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Toowoomba vs Withcott

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 9.1 km apart · Toowoomba profile · Withcott profile

Toowoomba Withcott

Toowoomba and Withcott are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Toowoomba is a much larger, more urban hub where 38.4% of homes are rented and 28.4% of residents arrived from overseas recently. It is somewhat walkable, with nearly 80% of homes within a short walk of public transport. In contrast, Withcott is mostly car-dependent, with a higher proportion of larger homes; 97.3% have three or more bedrooms and 97.5% are separate houses. Withcott also has a higher share of families with children and a typical household income that is well higher at $2,123 per week, compared to $1,404 in Toowoomba.

These two areas have tracked in different directions since 2011. While the gap in home ownership has widened, the differences in age and ethnicity have narrowed, as seen in the smaller gap between their shares of older residents and people born overseas. They do share some common ground, such as similar rates of homes owned outright and a nearly identical percentage of adults who finished Year 12.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 27.3 pts higher in Toowoomba Population: 106,602 larger in Toowoomba Recent arrivals: 22.9 pts higher in Toowoomba Separate houses: 21.8 pts higher in Withcott 3+ bedrooms: 21.5 pts higher in Withcott

Demographics & Identity

Population in Toowoombain Withcott +106,602 larger in Toowoomba gap narrowing
108,398 86th pct 1,796 70th pct
Median age in Toowoombain Withcott +1 yrs older in Toowoomba gap narrowing
38 yrs 25th pct 37 yrs 21st pct
First Nations in Toowoombain Withcott +1.7 pts higher in Toowoomba gap steady
5.1% 57th pct 3.5% 41st pct
Aged 65+ in Toowoombain Withcott +8.3 pts higher in Toowoomba gap narrowing
19.8% 41st pct 11.5% 14th pct
Under 15 in Toowoombain Withcott +5.5 pts higher in Withcott gap narrowing
18.8% 59th pct 24.3% 88th pct
De facto in Toowoombain Withcott +0.8 pts higher in Withcott gap narrowing
10.6% 23rd pct 11.4% 31st pct

Age structure

22.3% Older adults (45–64) +4.5 pts ▸ 26.8%
25.7% Young adults (25–44) +1.0 pts ▸ 26.6%
18.8% Children (0–14) +5.5 pts ▸ 24.3%
19.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.3 pts 11.5%
13.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.5 pts 11.0%

Marital status

43.9% Married +14.0 pts ▸ 57.9%
36.2% Never married ◂ +8.6 pts 27.6%
9.8% Divorced ◂ +0.8 pts 9.0%
6.4% Widowed ◂ +3.5 pts 2.9%
3.8% Separated ◂ +1.1 pts 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Toowoomba Withcott

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Toowoombain Withcott +7.0 pts higher in Toowoomba gap narrowing
17.1% 84th pct 10.0% 43rd pct

Country of birth

78.1% Australia +10.1 pts ▸ 88.2%
1.8% England +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%
1.7% India ◂ +1.5 pts 0.2%
1.4% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.1% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%
0.6% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.7% Nepal ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%
0.5% China ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

36.0% Australian +9.3 pts ▸ 45.3%
37.9% English +5.4 pts ▸ 43.4%
12.9% Irish ◂ +0.2 pts 12.8%
10.0% German +2.5 pts ▸ 12.5%
10.8% Scottish ◂ +0.1 pts 10.7%
1.6% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.7% Indian ◂ +1.4 pts 0.3%
1.7% Chinese ◂ +1.1 pts 0.6%
1.4% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%
1.3% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%
0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Other language in Toowoombain Withcott +9.5 pts higher in Toowoomba gap widening
12.4% 86th pct 2.9% 37th pct
Limited English in Toowoombain Withcott +1.9 pts higher in Toowoomba gap widening
2.3% 87th pct 0.4% 58th pct

Language used at home

82.5% English only +12.5 pts ▸ 95.0%
1.0% Mandarin ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%
0.8% Arabic ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Toowoombain Withcott +2.0 pts higher in Withcott gap narrowing
32.7% 20th pct 34.7% 24th pct

Religious affiliation

53.4% Christianity +6.5 pts ▸ 59.9%
32.7% No religion +2.0 pts ▸ 34.7%
6.6% Not stated ◂ +2.7 pts 3.9%
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 ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Toowoombain Withcott +1.0 pts higher in Toowoomba gap steady
53.9% 87th pct 52.9% 86th pct
Bachelor+ in Toowoombain Withcott +3.7 pts higher in Toowoomba gap steady
21.4% 84th pct 17.7% 76th pct

Highest year of school

53.9% Year 12 ◂ +1.0 pts 52.9%
22.9% Year 10 +7.5 pts ▸ 30.4%
11.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.3 pts 7.1%
5.7% Year 11 +1.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

Highest qualification level

31.4% Certificate III / IV +12.5 pts ▸ 43.9%
24.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.4 pts 18.6%
14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.3 pts ▸ 16.6%
7.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.0 pts 5.0%
3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%
2.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.6 pts 2.3%

Field of qualification

16.7% Management & commerce +1.6 pts ▸ 18.3%
13.1% Engineering & related +4.8 pts ▸ 17.9%
13.9% Health ◂ +3.6 pts 10.3%
12.7% Society & culture ◂ +1.5 pts 11.2%
4.9% Architecture & building +5.3 pts ▸ 10.1%
9.9% Education ◂ +0.7 pts 9.2%
6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 6.8%
2.7% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%
2.2% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%
2.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Toowoombain Withcott +$194 higher in Withcott gap steady
$740 66th pct $934 88th pct
Household income in Toowoombain Withcott +$719 higher in Withcott gap widening
$1,404 60th pct $2,123 89th pct
Family income in Toowoombain Withcott +$481 higher in Withcott gap narrowing
$1,808 65th pct $2,289 87th pct
High earners in Toowoombain Withcott +1.6 pts higher in Withcott gap widening
8.3% 66th pct 9.8% 75th pct
High-income homes in Toowoombain Withcott +9.0 pts higher in Withcott gap widening
13.9% 63rd pct 22.9% 86th pct

Household income distribution

29.7% $1,500–$2,999 +8.0 pts ▸ 37.6%
31.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.9 pts 20.5%
18.5% Under $650 ◂ +9.1 pts 9.4%
7.3% $3,000–$3,999 +6.6 pts ▸ 13.9%
6.6% $4,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 8.9%

Personal income distribution

42.0% Under $650 ◂ +8.0 pts 34.0%
34.1% $650–$1,499 +5.5 pts ▸ 39.5%
15.0% $1,500–$2,999 +5.1 pts ▸ 20.2%
2.7% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Toowoombain Withcott +7.1 pts higher in Toowoomba
33.2% 51st pct 26.1% 20th pct
Mental health in Toowoombain Withcott +1.3 pts higher in Toowoomba
11.8% 75th pct 10.5% 58th pct
Needs assistance in Toowoombain Withcott +3.9 pts higher in Toowoomba gap steady
7.8% 68th pct 4.0% 20th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

11.8% Mental health ◂ +1.3 pts 10.5%
10.9% Arthritis ◂ +3.3 pts 7.5%
10.0% Asthma ◂ +2.9 pts 7.1%
9.2% Other condition ◂ +1.6 pts 7.7%
5.5% Diabetes ◂ +3.0 pts 2.4%
5.0% Heart disease ◂ +2.9 pts 2.1%
3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 2.7%
2.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 1.3%
1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%
1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.2% None +8.3 pts ▸ 67.5%
21.2% One condition ◂ +2.1 pts 19.0%
7.6% Two conditions ◂ +2.6 pts 5.0%
4.5% Three or more ◂ +2.8 pts 1.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Toowoombain Withcott +1.5 pts higher in Withcott gap steady
15.9% 42nd pct 17.3% 52nd pct
Unpaid carers in Toowoombain Withcott +2.1 pts higher in Withcott gap widening
12.5% 40th pct 14.7% 73rd pct
Unpaid child care in Toowoombain Withcott +9.8 pts higher in Withcott gap narrowing
25.6% 57th pct 35.4% 87th pct
Defence service in Toowoombain Withcott +0.1 pts higher in Toowoomba
4.4% 68th pct 4.3% 66th pct
Housework 15h+ in Toowoombain Withcott +8.2 pts higher in Withcott gap widening
20.0% 20th pct 28.2% 83rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Toowoombain Withcott +0.5 larger in Withcott gap narrowing
2.4 57th pct 2.9 86th pct
One-parent in Toowoombain Withcott +8.7 pts higher in Toowoomba gap widening
18.4% 69th pct 9.7% 18th pct
Living alone in Toowoombain Withcott +17.5 pts higher in Toowoomba gap steady
31.4% 58th pct 13.9% 10th pct

Family composition

50.8% Couples with children +15.8 pts ▸ 66.6%
29.4% Couples without children ◂ +6.2 pts 23.3%
18.4% One-parent families ◂ +8.7 pts 9.7%
1.4% Other families ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

Household size

35.2% 2 people ◂ +1.4 pts 33.8%
31.4% 1 person ◂ +17.5 pts 13.9%
11.4% 4 people +9.5 pts ▸ 20.8%
13.7% 3 people +3.9 pts ▸ 17.6%
5.2% 5 people +5.2 pts ▸ 10.4%
3.1% 6 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Toowoombain Withcott +$46 higher in Withcott gap narrowing
$304 60th pct $350 75th pct
Mortgage in Toowoombain Withcott +$190 higher in Withcott gap widening
$1,457 58th pct $1,647 73rd pct
People / bedroom in Toowoombain Withcott +0.10 higher in Withcott gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.80 57th pct
Renting in Toowoombain Withcott +27.3 pts higher in Toowoomba gap widening
38.4% 86th pct 11.1% 17th pct
Owned outright in Toowoombain Withcott +0.8 pts higher in Toowoomba gap narrowing
30.0% 25th pct 29.2% 23rd pct
Separate houses in Toowoombain Withcott +21.8 pts higher in Withcott gap narrowing
75.7% 9th pct 97.5% 73rd pct
3+ bedrooms in Toowoombain Withcott +21.5 pts higher in Withcott gap narrowing
75.8% 45th pct 97.3% 100th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.4% Owned with a mortgage +31.4 pts ▸ 59.8%
38.4% Rented ◂ +27.3 pts 11.1%
30.0% Owned outright ◂ +0.8 pts 29.2%
1.8% Other tenure ◂ +1.3 pts 0.5%
1.4% Not stated ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

75.7% Separate house +21.8 pts ▸ 97.5%
18.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +17.0 pts 1.3%
5.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.7 pts 0.8%
0.2% Other dwelling +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

Bedrooms per home

26.8% 4 bedrooms +27.1 pts ▸ 53.9%
43.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.3 pts 32.3%
19.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +16.9 pts 2.7%
5.4% 5 or more +5.7 pts ▸ 11.1%
3.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.7 pts 1.3%
0.2% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

57.8% $200–$349 ◂ +26.0 pts 31.8%
27.3% $350–$549 +22.7 pts ▸ 50.0%
10.8% Under $200 ◂ +4.7 pts 6.1%
1.2% $550–$749 +3.3 pts ▸ 4.5%
0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.0 pts 46.1%
22.1% $1,800–$2,999 +10.5 pts ▸ 32.6%
19.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.7 pts 13.8%
6.4% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 7.3%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Toowoombain Withcott +6.8 pts higher in Toowoomba gap steady
7.3% 77th pct 0.5% 18th pct
Work from home in Toowoombain Withcott +1.5 pts higher in Withcott gap narrowing
6.6% 41st pct 8.2% 51st pct
PT commute in Toowoombain Withcott even gap steady
0.4% 63rd pct 0.4% 65th pct

How people get to work

70.0% Car (driver) +1.2 pts ▸ 71.2%
6.6% Worked at home +1.5 pts ▸ 8.2%
6.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.1 pts 5.3%
2.6% Walked ◂ +2.0 pts 0.6%
0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.3% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

35.9% 2 vehicles +9.4 pts ▸ 45.4%
41.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +23.6 pts 17.6%
10.4% 3 vehicles +10.2 pts ▸ 20.6%
5.2% 4 or more +9.4 pts ▸ 14.6%
7.3% No vehicle ◂ +6.8 pts 0.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Toowoombain Withcott +7.0 pts higher in Toowoomba gap widening
47.8% 91st pct 40.8% 76th pct
Recent arrivals in Toowoombain Withcott +22.9 pts higher in Toowoomba gap widening
28.4% 93rd pct 5.6% 54th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Toowoombain Withcott +2.7 pts higher in Toowoomba gap narrowing
5.7% 64th pct 3.0% 22nd pct
Participation in Toowoombain Withcott +13.9 pts higher in Withcott gap narrowing
59.2% 68th pct 73.1% 97th pct
Full-time in Toowoombain Withcott +3.0 pts higher in Withcott gap narrowing
60.1% 71st pct 63.2% 83rd pct

Industries people work in

21.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.5 pts 14.8%
7.7% Construction +4.9 pts ▸ 12.6%
11.4% Education & training even 11.4%
9.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.4 pts 9.4%
6.5% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 6.9%
6.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.4 pts 3.4%
5.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.2 pts 5.3%
3.6% Transport & warehousing +1.5 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.9% Professional & technical +0.2 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.2% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 4.0%
2.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +0.9 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.3% Wholesale trade +0.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

Occupations people work in

22.1% Professionals ◂ +6.6 pts 15.5%
13.6% Technicians & trades +5.8 pts ▸ 19.4%
14.8% Community & personal service ◂ +3.6 pts 11.1%
12.3% Clerical & administrative +1.3 pts ▸ 13.6%
9.6% Managers +2.9 pts ▸ 12.6%
11.3% Labourers ◂ +1.1 pts 10.2%
8.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 8.7%
5.7% Machinery operators & drivers +1.5 pts ▸ 7.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Toowoombain Withcott +3.9 higher in Toowoomba
5.9 83rd pct 2.0 20th pct
Types ≤15 min in Toowoombain Withcott +3.5 more in Toowoomba
5.8 71st pct 2.3 21st pct
15-min city in Toowoombain Withcott +40.2 pts higher in Toowoomba
73.4% 63rd pct 33.1% 38th pct
Walk to shops in Toowoombain Withcott +29.0 pts higher in Toowoomba
71.9% 61st pct 43.0% 41st pct
Walk to transit in Toowoombain Withcott +79.8 pts higher in Toowoomba
79.8% 71st pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Toowoombain Withcott +51.8 pts higher in Toowoomba
78.3% 60th pct 26.5% 25th pct
Walk to a park in Toowoombain Withcott +53.6 pts higher in Toowoomba
96.3% 64th pct 42.7% 14th pct
Walk to health in Toowoombain Withcott +10.5 pts higher in Toowoomba
49.8% 62nd pct 39.3% 56th pct
Amenities/1k in Toowoombain Withcott +9.4 more in Toowoomba
14.4 38th pct 5.0 10th pct
Intersections/km² in Toowoombain Withcott +102 higher in Toowoomba
111 93rd pct 9 13th pct
Mean slope in Toowoombain Withcott +2.4 pts higher in Withcott
6.3% 71st pct 8.8% 87th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Toowoomba vs Withcott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL303002/toowoomba/vs/UCL315101/withcott