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Rangeville vs Toowoomba - Central
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.6 km apart · Rangeville profile · Toowoomba - Central profile
Rangeville Toowoomba - Central
Toowoomba - Central and Rangeville are neighbouring areas with very different housing and transport profiles. Toowoomba - Central is a walker's paradise, where 100% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of public transport and groceries, and 45.4% of households are renting. In contrast, Rangeville is somewhat walkable and more residential, with 39.4% of homes owned outright and a far higher share of large houses, with 86.5% having three or more bedrooms. Rangeville also has a much wealthier population; 21.7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, compared to just 11.4% in Toowoomba - Central.
Both areas have similar rates of adults working or looking for work, which sit close to the national figure. They also share similar weather and population growth. However, the gaps between them are widening in several ways. Rangeville has become notably older, with the typical resident now seven years older than those in Toowoomba - Central. The difference in overseas arrivals has also grown, with Toowoomba - Central now seeing a much higher share of recent arrivals than its neighbour.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,217
- First area, 2016: 8,312
- First area, 2021: 8,668
- Second area, 2011: 13,299
- Second area, 2016: 13,373
- Second area, 2021: 13,987
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Rangeville: 1.5% males, 2.3% females; 85+ in Toowoomba - Central: 1.0% males, 1.8% females
- 80–84 in Rangeville: 1.5% males, 2.1% females; 80–84 in Toowoomba - Central: 1.1% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Rangeville: 2.0% males, 2.9% females; 75–79 in Toowoomba - Central: 1.3% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Rangeville: 2.7% males, 3.5% females; 70–74 in Toowoomba - Central: 2.1% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Rangeville: 2.5% males, 3.1% females; 65–69 in Toowoomba - Central: 2.3% males, 2.8% females
- 60–64 in Rangeville: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 60–64 in Toowoomba - Central: 2.5% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Rangeville: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Toowoomba - Central: 2.5% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Rangeville: 3.1% males, 3.9% females; 50–54 in Toowoomba - Central: 2.9% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Rangeville: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Toowoomba - Central: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Rangeville: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Toowoomba - Central: 3.0% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Rangeville: 2.9% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in Toowoomba - Central: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Rangeville: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 30–34 in Toowoomba - Central: 3.6% males, 4.1% females
- 25–29 in Rangeville: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 25–29 in Toowoomba - Central: 4.0% males, 4.1% females
- 20–24 in Rangeville: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Toowoomba - Central: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 15–19 in Rangeville: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Toowoomba - Central: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Rangeville: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 10–14 in Toowoomba - Central: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Rangeville: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Toowoomba - Central: 3.0% males, 2.3% females
- 0–4 in Rangeville: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Toowoomba - Central: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $618
- First area, 2016: $727
- First area, 2021: $834
- Second area, 2011: $546
- Second area, 2016: $617
- Second area, 2021: $743
- First area, 2011: $1,220
- First area, 2016: $1,439
- First area, 2021: $1,689
- Second area, 2011: $923
- Second area, 2016: $1,113
- Second area, 2021: $1,345
- First area, 2011: $1,479
- First area, 2016: $1,810
- First area, 2021: $2,164
- Second area, 2011: $1,200
- Second area, 2016: $1,445
- Second area, 2021: $1,765
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $270
- First area, 2016: $310
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2011: $210
- Second area, 2016: $260
- Second area, 2021: $295
- First area, 2011: $1,689
- First area, 2016: $1,668
- First area, 2021: $1,586
- Second area, 2011: $1,481
- Second area, 2016: $1,493
- Second area, 2021: $1,400
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Rangeville vs Toowoomba - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/317011455/rangeville/vs/317011456/toowoomba-central