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Darling Heights vs Toowoomba - West

Name: Darling Heights vs Toowoomba - West — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 9.6 km apart · Darling Heights profile · Toowoomba - West profile

Darling Heights Toowoomba - West

Toowoomba - West and Darling Heights are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Darling Heights is a more diverse and walkable hub, where 28.1% of people were born overseas and 25.1% use another language at home. Toowoomba - West is more car-dependent, with a lower proportion of overseas-born residents (12.2%) and fewer people using other languages (8.9%). Housing also differs; Toowoomba - West has a much higher share of separate houses (85.8%) and larger homes, with 91.6% having three or more bedrooms compared to 75.2% in Darling Heights.

The gap in cultural diversity has widened since 2011, as the difference in people born overseas grew to 16 percentage points. Despite this, the two areas are very similar in other ways. They have nearly identical shares of children under 15 (about 20%) and people with long-term health conditions (around 30%). They also share a similar typical weekly rent, with Toowoomba - West at $340 and Darling Heights at $315.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 20.4 pts higher in Toowoomba - West Recent arrivals: 20.1 pts higher in Darling Heights 3+ bedrooms: 16.4 pts higher in Toowoomba - West Other language: 16.3 pts higher in Darling Heights Born overseas: 15.9 pts higher in Darling Heights

Demographics & Identity

Population in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +1,272 larger in Toowoomba - West gap widening

14,576 74th pct 15,848 79th pct

Median age in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +1 yrs older in Toowoomba - West gap narrowing

33 yrs 11th pct 34 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

30.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.5 pts 26.9%

17.3% Older adults (45–64) +5.2 pts ▸ 22.5%

19.9% Children (0–14) +0.9 pts ▸ 20.7%

18.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.0 pts 15.4%

14.0% Youth (15–24) +0.5 pts ▸ 14.5%

Marital status

44.3% Married +6.2 pts ▸ 50.6%

37.5% Never married ◂ +2.8 pts 34.8%

8.7% Divorced ◂ +1.9 pts 6.8%

6.2% Widowed ◂ +1.4 pts 4.8%

3.3% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Darling Heights Toowoomba - West

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

67.6% Australia +15.7 pts ▸ 83.3%

6.0% India ◂ +5.2 pts 0.8%

3.0% Nepal ◂ +2.8 pts 0.1%

1.5% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.4% England +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.9% China ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.1%

Ancestry

31.4% Australian +9.6 pts ▸ 41.0%

31.7% English +6.7 pts ▸ 38.4%

7.9% German +3.8 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.7% Irish +1.5 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.3% Scottish +1.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.1% Indian ◂ +4.1 pts 1.0%

2.0% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

2.1% Chinese ◂ +0.8 pts 1.3%

1.3% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.2% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

69.6% English only +16.7 pts ▸ 86.3%

2.4% Punjabi ◂ +2.0 pts 0.4%

2.2% Arabic ◂ +2.0 pts 0.2%

1.7% Mandarin ◂ +1.1 pts 0.6%

0.7% Hindi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.6% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.0% Christianity +11.0 pts ▸ 60.0%

27.8% No religion +3.2 pts ▸ 31.1%

6.6% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 6.3%

6.4% Hinduism ◂ +5.7 pts 0.8%

4.4% Other religions ◂ +3.5 pts 0.9%

4.1% Islam ◂ +3.6 pts 0.5%

1.6% Buddhism ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +4 more in Toowoomba - West

2 14th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +1.14 more in Toowoomba - West

0.69 5th pct 1.83 43rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +4 more in Toowoomba - West

23 57th pct 27 64th pct

Students in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +209 more in Toowoomba - West

1,277 45th pct 1,486 50th pct

Avg size in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +391 larger in Darling Heights

639 75th pct 248 26th pct

ICSEA in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +5 higher in Darling Heights

1,005 45th pct 1,000 43rd pct

Highest year of school

57.5% Year 12 ◂ +4.6 pts 52.9%

20.4% Year 10 +5.8 pts ▸ 26.2%

11.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.6 pts 9.4%

5.0% Year 11 +0.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

Highest qualification level

28.1% Certificate III / IV +11.6 pts ▸ 39.7%

25.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.0 pts 20.2%

14.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

11.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.4 pts 4.1%

2.8% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 2.8%

Field of qualification

13.3% Engineering & related +4.4 pts ▸ 17.7%

16.2% Management & commerce +1.0 pts ▸ 17.2%

14.3% Health ◂ +2.3 pts 12.1%

13.2% Society & culture ◂ +1.7 pts 11.5%

8.5% Education +0.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services even 6.5%

3.5% Architecture & building +2.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.4% Information technology ◂ +2.5 pts 1.9%

2.1% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 1.8%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +$132 higher in Toowoomba - West gap steady

$725 33rd pct $857 60th pct

Household income in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +$476 higher in Toowoomba - West gap widening

$1,376 27th pct $1,852 56th pct

Family income in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +$379 higher in Toowoomba - West gap widening

$1,714 26th pct $2,093 51st pct

Household income distribution

31.6% $1,500–$2,999 +5.1 pts ▸ 36.7%

32.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.8 pts 25.9%

18.2% Under $650 ◂ +6.6 pts 11.5%

7.0% $3,000–$3,999 +3.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

3.9% $4,000 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 7.5%

Personal income distribution

42.4% Under $650 ◂ +6.5 pts 35.9%

37.5% $650–$1,499 +0.5 pts ▸ 37.9%

12.7% $1,500–$2,999 +4.8 pts ▸ 17.5%

1.4% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.8% Mental health ◂ +0.6 pts 10.1%

10.1% Arthritis ◂ +1.3 pts 8.8%

9.2% Asthma +0.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.8% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 8.1%

5.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 4.4%

4.3% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 4.0%

3.0% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

2.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

0.8% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.2% None ◂ +0.2 pts 62.0%

19.4% One condition +1.0 pts ▸ 20.4%

7.1% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 6.4%

4.0% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +98 larger in Toowoomba - West

628 86th pct 726 86th pct

Median age in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +1 yrs older in Darling Heights

21 yrs 21st pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +$268 higher in Toowoomba - West

$598 43rd pct $866 81st pct

Household income in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +$706 higher in Toowoomba - West

$1,365 28th pct $2,071 71st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +0.3 larger in Toowoomba - West gap narrowing

2.4 36th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

52.6% Couples with children +5.0 pts ▸ 57.6%

27.4% Couples without children +0.1 pts ▸ 27.5%

18.7% One-parent families ◂ +4.9 pts 13.8%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Household size

32.5% 2 people +4.8 pts ▸ 37.3%

30.6% 1 person ◂ +11.7 pts 18.9%

11.6% 4 people +4.6 pts ▸ 16.2%

15.3% 3 people +0.6 pts ▸ 15.9%

5.9% 5 people +1.9 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.0% 6 or more even 4.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +$25 higher in Toowoomba - West gap narrowing

$315 31st pct $340 40th pct

Mortgage in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +$283 higher in Toowoomba - West gap widening

$1,450 24th pct $1,733 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +0.10 higher in Darling Heights gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.2% Rented ◂ +12.7 pts 30.6%

25.8% Owned with a mortgage +12.2 pts ▸ 38.0%

26.5% Owned outright +2.3 pts ▸ 28.8%

3.0% Other tenure ◂ +1.3 pts 1.7%

1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

65.5% Separate house +20.4 pts ▸ 85.8%

26.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +12.5 pts 13.7%

7.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +7.1 pts 0.3%

0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

30.1% 4 bedrooms +18.0 pts ▸ 48.1%

40.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.2 pts 33.6%

21.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +16.4 pts 5.0%

4.3% 5 or more +5.6 pts ▸ 9.9%

1.9% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

60.4% $200–$349 ◂ +13.5 pts 46.8%

29.9% $350–$549 +14.8 pts ▸ 44.6%

6.7% Under $200 ◂ +3.0 pts 3.6%

0.8% $550–$749 +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% $750 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

49.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +8.8 pts 40.5%

21.8% $1,800–$2,999 +13.1 pts ▸ 34.9%

19.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +7.2 pts 12.2%

4.2% $3,000 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +58 more in Darling Heights

78 79th pct 20 30th pct

Stops/1k in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +4.09 more in Darling Heights

5.35 65th pct 1.26 14th pct

Departures/1k in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +559.2 more in Darling Heights

629.4 43rd pct 70.2 17th pct

PT routes in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +3 more in Darling Heights

5 36th pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +71 longer in Toowoomba - West

2 14th pct 73 99th pct

Drive to city in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +4 longer in Toowoomba - West

91 87th pct 95 88th pct

How people get to work

71.2% Car (driver) +2.7 pts ▸ 73.9%

7.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.6 pts 5.4%

5.1% Worked at home +1.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

1.8% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.1% Train even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

43.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +16.7 pts 26.4%

35.5% 2 vehicles +6.0 pts ▸ 41.5%

10.1% 3 vehicles +6.6 pts ▸ 16.7%

4.0% 4 or more +7.7 pts ▸ 11.7%

7.2% No vehicle ◂ +3.5 pts 3.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

24.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +7.4 pts 17.5%

11.0% Education & training ◂ +1.7 pts 9.4%

10.3% Retail trade ◂ +0.1 pts 10.1%

5.2% Construction +4.2 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.0% Manufacturing +3.1 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.9 pts 5.7%

4.8% Public administration & safety +0.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.7% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.4% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.8% Professional & technical +0.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.0% Administrative & support ◂ +0.9 pts 2.2%

2.1% Wholesale trade +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

20.7% Professionals ◂ +4.3 pts 16.4%

18.5% Community & personal service ◂ +5.1 pts 13.4%

12.4% Technicians & trades +3.4 pts ▸ 15.8%

11.2% Clerical & administrative +2.8 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.5% Labourers ◂ +2.3 pts 11.3%

7.1% Managers +3.5 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.1% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 9.9%

5.9% Machinery operators & drivers +1.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +2 higher in Toowoomba - West

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +3 higher in Toowoomba - West

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +5 higher in Toowoomba - West

2 14th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West even

4 36th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +41 higher in Toowoomba - West

941 26th pct 982 44th pct

ERP in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +1,523 higher in Toowoomba - West

16,382 76th pct 17,905 81st pct

Growth in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +0.4 pts higher in Toowoomba - West

10.6% 82nd pct 11.0% 84th pct

Businesses in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +710 higher in Toowoomba - West

871 48th pct 1,581 78th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +109 higher in Darling Heights

800 45th pct 691 32nd pct

Max temp in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +1.4 higher in Toowoomba - West

24.3 56th pct 25.6 72nd pct

Min temp in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +0.2 higher in Toowoomba - West

11.3 43rd pct 11.5 46th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +2.7 higher in Darling Heights

5.6 52nd pct 2.9 19th pct

Types ≤15 min in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +2.6 more in Darling Heights

5.6 55th pct 2.9 19th pct

15-min city in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +45.2 pts higher in Darling Heights

73.0% 56th pct 27.8% 19th pct

Walk to shops in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +13.3 pts higher in Darling Heights

42.3% 31st pct 29.0% 20th pct

Walk to transit in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +51.0 pts higher in Darling Heights

91.1% 50th pct 40.1% 21st pct

Walk to school in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +40.0 pts higher in Darling Heights

81.3% 57th pct 41.2% 24th pct

Walk to a park in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +19.6 pts higher in Darling Heights

96.3% 47th pct 76.8% 26th pct

Walk to health in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +28.9 pts higher in Darling Heights

37.6% 43rd pct 8.7% 16th pct

Amenities/1k in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +5.4 more in Darling Heights

14.3 51st pct 9.0 16th pct

Intersections/km² in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +135 higher in Darling Heights

147 61st pct 12 26th pct

Mean slope in Darling Heights in Toowoomba - West +0.6 pts higher in Toowoomba - West

6.3% 65th pct 6.8% 72nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Darling Heights vs Toowoomba - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/317011446/darling-heights/vs/317011458/toowoomba-west