Umbiram vs Cambooya

Cambooya is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 42 in Umbiram. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Umbiram, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Cambooya tends to suit young adults and 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

Umbiram

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 39/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 63%)
  • But Cambooya has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

Cambooya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Umbiram

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (120 min vs 126 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (149 km vs 151.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Umbiram

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 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 5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Umbiram 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.

Umbiram 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.

Umbiram Cambooya
Walkability 0 / 0
Umbiram — Walkability: 0/100 Cambooya — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 61
Umbiram — Safety: 88/100 Cambooya — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Umbiram — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cambooya — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cambooya has more residents (2,260 vs 146); Umbiram skews older (42 vs 31).

Umbiram Cambooya
Population 146 2,260
+1448% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.0% +42.7%
Median age 42 31
Median household income $94,900/yr
+14% vs other
 $81,848/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+3% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Umbiram Cambooya
0-4 4.1% / 9.7%
Umbiram — 0-4: 4.1% Cambooya — 0-4: 9.7%
5-14 11.0% / 14.6%
Umbiram — 5-14: 11.0% Cambooya — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 6.8% / 5.1%
Umbiram — 15-19: 6.8% Cambooya — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 3.4% / 7.9%
Umbiram — 20-24: 3.4% Cambooya — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 13.0% / 18.7%
Umbiram — 25-34: 13.0% Cambooya — 25-34: 18.7%
35-44 11.6% / 11.0%
Umbiram — 35-44: 11.6% Cambooya — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 14.4% / 10.7%
Umbiram — 45-54: 14.4% Cambooya — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 19.2% / 10.2%
Umbiram — 55-64: 19.2% Cambooya — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 10.3% / 7.6%
Umbiram — 65-74: 10.3% Cambooya — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 4.8% / 3.6%
Umbiram — 75-84: 4.8% Cambooya — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / 0.6%
Umbiram — 85+: not among its largest Cambooya — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Umbiram 45.2% couple families
Umbiram — Couple Families: 45.2% Umbiram — Lone Person: 22.6% Umbiram — One Parent Families: 32.3% Umbiram — Group Household: 0.0% Umbiram — Other Families: 0.0%
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.

Umbiram 26.1% renting
Umbiram — Owned Outright: 41.3% Umbiram — Mortgage: 32.6% Umbiram — Renting: 26.1%
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.

Umbiram Cambooya
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 20.3%
Umbiram — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Cambooya — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 7.3%
Umbiram — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Cambooya — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 5.9%
Umbiram — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Cambooya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Umbiram — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cambooya — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Umbiram — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest 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.

Umbiram Cambooya
Zimbabwe 2.1% / 0.3%
Umbiram — Zimbabwe: 2.1% Cambooya — Zimbabwe: 0.3%
England — / 1.5%
Umbiram — England: not among its largest Cambooya — England: 1.5%
New Zealand — / 1.5%
Umbiram — New Zealand: not among its largest Cambooya — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Umbiram — South Africa: not among its largest Cambooya — South Africa: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Umbiram — Netherlands: not among its largest Cambooya — Netherlands: 0.4%
China — / 0.3%
Umbiram — China: not among its largest Cambooya — China: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Umbiram 91.8% houses
Umbiram — Houses: 91.8% Umbiram — Flats / Apartments: 8.2% Umbiram — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cambooya 92.4% houses
Cambooya — Houses: 92.4% Cambooya — Flats / Apartments: 0.4% Cambooya — Townhouses: 7.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Umbiram Cambooya
Median house price — $752,500
Median unit price — $699,900
Median land price — $820,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 29 days
from 17 sales

Development activity

Umbiram 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.

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

Ranking within QLD

Umbiram Cambooya
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 62% of QLD

Liveability

Umbiram Cambooya
Grade — C
Score — 47/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cambooya carries more crime risk (39 vs 12).

Umbiram Cambooya
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
12/100
 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

Umbiram 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 Umbiram

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

Umbiram Cambooya
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 6 5

Mobility

Cambooya sits further from the CBD (151.9 km vs 149 km).

Umbiram Cambooya
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 149 km 151.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 120 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.

Umbiram Cambooya
Car (driver) 71.4% / 84.5%
Umbiram — Car (driver): 71.4% Cambooya — Car (driver): 84.5%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 8.4%
Umbiram — Worked from Home: 18.2% Cambooya — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 4.3%
Umbiram — Car (passenger): 6.5% Cambooya — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 3.9% / 2.2%
Umbiram — Walked Only: 3.9% Cambooya — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bus — / 0.6%
Umbiram — Bus: not among its largest Cambooya — Bus: 0.6%

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

Setting

Umbiram Cambooya
Elevation 484 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 469 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Umbiram Cambooya
Connectivity score 29/100 67/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
58 premises
 50%
972 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Umbiram Cambooya
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³ 2.4 µg/m³
PM10 12.0 µg/m³ 3.8 µg/m³
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Umbiram 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

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

Tags

Umbiram

Rural

Cambooya

Family Rural Young Families

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