Wellcamp vs Kingsthorpe

Wellcamp is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 35 in Kingsthorpe. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wellcamp, about half of households are people living alone. In Kingsthorpe, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wellcamp tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Kingsthorpe suits families with children and 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

Kingsthorpe

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 39%)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 85/100)
  • But Wellcamp has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Kingsthorpe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 41%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kingsthorpe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 41%)
  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $455/wk)
  • But Wellcamp has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wellcamp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (141.5 km vs 144.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kingsthorpe

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
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.

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
Walkability 0 / 0
Wellcamp — Walkability: 0/100 Kingsthorpe — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 15 / 51
Wellcamp — Safety: 15/100 Kingsthorpe — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wellcamp — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kingsthorpe — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kingsthorpe has more residents (2,159 vs 346); Kingsthorpe has higher household incomes ($85,904 vs $57,200).

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
Population 346 2,159
+524% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.3% +15.6%
Median age 31 35
Median household income $57,200/yr $85,904/yr
+50% vs other
Median weekly rent $455/wk
+32% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
0-4 2.9% / 7.6%
Wellcamp — 0-4: 2.9% Kingsthorpe — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 6.9% / 16.8%
Wellcamp — 5-14: 6.9% Kingsthorpe — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 14.7% / 5.6%
Wellcamp — 15-19: 14.7% Kingsthorpe — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 14.2% / 5.3%
Wellcamp — 20-24: 14.2% Kingsthorpe — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 15.6% / 13.5%
Wellcamp — 25-34: 15.6% Kingsthorpe — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 5.2% / 12.6%
Wellcamp — 35-44: 5.2% Kingsthorpe — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 11.6% / 14.2%
Wellcamp — 45-54: 11.6% Kingsthorpe — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 11.6% / 11.3%
Wellcamp — 55-64: 11.6% Kingsthorpe — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 11.6% / 7.9%
Wellcamp — 65-74: 11.6% Kingsthorpe — 65-74: 7.9%
75-84 5.5% / 4.4%
Wellcamp — 75-84: 5.5% Kingsthorpe — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.9% / 1.0%
Wellcamp — 85+: 0.9% Kingsthorpe — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wellcamp 34.2% couple families
Wellcamp — Couple Families: 34.2% Wellcamp — Lone Person: 48.1% Wellcamp — One Parent Families: 5.1% Wellcamp — Other Families: 8.9% Wellcamp — Group Household: 3.8%
Kingsthorpe 55.1% couple families
Kingsthorpe — Couple Families: 55.1% Kingsthorpe — Lone Person: 24.4% Kingsthorpe — One Parent Families: 17.2% Kingsthorpe — Other Families: 0.8% Kingsthorpe — Group Household: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wellcamp 38.7% renting
Wellcamp — Owned Outright: 36.6% Wellcamp — Mortgage: 24.7% Wellcamp — Renting: 38.7%
Kingsthorpe 16.0% renting
Kingsthorpe — Owned Outright: 29.8% Kingsthorpe — Mortgage: 54.2% Kingsthorpe — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 22.4%
Wellcamp — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Kingsthorpe — Certificate III & IV: 22.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 5.0%
Wellcamp — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Kingsthorpe — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 7.5%
Wellcamp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Kingsthorpe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.9%
Wellcamp — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Kingsthorpe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 0.8%
Wellcamp — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Kingsthorpe — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

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.

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
England 0.9% / 1.9%
Wellcamp — England: 0.9% Kingsthorpe — England: 1.9%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.8%
Wellcamp — South Africa: 0.9% Kingsthorpe — South Africa: 0.8%
New Zealand — / 1.7%
Wellcamp — New Zealand: not among its largest Kingsthorpe — New Zealand: 1.7%
Malaysia 1.2% / —
Wellcamp — Malaysia: 1.2% Kingsthorpe — Malaysia: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.4%
Wellcamp — Philippines: not among its largest Kingsthorpe — Philippines: 0.4%
France — / 0.3%
Wellcamp — France: not among its largest Kingsthorpe — France: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wellcamp 103.1% houses
Wellcamp — Houses: 103.1% Wellcamp — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kingsthorpe 99.9% houses
Kingsthorpe — Houses: 99.9% Kingsthorpe — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
Median house price — $711,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $720,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 16 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
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.

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
Houses — 3.6%
$550/wk on $799K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 28% of QLD

Liveability

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Wellcamp carries more crime risk (85 vs 49).

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
85/100
 Moderate
49/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
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 Wellcamp

  • Wellcamp State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Kingsthorpe

  • Kingsthorpe State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 5
same for both

Mobility

Kingsthorpe sits further from the CBD (144.9 km vs 141.5 km).

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 141.5 km 144.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 106 min 109 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4350
 0.3%
postcode 4400
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 4350
 81
postcode 4400

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.

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
Car (driver) 71.4% / 88.1%
Wellcamp — Car (driver): 71.4% Kingsthorpe — Car (driver): 88.1%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 6.6%
Wellcamp — Worked from Home: 14.3% Kingsthorpe — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Walked Only 9.2% / 1.5%
Wellcamp — Walked Only: 9.2% Kingsthorpe — Walked Only: 1.5%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 3.8%
Wellcamp — Car (passenger): 5.1% Kingsthorpe — Car (passenger): 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.1%).

Setting

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
Elevation 532 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 462 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
Connectivity score 30/100 68/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
141 premises
 45%
868 premises

Climate

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
Annual rainfall 643 mm 577 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.9°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wellcamp Kingsthorpe
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wellcamp

Rural Students

Kingsthorpe

Acreage Family

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