Cypress Gardens vs Millmerran Woods

Comparing Cypress Gardens and Millmerran Woods, QLD: Millmerran Woods carries more crime risk (66 vs 32); Millmerran Woods rents higher ($233/wk vs $125/wk); and Millmerran Woods sits further from the CBD (244.2 km vs 241.4 km).

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

Cypress Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 66/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cypress Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cypress Gardens

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $233/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 32%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cypress Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (241.4 km vs 244.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cypress Gardens

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 66/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Millmerran Woods

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (65.2% vs 2.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
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.

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
Walkability 0 / 0
Cypress Gardens — Walkability: 0/100 Millmerran Woods — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 34
Cypress Gardens — Safety: 68/100 Millmerran Woods — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 12 / 15
Cypress Gardens — Low fire risk: 12/100 Millmerran Woods — Low fire risk: 15/100

Demographics

Millmerran Woods rents higher ($233/wk vs $125/wk); Millmerran Woods has more residents (152 vs 94).

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
Population 94 152
+62% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.2% +65.2%
Median age 54 53
Median household income $35,724/yr $37,700/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $125/wk $233/wk
+86% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
0-4 — / 2.0%
Cypress Gardens — 0-4: not among its largest Millmerran Woods — 0-4: 2.0%
5-14 8.5% / 10.5%
Cypress Gardens — 5-14: 8.5% Millmerran Woods — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 3.2% / 2.0%
Cypress Gardens — 15-19: 3.2% Millmerran Woods — 15-19: 2.0%
20-24 — / 5.9%
Cypress Gardens — 20-24: not among its largest Millmerran Woods — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 5.3% / 6.6%
Cypress Gardens — 25-34: 5.3% Millmerran Woods — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 17.0% / 6.6%
Cypress Gardens — 35-44: 17.0% Millmerran Woods — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 20.2% / 19.7%
Cypress Gardens — 45-54: 20.2% Millmerran Woods — 45-54: 19.7%
55-64 23.4% / 27.0%
Cypress Gardens — 55-64: 23.4% Millmerran Woods — 55-64: 27.0%
65-74 17.0% / 13.8%
Cypress Gardens — 65-74: 17.0% Millmerran Woods — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 9.6% / 5.9%
Cypress Gardens — 75-84: 9.6% Millmerran Woods — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / —
Cypress Gardens — 85+: not among its largest Millmerran Woods — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cypress Gardens 60.0% lone person
Cypress Gardens — Lone Person: 60.0% Cypress Gardens — Couple Families: 24.0% Cypress Gardens — One Parent Families: 16.0%
Millmerran Woods 57.7% lone person
Millmerran Woods — Lone Person: 57.7% Millmerran Woods — Couple Families: 30.8% Millmerran Woods — One Parent Families: 11.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cypress Gardens 13.2% renting
Cypress Gardens — Owned Outright: 65.8% Cypress Gardens — Mortgage: 21.1% Cypress Gardens — Renting: 13.2%
Millmerran Woods 13.5% renting
Millmerran Woods — Owned Outright: 69.2% Millmerran Woods — Mortgage: 17.3% Millmerran Woods — Renting: 13.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 23.7%
Cypress Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Millmerran Woods — Certificate III & IV: 23.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 4.6%
Cypress Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Millmerran Woods — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / —
Cypress Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Millmerran Woods — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

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.

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
England 4.3% / 3.9%
Cypress Gardens — England: 4.3% Millmerran Woods — England: 3.9%
Canada 4.3% / —
Cypress Gardens — Canada: 4.3% Millmerran Woods — Canada: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 3.9%
Cypress Gardens — New Zealand: not among its largest Millmerran Woods — New Zealand: 3.9%
France — / 3.3%
Cypress Gardens — France: not among its largest Millmerran Woods — France: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cypress Gardens 94.7% houses
Cypress Gardens — Houses: 94.7% Cypress Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Millmerran Woods 87.0% houses
Millmerran Woods — Houses: 87.0% Millmerran Woods — Flats / Apartments: 13.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $165,750

Development activity

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 3% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD

Liveability

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Millmerran Woods carries more crime risk (66 vs 32).

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
Bushfire High
88/100
 High
85/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Moderate
66/100
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

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
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

Mobility

Millmerran Woods sits further from the CBD (244.2 km vs 241.4 km).

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 241.4 km 244.2 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 178 min 182 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4357
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 4357
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.

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
Car (driver) 100.0% / 90.0%
Cypress Gardens — Car (driver): 100.0% Millmerran Woods — Car (driver): 90.0%
Car (passenger) — / 10.0%
Cypress Gardens — Car (passenger): not among its largest Millmerran Woods — Car (passenger): 10.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
Elevation 397 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 436 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
33 premises

Council rates

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cypress Gardens Millmerran Woods
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cypress Gardens

Retirees Rural

Millmerran Woods

Rural

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