Felton South vs Back Plains

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Felton South tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Felton South has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
  • Back Plains is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 74%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Back Plains

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $400/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 21%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Felton South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (138 min vs 143 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (175.7 km vs 179.9 km)
  • But Back Plains is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Back Plains

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Back Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (40.5% vs 20.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Felton South Back Plains
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.

Felton South Back Plains
Walkability 0 / 13
Felton South — Walkability: 0/100 Back Plains — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 73 / 78
Felton South — Safety: 73/100 Back Plains — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Felton South — Low fire risk: 100/100 Back Plains — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Felton South rents higher ($400/wk vs $265/wk); Back Plains has more residents (104 vs 78).

Felton South Back Plains
Population 78 104
+33% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.0% +40.5%
Median age 44 42
Median household income $97,500/yr
+3% vs other
 $94,224/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+34% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Felton South Back Plains
0-4 10.3% / 6.7%
Felton South — 0-4: 10.3% Back Plains — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 14.1% / 14.4%
Felton South — 5-14: 14.1% Back Plains — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 3.8% / 7.7%
Felton South — 15-19: 3.8% Back Plains — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 — / —
Felton South — 20-24: not among its largest Back Plains — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.4% / 13.5%
Felton South — 25-34: 6.4% Back Plains — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 9.0% / 9.6%
Felton South — 35-44: 9.0% Back Plains — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 15.4% / 11.5%
Felton South — 45-54: 15.4% Back Plains — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 17.9% / 15.4%
Felton South — 55-64: 17.9% Back Plains — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 5.1% / 10.6%
Felton South — 65-74: 5.1% Back Plains — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 — / —
Felton South — 75-84: not among its largest Back Plains — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Felton South — 85+: not among its largest Back Plains — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Felton South 73.7% couple families
Felton South — Couple Families: 73.7% Felton South — Lone Person: 26.3% Felton South — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Back Plains 60.0% couple families
Back Plains — Couple Families: 60.0% Back Plains — Lone Person: 15.0% Back Plains — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Felton South 0.0% renting
Felton South — Owned Outright: 58.3% Felton South — Mortgage: 41.7% Felton South — Renting: 0.0%
Back Plains 13.8% renting
Back Plains — Owned Outright: 41.4% Back Plains — Mortgage: 44.8% Back Plains — Renting: 13.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Felton South 100.0% houses
Felton South — Houses: 100.0% Felton South — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Back Plains 88.9% houses
Back Plains — Houses: 88.9% Back Plains — Flats / Apartments: 11.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Felton South Back Plains
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 19.2%
Felton South — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Back Plains — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 12.5%
Felton South — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Back Plains — Bachelor Degree: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 4.8%
Felton South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Back Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / —
Felton South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Back Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Development activity

Felton South Back Plains
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Felton South Back Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 7% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD

Liveability

Back Plains is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Felton South Back Plains
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Felton South Back Plains
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
22/100
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

Felton South Back Plains
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Felton South

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

Schools in Back Plains

  • Back Plains State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Felton South Back Plains
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Back Plains sits further from the CBD (179.9 km vs 175.7 km).

Felton South Back Plains
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 175.7 km 179.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 138 min 143 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4358
 0.1%
postcode 4361
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4358
 66
postcode 4361

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.

Felton South Back Plains
Car (driver) 43.2% / 82.7%
Felton South — Car (driver): 43.2% Back Plains — Car (driver): 82.7%
Worked from Home 56.8% / 17.3%
Felton South — Worked from Home: 56.8% Back Plains — Worked from Home: 17.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.7%).

Setting

Felton South Back Plains
Elevation 414 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 458 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Felton South Back Plains
Connectivity score 26/100 21/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Felton South Back Plains
Annual rainfall 691 mm 643 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Felton South Back Plains
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Felton South Back Plains
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Felton South Back Plains
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Felton South

Family Rural Young Families

Back Plains

Rural

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