Cressbrook vs Toogoolawah

Cressbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 56 in Toogoolawah. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cressbrook tends to suit families with children, while Toogoolawah suits 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

Toogoolawah

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Cressbrook carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 77/100)

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

Cressbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Toogoolawah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (120.8 km vs 123.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Toogoolawah

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 19%)
  • But Cressbrook carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Cressbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.4% vs -6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
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.

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Walkability 0 / 19
Cressbrook — Walkability: 0/100 Toogoolawah — Walkability: 19/100
Safety 61 / 23
Cressbrook — Safety: 61/100 Toogoolawah — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cressbrook — Low fire risk: 100/100 Toogoolawah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Toogoolawah has more residents (1,200 vs 121); Cressbrook has higher household incomes ($66,612 vs $50,284).

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Population 121 1,200
+892% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.4% -6.2%
Median age 45 56
Median household income $66,612/yr
+25% vs other
 $50,284/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $260/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
0-4 9.9% / 4.0%
Cressbrook — 0-4: 9.9% Toogoolawah — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 15.7% / 9.4%
Cressbrook — 5-14: 15.7% Toogoolawah — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 3.3% / 4.8%
Cressbrook — 15-19: 3.3% Toogoolawah — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 8.3% / 3.3%
Cressbrook — 20-24: 8.3% Toogoolawah — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 10.7% / 6.8%
Cressbrook — 25-34: 10.7% Toogoolawah — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 7.4% / 9.0%
Cressbrook — 35-44: 7.4% Toogoolawah — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 9.1% / 12.2%
Cressbrook — 45-54: 9.1% Toogoolawah — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 20.7% / 14.2%
Cressbrook — 55-64: 20.7% Toogoolawah — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 10.7% / 20.3%
Cressbrook — 65-74: 10.7% Toogoolawah — 65-74: 20.3%
75-84 8.3% / 12.8%
Cressbrook — 75-84: 8.3% Toogoolawah — 75-84: 12.8%
85+ — / 4.0%
Cressbrook — 85+: not among its largest Toogoolawah — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cressbrook 45.7% lone person
Cressbrook — Lone Person: 45.7% Cressbrook — Couple Families: 37.1% Cressbrook — One Parent Families: 8.6% Cressbrook — Group Household: 8.6% Cressbrook — Other Families: 0.0%
Toogoolawah 50.8% lone person
Toogoolawah — Lone Person: 50.8% Toogoolawah — Couple Families: 27.8% Toogoolawah — One Parent Families: 15.4% Toogoolawah — Group Household: 4.8% Toogoolawah — Other Families: 1.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cressbrook 25.6% renting
Cressbrook — Owned Outright: 44.2% Cressbrook — Mortgage: 30.2% Cressbrook — Renting: 25.6%
Toogoolawah 23.9% renting
Toogoolawah — Owned Outright: 49.6% Toogoolawah — Mortgage: 26.5% Toogoolawah — Renting: 23.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
England 5.0% / 3.8%
Cressbrook — England: 5.0% Toogoolawah — England: 3.8%
New Zealand — / 1.9%
Cressbrook — New Zealand: not among its largest Toogoolawah — New Zealand: 1.9%
Philippines — / 1.1%
Cressbrook — Philippines: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Philippines: 1.1%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Cressbrook — Scotland: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Scotland: 0.6%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Cressbrook — Netherlands: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Netherlands: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 19.1%
Cressbrook — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Toogoolawah — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 5.8%
Cressbrook — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Toogoolawah — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 4.6%
Cressbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Toogoolawah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.9%
Cressbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Toogoolawah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Cressbrook — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cressbrook 100.0% houses
Cressbrook — Houses: 100.0% Cressbrook — Townhouses: 0.0% Cressbrook — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Toogoolawah 93.2% houses
Toogoolawah — Houses: 93.2% Toogoolawah — Townhouses: 4.9% Toogoolawah — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Median house price — $620,000
Median unit price — $480,000
Median land price — $750,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 56 days
from 11 sales

Development activity

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
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.

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Houses — 3.5%
$540/wk on $800K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Toogoolawah is more walkable (19 vs 0).

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Grade — D
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Toogoolawah carries more crime risk (77 vs 39).

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
39/100
 High
77/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Cressbrook

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

Schools in Toogoolawah

  • Toogoolawah State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Toogoolawah State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 2 9

Mobility

Cressbrook sits further from the CBD (123.3 km vs 120.8 km).

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Walkability score 0/100 19/100
Distance to Brisbane 123.3 km
+2% vs other
 120.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 99 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4313
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4313
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.

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Car (driver) 68.9% / 70.8%
Cressbrook — Car (driver): 68.9% Toogoolawah — Car (driver): 70.8%
Worked from Home 31.1% / 11.2%
Cressbrook — Worked from Home: 31.1% Toogoolawah — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Walked Only — / 11.5%
Cressbrook — Walked Only: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Walked Only: 11.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.5%
Cressbrook — Car (passenger): not among its largest Toogoolawah — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Bus — / 1.5%
Cressbrook — Bus: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.8%).

Setting

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Elevation 82 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
69 premises
 0%
696 premises

Climate

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cressbrook Toogoolawah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cressbrook

Family Rural Young Families

Toogoolawah

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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