Umbiram vs Wyreema

Wyreema is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 42 in Umbiram. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Wyreema tends to suit 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 the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 24/100)

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

Umbiram

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wyreema

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (141.5 km vs 149 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (115 min vs 120 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Umbiram

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 24/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 10%)
  • But Wyreema is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Wyreema

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.2% vs 5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Umbiram and Wyreema 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 Wyreema
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 Wyreema
Walkability 0 / 13
Umbiram — Walkability: 0/100 Wyreema — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 88 / 76
Umbiram — Safety: 88/100 Wyreema — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Umbiram — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wyreema — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wyreema has more residents (2,076 vs 146); Umbiram skews older (42 vs 30).

Umbiram Wyreema
Population 146 2,076
+1322% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.0% +13.2%
Median age 42 30
Median household income $94,900/yr
+6% vs other
 $89,596/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $330/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Umbiram Wyreema
0-4 4.1% / 10.2%
Umbiram — 0-4: 4.1% Wyreema — 0-4: 10.2%
5-14 11.0% / 16.8%
Umbiram — 5-14: 11.0% Wyreema — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 6.8% / 5.6%
Umbiram — 15-19: 6.8% Wyreema — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 3.4% / 5.9%
Umbiram — 20-24: 3.4% Wyreema — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 13.0% / 19.0%
Umbiram — 25-34: 13.0% Wyreema — 25-34: 19.0%
35-44 11.6% / 13.9%
Umbiram — 35-44: 11.6% Wyreema — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 14.4% / 10.0%
Umbiram — 45-54: 14.4% Wyreema — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 19.2% / 8.9%
Umbiram — 55-64: 19.2% Wyreema — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 10.3% / 6.9%
Umbiram — 65-74: 10.3% Wyreema — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 4.8% / 2.4%
Umbiram — 75-84: 4.8% Wyreema — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ — / 0.4%
Umbiram — 85+: not among its largest Wyreema — 85+: 0.4%

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 — One Parent Families: 32.3% Umbiram — Lone Person: 22.6% Umbiram — Group Household: 0.0% Umbiram — Other Families: 0.0%
Wyreema 53.6% couple families
Wyreema — Couple Families: 53.6% Wyreema — One Parent Families: 18.5% Wyreema — Lone Person: 24.1% Wyreema — Group Household: 3.2% Wyreema — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person 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%
Wyreema 32.7% renting
Wyreema — Owned Outright: 19.1% Wyreema — Mortgage: 48.2% Wyreema — Renting: 32.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Umbiram Wyreema
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 21.5%
Umbiram — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Wyreema — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 6.1%
Umbiram — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Wyreema — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.2%
Umbiram — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Wyreema — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Umbiram — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wyreema — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Umbiram — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wyreema — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

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 Wyreema
Zimbabwe 2.1% / 0.1%
Umbiram — Zimbabwe: 2.1% Wyreema — Zimbabwe: 0.1%
New Zealand — / 2.0%
Umbiram — New Zealand: not among its largest Wyreema — New Zealand: 2.0%
England — / 1.0%
Umbiram — England: not among its largest Wyreema — England: 1.0%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Umbiram — South Africa: not among its largest Wyreema — South Africa: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.2%
Umbiram — Germany: not among its largest Wyreema — Germany: 0.2%
Scotland — / 0.1%
Umbiram — Scotland: not among its largest Wyreema — Scotland: 0.1%

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%
Wyreema 94.7% houses
Wyreema — Houses: 94.7% Wyreema — Flats / Apartments: 0.1% Wyreema — Townhouses: 5.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Umbiram Wyreema
Median house price — $685,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $630,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 25 days
from 29 sales

Development activity

Umbiram Wyreema
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 Wyreema
Houses — 3.9%
$600/wk on $802K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Umbiram Wyreema
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 67% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 47% of QLD

Liveability

Wyreema is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Umbiram Wyreema
Grade — B
Score — 58/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Wyreema carries more crime risk (24 vs 12).

Umbiram Wyreema
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
24/100
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 Wyreema
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Umbiram

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

Schools in Wyreema

  • Wyreema State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Umbiram Wyreema
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Umbiram sits further from the CBD (149 km vs 141.5 km).

Umbiram Wyreema
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 149 km
+5% vs other
 141.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 120 min 115 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.

Umbiram Wyreema
Car (driver) 71.4% / 86.2%
Umbiram — Car (driver): 71.4% Wyreema — Car (driver): 86.2%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 8.2%
Umbiram — Worked from Home: 18.2% Wyreema — Worked from Home: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 5.2%
Umbiram — Car (passenger): 6.5% Wyreema — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 3.9% / 0.4%
Umbiram — Walked Only: 3.9% Wyreema — Walked Only: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.2%).

Setting

Umbiram Wyreema
Elevation 484 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 539 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Umbiram Wyreema
Connectivity score 29/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
58 premises
 31%
874 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Umbiram

Rural

Wyreema

Acreage Family Young Families

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