — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 9.1% / 5.9%
Greenswamp — 75-84: 9.1% Columboola — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / 5.9%
Greenswamp — 85+: not among its largest Columboola — 85+: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greenswamp 100.0% couple families
Greenswamp — Couple Families: 100.0% Greenswamp — Lone Person: 0.0%
Columboola 57.1% couple families
Columboola — Couple Families: 57.1% Columboola — Lone Person: 42.9%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greenswamp 26.9% renting
Greenswamp — Owned Outright: 53.8% Greenswamp — Mortgage: 19.2% Greenswamp — Renting: 26.9%
Columboola 14.3% renting
Columboola — Owned Outright: 61.9% Columboola — Mortgage: 23.8% Columboola — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greenswamp 100.0% houses
Greenswamp — Houses: 100.0%
Columboola 100.0% houses
Columboola — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Greenswamp Columboola
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 17.6%
Greenswamp — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Columboola — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 13.2%
Greenswamp — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Columboola — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 7.4%
Greenswamp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Columboola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.9%
Greenswamp — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Columboola — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Development activity

Greenswamp Columboola
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Greenswamp Columboola
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD

Liveability

Greenswamp Columboola
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Columboola carries more crime risk (88 vs 65).

Greenswamp Columboola
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 High
88/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Greenswamp Columboola
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

Greenswamp Columboola
Waterways 3 5

Mobility

Columboola sits further from the CBD (322.6 km vs 309.2 km).

Greenswamp Columboola
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 309.2 km 322.6 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 225 min 233 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4413
 0.1%
postcode 4415
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4413
 46
postcode 4415

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.

Greenswamp Columboola
Car (driver) 46.4% / 52.9%
Greenswamp — Car (driver): 46.4% Columboola — Car (driver): 52.9%
Worked from Home 53.6% / 29.4%
Greenswamp — Worked from Home: 53.6% Columboola — Worked from Home: 29.4%
Bus — / 8.8%
Greenswamp — Bus: not among its largest Columboola — Bus: 8.8%
Walked Only — / 8.8%
Greenswamp — Walked Only: not among its largest Columboola — Walked Only: 8.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.6%).

Setting

Greenswamp Columboola
Elevation 322 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 323 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Greenswamp Columboola
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 0%
13 premises

Climate

Greenswamp Columboola
Annual rainfall 587 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Greenswamp Columboola
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Greenswamp Columboola
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greenswamp Columboola
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Greenswamp

Family Rural Students Young Families

Columboola

Retirees Rural

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