Tummaville vs Ellangowan

Ellangowan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Tummaville. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tummaville, the large majority of households are couple families. In Ellangowan, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tummaville tends to suit couples, while Ellangowan suits people living alone.

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

Tummaville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 64/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Tummaville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (4% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ellangowan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ellangowan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (144 min vs 170 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (184.1 km vs 206 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tummaville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Tummaville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-12.7% vs -21.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tummaville Ellangowan
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.

Tummaville Ellangowan
Walkability 0 / 0
Tummaville — Walkability: 0/100 Ellangowan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 36
Tummaville — Safety: 65/100 Ellangowan — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Tummaville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ellangowan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tummaville rents higher ($200/wk vs $100/wk); Ellangowan has more residents (95 vs 55).

Tummaville Ellangowan
Population 55 95
+73% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.7% -21.5%
Median age 47 44
Median household income $84,448/yr $89,336/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+50% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tummaville Ellangowan
0-4 — / 10.5%
Tummaville — 0-4: not among its largest Ellangowan — 0-4: 10.5%
5-14 — / 9.5%
Tummaville — 5-14: not among its largest Ellangowan — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 10.9% / —
Tummaville — 15-19: 10.9% Ellangowan — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 7.4%
Tummaville — 20-24: not among its largest Ellangowan — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 10.9% / 13.7%
Tummaville — 25-34: 10.9% Ellangowan — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 5.5% / 10.5%
Tummaville — 35-44: 5.5% Ellangowan — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 23.6% / 22.1%
Tummaville — 45-54: 23.6% Ellangowan — 45-54: 22.1%
55-64 16.4% / 16.8%
Tummaville — 55-64: 16.4% Ellangowan — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 7.3% / 9.5%
Tummaville — 65-74: 7.3% Ellangowan — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 9.1% / 3.2%
Tummaville — 75-84: 9.1% Ellangowan — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / —
Tummaville — 85+: not among its largest Ellangowan — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tummaville 76.9% couple families
Tummaville — Couple Families: 76.9% Tummaville — Lone Person: 23.1% Tummaville — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Ellangowan 47.6% couple families
Ellangowan — Couple Families: 47.6% Ellangowan — Lone Person: 38.1% Ellangowan — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tummaville 33.3% renting
Tummaville — Owned Outright: 16.7% Tummaville — Mortgage: 50.0% Tummaville — Renting: 33.3%
Ellangowan 25.7% renting
Ellangowan — Owned Outright: 45.7% Ellangowan — Mortgage: 28.6% Ellangowan — Renting: 25.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tummaville 100.0% houses
Tummaville — Houses: 100.0%
Ellangowan 100.0% houses
Ellangowan — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Tummaville Ellangowan
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 20.0%
Tummaville — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Ellangowan — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 14.5% / 10.5%
Tummaville — Bachelor Degree: 14.5% Ellangowan — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.2%
Tummaville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Ellangowan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Tummaville Ellangowan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD

Liveability

Tummaville Ellangowan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ellangowan carries more crime risk (64 vs 35).

Tummaville Ellangowan
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
64/100
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

Tummaville Ellangowan
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

Tummaville Ellangowan
Waterways 7 3

Mobility

Tummaville sits further from the CBD (206 km vs 184.1 km).

Tummaville Ellangowan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 206 km
+11% vs other
 184.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 170 min 144 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4352
 0.1%
postcode 4361
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4352
 66
postcode 4361

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.

Tummaville Ellangowan
Worked from Home 44.4% / 52.5%
Tummaville — Worked from Home: 44.4% Ellangowan — Worked from Home: 52.5%
Car (driver) 44.4% / 47.5%
Tummaville — Car (driver): 44.4% Ellangowan — Car (driver): 47.5%
Walked Only 11.1% / —
Tummaville — Walked Only: 11.1% Ellangowan — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.5%).

Setting

Tummaville Ellangowan
Elevation 392 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 406 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tummaville Ellangowan
Connectivity score 29/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
37 premises

Climate

Tummaville Ellangowan
Annual rainfall 691 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Tummaville Ellangowan
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Tummaville Ellangowan
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tummaville Ellangowan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tummaville

Rural

Ellangowan

Rural Young Families

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