Mount Binga vs Cooyar

Mount Binga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 59 in Cooyar. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Binga tends to suit couples.

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

  • Mount Binga carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 38/100)
  • Cooyar has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Cooyar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cooyar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Binga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (181 km vs 191.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Binga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Mount Binga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.4% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Binga Cooyar
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.

Mount Binga Cooyar
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Binga — Walkability: 0/100 Cooyar — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 62
Mount Binga — Safety: 86/100 Cooyar — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 58 / 61
Mount Binga — Low fire risk: 58/100 Cooyar — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Cooyar has more residents (231 vs 86); Mount Binga has higher household incomes ($61,724 vs $36,972).

Mount Binga Cooyar
Population 86 231
+169% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.4% +3.1%
Median age 51 59
Median household income $61,724/yr
+40% vs other
 $36,972/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+36% vs other
 $160/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Binga Cooyar
0-4 — / 3.0%
Mount Binga — 0-4: not among its largest Cooyar — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 11.6% / 6.1%
Mount Binga — 5-14: 11.6% Cooyar — 5-14: 6.1%
15-19 3.5% / 6.1%
Mount Binga — 15-19: 3.5% Cooyar — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.7% / 2.6%
Mount Binga — 20-24: 4.7% Cooyar — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 11.6% / 6.9%
Mount Binga — 25-34: 11.6% Cooyar — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 9.3% / 7.8%
Mount Binga — 35-44: 9.3% Cooyar — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 12.8% / 12.1%
Mount Binga — 45-54: 12.8% Cooyar — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 17.4% / 21.2%
Mount Binga — 55-64: 17.4% Cooyar — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 14.0% / 21.2%
Mount Binga — 65-74: 14.0% Cooyar — 65-74: 21.2%
75-84 17.4% / 10.4%
Mount Binga — 75-84: 17.4% Cooyar — 75-84: 10.4%
85+ — / 1.7%
Mount Binga — 85+: not among its largest Cooyar — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Binga 47.6% lone person
Mount Binga — Lone Person: 47.6% Mount Binga — Couple Families: 52.4% Mount Binga — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mount Binga — Group Household: 0.0%
Cooyar 47.5% lone person
Cooyar — Lone Person: 47.5% Cooyar — Couple Families: 24.6% Cooyar — One Parent Families: 18.0% Cooyar — Group Household: 9.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Binga 12.0% renting
Mount Binga — Owned Outright: 52.0% Mount Binga — Mortgage: 36.0% Mount Binga — Renting: 12.0%
Cooyar 5.9% renting
Cooyar — Owned Outright: 70.6% Cooyar — Mortgage: 23.5% Cooyar — Renting: 5.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Binga 93.3% houses
Mount Binga — Houses: 93.3% Mount Binga — Flats / Apartments: 6.7%
Cooyar 101.1% houses
Cooyar — Houses: 101.1% Cooyar — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mount Binga Cooyar
Certificate III & IV 25.6% / 21.6%
Mount Binga — Certificate III & IV: 25.6% Cooyar — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 3.9%
Mount Binga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Cooyar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Bachelor Degree — / 3.9%
Mount Binga — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Cooyar — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Property market

Mount Binga Cooyar
Median house price — $400,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $326,500

Development activity

Mount Binga Cooyar
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Binga Cooyar
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 57% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Binga Cooyar
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Cooyar carries more crime risk (38 vs 14).

Mount Binga Cooyar
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
38/100
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

Mount Binga Cooyar
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Binga

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

Schools in Cooyar

  • Cooyar State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Binga Cooyar
Parks & reserves 2 5
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 6
same for both

Mobility

Cooyar sits further from the CBD (191.5 km vs 181 km).

Mount Binga Cooyar
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 181 km 191.5 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 154 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4314
 0.0%
postcode 4402
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 4314
 71
postcode 4402

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.

Mount Binga Cooyar
Car (driver) 47.6% / 68.6%
Mount Binga — Car (driver): 47.6% Cooyar — Car (driver): 68.6%
Worked from Home 38.1% / 31.4%
Mount Binga — Worked from Home: 38.1% Cooyar — Worked from Home: 31.4%
Walked Only 14.3% / —
Mount Binga — Walked Only: 14.3% Cooyar — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.6%).

Setting

Mount Binga Cooyar
Elevation 475 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 486 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Binga Cooyar
Connectivity score 18/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
158 premises

Climate

Mount Binga Cooyar
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

Council rates

Mount Binga Cooyar
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Binga Cooyar
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Binga Cooyar
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Binga

Retirees Rural

Cooyar

Retirees Rural

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