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Cabarlah, 4352

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,510

Growth (1 yr)

+1.9%

Growth (5 yr)

+14.7%

Median age

40

Median income

$2,273/wk

Employment rate

68.7%

University qualified

22.9%

Work from home

9.9%

Languages at home

3%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans, German

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

54.3/100
Average

Top 16% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 78% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Agricultural
  • Markets
  • Golf
  • Country town
What Cabarlah is known for: Agricultural, Markets, Golf, Country town

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Suburb profile

Cabarlah is a regional town in Queensland, in Toowoomba Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places, placing it among the highest-ranked regional towns. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, and population growth is an exceptional strength, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 116% above the peer median. Trade-offs centre on thinner park access and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary, with park access 100% below the peer median.

Cabarlah's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Regional town · compared with regional towns in Queensland (97)

Strengths

  • The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places
  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Park access is thinner than in comparable places
  • Green cover is thinner than in comparable places

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Cabarlah compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$360/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

1,510

+1.9% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

3.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#17

among Country & regional · Emerging

Crime rate

4th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

74th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

10%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
54.3/100 — Average
State standing
Top 16% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
1238th in Australia
State rank
236th in QLD
Peer rank
#17 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#50 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
78%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Population

Estimated resident population

1,510(June 2025)

+1.9% annual · +14.7% over 5 years · 74th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.9%
5-year growth
+14.7%
Change in 1 year
+28
Change in 5 years
+194
Growth rank in QLD
74th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,700), extrapolated at +2.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,307
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$2,273
Dwelling vacancy
3.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
14 of 414
Median monthly mortgage
$2,000
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$360
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
43.1% / 47.4% / 9.5%
Employment rate
68.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
9.9% / 0.7% / 66%
Walked or cycled to work
13.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
394 / 0 / 0 (+ 4 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

22.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 22.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified22.9% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified10.7% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational22.8% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below43.6% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies21.6%
  • Management and commerce16.9%
  • Health14.1%
  • Education11.9%
  • Society and culture11.2%
  • Architecture and building8.4%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$60,112

70th percentile in QLD · +2% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$67,037

75th percentile in QLD · +3% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

60th percentile in QLD · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$106,546

93rd percentile in QLD · +68% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

26th percentile in QLD · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4352 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
21,520
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,619
Median net rent
$46
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,996
Taxable income vs state median
+8%
Salary / wages vs state median
+10%
Rental investment vs state median
+9%
Super vs state median
+54%
Business income vs state median
-10%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

3.9% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 1.7× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.5% across Queensland.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
3.9%

40th percentile in QLD · +70% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
28
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 4352

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers14

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 4352 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Toowoomba (SA4 317), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412699
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212687
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213464
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211341
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415312
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419114
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 121457
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841622
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Toowoomba is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 724 · AFF share +56% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

3% speak a language other than English at home; 10.4% born overseas

Language at home
1,219 English only · 38 other
Non-English at home
3%
Born overseas
131 (10.4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
23 (1.8%)
Australian citizens
1,214
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
2

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Afrikaans3 · 50%
  • German3 · 50%

Religion

58.3%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 58.3%, while 34.7% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion34.7%40.7%
Christianity58.3%45.7%
Other / not stated7%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic19.9%18.6%
Anglican15.6%11.3%
Christian (not further defined)5.5%3.1%
Uniting Church4.4%3.6%
Lutheran2.8%0.9%
Pentecostal2.3%1.4%
Presbyterian and Reformed2%2.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4352, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
23
Against the person
3
Against property
12
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
20.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 436 residents
State crime-rate percentile
3.8th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-9.6%

Most common offence types

  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)6
  • Other Property Damage2
  • Traffic And Related Offences4
  • Drug Offences3
  • Unlawful Entry2

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Geham SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Highfields SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Highfields State Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Murphy's Creek SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Toowoomba SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

17 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 sports centres

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
9/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.77
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.53
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink(2)
  • D'becas Cafe & CateringCafe
  • The Farmers ArmsPub

    9864 New England Highway, Cabarlah

Shopping(1)
  • Cabarlah MarketsMarketplace

    New England Highway

Community(1)
  • Cabarlah HallCommunity centre

    9856 New England Highway, Cabarlah

Sport & outdoors(3)
  • Borneo Barracks Golf ClubGolf course
  • Borneo Barracks Close RangeSports centre
  • Sports field
Transport(3)

3 bus stops

Other(2)
  • Parking (6)
  • TelstraTelephone

    9913 New England Highway, Cabarlah

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Borneo Barracks Golf Club

    Golf · +61 7 4696 6396

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Baillie Henderson Hospital (11.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
41
Participants per 1,000 residents
27.2

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 17°
Rainfall
287 mm · ~36 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
153 mm · ~19 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
18° / 4°
Rainfall
95 mm · ~12 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 11°
Rainfall
194 mm · ~24 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Groom
Member of Parliament
Garth HAMILTON (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
119,008
Turnout (2025)
91.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+0.8 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 63.4%Labor 36.6%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 12.2 km away).

Coalition 67.5%Labor 32.5%

4.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • GehamLabor 26.7% · Coalition 73.3% TPP (2025)3.4 km away
  • Highfields NorthLabor 37.9% · Coalition 62.1% TPP (2025)4.8 km away
  • HighfieldsLabor 32.2% · Coalition 67.8% TPP (2025)4.9 km away
  • Highfields WestLabor 36.6% · Coalition 63.4% TPP (2025)5.8 km away
  • MeringandanLabor 31.2% · Coalition 68.8% TPP (2025)9.2 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Toowoomba Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.