Wyreema vs Cambooya

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wyreema, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cambooya: a median of $752,000, against $685,000 in Wyreema, though rent is higher in Wyreema.

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

Wyreema

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 39/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% 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

Wyreema

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($630,000 vs $820,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cambooya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($290/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)
  • has a shorter drive in (115 min vs 126 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (141.5 km vs 151.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wyreema

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 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 13.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Wyreema 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.

Wyreema 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.

Wyreema Cambooya
Walkability 13 / 0
Wyreema — Walkability: 13/100 Cambooya — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 61
Wyreema — Safety: 76/100 Cambooya — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wyreema — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cambooya — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wyreema rents higher ($330/wk vs $290/wk).

Wyreema Cambooya
Population 2,076 2,260
+9% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.2% +42.7%
Median age 30 31
Median household income $89,596/yr
+9% vs other
 $81,848/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+12% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wyreema Cambooya
0-4 10.2% / 9.7%
Wyreema — 0-4: 10.2% Cambooya — 0-4: 9.7%
5-14 16.8% / 14.6%
Wyreema — 5-14: 16.8% Cambooya — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 5.6% / 5.1%
Wyreema — 15-19: 5.6% Cambooya — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.9% / 7.9%
Wyreema — 20-24: 5.9% Cambooya — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 19.0% / 18.7%
Wyreema — 25-34: 19.0% Cambooya — 25-34: 18.7%
35-44 13.9% / 11.0%
Wyreema — 35-44: 13.9% Cambooya — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 10.0% / 10.7%
Wyreema — 45-54: 10.0% Cambooya — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 8.9% / 10.2%
Wyreema — 55-64: 8.9% Cambooya — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 6.9% / 7.6%
Wyreema — 65-74: 6.9% Cambooya — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 2.4% / 3.6%
Wyreema — 75-84: 2.4% Cambooya — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 0.4% / 0.6%
Wyreema — 85+: 0.4% Cambooya — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wyreema 53.6% couple families
Wyreema — Couple Families: 53.6% Wyreema — Lone Person: 24.1% Wyreema — One Parent Families: 18.5% Wyreema — Group Household: 3.2% Wyreema — Other Families: 0.6%
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.

Wyreema 32.7% renting
Wyreema — Owned Outright: 19.1% Wyreema — Mortgage: 48.2% Wyreema — Renting: 32.7%
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.

Wyreema Cambooya
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 20.3%
Wyreema — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Cambooya — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 7.3%
Wyreema — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Cambooya — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 5.9%
Wyreema — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Cambooya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.2%
Wyreema — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Cambooya — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 1.5%
Wyreema — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Cambooya — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

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.

Wyreema Cambooya
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.5%
Wyreema — New Zealand: 2.0% Cambooya — New Zealand: 1.5%
England 1.0% / 1.5%
Wyreema — England: 1.0% Cambooya — England: 1.5%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.5%
Wyreema — South Africa: 0.5% Cambooya — South Africa: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.1% / 0.4%
Wyreema — Netherlands: 0.1% Cambooya — Netherlands: 0.4%
China — / 0.3%
Wyreema — China: not among its largest Cambooya — China: 0.3%
Germany 0.2% / —
Wyreema — Germany: 0.2% Cambooya — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.1% / —
Wyreema — Scotland: 0.1% Cambooya — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wyreema 94.7% houses
Wyreema — Houses: 94.7% Wyreema — Townhouses: 5.1% Wyreema — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Cambooya 92.4% houses
Cambooya — Houses: 92.4% Cambooya — Townhouses: 7.2% Cambooya — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wyreema Cambooya
Median house price $685,000 $752,500
Median unit price — $699,900
Median land price $630,000 $820,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 29 sales
 29 days
from 17 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Wyreema Cambooya
3 bed $630K / $700K
Wyreema — 3 bed: $630K (29 sales) Cambooya — 3 bed: $700K (15 sales)

29 vs 15 sales

4 bed $740K / $800K
Wyreema — 4 bed: $740K (30 sales) Cambooya — 4 bed: $800K (21 sales)

30 vs 21 sales

Development activity

Wyreema 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.

Wyreema Cambooya
Houses 3.9%
$600/wk on $802K
 4.1%
$595/wk on $749K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Wyreema Cambooya
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% 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 71% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD

Liveability

Wyreema is more walkable (13 vs 0); Wyreema scores higher overall (58 vs 47).

Wyreema Cambooya
Grade B C
Score 58/100 47/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cambooya carries more crime risk (39 vs 24).

Wyreema Cambooya
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
24/100
 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

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

Schools in Wyreema

  • Wyreema State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Cambooya

  • Cambooya State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wyreema Cambooya
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 2
same for both
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 141.5 km).

Wyreema Cambooya
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 141.5 km 151.9 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 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.

Wyreema Cambooya
Car (driver) 86.2% / 84.5%
Wyreema — Car (driver): 86.2% Cambooya — Car (driver): 84.5%
Worked from Home 8.2% / 8.4%
Wyreema — Worked from Home: 8.2% Cambooya — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 4.3%
Wyreema — Car (passenger): 5.2% Cambooya — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 0.4% / 2.2%
Wyreema — Walked Only: 0.4% Cambooya — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bus — / 0.6%
Wyreema — Bus: not among its largest Cambooya — Bus: 0.6%

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

Setting

Wyreema Cambooya
Elevation 539 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 469 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wyreema Cambooya
Connectivity score 57/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 31%
874 premises
 50%
972 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Wyreema 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

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

Tags

Wyreema

Acreage Family Young Families

Cambooya

Family Rural Young Families

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