Vale View vs Cambooya

Cambooya is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 44 in Vale View. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Vale View, most households are couple families. On these figures, Vale View tends to suit couples, while Cambooya suits young adults, people living alone, 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

Vale View

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 63%)
  • But Cambooya has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)

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 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Vale View

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (113 min vs 126 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (138.7 km vs 151.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Vale View

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Cambooya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (42.7% vs -3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Vale View 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.

Vale View 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.

Vale View Cambooya
Walkability 13 / 0
Vale View — Walkability: 13/100 Cambooya — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 61
Vale View — Safety: 68/100 Cambooya — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Vale View — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cambooya — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cambooya has more residents (2,260 vs 454); Vale View has higher household incomes ($123,032 vs $81,848).

Vale View Cambooya
Population 454 2,260
+398% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.8% +42.7%
Median age 44 31
Median household income $123,032/yr
+33% vs other
 $81,848/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+15% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Vale View Cambooya
0-4 3.7% / 9.7%
Vale View — 0-4: 3.7% Cambooya — 0-4: 9.7%
5-14 14.5% / 14.6%
Vale View — 5-14: 14.5% Cambooya — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 11.2% / 5.1%
Vale View — 15-19: 11.2% Cambooya — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 7.0% / 7.9%
Vale View — 20-24: 7.0% Cambooya — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 4.8% / 18.7%
Vale View — 25-34: 4.8% Cambooya — 25-34: 18.7%
35-44 12.3% / 11.0%
Vale View — 35-44: 12.3% Cambooya — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 15.4% / 10.7%
Vale View — 45-54: 15.4% Cambooya — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 13.9% / 10.2%
Vale View — 55-64: 13.9% Cambooya — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 11.7% / 7.6%
Vale View — 65-74: 11.7% Cambooya — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 5.3% / 3.6%
Vale View — 75-84: 5.3% Cambooya — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 0.9% / 0.6%
Vale View — 85+: 0.9% Cambooya — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Vale View 64.0% couple families
Vale View — Couple Families: 64.0% Vale View — Lone Person: 11.2% Vale View — One Parent Families: 21.3% Vale View — Group Household: 3.4% Vale View — 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.

Vale View 7.4% renting
Vale View — Owned Outright: 48.6% Vale View — Mortgage: 43.9% Vale View — Renting: 7.4%
Cambooya 36.2% renting
Cambooya — Owned Outright: 22.4% Cambooya — Mortgage: 41.3% Cambooya — Renting: 36.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Vale View Cambooya
New Zealand 2.2% / 1.5%
Vale View — New Zealand: 2.2% Cambooya — New Zealand: 1.5%
England 1.5% / 1.5%
Vale View — England: 1.5% Cambooya — England: 1.5%
South Africa 1.5% / 0.5%
Vale View — South Africa: 1.5% Cambooya — South Africa: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Vale View — Netherlands: not among its largest Cambooya — Netherlands: 0.4%
China — / 0.3%
Vale View — China: not among its largest Cambooya — China: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

Qualifications

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

Vale View Cambooya
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 20.3%
Vale View — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Cambooya — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 7.3%
Vale View — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Cambooya — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 5.9%
Vale View — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Cambooya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 1.5%
Vale View — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Cambooya — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.2%
Vale View — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Cambooya — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Vale View 100.0% houses
Vale View — Houses: 100.0% Vale View — Townhouses: 0.0% Vale View — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cambooya 92.4% houses
Cambooya — Houses: 92.4% Cambooya — Townhouses: 7.2% Cambooya — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Vale View 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

Vale View 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.

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

Ranking within QLD

Vale View Cambooya
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% 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 67% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 62% of QLD

Liveability

Vale View is more walkable (13 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Vale View Cambooya
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
32/100
 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

Vale View Cambooya
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Vale View

  • Vale View State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Cambooya

  • Cambooya State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Cambooya sits further from the CBD (151.9 km vs 138.7 km).

Vale View Cambooya
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 138.7 km 151.9 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 113 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.

Vale View Cambooya
Car (driver) 79.9% / 84.5%
Vale View — Car (driver): 79.9% Cambooya — Car (driver): 84.5%
Worked from Home 11.2% / 8.4%
Vale View — Worked from Home: 11.2% Cambooya — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / 4.3%
Vale View — Car (passenger): 7.5% Cambooya — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 1.4% / 2.2%
Vale View — Walked Only: 1.4% Cambooya — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bus — / 0.6%
Vale View — Bus: not among its largest Cambooya — Bus: 0.6%

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

Setting

Vale View Cambooya
Elevation 576 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 469 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Vale View Cambooya
Connectivity score 37/100 67/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
169 premises
 50%
972 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Vale View Cambooya
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Vale View 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

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

Tags

Vale View

Acreage

Cambooya

Family Rural Young Families

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