Cotswold Hills vs Wilsonton

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cotswold Hills, most households are couple families. In Wilsonton, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Cotswold Hills: a median of $900,000, against $724,000 in Wilsonton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cotswold Hills tends to suit couples, while Wilsonton suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Cotswold Hills is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 44%)
  • Wilsonton has more childcare (10 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Wilsonton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($723,500 vs $900,000)
  • has cheaper land ($880,000 vs $1,065,000)
  • But Cotswold Hills leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wilsonton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $390/wk)
  • But Cotswold Hills leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wilsonton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 23/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (131.1 km vs 134 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wilsonton

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 4%)
  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 23/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)
  • But Cotswold Hills carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Cotswold Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.8% vs -1.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Cotswold Hills and Wilsonton 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 Wilsonton
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 Wilsonton
Walkability 23 / 81
Cotswold Hills — Walkability: 23/100 Wilsonton — Walkability: 81/100
Safety 30 / 18
Cotswold Hills — Safety: 30/100 Wilsonton — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cotswold Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wilsonton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wilsonton has more residents (5,891 vs 1,620); Cotswold Hills has higher household incomes ($114,192 vs $57,564).

Cotswold Hills Wilsonton
Population 1,620 5,891
+264% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.8% -1.1%
Median age 42
same for both
Median household income $114,192/yr
+50% vs other
 $57,564/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+26% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cotswold Hills Wilsonton
0-4 4.9% / 5.6%
Cotswold Hills — 0-4: 4.9% Wilsonton — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 11.9% / 11.3%
Cotswold Hills — 5-14: 11.9% Wilsonton — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 6.7% / 6.0%
Cotswold Hills — 15-19: 6.7% Wilsonton — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 6.1% / 6.7%
Cotswold Hills — 20-24: 6.1% Wilsonton — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 12.7% / 11.7%
Cotswold Hills — 25-34: 12.7% Wilsonton — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 9.7% / 11.3%
Cotswold Hills — 35-44: 9.7% Wilsonton — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 13.2% / 11.2%
Cotswold Hills — 45-54: 13.2% Wilsonton — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 15.6% / 11.4%
Cotswold Hills — 55-64: 15.6% Wilsonton — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 12.0% / 13.0%
Cotswold Hills — 65-74: 12.0% Wilsonton — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 6.2% / 9.2%
Cotswold Hills — 75-84: 6.2% Wilsonton — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ 1.2% / 2.6%
Cotswold Hills — 85+: 1.2% Wilsonton — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

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%
Wilsonton 25.3% couple families
Wilsonton — Couple Families: 25.3% Wilsonton — Lone Person: 50.6% Wilsonton — One Parent Families: 18.4% Wilsonton — Group Household: 3.8% Wilsonton — 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%
Wilsonton 39.7% renting
Wilsonton — Owned Outright: 34.8% Wilsonton — Mortgage: 25.5% Wilsonton — Renting: 39.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cotswold Hills Wilsonton
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 17.6%
Cotswold Hills — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Wilsonton — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 6.1%
Cotswold Hills — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% Wilsonton — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 5.9%
Cotswold Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Wilsonton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 0.9%
Cotswold Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Wilsonton — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.2%
Cotswold Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Wilsonton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

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 Wilsonton
England 1.8% / 1.8%
Cotswold Hills — England: 1.8% Wilsonton — England: 1.8%
Philippines 1.9% / 1.5%
Cotswold Hills — Philippines: 1.9% Wilsonton — Philippines: 1.5%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.5%
Cotswold Hills — New Zealand: 0.9% Wilsonton — New Zealand: 1.5%
Iraq — / 1.9%
Cotswold Hills — Iraq: not among its largest Wilsonton — Iraq: 1.9%
India 0.7% / 0.3%
Cotswold Hills — India: 0.7% Wilsonton — India: 0.3%
Zimbabwe 0.6% / 0.2%
Cotswold Hills — Zimbabwe: 0.6% Wilsonton — Zimbabwe: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

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%
Wilsonton 77.3% houses
Wilsonton — Houses: 77.3% Wilsonton — Townhouses: 15.1% Wilsonton — Flats / Apartments: 7.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cotswold Hills Wilsonton
Median house price $900,000 $723,500
Median unit price — $578,900
Median land price $1,065,000 $880,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 9 sales
 33 days
from 28 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Cotswold Hills Wilsonton
3 bed $760K / $706K
Cotswold Hills — 3 bed: $760K (5 sales) Wilsonton — 3 bed: $706K (66 sales)

5 vs 66 sales

4 bed $995K / $770K
Cotswold Hills — 4 bed: $995K (23 sales) Wilsonton — 4 bed: $770K (27 sales)

23 vs 27 sales

Development activity

Cotswold Hills Wilsonton
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 Wilsonton
Houses 4.1%
$670/wk on $857K
 4.0%
$590/wk on $774K
Units — 3.5%
$400/wk on $597K

Ranking within QLD

Cotswold Hills Wilsonton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 69% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 12% of QLD

Liveability

Wilsonton is more walkable (81 vs 23); Cotswold Hills scores higher overall (57 vs 47).

Cotswold Hills Wilsonton
Grade B C
Score 57/100 47/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Wilsonton carries more crime risk (82 vs 70).

Cotswold Hills Wilsonton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
70/100
 High
82/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
100/100
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Cotswold Hills Wilsonton
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 6.9 km
 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 3.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.1% 0.9%

Schools in Cotswold Hills

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

Schools in Wilsonton

  • Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Fairview Heights State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Wilsonton State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cotswold Hills Wilsonton
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 5 14
Childcare 0 10
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 5
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Cotswold Hills sits further from the CBD (134 km vs 131.1 km).

Cotswold Hills Wilsonton
Walkability score 23/100 81/100
Distance to Brisbane 134 km
+2% vs other
 131.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 104 min 107 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 Wilsonton
Car (driver) 82.4% / 83.7%
Cotswold Hills — Car (driver): 82.4% Wilsonton — Car (driver): 83.7%
Worked from Home 9.0% / 5.8%
Cotswold Hills — Worked from Home: 9.0% Wilsonton — Worked from Home: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 7.1%
Cotswold Hills — Car (passenger): 6.9% Wilsonton — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Walked Only 1.6% / 2.4%
Cotswold Hills — Walked Only: 1.6% Wilsonton — Walked Only: 2.4%
Bicycle — / 0.6%
Cotswold Hills — Bicycle: not among its largest Wilsonton — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).

Setting

Cotswold Hills Wilsonton
Elevation 577 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 638 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cotswold Hills Wilsonton
Connectivity score 84/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 70%
897 premises
 31%
3,364 premises

Climate

Cotswold Hills Wilsonton
Annual rainfall 577 mm 643 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Cotswold Hills

Acreage

Wilsonton

Parks

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