Hodgson Vale vs Cambooya

Cambooya is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 39 in Hodgson Vale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hodgson Vale, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hodgson Vale: a median of $1.15 million, against $752,000 in Cambooya, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Hodgson Vale tends to suit couples, while Cambooya suits young adults, people living alone, and 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

Hodgson Vale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 39/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 63%)
  • But Cambooya has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Cambooya

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($752,500 vs $1,146,500)
  • has cheaper land ($820,000 vs $1,055,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cambooya

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $365/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hodgson Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (113 min vs 126 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (138.9 km vs 151.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hodgson Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Cambooya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (42.7% vs 4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
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.

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
Walkability 0 / 0
Hodgson Vale — Walkability: 0/100 Cambooya — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 61
Hodgson Vale — Safety: 82/100 Cambooya — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Hodgson Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cambooya — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hodgson Vale has higher household incomes ($136,708 vs $81,848); Cambooya has more residents (2,260 vs 1,444).

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
Population 1,444 2,260
+57% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.7% +42.7%
Median age 39 31
Median household income $136,708/yr
+40% vs other
 $81,848/yr
Median weekly rent $365/wk
+21% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
0-4 5.5% / 9.7%
Hodgson Vale — 0-4: 5.5% Cambooya — 0-4: 9.7%
5-14 16.9% / 14.6%
Hodgson Vale — 5-14: 16.9% Cambooya — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 9.8% / 5.1%
Hodgson Vale — 15-19: 9.8% Cambooya — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 3.9% / 7.9%
Hodgson Vale — 20-24: 3.9% Cambooya — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 7.0% / 18.7%
Hodgson Vale — 25-34: 7.0% Cambooya — 25-34: 18.7%
35-44 14.0% / 11.0%
Hodgson Vale — 35-44: 14.0% Cambooya — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 16.3% / 10.7%
Hodgson Vale — 45-54: 16.3% Cambooya — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 14.1% / 10.2%
Hodgson Vale — 55-64: 14.1% Cambooya — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 8.5% / 7.6%
Hodgson Vale — 65-74: 8.5% Cambooya — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 3.7% / 3.6%
Hodgson Vale — 75-84: 3.7% Cambooya — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 0.3% / 0.6%
Hodgson Vale — 85+: 0.3% Cambooya — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hodgson Vale 77.4% couple families
Hodgson Vale — Couple Families: 77.4% Hodgson Vale — Lone Person: 10.1% Hodgson Vale — One Parent Families: 7.1% Hodgson Vale — Group Household: 2.7% Hodgson Vale — Other Families: 2.7%
Cambooya 44.9% couple families
Cambooya — Couple Families: 44.9% Cambooya — Lone Person: 30.4% Cambooya — One Parent Families: 17.7% Cambooya — Group Household: 5.9% Cambooya — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hodgson Vale 6.2% renting
Hodgson Vale — Owned Outright: 39.7% Hodgson Vale — Mortgage: 54.0% Hodgson Vale — Renting: 6.2%
Cambooya 36.2% renting
Cambooya — Owned Outright: 22.4% Cambooya — Mortgage: 41.3% Cambooya — Renting: 36.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 20.3%
Hodgson Vale — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Cambooya — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 7.3%
Hodgson Vale — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Cambooya — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 5.9%
Hodgson Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Cambooya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 1.5%
Hodgson Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Cambooya — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.2%
Hodgson Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Cambooya — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
England 1.8% / 1.5%
Hodgson Vale — England: 1.8% Cambooya — England: 1.5%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.5%
Hodgson Vale — New Zealand: 1.4% Cambooya — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa 1.2% / 0.5%
Hodgson Vale — South Africa: 1.2% Cambooya — South Africa: 0.5%
Zimbabwe 0.7% / 0.3%
Hodgson Vale — Zimbabwe: 0.7% Cambooya — Zimbabwe: 0.3%
India 0.6% / —
Hodgson Vale — India: 0.6% Cambooya — India: not among its largest
China 0.3% / 0.3%
Hodgson Vale — China: 0.3% Cambooya — China: 0.3%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Hodgson Vale — Netherlands: not among its largest Cambooya — Netherlands: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hodgson Vale 99.6% houses
Hodgson Vale — Houses: 99.6% Hodgson Vale — Townhouses: 0.0% Hodgson Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Cambooya 92.4% houses
Cambooya — Houses: 92.4% Cambooya — Townhouses: 7.2% Cambooya — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
Median house price $1,146,500 $752,500
Median unit price — $699,900
Median land price $1,055,000 $820,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 45 days
from 12 sales
 29 days
from 17 sales

Development activity

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
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.

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
Houses — 4.1%
$595/wk on $749K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 62% of QLD

Liveability

Hodgson Vale scores higher overall (70 vs 47).

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
Grade A C
Score 70/100 47/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cambooya carries more crime risk (39 vs 18).

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
39/100
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

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
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 Hodgson Vale

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

Schools in Cambooya

  • Cambooya State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 5
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 3 5

Mobility

Cambooya sits further from the CBD (151.9 km vs 138.9 km).

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 138.9 km 151.9 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 113 min 126 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4352
 0.1%
postcode 4358
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4352
 58
postcode 4358

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.

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
Car (driver) 79.5% / 84.5%
Hodgson Vale — Car (driver): 79.5% Cambooya — Car (driver): 84.5%
Worked from Home 12.2% / 8.4%
Hodgson Vale — Worked from Home: 12.2% Cambooya — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 4.3%
Hodgson Vale — Car (passenger): 5.9% Cambooya — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 2.0% / 2.2%
Hodgson Vale — Walked Only: 2.0% Cambooya — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bus 0.4% / 0.6%
Hodgson Vale — Bus: 0.4% Cambooya — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.5%).

Setting

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
Elevation 515 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 469 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
Connectivity score 83/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 74%
484 premises
 50%
972 premises

Climate

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
Annual rainfall 643 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hodgson Vale Cambooya
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hodgson Vale

Acreage Family

Cambooya

Family Rural Young Families

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