East Toowoomba vs Rangeville

East Toowoomba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Rangeville. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In East Toowoomba, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in East Toowoomba: a median of $1.02 million, against $878,000 in Rangeville, though rent is higher in Rangeville. On these figures, East Toowoomba tends to suit people living alone.

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

Rangeville

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (22 vs 14)
  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 66/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 66%)
  • But East Toowoomba has more childcare (10 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Rangeville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($878,500 vs $1,025,000)

Weighs house prices, unit 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 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

East Toowoomba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (123.1 km vs 125.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • East Toowoomba has more GPs (10 vs 2)
  • Rangeville has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)

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

Investors

East Toowoomba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (13.5% vs 4.3%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.3% vs 3.1%)
  • But Rangeville returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.9% vs 3.4%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

East Toowoomba Rangeville
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.

East Toowoomba Rangeville
Walkability 74 / 80
East Toowoomba — Walkability: 74/100 Rangeville — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 34 / 52
East Toowoomba — Safety: 34/100 Rangeville — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
East Toowoomba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rangeville — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rangeville has more residents (8,668 vs 5,953); Rangeville skews older (44 vs 37).

East Toowoomba Rangeville
Population 5,953 8,668
+46% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.5% +4.3%
Median age 37 44
Median household income $82,732/yr $87,828/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $340/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

East Toowoomba Rangeville
0-4 5.2% / 4.9%
East Toowoomba — 0-4: 5.2% Rangeville — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 15.6% / 13.4%
East Toowoomba — 5-14: 15.6% Rangeville — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 9.8% / 6.1%
East Toowoomba — 15-19: 9.8% Rangeville — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.6% / 4.9%
East Toowoomba — 20-24: 5.6% Rangeville — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 10.9% / 9.8%
East Toowoomba — 25-34: 10.9% Rangeville — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 11.6% / 12.2%
East Toowoomba — 35-44: 11.6% Rangeville — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 13.2% / 12.9%
East Toowoomba — 45-54: 13.2% Rangeville — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 11.6% / 11.7%
East Toowoomba — 55-64: 11.6% Rangeville — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 9.5% / 11.9%
East Toowoomba — 65-74: 9.5% Rangeville — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 5.3% / 8.6%
East Toowoomba — 75-84: 5.3% Rangeville — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ 1.8% / 3.9%
East Toowoomba — 85+: 1.8% Rangeville — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

East Toowoomba 48.7% lone person
East Toowoomba — Lone Person: 48.7% East Toowoomba — Couple Families: 32.3% East Toowoomba — One Parent Families: 13.6% East Toowoomba — Group Household: 4.3% East Toowoomba — Other Families: 1.1%
Rangeville 39.8% lone person
Rangeville — Lone Person: 39.8% Rangeville — Couple Families: 39.6% Rangeville — One Parent Families: 15.7% Rangeville — Group Household: 3.8% Rangeville — 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.

East Toowoomba 43.4% renting
East Toowoomba — Owned Outright: 30.3% East Toowoomba — Mortgage: 26.2% East Toowoomba — Renting: 43.4%
Rangeville 28.0% renting
Rangeville — Owned Outright: 40.2% Rangeville — Mortgage: 31.8% Rangeville — Renting: 28.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

East Toowoomba Rangeville
Bachelor Degree 15.8% / 16.8%
East Toowoomba — Bachelor Degree: 15.8% Rangeville — Bachelor Degree: 16.8%
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 13.4%
East Toowoomba — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Rangeville — Certificate III & IV: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.0%
East Toowoomba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Rangeville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 6.5% / 6.0%
East Toowoomba — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5% Rangeville — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 2.8%
East Toowoomba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Rangeville — 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.

East Toowoomba Rangeville
England 2.6% / 2.2%
East Toowoomba — England: 2.6% Rangeville — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.3%
East Toowoomba — New Zealand: 1.6% Rangeville — New Zealand: 1.3%
India 1.0% / 1.1%
East Toowoomba — India: 1.0% Rangeville — India: 1.1%
South Africa 0.5% / 1.2%
East Toowoomba — South Africa: 0.5% Rangeville — South Africa: 1.2%
Iraq 1.6% / —
East Toowoomba — Iraq: 1.6% Rangeville — Iraq: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / 0.5%
East Toowoomba — Philippines: 0.6% Rangeville — Philippines: 0.5%
Sri Lanka — / 0.9%
East Toowoomba — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Rangeville — Sri Lanka: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

East Toowoomba 66.1% houses
East Toowoomba — Houses: 66.1% East Toowoomba — Townhouses: 24.9% East Toowoomba — Flats / Apartments: 9.0%
Rangeville 84.0% houses
Rangeville — Houses: 84.0% Rangeville — Townhouses: 15.4% Rangeville — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

East Toowoomba Rangeville
Median house price $1,025,000 $878,500
Median unit price $672,000 $632,500
Median land price — $500,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 41 days
from 32 sales
 34 days
from 111 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.

East Toowoomba Rangeville
3 bed $890K / $791K
East Toowoomba — 3 bed: $890K (32 sales) Rangeville — 3 bed: $791K (86 sales)

32 vs 86 sales

4 bed $1.32M / $950K
East Toowoomba — 4 bed: $1.32M (25 sales) Rangeville — 4 bed: $950K (98 sales)

25 vs 98 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

East Toowoomba Rangeville
2 bed $672K / $615K
East Toowoomba — 2 bed: $672K (13 sales) Rangeville — 2 bed: $615K (19 sales)

13 vs 19 sales

3 bed $675K / $708K
East Toowoomba — 3 bed: $675K (6 sales) Rangeville — 3 bed: $708K (12 sales)

6 vs 12 sales

Development activity

East Toowoomba Rangeville
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.

East Toowoomba Rangeville
Houses 3.4%
$650/wk on $999K
 3.9%
$668/wk on $902K
Units 4.3%
$535/wk on $649K
 3.1%
$465/wk on $770K

Ranking within QLD

East Toowoomba Rangeville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Schools Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 96% 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 Higher than 98% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD

Liveability

Rangeville scores higher overall (73 vs 60).

East Toowoomba Rangeville
Grade B A
Score 60/100 73/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

East Toowoomba carries more crime risk (66 vs 48).

East Toowoomba Rangeville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
48/100
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 Rangeville
Inside the suburb 6 3
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 2 1
Universities within 10 km 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 1.8 km
 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 4.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.2%
same for both

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 Rangeville

  • St Joseph's College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Rangeville State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Maridahdi Kindergarten and Primary School Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

East Toowoomba Rangeville
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 23 3
Parks & reserves 14 22
Childcare 10 4
GPs 10 2
Pharmacies 4 1
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 10 11

Mobility

Rangeville sits further from the CBD (125.4 km vs 123.1 km).

East Toowoomba Rangeville
Walkability score 74/100 80/100
Distance to Brisbane 123.1 km 125.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 95 min 99 min
Public transport score 59/100
Bus
 26/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 16.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.0
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.

East Toowoomba Rangeville
Car (driver) 71.7% / 80.4%
East Toowoomba — Car (driver): 71.7% Rangeville — Car (driver): 80.4%
Worked from Home 11.8% / 10.1%
East Toowoomba — Worked from Home: 11.8% Rangeville — Worked from Home: 10.1%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 6.4%
East Toowoomba — Car (passenger): 6.5% Rangeville — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Walked Only 8.4% / 1.8%
East Toowoomba — Walked Only: 8.4% Rangeville — Walked Only: 1.8%
Bicycle 1.1% / 1.0%
East Toowoomba — Bicycle: 1.1% Rangeville — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

East Toowoomba Rangeville
Elevation 633 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 665 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

East Toowoomba Rangeville
Connectivity score 100/100 99/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
3,326 premises
 97%
4,022 premises

Climate

East Toowoomba Rangeville
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 Rangeville
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 Rangeville
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

East Toowoomba Rangeville
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 Rangeville
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

East Toowoomba

Parks Professionals Townhouses

Rangeville

Parks Professionals Quiet Regional Centre

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