East Toowoomba vs Prince Henry Heights
East Toowoomba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 47 in Prince Henry Heights. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In East Toowoomba, about half of households are people living alone. In Prince Henry Heights, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Prince Henry Heights: a median of $1.27 million, against $1.02 million in East Toowoomba, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, East Toowoomba tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Prince Henry Heights suits couples and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- East Toowoomba has more childcare (10 vs 0)
- Prince Henry Heights carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 66/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
East Toowoomba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,025,000 vs $1,270,250)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
East Toowoomba
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 15%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $413/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
East Toowoomba
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (74/100 vs 21/100)
- has a shorter drive in (95 min vs 100 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (123.1 km vs 126 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- East Toowoomba has more GPs (10 vs 0)
- Prince Henry Heights carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 66/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
East Toowoomba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.5% vs 5.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
East Toowoomba and Prince Henry 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.
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.
Demographics
East Toowoomba has more residents (5,953 vs 600); Prince Henry Heights has higher household incomes ($127,192 vs $82,732).
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,953 +90% vs other | 600 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.5% | +5.1% |
| Median age | 37 | 47 |
| Median household income | $82,732/yr | $127,192/yr +54% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $413/wk +38% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,025,000 | $1,270,250 |
| Median unit price | $672,000 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 41 days from 32 sales | 36 days from 4 sales |
Development activity
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.4% $650/wk on $999K | — |
| Units | 4.3% $535/wk on $649K | — |
Ranking within QLD
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 54% of QLD | Higher than 93% of QLD |
| Schools | Higher than 48% of QLD | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 93% of QLD | Higher than 79% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 70% of QLD | Higher than 71% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 99% of QLD same for both | |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 20% of QLD | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 44% of QLD | — |
Liveability
East Toowoomba is more walkable (74 vs 21); Prince Henry Heights scores higher overall (79 vs 60).
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | A |
| Score | 60/100 | 79/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
East Toowoomba carries more crime risk (66 vs 19).
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 66/100 | Low 19/100 |
| 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 | 4 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 6 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 2 | 0 |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 USQ (Toowoomba), 1.8 km | 1 USQ (Toowoomba), 4.4 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 1.2% | 2.2% |
Schools in East Toowoomba
- Toowoomba East State School Government · Primary above peers
- Fairholme College Independent · Combined at peers
- Toowoomba Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers
- Mater Dei Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
- Toowoomba Anglican School Independent · Combined below peers
- Toowoomba Anglican School - East Toowoomba Campus Independent · Combined
Schools in Prince Henry Heights
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 23 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 14 | 3 |
| Childcare | 10 | 0 |
| GPs | 10 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 4 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 10 | 0 |
Mobility
Prince Henry Heights sits further from the CBD (126 km vs 123.1 km).
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 74/100 | 21/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 123.1 km | 126 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 95 min | 100 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.9%).
Setting
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 633 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 542 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 100/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 99% 3,326 premises | 100% 255 premises |
Climate
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 643 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 2.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 3.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry 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
| East Toowoomba | Prince Henry Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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