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Highfields vs Toowoomba - East

Name: Highfields vs Toowoomba - East — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Highfields profile · Toowoomba - East profile

Highfields Toowoomba - East

Highfields and Toowoomba - East are nearby Queensland areas with very different layouts. Highfields is a fast-growing area where most people live in separate houses, with 94.9% of homes having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Toowoomba - East is very walkable and has a higher share of renters at 34.1%. It also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 34.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 23.8% in Highfields.

The gap in education levels has widened since 2011, but other differences are shifting. Fewer people now live alone in Highfields compared to Toowoomba - East than in the past, though the gap remains large at 18 points. Both areas share similar typical weekly family incomes and have roughly the same proportion of residents aged 65 and over. While Highfields is mostly car-dependent, Toowoomba - East is very walkable, with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and health services.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 19.9 pts higher in Highfields Renting: 19.6 pts higher in Toowoomba - East 3+ bedrooms: 19.5 pts higher in Highfields Living alone: 18.4 pts higher in Toowoomba - East Recent arrivals: 16.9 pts higher in Toowoomba - East

Demographics & Identity

Population in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +4,049 larger in Highfields gap widening

14,582 74th pct 10,533 55th pct

Median age in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +2 yrs older in Highfields gap widening

42 yrs 64th pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

26.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.0 pts 25.8%

21.1% Young adults (25–44) +0.9 pts ▸ 22.0%

21.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.4 pts 19.6%

19.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.7 pts 18.7%

11.7% Youth (15–24) +2.2 pts ▸ 14.0%

Marital status

64.2% Married ◂ +15.5 pts 48.7%

24.3% Never married +8.9 pts ▸ 33.1%

5.6% Divorced +4.2 pts ▸ 9.9%

3.7% Widowed +1.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.1% Separated +1.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Highfields Toowoomba - East

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.7% Australia ◂ +4.6 pts 81.1%

2.5% England +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.7% New Zealand even 1.7%

1.3% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.2% India +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

44.4% English ◂ +2.4 pts 42.0%

40.4% Australian ◂ +4.3 pts 36.2%

14.4% Irish +2.1 pts ▸ 16.5%

13.6% Scottish +1.1 pts ▸ 14.7%

12.2% German ◂ +2.7 pts 9.4%

2.2% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

0.8% Chinese +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Indian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

93.1% English only ◂ +5.1 pts 87.9%

0.2% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

63.1% Christianity ◂ +9.1 pts 54.0%

30.9% No religion +5.1 pts ▸ 36.0%

4.9% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.2% Other religions +1.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.5% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Hinduism +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +1 more in Toowoomba - East

5 64th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +1.27 more in Toowoomba - East

1.63 36th pct 2.90 67th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +21 more in Toowoomba - East

10 25th pct 31 71st pct

Students in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +1,283 more in Toowoomba - East

3,468 84th pct 4,751 88th pct

Avg size in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +98 larger in Toowoomba - East

694 79th pct 792 86th pct

ICSEA in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +37 higher in Toowoomba - East

1,037 60th pct 1,074 74th pct

Highest year of school

58.6% Year 12 +8.5 pts ▸ 67.1%

24.5% Year 10 ◂ +7.7 pts 16.8%

6.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.2 pts 6.1%

6.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.2 pts 5.1%

Highest qualification level

25.2% Bachelor degree +6.8 pts ▸ 32.0%

31.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +10.4 pts 21.5%

17.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.7 pts 14.0%

6.3% Postgraduate degree +6.4 pts ▸ 12.7%

5.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.1% Certificate I / II even 2.1%

Field of qualification

13.3% Health +4.8 pts ▸ 18.1%

17.9% Management & commerce ◂ +0.3 pts 17.6%

16.3% Engineering & related ◂ +5.6 pts 10.7%

13.0% Education ◂ +0.8 pts 12.2%

10.5% Society & culture +2.0 pts ▸ 12.5%

5.9% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 4.7%

4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 4.3%

3.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%

2.5% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.4% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +$46 higher in Toowoomba - East gap widening

$869 62nd pct $915 69th pct

Household income in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +$290 higher in Highfields gap narrowing

$2,104 72nd pct $1,814 54th pct

Family income in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +$175 higher in Toowoomba - East gap widening

$2,284 63rd pct $2,459 73rd pct

Household income distribution

31.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 27.2%

23.3% $650–$1,499 +1.3 pts ▸ 24.6%

12.9% $4,000 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 16.3%

9.4% Under $650 +5.9 pts ▸ 15.3%

14.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 9.7%

Personal income distribution

38.4% Under $650 ◂ +1.3 pts 37.1%

30.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.2 pts 28.2%

22.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 22.0%

4.1% $3,000 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.9% Mental health +1.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.6% Arthritis ◂ +1.1 pts 8.6%

8.9% Asthma ◂ +0.3 pts 8.6%

8.4% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%

4.0% Diabetes +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.8% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%

1.5% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.9% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.8% None +0.1 pts ▸ 63.9%

21.0% One condition ◂ +0.8 pts 20.2%

6.4% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 6.2%

2.7% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +87 larger in Highfields

446 76th pct 359 71st pct

Median age in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +2 yrs older in Toowoomba - East

17 yrs 0th pct 19 yrs 10th pct

Median income in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +$152 higher in Highfields

$792 74th pct $640 51st pct

Household income in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +$734 higher in Highfields

$2,317 83rd pct $1,583 43rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +0.6 larger in Highfields gap narrowing

2.9 86th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

61.6% Couples with children ◂ +5.3 pts 56.3%

30.3% Couples without children ◂ +0.3 pts 30.0%

7.7% One-parent families +5.2 pts ▸ 12.9%

0.3% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

40.0% 2 people ◂ +5.7 pts 34.3%

13.5% 1 person +18.4 pts ▸ 31.9%

17.8% 4 people ◂ +5.6 pts 12.2%

14.9% 3 people ◂ +1.4 pts 13.4%

8.8% 5 people ◂ +3.5 pts 5.3%

5.0% 6 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +$93 higher in Highfields gap narrowing

$408 66th pct $315 31st pct

Mortgage in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +$102 higher in Highfields gap narrowing

$1,900 54th pct $1,798 47th pct

People / bedroom in Highfields in Toowoomba - East even gap narrowing

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.5 pts 30.1%

41.0% Owned outright ◂ +7.3 pts 33.7%

14.5% Rented +19.6 pts ▸ 34.1%

1.2% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.6% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

96.4% Separate house ◂ +19.9 pts 76.5%

3.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +14.5 pts ▸ 17.6%

0.3% Flat or apartment +4.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.2% Other dwelling +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

59.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +32.3 pts 26.9%

19.7% 3 bedrooms +19.6 pts ▸ 39.3%

3.9% 2 bedrooms +15.4 pts ▸ 19.3%

16.0% 5 or more ◂ +6.8 pts 9.2%

0.5% 1 bedroom +3.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.1% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

60.9% $350–$549 ◂ +28.1 pts 32.8%

26.5% $200–$349 +21.7 pts ▸ 48.2%

2.8% Under $200 +8.2 pts ▸ 11.1%

7.1% $550–$749 ◂ +2.7 pts 4.4%

0.4% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.4 pts 31.0%

30.2% $1,000–$1,799 +0.5 pts ▸ 30.7%

11.3% $3,000 or more +4.8 pts ▸ 16.1%

13.1% Under $1,000 +2.5 pts ▸ 15.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +31 more in Highfields

78 79th pct 47 56th pct

Stops/1k in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +0.89 more in Highfields

5.35 65th pct 4.46 52nd pct

Departures/1k in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +38.0 more in Toowoomba - East

243.8 28th pct 281.8 30th pct

PT routes in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +4 more in Toowoomba - East

1 7th pct 5 36th pct

Stop walk in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +2 longer in Highfields

13 74th pct 11 72nd pct

Drive to city in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +14 longer in Highfields

100 89th pct 86 86th pct

How people get to work

68.6% Car (driver) ◂ +2.6 pts 66.0%

10.2% Worked at home +0.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

4.4% Car (passenger) +1.0 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.4% Walked +2.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.3% Bicycle +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

46.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.2 pts 39.9%

21.0% 1 vehicle +17.2 pts ▸ 38.2%

19.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +8.3 pts 11.0%

12.4% 4 or more ◂ +7.5 pts 4.9%

1.1% No vehicle +4.9 pts ▸ 6.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.5% Health care & social assistance +6.4 pts ▸ 22.0%

12.7% Education & training +2.2 pts ▸ 14.9%

11.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +4.5 pts 6.6%

10.4% Construction ◂ +3.2 pts 7.2%

8.0% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 7.4%

5.9% Professional & technical +1.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.5% Accommodation & food +0.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.1% Manufacturing ◂ +1.0 pts 4.1%

3.4% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

3.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.2 pts 2.2%

3.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +0.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

3.0% Finance & insurance +0.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

23.8% Professionals +10.9 pts ▸ 34.7%

14.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.1 pts 10.6%

14.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.6 pts 11.7%

13.6% Managers even 13.6%

13.0% Community & personal service ◂ +2.0 pts 11.0%

8.3% Sales workers ◂ +0.7 pts 7.5%

6.3% Labourers +0.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.6 pts 2.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +1 higher in Highfields

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +2 higher in Highfields

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +5 higher in Highfields

10 100th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +1 higher in Toowoomba - East

7 64th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +11 higher in Highfields

1,051 72nd pct 1,040 67th pct

ERP in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +5,799 higher in Highfields

16,630 77th pct 10,831 52nd pct

Growth in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +10.7 pts higher in Highfields

12.5% 86th pct 1.8% 26th pct

Businesses in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +8 higher in Highfields

1,407 73rd pct 1,399 73rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +29 higher in Highfields

868 50th pct 839 48th pct

Max temp in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +1.5 higher in Toowoomba - East

24.8 62nd pct 26.3 78th pct

Min temp in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +0.4 higher in Toowoomba - East

11.5 46th pct 11.8 51st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +3.6 higher in Toowoomba - East

3.2 22nd pct 6.8 71st pct

Types ≤15 min in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +3.3 more in Toowoomba - East

3.3 22nd pct 6.5 69th pct

15-min city in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +55.2 pts higher in Toowoomba - East

28.7% 20th pct 83.9% 65th pct

Walk to shops in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +46.6 pts higher in Toowoomba - East

35.1% 25th pct 81.7% 67th pct

Walk to transit in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +22.2 pts higher in Toowoomba - East

48.7% 24th pct 70.9% 33rd pct

Walk to school in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +44.3 pts higher in Toowoomba - East

43.6% 26th pct 87.9% 65th pct

Walk to a park in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +26.8 pts higher in Toowoomba - East

72.6% 24th pct 99.4% 57th pct

Walk to health in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +40.3 pts higher in Toowoomba - East

22.7% 27th pct 63.1% 64th pct

Amenities/1k in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +12.0 more in Toowoomba - East

14.4 51st pct 26.4 84th pct

Intersections/km² in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +94 higher in Toowoomba - East

11 25th pct 105 52nd pct

Mean slope in Highfields in Toowoomba - East +0.6 pts higher in Toowoomba - East

7.3% 76th pct 7.9% 81st pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Highfields vs Toowoomba - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/317011450/highfields/vs/317011457/toowoomba-east