Drayton vs Westbrook

Westbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 36 in Drayton. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Westbrook, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Westbrook: a median of $892,000, against $764,000 in Drayton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Drayton tends to suit people living alone, while Westbrook 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

Westbrook

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 87/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 50%)
  • But Drayton has more parks and reserves (15 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Drayton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($480,000 vs $925,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($764,000 vs $891,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Drayton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Drayton

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 20/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (107 min vs 114 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (132.1 km vs 140.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Drayton

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (28% vs 4%)
  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 20/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)
  • But Westbrook carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 87/100)

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

Investors

Westbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.5% vs 6.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Drayton Westbrook
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.

Drayton Westbrook
Walkability 36 / 20
Drayton — Walkability: 36/100 Westbrook — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 13 / 64
Drayton — Safety: 13/100 Westbrook — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Drayton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Westbrook — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Westbrook has more residents (4,408 vs 1,813); Westbrook has higher household incomes ($114,192 vs $70,824).

Drayton Westbrook
Population 1,813 4,408
+143% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.0% +13.5%
Median age 36 33
Median household income $70,824/yr $114,192/yr
+61% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $380/wk
+31% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Drayton Westbrook
0-4 4.9% / 7.6%
Drayton — 0-4: 4.9% Westbrook — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 11.1% / 18.0%
Drayton — 5-14: 11.1% Westbrook — 5-14: 18.0%
15-19 7.9% / 8.3%
Drayton — 15-19: 7.9% Westbrook — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 8.9% / 5.0%
Drayton — 20-24: 8.9% Westbrook — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 14.7% / 13.0%
Drayton — 25-34: 14.7% Westbrook — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 10.6% / 14.7%
Drayton — 35-44: 10.6% Westbrook — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 11.4% / 13.7%
Drayton — 45-54: 11.4% Westbrook — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 12.1% / 9.7%
Drayton — 55-64: 12.1% Westbrook — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 12.1% / 7.1%
Drayton — 65-74: 12.1% Westbrook — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 4.7% / 2.6%
Drayton — 75-84: 4.7% Westbrook — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 1.3% / 0.4%
Drayton — 85+: 1.3% Westbrook — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Drayton 32.3% couple families
Drayton — Couple Families: 32.3% Drayton — Lone Person: 38.1% Drayton — One Parent Families: 17.4% Drayton — Group Household: 7.9% Drayton — Other Families: 4.3%
Westbrook 65.7% couple families
Westbrook — Couple Families: 65.7% Westbrook — Lone Person: 16.1% Westbrook — One Parent Families: 15.2% Westbrook — Group Household: 2.3% Westbrook — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Drayton 42.1% renting
Drayton — Owned Outright: 28.7% Drayton — Mortgage: 29.2% Drayton — Renting: 42.1%
Westbrook 17.1% renting
Westbrook — Owned Outright: 24.5% Westbrook — Mortgage: 58.4% Westbrook — Renting: 17.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Drayton Westbrook
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 18.9%
Drayton — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Westbrook — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 9.3%
Drayton — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Westbrook — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 7.1%
Drayton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Westbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 1.5%
Drayton — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Westbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 0.9%
Drayton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Westbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Drayton Westbrook
England 1.2% / 1.4%
Drayton — England: 1.2% Westbrook — England: 1.4%
India 2.0% / 0.2%
Drayton — India: 2.0% Westbrook — India: 0.2%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.2%
Drayton — New Zealand: 1.0% Westbrook — New Zealand: 1.2%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.3%
Drayton — Philippines: 0.8% Westbrook — Philippines: 0.3%
Nepal 0.8% / —
Drayton — Nepal: 0.8% Westbrook — Nepal: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.5%
Drayton — South Africa: not among its largest Westbrook — South Africa: 0.5%
Zimbabwe — / 0.4%
Drayton — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Westbrook — Zimbabwe: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Drayton 72.2% houses
Drayton — Houses: 72.2% Drayton — Flats / Apartments: 16.3% Drayton — Townhouses: 11.5%
Westbrook 95.7% houses
Westbrook — Houses: 95.7% Westbrook — Flats / Apartments: 0.4% Westbrook — Townhouses: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Drayton Westbrook
Median house price $764,000 $891,500
Median unit price $570,000 —
Median land price $480,000 $925,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 11 sales
 36 days
from 23 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.

Drayton Westbrook
3 bed $670K / $836K
Drayton — 3 bed: $670K (13 sales) Westbrook — 3 bed: $836K (8 sales)

13 vs 8 sales

4 bed $934K / $881K
Drayton — 4 bed: $934K (8 sales) Westbrook — 4 bed: $881K (36 sales)

8 vs 36 sales

Development activity

Drayton Westbrook
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.

Drayton Westbrook
Houses 3.3%
$540/wk on $860K
 3.4%
$675/wk on $1.02M
Units 4.7%
$500/wk on $559K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Drayton Westbrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 92% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 58% of QLD —

Liveability

Westbrook scores higher overall (70 vs 35); Drayton is more walkable (36 vs 20).

Drayton Westbrook
Grade C A
Score 35/100 70/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Drayton carries more crime risk (87 vs 36).

Drayton Westbrook
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
87/100
 Low
36/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Drayton Westbrook
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 6.6 km
 None

Schools in Drayton

  • Drayton State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Westbrook

  • Bunker's Hill State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Ming-De International School Toowoomba Independent · Combined above peers
  • St Francis Catholic College, Westbrook Catholic · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Drayton Westbrook
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 15 5
Childcare 2 4
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 1 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 7 12

Mobility

Westbrook sits further from the CBD (140.5 km vs 132.1 km).

Drayton Westbrook
Walkability score 36/100 20/100
Distance to Brisbane 132.1 km 140.5 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 107 min 114 min
Public transport score 57/100
Bus
 26/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 21.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Drayton Westbrook
Car (driver) 84.6% / 84.7%
Drayton — Car (driver): 84.6% Westbrook — Car (driver): 84.7%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 5.7%
Drayton — Car (passenger): 7.4% Westbrook — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Worked from Home 5.5% / 7.2%
Drayton — Worked from Home: 5.5% Westbrook — Worked from Home: 7.2%
Walked Only 2.0% / 1.2%
Drayton — Walked Only: 2.0% Westbrook — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus 0.5% / 0.6%
Drayton — Bus: 0.5% Westbrook — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.7%).

Setting

Drayton Westbrook
Elevation 611 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 525 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Drayton Westbrook
Connectivity score 57/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
966 premises
 73%
1,594 premises

Climate

Drayton Westbrook
Annual rainfall 643 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Drayton Westbrook
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Drayton Westbrook
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Drayton Westbrook
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Drayton Westbrook
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Drayton

Parks

Westbrook

Acreage Family

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