Kincora vs Scrubby Mountain
Scrubby Mountain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 44 in Kincora. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kincora, about half of households rent and about half of households are couple families. In Scrubby Mountain, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. On these figures, Kincora tends to suit renters, while Scrubby Mountain suits families with children.
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
Scrubby Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 73/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Kincora has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 16%)
- Scrubby Mountain has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $245/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Scrubby Mountain
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (137 min vs 153 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (179.4 km vs 192.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Scrubby Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 73/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kincora and Scrubby Mountain 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
Scrubby Mountain has more residents (203 vs 71); Kincora rents higher ($245/wk vs $160/wk).
| Kincora | Scrubby Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 71 | 203 +186% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.6% | +23.8% |
| Median age | 44 | 36 |
| Median household income | $102,336/yr | $108,316/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk +35% vs other | $160/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).
Development activity
| Kincora | Scrubby Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Kincora | Scrubby Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 81% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 2% of QLD | Higher than 3% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of QLD | Higher than 66% of QLD |
Liveability
| Kincora | Scrubby Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Kincora carries more crime risk (73 vs 16).
| Kincora | Scrubby Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 73/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Kincora | Scrubby Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kincora | Scrubby Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Kincora sits further from the CBD (192.8 km vs 179.4 km).
| Kincora | Scrubby Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 192.8 km +7% vs other | 179.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 153 min | 137 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4356 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 4356 same for both | |
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 (78.4%).
Setting
| Kincora | Scrubby Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 408 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 463 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kincora | Scrubby Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 0% 64 premises |
Climate
| Kincora | Scrubby Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 691 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Kincora | Scrubby Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kincora | Scrubby Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Groom same for both | |
| Member | Garth Hamilton same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kincora | Scrubby Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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