Anduramba vs Crows Nest

Anduramba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 57 in Crows Nest. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Crows Nest, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Crows Nest tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Crows Nest

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Anduramba is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 42%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Anduramba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Anduramba

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($92/wk vs $270/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Crows Nest

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (127 min vs 134 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (149.9 km vs 154.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Crows Nest

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 18%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Anduramba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.1% vs 2.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Anduramba and Crows Nest drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Anduramba Crows Nest
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Anduramba Crows Nest
Walkability 0 / 0
Anduramba — Walkability: 0/100 Crows Nest — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 55
Anduramba — Safety: 54/100 Crows Nest — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 100 / 31
Anduramba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Crows Nest — Low fire risk: 31/100

Demographics

Crows Nest has more residents (2,212 vs 84); Crows Nest rents higher ($270/wk vs $92/wk).

Anduramba Crows Nest
Population 84 2,212
+2533% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.1% +2.4%
Median age 50 57
Median household income $71,500/yr
+34% vs other
 $47,476/yr
Median weekly rent $92/wk $270/wk
+193% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Anduramba Crows Nest
0-4 10.7% / 3.3%
Anduramba — 0-4: 10.7% Crows Nest — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 6.0% / 9.7%
Anduramba — 5-14: 6.0% Crows Nest — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 4.8% / 4.4%
Anduramba — 15-19: 4.8% Crows Nest — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 4.8% / 3.3%
Anduramba — 20-24: 4.8% Crows Nest — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 7.1% / 7.7%
Anduramba — 25-34: 7.1% Crows Nest — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 9.5% / 7.6%
Anduramba — 35-44: 9.5% Crows Nest — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 7.1% / 10.5%
Anduramba — 45-54: 7.1% Crows Nest — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 14.3% / 14.8%
Anduramba — 55-64: 14.3% Crows Nest — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 11.9% / 17.9%
Anduramba — 65-74: 11.9% Crows Nest — 65-74: 17.9%
75-84 6.0% / 14.6%
Anduramba — 75-84: 6.0% Crows Nest — 75-84: 14.6%
85+ — / 6.1%
Anduramba — 85+: not among its largest Crows Nest — 85+: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Anduramba 30.8% lone person
Anduramba — Lone Person: 30.8% Anduramba — Couple Families: 38.5% Anduramba — One Parent Families: 30.8% Anduramba — Group Household: 0.0% Anduramba — Other Families: 0.0%
Crows Nest 52.0% lone person
Crows Nest — Lone Person: 52.0% Crows Nest — Couple Families: 23.6% Crows Nest — One Parent Families: 18.1% Crows Nest — Group Household: 4.4% Crows Nest — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Anduramba 0.0% renting
Anduramba — Owned Outright: 65.0% Anduramba — Mortgage: 35.0% Anduramba — Renting: 0.0%
Crows Nest 25.1% renting
Crows Nest — Owned Outright: 49.0% Crows Nest — Mortgage: 25.8% Crows Nest — Renting: 25.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Anduramba 100.0% houses
Anduramba — Houses: 100.0% Anduramba — Townhouses: 0.0% Anduramba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Crows Nest 92.5% houses
Crows Nest — Houses: 92.5% Crows Nest — Townhouses: 3.9% Crows Nest — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Anduramba Crows Nest
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 16.0%
Anduramba — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Crows Nest — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 7.2%
Anduramba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Crows Nest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 7.1%
Anduramba — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Crows Nest — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 0.9%
Anduramba — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Crows Nest — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Anduramba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Crows Nest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Property market

Anduramba Crows Nest
Median house price — $620,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $675,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 62 days
from 23 sales

Development activity

Anduramba Crows Nest
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Anduramba Crows Nest
Houses — 4.5%
$655/wk on $760K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Anduramba Crows Nest
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 75% of QLD

Liveability

Anduramba Crows Nest
Grade — D
Score — 16/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Crows Nest carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0).

Anduramba Crows Nest
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Anduramba Crows Nest
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Anduramba

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Crows Nest

  • Crow's Nest State School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Anduramba Crows Nest
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 22 28

Mobility

Anduramba sits further from the CBD (154.2 km vs 149.9 km).

Anduramba Crows Nest
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 154.2 km
+3% vs other
 149.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 134 min 127 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4355
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4355
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Anduramba Crows Nest
Car (driver) 73.3% / 74.7%
Anduramba — Car (driver): 73.3% Crows Nest — Car (driver): 74.7%
Worked from Home 26.7% / 11.2%
Anduramba — Worked from Home: 26.7% Crows Nest — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Walked Only — / 8.2%
Anduramba — Walked Only: not among its largest Crows Nest — Walked Only: 8.2%
Car (passenger) — / 5.3%
Anduramba — Car (passenger): not among its largest Crows Nest — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Bicycle — / 0.5%
Anduramba — Bicycle: not among its largest Crows Nest — Bicycle: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.7%).

Setting

Anduramba Crows Nest
Elevation 385 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 520 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Anduramba Crows Nest
Connectivity score 22/100 57/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 22%
1,217 premises

Climate

Anduramba Crows Nest
Annual rainfall 950 mm 577 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.9°C

Council rates

Anduramba Crows Nest
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Anduramba Crows Nest
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Anduramba Crows Nest
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Anduramba

Rural Young Families

Crows Nest

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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