Cranley vs Wilsonton Heights

Wilsonton Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 60 in Cranley. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Cranley, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Wilsonton Heights, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Cranley: a median of $838,000, against $647,000 in Wilsonton Heights, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cranley tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Wilsonton Heights suits renters, families with children, 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

Wilsonton Heights

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 38%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 68%)
  • But Cranley carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wilsonton Heights

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($647,000 vs $837,500)
  • has cheaper units ($530,000 vs $650,000)
  • But Cranley has cheaper land ($650,000 vs $757,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wilsonton Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Cranley sits closer to the CBD (129.5 km vs 131.6 km)
  • Wilsonton Heights is more walkable (69/100 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 12%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 17%)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 79/100)
  • But Wilsonton Heights is more walkable (69/100 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 2.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
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.

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
Walkability 6 / 69
Cranley — Walkability: 6/100 Wilsonton Heights — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 40 / 21
Cranley — Safety: 40/100 Wilsonton Heights — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cranley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wilsonton Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cranley skews older (60 vs 37); Cranley rents higher ($330/wk vs $280/wk).

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
Population 2,281 2,747
+20% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +57.7% +2.9%
Median age 60 37
Median household income $57,824/yr $58,552/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+15% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
0-4 4.1% / 6.1%
Cranley — 0-4: 4.1% Wilsonton Heights — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 7.6% / 14.6%
Cranley — 5-14: 7.6% Wilsonton Heights — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 3.9% / 6.6%
Cranley — 15-19: 3.9% Wilsonton Heights — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 5.7% / 7.3%
Cranley — 20-24: 5.7% Wilsonton Heights — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 10.8% / 13.0%
Cranley — 25-34: 10.8% Wilsonton Heights — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 7.5% / 11.5%
Cranley — 35-44: 7.5% Wilsonton Heights — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 6.5% / 11.5%
Cranley — 45-54: 6.5% Wilsonton Heights — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 8.7% / 12.6%
Cranley — 55-64: 8.7% Wilsonton Heights — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 16.7% / 10.3%
Cranley — 65-74: 16.7% Wilsonton Heights — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 21.1% / 5.4%
Cranley — 75-84: 21.1% Wilsonton Heights — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 7.5% / 1.5%
Cranley — 85+: 7.5% Wilsonton Heights — 85+: 1.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cranley 54.2% lone person
Cranley — Lone Person: 54.2% Cranley — Couple Families: 22.7% Cranley — One Parent Families: 15.2% Cranley — Group Household: 6.1% Cranley — Other Families: 1.9%
Wilsonton Heights 37.5% lone person
Wilsonton Heights — Lone Person: 37.5% Wilsonton Heights — Couple Families: 28.3% Wilsonton Heights — One Parent Families: 26.3% Wilsonton Heights — Group Household: 4.9% Wilsonton Heights — Other Families: 3.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cranley 27.0% renting
Cranley — Owned Outright: 57.3% Cranley — Mortgage: 15.7% Cranley — Renting: 27.0%
Wilsonton Heights 47.4% renting
Wilsonton Heights — Owned Outright: 27.5% Wilsonton Heights — Mortgage: 25.1% Wilsonton Heights — Renting: 47.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 17.5%
Cranley — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Wilsonton Heights — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 4.7%
Cranley — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Wilsonton Heights — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 5.8%
Cranley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Wilsonton Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 0.8%
Cranley — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Wilsonton Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.0%
Cranley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Wilsonton Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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.

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
England 3.8% / 1.0%
Cranley — England: 3.8% Wilsonton Heights — England: 1.0%
Philippines 1.6% / 1.9%
Cranley — Philippines: 1.6% Wilsonton Heights — Philippines: 1.9%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.2%
Cranley — New Zealand: 2.1% Wilsonton Heights — New Zealand: 1.2%
Iraq — / 2.7%
Cranley — Iraq: not among its largest Wilsonton Heights — Iraq: 2.7%
India 0.9% / 0.2%
Cranley — India: 0.9% Wilsonton Heights — India: 0.2%
Germany 0.5% / 0.3%
Cranley — Germany: 0.5% Wilsonton Heights — Germany: 0.3%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cranley 67.8% houses
Cranley — Houses: 67.8% Cranley — Townhouses: 31.2% Cranley — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Wilsonton Heights 88.3% houses
Wilsonton Heights — Houses: 88.3% Wilsonton Heights — Townhouses: 5.2% Wilsonton Heights — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
Median house price $837,500 $647,000
Median unit price $650,000 $530,000
Median land price $650,000 $757,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 8 sales
 23 days
from 15 sales

Development activity

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
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.

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
Houses 4.1%
$620/wk on $795K
 4.1%
$550/wk on $699K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD

Liveability

Wilsonton Heights is more walkable (69 vs 6); Cranley scores higher overall (46 vs 36).

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
Grade C
same for both
Score 46/100 36/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Wilsonton Heights carries more crime risk (79 vs 60).

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
60/100
 High
79/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 5.7 km
 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 3.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.1% 0.8%

Schools in Cranley

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

Schools in Wilsonton Heights

  • Wilsonton State High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Wilsonton Heights sits further from the CBD (131.6 km vs 129.5 km).

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
Walkability score 6/100 69/100
Distance to Brisbane 129.5 km 131.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 98 min 102 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 34.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
Car (driver) 83.8% / 85.3%
Cranley — Car (driver): 83.8% Wilsonton Heights — Car (driver): 85.3%
Car (passenger) 8.9% / 8.9%
Cranley — Car (passenger): 8.9% Wilsonton Heights — Car (passenger): 8.9%
Worked from Home 6.0% / 3.4%
Cranley — Worked from Home: 6.0% Wilsonton Heights — Worked from Home: 3.4%
Walked Only 1.3% / 0.6%
Cranley — Walked Only: 1.3% Wilsonton Heights — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bus — / 1.7%
Cranley — Bus: not among its largest Wilsonton Heights — Bus: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.3%).

Setting

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
Elevation 590 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 634 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
Connectivity score 83/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 72%
604 premises
 43%
1,210 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Cranley Wilsonton Heights
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Cranley

Retirees Townhouses

Wilsonton Heights

Affordable Parks

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