Finnie vs Westbrook

Westbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 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 Westbrook, most households are couple families. On these figures, Finnie tends to suit people living alone and older residents, 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 parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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 19%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Finnie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $380/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)

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 140.5 km)
  • Westbrook is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Finnie has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 10%)
  • Westbrook is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Westbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.5% vs -26.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Finnie 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.

Finnie 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.

Finnie Westbrook
Walkability 0 / 20
Finnie — Walkability: 0/100 Westbrook — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 64 / 64
Finnie — Safety: 64/100 Westbrook — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Finnie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Westbrook — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Westbrook has more residents (4,408 vs 69); Finnie skews older (55 vs 33).

Finnie Westbrook
Population 69 4,408
+6288% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -26.6% +13.5%
Median age 55 33
Median household income $110,500/yr $114,192/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $380/wk
+46% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Finnie Westbrook
0-4 — / 7.6%
Finnie — 0-4: not among its largest Westbrook — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 7.2% / 18.0%
Finnie — 5-14: 7.2% Westbrook — 5-14: 18.0%
15-19 11.6% / 8.3%
Finnie — 15-19: 11.6% Westbrook — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 8.7% / 5.0%
Finnie — 20-24: 8.7% Westbrook — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 7.2% / 13.0%
Finnie — 25-34: 7.2% Westbrook — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 11.6% / 14.7%
Finnie — 35-44: 11.6% Westbrook — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 8.7% / 13.7%
Finnie — 45-54: 8.7% Westbrook — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 33.3% / 9.7%
Finnie — 55-64: 33.3% Westbrook — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 13.0% / 7.1%
Finnie — 65-74: 13.0% Westbrook — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 4.3% / 2.6%
Finnie — 75-84: 4.3% Westbrook — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 4.3% / 0.4%
Finnie — 85+: 4.3% Westbrook — 85+: 0.4%

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% Finnie — Other Families: 0.0%
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.

Finnie 11.5% renting
Finnie — Owned Outright: 46.2% Finnie — Mortgage: 42.3% Finnie — Renting: 11.5%
Westbrook 17.1% renting
Westbrook — Owned Outright: 24.5% Westbrook — Mortgage: 58.4% Westbrook — Renting: 17.1%
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 Westbrook
England 5.8% / 1.4%
Finnie — England: 5.8% Westbrook — England: 1.4%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Finnie — New Zealand: not among its largest Westbrook — New Zealand: 1.2%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Finnie — South Africa: not among its largest Westbrook — South Africa: 0.5%
Zimbabwe — / 0.4%
Finnie — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Westbrook — Zimbabwe: 0.4%
Philippines — / 0.3%
Finnie — Philippines: not among its largest Westbrook — Philippines: 0.3%

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

Qualifications

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

Finnie Westbrook
Certificate III & IV 24.6% / 18.9%
Finnie — Certificate III & IV: 24.6% Westbrook — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.1%
Finnie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Westbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 9.3%
Finnie — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Westbrook — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 1.5%
Finnie — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Westbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Finnie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Westbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

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% Finnie — Townhouses: 0.0% Finnie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Westbrook 95.7% houses
Westbrook — Houses: 95.7% Westbrook — Townhouses: 4.0% Westbrook — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Finnie Westbrook
Median house price — $891,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $925,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 23 sales

Development activity

Finnie 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.

Finnie Westbrook
Houses — 3.4%
$675/wk on $1.02M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Finnie Westbrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 92% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 55% 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 63% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 22% of QLD

Liveability

Westbrook is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Finnie Westbrook
Grade — A
Score — 70/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Finnie Westbrook
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
36/100
same for both
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Finnie Westbrook
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
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 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

Finnie Westbrook
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 12

Mobility

Westbrook sits further from the CBD (140.5 km vs 134.8 km).

Finnie Westbrook
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Brisbane 134.8 km 140.5 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 114 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.

Finnie Westbrook
Car (driver) 71.0% / 84.7%
Finnie — Car (driver): 71.0% Westbrook — Car (driver): 84.7%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 7.2%
Finnie — Worked from Home: 16.1% Westbrook — Worked from Home: 7.2%
Car (passenger) 12.9% / 5.7%
Finnie — Car (passenger): 12.9% Westbrook — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only — / 1.2%
Finnie — Walked Only: not among its largest Westbrook — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus — / 0.6%
Finnie — Bus: not among its largest Westbrook — Bus: 0.6%

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

Setting

Finnie Westbrook
Elevation 585 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 525 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Finnie Westbrook
Connectivity score 30/100 83/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 73%
1,594 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Finnie Westbrook
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³ 4.9 µg/m³
PM10 3.8 µg/m³ 12.0 µg/m³
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Finnie 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

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

Tags

Finnie

Rural Students

Westbrook

Acreage Family

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