Finnie vs Wyreema
Wyreema is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 55 in Finnie. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Finnie, most households are people living alone. In Wyreema, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Finnie tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Wyreema suits families with children.
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
Wyreema
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 44%)
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 36/100)
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 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Finnie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
- has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $330/wk)
- But Wyreema has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 12%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Finnie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (134.8 km vs 141.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (110 min vs 115 min)
- But Wyreema is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wyreema
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 36/100)
- But Finnie has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 10%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wyreema
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.2% vs -26.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Finnie and Wyreema 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
Wyreema has more residents (2,076 vs 69); Finnie skews older (55 vs 30).
| Finnie | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 69 | 2,076 +2909% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -26.6% | +13.2% |
| Median age | 55 | 30 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr +19% vs other | $89,596/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk | $330/wk +27% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (5.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Finnie | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $685,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $630,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 25 days from 29 sales |
Development activity
| Finnie | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Finnie | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.9% $600/wk on $802K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Finnie | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 83% of QLD | Higher than 63% 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 71% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 47% of QLD |
Liveability
Wyreema is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Finnie | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 58/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Finnie carries more crime risk (36 vs 24).
| Finnie | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Low 24/100 |
| 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 | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Wyreema
- Wyreema State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Finnie | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Wyreema sits further from the CBD (141.5 km vs 134.8 km).
| Finnie | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 134.8 km | 141.5 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 110 min | 115 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.2%).
Setting
| Finnie | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 585 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 539 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Finnie | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 57/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 31 premises | 31% 874 premises |
Climate
| Finnie | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 643 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Finnie | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 2.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 3.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Finnie | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Finnie | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wyreema | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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