Groomsville vs Douglas

Groomsville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Douglas. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Groomsville carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 99/100)
  • Douglas has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Douglas

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Douglas

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (127 min vs 133 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Groomsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 99/100)

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

Investors

Douglas

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.7% vs 16.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Groomsville Douglas
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.

Groomsville Douglas
Walkability 0 / 0
Groomsville — Walkability: 0/100 Douglas — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 1
Groomsville — Safety: 81/100 Douglas — Safety: 1/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Groomsville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Douglas — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Douglas skews older (50 vs 45).

Groomsville Douglas
Population 132 152
+15% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.8% +35.7%
Median age 45 50
Median household income $100,724/yr
same for both
Median weekly rent $290/wk $300/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Groomsville Douglas
0-4 7.6% / 5.3%
Groomsville — 0-4: 7.6% Douglas — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 12.1% / 10.5%
Groomsville — 5-14: 12.1% Douglas — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 6.1% / 6.6%
Groomsville — 15-19: 6.1% Douglas — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 — / 3.9%
Groomsville — 20-24: not among its largest Douglas — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 9.8% / 11.2%
Groomsville — 25-34: 9.8% Douglas — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 10.6% / 8.6%
Groomsville — 35-44: 10.6% Douglas — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 15.9% / 16.4%
Groomsville — 45-54: 15.9% Douglas — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 19.7% / 25.0%
Groomsville — 55-64: 19.7% Douglas — 55-64: 25.0%
65-74 9.8% / 8.6%
Groomsville — 65-74: 9.8% Douglas — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 3.0% / 8.6%
Groomsville — 75-84: 3.0% Douglas — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ — / —
Groomsville — 85+: not among its largest Douglas — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Groomsville 81.8% couple families
Groomsville — Couple Families: 81.8% Groomsville — Lone Person: 18.2%
Douglas 78.3% couple families
Douglas — Couple Families: 78.3% Douglas — Lone Person: 21.7%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Groomsville 6.4% renting
Groomsville — Owned Outright: 38.3% Groomsville — Mortgage: 55.3% Groomsville — Renting: 6.4%
Douglas 0.0% renting
Douglas — Owned Outright: 65.9% Douglas — Mortgage: 34.1% Douglas — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Groomsville Douglas
England 5.3% / 3.3%
Groomsville — England: 5.3% Douglas — England: 3.3%
New Zealand 3.8% / —
Groomsville — New Zealand: 3.8% Douglas — New Zealand: not among its largest
Ireland 3.0% / —
Groomsville — Ireland: 3.0% Douglas — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

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

Groomsville Douglas
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 23.0%
Groomsville — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Douglas — Certificate III & IV: 23.0%
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 7.9%
Groomsville — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Douglas — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 3.3%
Groomsville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Douglas — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3%
Postgraduate Degree 10.6% / —
Groomsville — Postgraduate Degree: 10.6% Douglas — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Groomsville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Douglas — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Groomsville 100.0% houses
Groomsville — Houses: 100.0%
Douglas 100.0% houses
Douglas — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Groomsville Douglas
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 68% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD

Liveability

Groomsville Douglas
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Douglas carries more crime risk (99 vs 19).

Groomsville Douglas
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
19/100
 High
99/100
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

Groomsville Douglas
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Groomsville Douglas
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 6 10

Mobility

Groomsville Douglas
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 160.4 km 158.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 133 min 127 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4352
 0.0%
postcode 4354
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4352
 75
postcode 4354

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.

Groomsville Douglas
Car (driver) 80.7% / 68.4%
Groomsville — Car (driver): 80.7% Douglas — Car (driver): 68.4%
Worked from Home 19.3% / 21.1%
Groomsville — Worked from Home: 19.3% Douglas — Worked from Home: 21.1%
Car (passenger) — / 5.3%
Groomsville — Car (passenger): not among its largest Douglas — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only — / 5.3%
Groomsville — Walked Only: not among its largest Douglas — Walked Only: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.7%).

Setting

Groomsville Douglas
Elevation 599 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 473 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Groomsville Douglas
Connectivity score 26/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
48 premises

Climate

Groomsville Douglas
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)

Groomsville Douglas
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Groomsville Douglas
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Groomsville Douglas
Division Maranoa Groom
Member David Littleproud Garth Hamilton
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Groomsville Douglas
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Groomsville

Professionals Rural

Douglas

Rural

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