Darling Heights vs Mount Rascal

Darling Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 39 in Mount Rascal. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Darling Heights, about half of households rent. In Mount Rascal, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Rascal: a median of $1.58 million, against $780,000 in Darling Heights. On these figures, Darling Heights tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Mount Rascal suits families with children and couples.

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

Mount Rascal

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 59%)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 60/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 79%)
  • But Darling Heights has more parks and reserves (17 vs 0)

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

  • Darling Heights has cheaper houses ($780,000 vs $1,576,000)
  • Mount Rascal has cheaper land ($500,000 vs $835,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Darling Heights has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 4%)
  • Mount Rascal leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Darling Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (132.5 km vs 137.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Darling Heights

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 5%)
  • But Mount Rascal carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Darling Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.7% vs -14.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
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.

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Walkability 39 / 0
Darling Heights — Walkability: 39/100 Mount Rascal — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 54
Darling Heights — Safety: 40/100 Mount Rascal — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Darling Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Rascal — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Darling Heights has more residents (5,157 vs 393); Mount Rascal has higher household incomes ($126,880 vs $76,388).

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Population 5,157
+92% vs other
 393
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.7% -14.9%
Median age 30 39
Median household income $76,388/yr $126,880/yr
+66% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
0-4 6.3% / 6.4%
Darling Heights — 0-4: 6.3% Mount Rascal — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 13.8% / 19.3%
Darling Heights — 5-14: 13.8% Mount Rascal — 5-14: 19.3%
15-19 6.9% / 9.7%
Darling Heights — 15-19: 6.9% Mount Rascal — 15-19: 9.7%
20-24 11.3% / 3.1%
Darling Heights — 20-24: 11.3% Mount Rascal — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 19.1% / 6.1%
Darling Heights — 25-34: 19.1% Mount Rascal — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 11.4% / 15.0%
Darling Heights — 35-44: 11.4% Mount Rascal — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 8.4% / 15.3%
Darling Heights — 45-54: 8.4% Mount Rascal — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 8.7% / 13.7%
Darling Heights — 55-64: 8.7% Mount Rascal — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 8.2% / 10.7%
Darling Heights — 65-74: 8.2% Mount Rascal — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 4.8% / 1.3%
Darling Heights — 75-84: 4.8% Mount Rascal — 75-84: 1.3%
85+ 1.2% / 1.3%
Darling Heights — 85+: 1.2% Mount Rascal — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Darling Heights 38.7% couple families
Darling Heights — Couple Families: 38.7% Darling Heights — Lone Person: 33.5% Darling Heights — One Parent Families: 19.9% Darling Heights — Group Household: 6.1% Darling Heights — Other Families: 1.8%
Mount Rascal 79.3% couple families
Mount Rascal — Couple Families: 79.3% Mount Rascal — Lone Person: 11.5% Mount Rascal — One Parent Families: 9.2% Mount Rascal — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Rascal — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Darling Heights 45.3% renting
Darling Heights — Owned Outright: 25.9% Darling Heights — Mortgage: 28.8% Darling Heights — Renting: 45.3%
Mount Rascal 3.5% renting
Mount Rascal — Owned Outright: 46.0% Mount Rascal — Mortgage: 50.4% Mount Rascal — Renting: 3.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 16.8%
Darling Heights — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Mount Rascal — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 11.2%
Darling Heights — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Mount Rascal — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 7.9%
Darling Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Mount Rascal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 6.9% / 5.9%
Darling Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9% Mount Rascal — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 2.8%
Darling Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Mount Rascal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

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.

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
India 6.8% / —
Darling Heights — India: 6.8% Mount Rascal — India: not among its largest
Nepal 3.1% / —
Darling Heights — Nepal: 3.1% Mount Rascal — Nepal: not among its largest
Iraq 2.8% / —
Darling Heights — Iraq: 2.8% Mount Rascal — Iraq: not among its largest
England 1.1% / 1.5%
Darling Heights — England: 1.1% Mount Rascal — England: 1.5%
South Africa — / 2.5%
Darling Heights — South Africa: not among its largest Mount Rascal — South Africa: 2.5%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.5%
Darling Heights — New Zealand: 1.0% Mount Rascal — New Zealand: 1.5%
Philippines 2.0% / —
Darling Heights — Philippines: 2.0% Mount Rascal — Philippines: not among its largest
Canada — / 1.0%
Darling Heights — Canada: not among its largest Mount Rascal — Canada: 1.0%
Fiji — / 0.8%
Darling Heights — Fiji: not among its largest Mount Rascal — Fiji: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Darling Heights 78.9% houses
Darling Heights — Houses: 78.9% Darling Heights — Flats / Apartments: 13.0% Darling Heights — Townhouses: 8.1%
Mount Rascal 95.1% houses
Mount Rascal — Houses: 95.1% Mount Rascal — Flats / Apartments: 4.9% Mount Rascal — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Median house price $780,000 $1,576,000
Median unit price $585,000 —
Median land price $835,000 $500,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 18 sales
 76 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
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.

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Houses 4.0%
$610/wk on $799K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 3% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 53% of QLD —

Liveability

Darling Heights is more walkable (39 vs 0).

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Darling Heights carries more crime risk (60 vs 46).

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
46/100
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 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 5.8 km
 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 9.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 6.0% 0.0%

Schools in Darling Heights

  • Darling Heights State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mount Rascal

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

Amenities in the suburb

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 17 0
Childcare 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Mount Rascal sits further from the CBD (137.8 km vs 132.5 km).

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Walkability score 39/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 132.5 km 137.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 113 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.

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Car (driver) 80.6% / 80.2%
Darling Heights — Car (driver): 80.6% Mount Rascal — Car (driver): 80.2%
Worked from Home 5.4% / 12.9%
Darling Heights — Worked from Home: 5.4% Mount Rascal — Worked from Home: 12.9%
Car (passenger) 8.6% / 5.4%
Darling Heights — Car (passenger): 8.6% Mount Rascal — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 2.8% / 1.5%
Darling Heights — Walked Only: 2.8% Mount Rascal — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bus 1.9% / —
Darling Heights — Bus: 1.9% Mount Rascal — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Elevation 687 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 637 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Connectivity score 71/100 63/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
2,123 premises
 42%
207 premises

Climate

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Annual rainfall 643 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Darling Heights Mount Rascal
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Darling Heights

Parks

Mount Rascal

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