Kleinton vs Meringandan

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kleinton: a median of $970,000, against $854,000 in Meringandan, and rent is higher there too.

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

  • Kleinton carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 34/100)
  • Meringandan has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Meringandan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($854,500 vs $970,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Meringandan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($363/wk vs $408/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kleinton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 34/100)

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

Investors

Kleinton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.4% vs 8.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kleinton Meringandan
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.

Kleinton Meringandan
Walkability 0 / 0
Kleinton — Walkability: 0/100 Meringandan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 66
Kleinton — Safety: 85/100 Meringandan — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kleinton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Meringandan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kleinton has more residents (2,205 vs 530); Kleinton has higher household incomes ($117,624 vs $101,504).

Kleinton Meringandan
Population 2,205
+76% vs other
 530
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +36.4% +8.8%
Median age 33 34
Median household income $117,624/yr
+14% vs other
 $101,504/yr
Median weekly rent $408/wk
+11% vs other
 $363/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kleinton Meringandan
0-4 9.0% / 7.2%
Kleinton — 0-4: 9.0% Meringandan — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 18.7% / 22.1%
Kleinton — 5-14: 18.7% Meringandan — 5-14: 22.1%
15-19 6.4% / 7.5%
Kleinton — 15-19: 6.4% Meringandan — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 2.9% / 4.7%
Kleinton — 20-24: 2.9% Meringandan — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 15.1% / 10.4%
Kleinton — 25-34: 15.1% Meringandan — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 16.9% / 15.7%
Kleinton — 35-44: 16.9% Meringandan — 35-44: 15.7%
45-54 10.9% / 14.9%
Kleinton — 45-54: 10.9% Meringandan — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 8.5% / 9.4%
Kleinton — 55-64: 8.5% Meringandan — 55-64: 9.4%
65-74 8.2% / 6.2%
Kleinton — 65-74: 8.2% Meringandan — 65-74: 6.2%
75-84 2.9% / 1.3%
Kleinton — 75-84: 2.9% Meringandan — 75-84: 1.3%
85+ 0.8% / 0.6%
Kleinton — 85+: 0.8% Meringandan — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kleinton 66.7% couple families
Kleinton — Couple Families: 66.7% Kleinton — Lone Person: 18.4% Kleinton — One Parent Families: 13.7% Kleinton — Group Household: 1.2%
Meringandan 66.7% couple families
Meringandan — Couple Families: 66.7% Meringandan — Lone Person: 21.4% Meringandan — One Parent Families: 12.0% Meringandan — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kleinton 25.2% renting
Kleinton — Owned Outright: 23.6% Kleinton — Mortgage: 51.2% Kleinton — Renting: 25.2%
Meringandan 15.6% renting
Meringandan — Owned Outright: 25.6% Meringandan — Mortgage: 58.8% Meringandan — Renting: 15.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kleinton Meringandan
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 19.8%
Kleinton — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Meringandan — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 7.7%
Kleinton — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% Meringandan — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 8.7%
Kleinton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Meringandan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 0.6%
Kleinton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Meringandan — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 0.6%
Kleinton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Meringandan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Kleinton Meringandan
England 1.8% / 1.3%
Kleinton — England: 1.8% Meringandan — England: 1.3%
South Africa 1.7% / 1.3%
Kleinton — South Africa: 1.7% Meringandan — South Africa: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.8%
Kleinton — New Zealand: 1.1% Meringandan — New Zealand: 0.8%
Zimbabwe — / 1.1%
Kleinton — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Meringandan — Zimbabwe: 1.1%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Kleinton — Scotland: not among its largest Meringandan — Scotland: 0.6%
Philippines 0.5% / —
Kleinton — Philippines: 0.5% Meringandan — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.4% / —
Kleinton — Netherlands: 0.4% Meringandan — Netherlands: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kleinton 92.1% houses
Kleinton — Houses: 92.1% Kleinton — Townhouses: 5.9% Kleinton — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Meringandan 97.5% houses
Meringandan — Houses: 97.5% Meringandan — Townhouses: 0.0% Meringandan — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kleinton Meringandan
Median house price $970,000 $854,500
Median unit price $682,500 —
Median land price $1,125,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 20 sales
 26 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Kleinton Meringandan
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.

Kleinton Meringandan
Houses 3.8%
$875/wk on $1.2M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kleinton Meringandan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 42% of QLD —

Liveability

Kleinton scores higher overall (68 vs 58).

Kleinton Meringandan
Grade A B
Score 68/100 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Meringandan carries more crime risk (34 vs 15).

Kleinton Meringandan
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
34/100
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

Kleinton Meringandan
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

Kleinton Meringandan
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Kleinton Meringandan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 149.6 km 150.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 120 min 122 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4352
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4352
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.

Kleinton Meringandan
Car (driver) 83.4% / 83.2%
Kleinton — Car (driver): 83.4% Meringandan — Car (driver): 83.2%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 8.4%
Kleinton — Worked from Home: 10.3% Meringandan — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 4.4%
Kleinton — Car (passenger): 5.4% Meringandan — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 0.6% / 4.0%
Kleinton — Walked Only: 0.6% Meringandan — Walked Only: 4.0%
Bicycle 0.3% / —
Kleinton — Bicycle: 0.3% Meringandan — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.4%).

Setting

Kleinton Meringandan
Elevation 573 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 513 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kleinton Meringandan
Connectivity score 78/100 59/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 65%
837 premises
 37%
171 premises

Climate

Kleinton Meringandan
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)

Kleinton Meringandan
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kleinton Meringandan
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Kleinton Meringandan
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kleinton Meringandan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kleinton

Acreage Family Young Families

Meringandan

Acreage Family

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