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Toowoomba vs Cambooya

Name: Toowoomba vs Cambooya — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Urban Centre comparison ≈ 18 km apart · Toowoomba profile · Cambooya profile

Toowoomba Cambooya

Toowoomba and Cambooya are nearby Queensland areas with very different profiles. Toowoomba is a larger, more diverse hub where 17.1% of people were born overseas and 21.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Cambooya is much younger, with a typical resident aged 29 compared to 38 in Toowoomba. The two areas also differ in layout: Toowoomba is somewhat walkable, but Cambooya is mostly car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, health services, or public transport.

The gap in education levels has widened since 2011, but other differences are narrowing. For example, the age gap between the two areas has shrunk from 12 to 9 years. Despite these shifts, they share several commonalities, such as typical weekly rents—$304 in Toowoomba and $291 in Cambooya—and very similar typical weekly family incomes of around $1,800. Both areas also have a high share of homes within a short walk of a park.

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Where they differ most

Population: 106,559 larger in Toowoomba Recent arrivals: 23.0 pts higher in Toowoomba Born overseas: 11.1 pts higher in Toowoomba De facto: 8.3 pts higher in Cambooya PT commute: 0.4 pts higher in Toowoomba

Demographics & Identity

Population in Toowoomba in Cambooya +106,559 larger in Toowoomba gap narrowing

108,398 86th pct 1,839 70th pct

Median age in Toowoomba in Cambooya +9 yrs older in Toowoomba gap narrowing

38 yrs 25th pct 29 yrs 5th pct

Age structure

25.7% Young adults (25–44) +6.2 pts ▸ 31.9%

18.8% Children (0–14) +7.8 pts ▸ 26.5%

22.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.4 pts 19.0%

19.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +10.4 pts 9.4%

13.4% Youth (15–24) +0.4 pts ▸ 13.9%

Marital status

43.9% Married ◂ +1.2 pts 42.7%

36.2% Never married +4.9 pts ▸ 41.1%

9.8% Divorced ◂ +1.6 pts 8.2%

6.4% Widowed ◂ +3.3 pts 3.1%

3.8% Separated +1.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

Age & sex structure

Toowoomba Cambooya

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.1% Australia +8.6 pts ▸ 86.7%

1.8% England ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

1.7% India ◂ +1.5 pts 0.2%

1.4% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.1% Philippines ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

0.7% Nepal ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.6% South Africa even 0.7%

0.5% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

36.0% Australian +11.8 pts ▸ 47.9%

37.9% English +0.7 pts ▸ 38.7%

12.9% Irish ◂ +2.0 pts 10.9%

10.8% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 10.7%

10.0% German ◂ +2.1 pts 7.9%

1.6% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.7% Indian ◂ +1.2 pts 0.5%

1.7% Chinese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

1.3% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.4% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

82.5% English only +7.5 pts ▸ 90.0%

1.0% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.8% Arabic ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.4% Christianity ◂ +3.3 pts 50.1%

32.7% No religion +7.9 pts ▸ 40.6%

6.6% Not stated +1.7 pts ▸ 8.3%

2.9% Other religions ◂ +2.5 pts 0.4%

1.9% Hinduism ◂ +1.7 pts 0.2%

1.3% Islam ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

1.2% Buddhism ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

53.9% Year 12 ◂ +3.8 pts 50.0%

22.9% Year 10 +1.9 pts ▸ 24.8%

11.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.8 pts 9.6%

5.7% Year 11 +1.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

Highest qualification level

31.4% Certificate III / IV +15.9 pts ▸ 47.4%

24.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +11.4 pts 12.5%

14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.2 pts 11.1%

7.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.2 pts 1.7%

2.9% Certificate I / II +1.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.1 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

16.7% Management & commerce ◂ +2.0 pts 14.7%

13.1% Engineering & related +2.7 pts ▸ 15.8%

13.9% Health ◂ +6.3 pts 7.5%

12.7% Society & culture ◂ +1.6 pts 11.2%

9.9% Education ◂ +2.4 pts 7.5%

6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.8 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.9% Architecture & building +2.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.7% Agriculture & environment +0.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.6% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.2% Information technology ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.5 pts 0.5%

Income

Personal income in Toowoomba in Cambooya +$104 higher in Cambooya gap narrowing

$740 66th pct $844 82nd pct

Household income in Toowoomba in Cambooya +$140 higher in Cambooya gap narrowing

$1,404 60th pct $1,544 69th pct

Family income in Toowoomba in Cambooya +$35 higher in Toowoomba gap narrowing

$1,808 65th pct $1,773 63rd pct

Household income distribution

29.7% $1,500–$2,999 +7.1 pts ▸ 36.8%

31.4% $650–$1,499 +1.0 pts ▸ 32.4%

18.5% Under $650 ◂ +7.1 pts 11.4%

7.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 6.8%

6.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.0 pts 2.6%

Personal income distribution

34.1% $650–$1,499 +8.2 pts ▸ 42.3%

42.0% Under $650 ◂ +7.5 pts 34.5%

15.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 13.3%

2.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 1.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.8% Mental health +0.4 pts ▸ 12.2%

10.0% Asthma +1.7 pts ▸ 11.7%

10.9% Arthritis ◂ +3.6 pts 7.2%

9.2% Other condition ◂ +0.8 pts 8.5%

5.5% Diabetes ◂ +1.4 pts 4.1%

5.0% Heart disease ◂ +1.7 pts 3.3%

3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

2.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 1.3%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.2% None +0.9 pts ▸ 60.1%

21.2% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 20.7%

7.6% Two conditions ◂ +1.8 pts 5.8%

4.5% Three or more ◂ +1.2 pts 3.3%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Toowoomba in Cambooya +0.2 larger in Cambooya gap narrowing

2.4 57th pct 2.6 71st pct

Family composition

50.8% Couples with children +6.1 pts ▸ 56.9%

29.4% Couples without children ◂ +5.8 pts 23.6%

18.4% One-parent families +0.5 pts ▸ 18.9%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

Household size

35.2% 2 people ◂ +0.2 pts 35.0%

31.4% 1 person ◂ +8.5 pts 22.9%

13.7% 3 people +3.2 pts ▸ 16.9%

11.4% 4 people +3.2 pts ▸ 14.6%

5.2% 5 people +1.6 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.1% 6 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Toowoomba in Cambooya +$13 higher in Toowoomba gap steady

$304 60th pct $291 56th pct

Mortgage in Toowoomba in Cambooya +$131 higher in Toowoomba gap narrowing

$1,457 58th pct $1,326 45th pct

People / bedroom in Toowoomba in Cambooya +0.10 higher in Cambooya gap widening

0.70 14th pct 0.80 57th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.4% Owned with a mortgage +13.1 pts ▸ 41.5%

38.4% Rented +2.7 pts ▸ 41.0%

30.0% Owned outright ◂ +13.6 pts 16.4%

1.8% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

1.4% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

75.7% Separate house +14.9 pts ▸ 90.6%

18.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +9.4 pts 9.0%

5.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +5.1 pts 0.5%

0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

43.6% 3 bedrooms +3.5 pts ▸ 47.1%

26.8% 4 bedrooms +6.5 pts ▸ 33.3%

19.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +14.4 pts 5.2%

3.0% 1 bedroom +5.3 pts ▸ 8.4%

5.4% 5 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 4.0%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

57.8% $200–$349 +2.6 pts ▸ 60.4%

27.3% $350–$549 ◂ +3.2 pts 24.1%

10.8% Under $200 +0.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

1.2% $550–$749 ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.0% $1,000–$1,799 +16.3 pts ▸ 63.4%

22.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.0 pts 12.1%

19.5% Under $1,000 even 19.4%

6.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 4.4%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

70.0% Car (driver) +7.6 pts ▸ 77.6%

6.6% Worked at home ◂ +2.2 pts 4.4%

6.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.8 pts 3.5%

2.6% Walked ◂ +1.2 pts 1.5%

0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

35.9% 2 vehicles +7.5 pts ▸ 43.4%

41.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.9 pts 33.3%

10.4% 3 vehicles +3.8 pts ▸ 14.3%

5.2% 4 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 7.4%

7.3% No vehicle ◂ +6.2 pts 1.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.5 pts 14.7%

9.8% Retail trade +1.7 pts ▸ 11.4%

11.4% Education & training ◂ +2.5 pts 8.8%

7.7% Construction +2.5 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.5% Manufacturing +0.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.3 pts 5.5%

5.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.2 pts 3.3%

3.6% Transport & warehousing +1.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +2.8 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.2% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.9% Professional & technical ◂ +1.1 pts 3.7%

2.6% Administrative & support +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

22.1% Professionals ◂ +10.7 pts 11.4%

13.6% Technicians & trades +4.5 pts ▸ 18.1%

14.8% Community & personal service ◂ +0.4 pts 14.4%

11.3% Labourers +2.5 pts ▸ 13.8%

12.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.8 pts 11.6%

8.9% Sales workers +2.5 pts ▸ 11.4%

5.7% Machinery operators & drivers +4.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.6% Managers ◂ +2.2 pts 7.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Toowoomba in Cambooya +3.7 higher in Toowoomba

5.9 83rd pct 2.3 23rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Toowoomba in Cambooya +2.9 more in Toowoomba

5.8 71st pct 2.9 28th pct

15-min city in Toowoomba in Cambooya +37.3 pts higher in Toowoomba

73.4% 63rd pct 36.1% 39th pct

Walk to shops in Toowoomba in Cambooya +71.9 pts higher in Toowoomba

71.9% 61st pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Toowoomba in Cambooya +79.8 pts higher in Toowoomba

79.8% 71st pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Toowoomba in Cambooya +30.5 pts higher in Toowoomba

78.3% 60th pct 47.8% 35th pct

Walk to a park in Toowoomba in Cambooya +0.4 pts higher in Toowoomba

96.3% 64th pct 95.9% 62nd pct

Walk to health in Toowoomba in Cambooya +49.8 pts higher in Toowoomba

49.8% 62nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Toowoomba in Cambooya +7.9 more in Toowoomba

14.4 38th pct 6.5 14th pct

Intersections/km² in Toowoomba in Cambooya +49 higher in Toowoomba

111 93rd pct 62 81st pct

Mean slope in Toowoomba in Cambooya +3.5 pts higher in Toowoomba

6.3% 71st pct 2.8% 16th pct

Compare Toowoomba with nearby areas

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Compare Cambooya with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Toowoomba vs Cambooya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL303002/toowoomba/vs/UCL315013/cambooya