Cotswold Hills vs Cranley

Cotswold Hills is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 60 in Cranley. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Cotswold Hills, most households are couple families. In Cranley, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cotswold Hills tends to suit couples, while Cranley 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

Cotswold Hills

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 38%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 68%)
  • But Cranley carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 70/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cotswold Hills leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 32%)
  • Cranley has cheaper land ($650,000 vs $1,065,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cotswold Hills leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 30%)
  • Cranley has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cranley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (98 min vs 104 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (129.5 km vs 134 km)
  • But Cotswold Hills is more walkable (23/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cranley

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 4%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 19%)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 70/100)
  • But Cotswold Hills is more walkable (23/100 vs 6/100)

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

Investors

Cranley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (57.7% vs 26.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cotswold Hills Cranley
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.

Cotswold Hills Cranley
Walkability 23 / 6
Cotswold Hills — Walkability: 23/100 Cranley — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 30 / 40
Cotswold Hills — Safety: 30/100 Cranley — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cotswold Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cranley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cotswold Hills has higher household incomes ($114,192 vs $57,824); Cranley skews older (60 vs 42).

Cotswold Hills Cranley
Population 1,620 2,281
+41% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.8% +57.7%
Median age 42 60
Median household income $114,192/yr
+49% vs other
 $57,824/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+15% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cotswold Hills Cranley
0-4 4.9% / 4.1%
Cotswold Hills — 0-4: 4.9% Cranley — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 11.9% / 7.6%
Cotswold Hills — 5-14: 11.9% Cranley — 5-14: 7.6%
15-19 6.7% / 3.9%
Cotswold Hills — 15-19: 6.7% Cranley — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 6.1% / 5.7%
Cotswold Hills — 20-24: 6.1% Cranley — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 12.7% / 10.8%
Cotswold Hills — 25-34: 12.7% Cranley — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 9.7% / 7.5%
Cotswold Hills — 35-44: 9.7% Cranley — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 13.2% / 6.5%
Cotswold Hills — 45-54: 13.2% Cranley — 45-54: 6.5%
55-64 15.6% / 8.7%
Cotswold Hills — 55-64: 15.6% Cranley — 55-64: 8.7%
65-74 12.0% / 16.7%
Cotswold Hills — 65-74: 12.0% Cranley — 65-74: 16.7%
75-84 6.2% / 21.1%
Cotswold Hills — 75-84: 6.2% Cranley — 75-84: 21.1%
85+ 1.2% / 7.5%
Cotswold Hills — 85+: 1.2% Cranley — 85+: 7.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cotswold Hills 61.6% couple families
Cotswold Hills — Couple Families: 61.6% Cotswold Hills — Lone Person: 20.6% Cotswold Hills — One Parent Families: 12.5% Cotswold Hills — Group Household: 3.1% Cotswold Hills — Other Families: 2.2%
Cranley 22.7% couple families
Cranley — Couple Families: 22.7% Cranley — Lone Person: 54.2% Cranley — One Parent Families: 15.2% Cranley — Group Household: 6.1% Cranley — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cotswold Hills 17.3% renting
Cotswold Hills — Owned Outright: 42.6% Cotswold Hills — Mortgage: 40.1% Cotswold Hills — Renting: 17.3%
Cranley 27.0% renting
Cranley — Owned Outright: 57.3% Cranley — Mortgage: 15.7% Cranley — Renting: 27.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cotswold Hills Cranley
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 14.4%
Cotswold Hills — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Cranley — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 9.6%
Cotswold Hills — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% Cranley — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.8%
Cotswold Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Cranley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 2.0%
Cotswold Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Cranley — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.4%
Cotswold Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Cranley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Cotswold Hills Cranley
England 1.8% / 3.8%
Cotswold Hills — England: 1.8% Cranley — England: 3.8%
Philippines 1.9% / 1.6%
Cotswold Hills — Philippines: 1.9% Cranley — Philippines: 1.6%
New Zealand 0.9% / 2.1%
Cotswold Hills — New Zealand: 0.9% Cranley — New Zealand: 2.1%
India 0.7% / 0.9%
Cotswold Hills — India: 0.7% Cranley — India: 0.9%
Zimbabwe 0.6% / —
Cotswold Hills — Zimbabwe: 0.6% Cranley — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.5%
Cotswold Hills — Germany: not among its largest Cranley — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cotswold Hills 96.0% houses
Cotswold Hills — Houses: 96.0% Cotswold Hills — Townhouses: 3.5% Cotswold Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Cranley 67.8% houses
Cranley — Houses: 67.8% Cranley — Townhouses: 31.2% Cranley — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cotswold Hills Cranley
Median house price $900,000 $837,500
Median unit price — $650,000
Median land price $1,065,000 $650,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 9 sales
 34 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Cotswold Hills Cranley
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.

Cotswold Hills Cranley
Houses 4.1%
$670/wk on $857K
 4.1%
$620/wk on $795K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cotswold Hills Cranley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD

Liveability

Cotswold Hills is more walkable (23 vs 6); Cotswold Hills scores higher overall (57 vs 46).

Cotswold Hills Cranley
Grade B C
Score 57/100 46/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cotswold Hills carries more crime risk (70 vs 60).

Cotswold Hills Cranley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
70/100
 Moderate
60/100
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 6
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Cotswold Hills Cranley
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
Universities within 10 km 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 6.9 km
 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 5.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.1%
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Cotswold Hills Cranley
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 5 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Cotswold Hills sits further from the CBD (134 km vs 129.5 km).

Cotswold Hills Cranley
Walkability score 23/100 6/100
Distance to Brisbane 134 km
+3% vs other
 129.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 104 min 98 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4350
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 4350
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.

Cotswold Hills Cranley
Car (driver) 82.4% / 83.8%
Cotswold Hills — Car (driver): 82.4% Cranley — Car (driver): 83.8%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 8.9%
Cotswold Hills — Car (passenger): 6.9% Cranley — Car (passenger): 8.9%
Worked from Home 9.0% / 6.0%
Cotswold Hills — Worked from Home: 9.0% Cranley — Worked from Home: 6.0%
Walked Only 1.6% / 1.3%
Cotswold Hills — Walked Only: 1.6% Cranley — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.8%).

Setting

Cotswold Hills Cranley
Elevation 577 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 590 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cotswold Hills Cranley
Connectivity score 84/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 70%
897 premises
 72%
604 premises

Climate

Cotswold Hills Cranley
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)

Cotswold Hills Cranley
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Cotswold Hills Cranley
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Cotswold Hills Cranley
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cotswold Hills Cranley
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cotswold Hills

Acreage

Cranley

Retirees Townhouses

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