Bringalily vs Captains Mountain
Bringalily is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 50 in Captains Mountain. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bringalily, about half of households are people living alone. In Captains Mountain, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bringalily tends to suit couples, while Captains Mountain suits 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
Bringalily
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 94/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 39%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Captains Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $225/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Captains Mountain
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (168 min vs 180 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (229.9 km vs 242.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Bringalily carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 94/100)
- Captains Mountain has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 17%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Captains Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-3.9% vs -22.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bringalily and Captains Mountain drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Captains Mountain skews older (50 vs 36); Bringalily has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $68,224).
| Bringalily | Captains Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64 | 74 +16% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -22.9% | -3.9% |
| Median age | 36 | 50 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr +16% vs other | $68,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk +11% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).
Development activity
| Bringalily | Captains Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Bringalily | Captains Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 52% of QLD | Higher than 35% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of QLD | Higher than 38% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of QLD | Higher than 29% of QLD |
Liveability
| Bringalily | Captains Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Captains Mountain carries more crime risk (94 vs 31).
| Bringalily | Captains Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 70/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Crime | Low 31/100 | High 94/100 |
| 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
| Bringalily | Captains Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Bringalily | Captains Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 7 | 1 |
Mobility
Bringalily sits further from the CBD (242.7 km vs 229.9 km).
| Bringalily | Captains Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 242.7 km +5% vs other | 229.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 180 min | 168 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4357 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 4357 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.9%).
Setting
| Bringalily | Captains Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 377 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 405 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bringalily | Captains Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Council rates
| Bringalily | Captains Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bringalily | Captains Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bringalily | Captains Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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