Cecil Plains vs Nangwee

Nangwee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Cecil Plains. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cecil Plains, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Nangwee, most households rent and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Cecil Plains tends to suit older residents, while Nangwee suits renters, families with children, and couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Cecil Plains has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Nangwee carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 56/100)

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

First-home buyers

Nangwee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nangwee

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (69% vs 28%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nangwee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (152 min vs 161 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (201.1 km vs 212.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Cecil Plains has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 11%)
  • Nangwee carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Nangwee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.0% vs -11.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cecil Plains Nangwee
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.

Cecil Plains Nangwee
Walkability 0 / 0
Cecil Plains — Walkability: 0/100 Nangwee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 81
Cecil Plains — Safety: 44/100 Nangwee — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 39 / 100
Cecil Plains — Low fire risk: 39/100 Nangwee — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cecil Plains has more residents (380 vs 65); Cecil Plains rents higher ($200/wk vs $125/wk).

Cecil Plains Nangwee
Population 380
+83% vs other
 65
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.4% +25.0%
Median age 47 44
Median household income $66,612/yr $84,500/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+38% vs other
 $125/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cecil Plains Nangwee
0-4 5.5% / —
Cecil Plains — 0-4: 5.5% Nangwee — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 9.5% / 20.0%
Cecil Plains — 5-14: 9.5% Nangwee — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 4.7% / 7.7%
Cecil Plains — 15-19: 4.7% Nangwee — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 4.5% / —
Cecil Plains — 20-24: 4.5% Nangwee — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 14.2% / 9.2%
Cecil Plains — 25-34: 14.2% Nangwee — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 8.7% / 10.8%
Cecil Plains — 35-44: 8.7% Nangwee — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 14.2% / 9.2%
Cecil Plains — 45-54: 14.2% Nangwee — 45-54: 9.2%
55-64 17.9% / 29.2%
Cecil Plains — 55-64: 17.9% Nangwee — 55-64: 29.2%
65-74 12.9% / 10.8%
Cecil Plains — 65-74: 12.9% Nangwee — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 8.4% / —
Cecil Plains — 75-84: 8.4% Nangwee — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Cecil Plains — 85+: not among its largest Nangwee — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cecil Plains 35.6% couple families
Cecil Plains — Couple Families: 35.6% Cecil Plains — Lone Person: 47.1% Cecil Plains — One Parent Families: 10.6% Cecil Plains — Group Household: 6.7%
Nangwee 100.0% couple families
Nangwee — Couple Families: 100.0% Nangwee — Lone Person: 0.0% Nangwee — One Parent Families: 0.0% Nangwee — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cecil Plains 28.5% renting
Cecil Plains — Owned Outright: 52.8% Cecil Plains — Mortgage: 18.7% Cecil Plains — Renting: 28.5%
Nangwee 69.2% renting
Nangwee — Owned Outright: 30.8% Nangwee — Mortgage: 0.0% Nangwee — Renting: 69.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cecil Plains 96.0% houses
Cecil Plains — Houses: 96.0% Cecil Plains — Flats / Apartments: 2.0% Cecil Plains — Townhouses: 2.0%
Nangwee 89.5% houses
Nangwee — Houses: 89.5% Nangwee — Flats / Apartments: 10.5% Nangwee — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Cecil Plains Nangwee
Certificate III & IV 15.0% / 15.4%
Cecil Plains — Certificate III & IV: 15.0% Nangwee — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 12.3%
Cecil Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Nangwee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 7.7%
Cecil Plains — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Nangwee — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.6%
Cecil Plains — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nangwee — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Cecil Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Nangwee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Property market

Cecil Plains Nangwee
Median house price $347,888 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Cecil Plains Nangwee
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cecil Plains Nangwee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD

Liveability

Cecil Plains Nangwee
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Cecil Plains carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 0); Cecil Plains carries more crime risk (56 vs 19).

Cecil Plains Nangwee
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Low
19/100
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

Cecil Plains Nangwee
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cecil Plains

  • Cecil Plains State School Government · Combined above peers

Schools in Nangwee

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cecil Plains Nangwee
Parks & reserves 4 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 11 0

Mobility

Cecil Plains sits further from the CBD (212.1 km vs 201.1 km).

Cecil Plains Nangwee
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 212.1 km
+5% vs other
 201.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 161 min 152 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4407
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 4407
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.

Cecil Plains Nangwee
Car (driver) 72.2% / 47.6%
Cecil Plains — Car (driver): 72.2% Nangwee — Car (driver): 47.6%
Worked from Home 14.6% / 28.6%
Cecil Plains — Worked from Home: 14.6% Nangwee — Worked from Home: 28.6%
Walked Only 10.8% / 23.8%
Cecil Plains — Walked Only: 10.8% Nangwee — Walked Only: 23.8%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / —
Cecil Plains — Car (passenger): 2.5% Nangwee — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).

Setting

Cecil Plains Nangwee
Elevation 359 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 355 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cecil Plains Nangwee
Connectivity score 16/100 24/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
15 premises

Council rates

Cecil Plains Nangwee
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Cecil Plains Nangwee
Division Maranoa Groom
Member David Littleproud Garth Hamilton
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cecil Plains Nangwee
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cecil Plains

Rural

Nangwee

Rural

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