Aubigny vs Biddeston

Aubigny is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Biddeston. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Aubigny tends to suit families with children.

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

Biddeston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 46/100)

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

First-home buyers

Biddeston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Biddeston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (150.6 km vs 162.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 121 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Biddeston

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 46/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Aubigny

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.4% vs -5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Aubigny Biddeston
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.

Aubigny Biddeston
Walkability 0 / 0
Aubigny — Walkability: 0/100 Biddeston — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 71
Aubigny — Safety: 54/100 Biddeston — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Aubigny — Low fire risk: 100/100 Biddeston — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Biddeston has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $85,124); Biddeston skews older (47 vs 43).

Aubigny Biddeston
Population 283
+5% vs other
 269
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.4% -5.3%
Median age 43 47
Median household income $85,124/yr $95,316/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Aubigny Biddeston
0-4 5.3% / 1.5%
Aubigny — 0-4: 5.3% Biddeston — 0-4: 1.5%
5-14 14.1% / 11.5%
Aubigny — 5-14: 14.1% Biddeston — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 7.1% / 7.1%
Aubigny — 15-19: 7.1% Biddeston — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 2.5% / 6.3%
Aubigny — 20-24: 2.5% Biddeston — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 6.4% / 10.8%
Aubigny — 25-34: 6.4% Biddeston — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 14.5% / 10.4%
Aubigny — 35-44: 14.5% Biddeston — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 17.3% / 14.9%
Aubigny — 45-54: 17.3% Biddeston — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 13.8% / 14.9%
Aubigny — 55-64: 13.8% Biddeston — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 8.5% / 14.9%
Aubigny — 65-74: 8.5% Biddeston — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 6.0% / 5.6%
Aubigny — 75-84: 6.0% Biddeston — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 1.4% / 1.9%
Aubigny — 85+: 1.4% Biddeston — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Aubigny 49.1% couple families
Aubigny — Couple Families: 49.1% Aubigny — Lone Person: 26.3% Aubigny — One Parent Families: 15.8% Aubigny — Other Families: 8.8%
Biddeston 48.9% couple families
Biddeston — Couple Families: 48.9% Biddeston — Lone Person: 24.4% Biddeston — One Parent Families: 17.8% Biddeston — Other Families: 8.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Aubigny 13.3% renting
Aubigny — Owned Outright: 44.4% Aubigny — Mortgage: 42.2% Aubigny — Renting: 13.3%
Biddeston 16.5% renting
Biddeston — Owned Outright: 46.8% Biddeston — Mortgage: 36.7% Biddeston — Renting: 16.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Aubigny 100.0% houses
Aubigny — Houses: 100.0%
Biddeston 100.0% houses
Biddeston — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Aubigny Biddeston
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 15.6%
Aubigny — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Biddeston — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 11.2%
Aubigny — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Biddeston — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 5.9%
Aubigny — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Biddeston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.9%
Aubigny — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Biddeston — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Aubigny — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Biddeston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Property market

Aubigny Biddeston
Median house price — $680,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Aubigny Biddeston
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Aubigny Biddeston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 11% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD

Liveability

Aubigny Biddeston
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Aubigny carries more crime risk (46 vs 29).

Aubigny Biddeston
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Low
29/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Aubigny Biddeston
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Aubigny

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

Schools in Biddeston

  • Biddeston State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Aubigny Biddeston
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Aubigny sits further from the CBD (162.9 km vs 150.6 km).

Aubigny Biddeston
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 162.9 km
+8% vs other
 150.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 121 min 114 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4401
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 4401
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.

Aubigny Biddeston
Car (driver) 72.5% / 70.5%
Aubigny — Car (driver): 72.5% Biddeston — Car (driver): 70.5%
Worked from Home 19.2% / 20.9%
Aubigny — Worked from Home: 19.2% Biddeston — Worked from Home: 20.9%
Walked Only 5.8% / 2.9%
Aubigny — Walked Only: 5.8% Biddeston — Walked Only: 2.9%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 5.8%
Aubigny — Car (passenger): 2.5% Biddeston — Car (passenger): 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).

Setting

Aubigny Biddeston
Elevation 424 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 500 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Aubigny Biddeston
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
119 premises
 0%
112 premises

Climate

Aubigny Biddeston
Annual rainfall 577 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Aubigny Biddeston
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Aubigny Biddeston
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Aubigny Biddeston
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Aubigny Biddeston
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Aubigny

Rural

Biddeston

Rural

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