Finnie vs Vale View

Vale View is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 55 in Finnie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Finnie, most households are people living alone. In Vale View, most households are couple families. On these figures, Finnie tends to suit people living alone, while Vale View 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

Vale View

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 44%)

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

First-home buyers

Finnie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 17%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Finnie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Finnie sits closer to the CBD (134.8 km vs 138.7 km)
  • Vale View is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Vale View

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Vale View

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.8% vs -26.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Finnie Vale View
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.

Finnie Vale View
Walkability 0 / 13
Finnie — Walkability: 0/100 Vale View — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 64 / 68
Finnie — Safety: 64/100 Vale View — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Finnie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Vale View — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Vale View has more residents (454 vs 69); Vale View rents higher ($340/wk vs $260/wk).

Finnie Vale View
Population 69 454
+558% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -26.6% -3.8%
Median age 55 44
Median household income $110,500/yr $123,032/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $340/wk
+31% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Finnie Vale View
0-4 — / 3.7%
Finnie — 0-4: not among its largest Vale View — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 7.2% / 14.5%
Finnie — 5-14: 7.2% Vale View — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 11.6% / 11.2%
Finnie — 15-19: 11.6% Vale View — 15-19: 11.2%
20-24 8.7% / 7.0%
Finnie — 20-24: 8.7% Vale View — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 7.2% / 4.8%
Finnie — 25-34: 7.2% Vale View — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 11.6% / 12.3%
Finnie — 35-44: 11.6% Vale View — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 8.7% / 15.4%
Finnie — 45-54: 8.7% Vale View — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 33.3% / 13.9%
Finnie — 55-64: 33.3% Vale View — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 13.0% / 11.7%
Finnie — 65-74: 13.0% Vale View — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 4.3% / 5.3%
Finnie — 75-84: 4.3% Vale View — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 4.3% / 0.9%
Finnie — 85+: 4.3% Vale View — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Finnie 43.8% couple families
Finnie — Couple Families: 43.8% Finnie — Lone Person: 56.2% Finnie — One Parent Families: 0.0% Finnie — Group Household: 0.0%
Vale View 64.0% couple families
Vale View — Couple Families: 64.0% Vale View — Lone Person: 11.2% Vale View — One Parent Families: 21.3% Vale View — Group Household: 3.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Finnie 11.5% renting
Finnie — Owned Outright: 46.2% Finnie — Mortgage: 42.3% Finnie — Renting: 11.5%
Vale View 7.4% renting
Vale View — Owned Outright: 48.6% Vale View — Mortgage: 43.9% Vale View — Renting: 7.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Finnie Vale View
England 5.8% / 1.5%
Finnie — England: 5.8% Vale View — England: 1.5%
New Zealand — / 2.2%
Finnie — New Zealand: not among its largest Vale View — New Zealand: 2.2%
South Africa — / 1.5%
Finnie — South Africa: not among its largest Vale View — South Africa: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Qualifications

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

Finnie Vale View
Certificate III & IV 24.6% / 18.3%
Finnie — Certificate III & IV: 24.6% Vale View — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 8.6%
Finnie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Vale View — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 10.6%
Finnie — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Vale View — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 3.5%
Finnie — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Vale View — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Finnie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Vale View — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Finnie 100.0% houses
Finnie — Houses: 100.0%
Vale View 100.0% houses
Vale View — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Finnie Vale View
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Finnie Vale View
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD

Liveability

Vale View is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Finnie Vale View
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Finnie Vale View
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
32/100
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

Finnie Vale View
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 9.4 km
 None

Schools in Finnie

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

Schools in Vale View

  • Vale View State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Finnie Vale View
Parks & reserves 0 1

Mobility

Vale View sits further from the CBD (138.7 km vs 134.8 km).

Finnie Vale View
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 134.8 km 138.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 113 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4350
 0.6%
postcode 4352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 4350
 84
postcode 4352

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.

Finnie Vale View
Car (driver) 71.0% / 79.9%
Finnie — Car (driver): 71.0% Vale View — Car (driver): 79.9%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 11.2%
Finnie — Worked from Home: 16.1% Vale View — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 12.9% / 7.5%
Finnie — Car (passenger): 12.9% Vale View — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
Finnie — Walked Only: not among its largest Vale View — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.9%).

Setting

Finnie Vale View
Elevation 585 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 576 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Finnie Vale View
Connectivity score 30/100 37/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
169 premises

Climate

Finnie Vale View
Annual rainfall 643 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Finnie Vale View
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Finnie Vale View
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Finnie Vale View
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Finnie Vale View
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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