Headington Hill vs Pilton
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Headington Hill, most households are couple families. On these figures, Headington Hill tends to suit couples, while Pilton suits 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
Pilton
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)
- But Headington Hill is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 57%)
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
Pilton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 30%)
- has cheaper rent ($266/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Pilton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (119 min vs 128 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (142.7 km vs 149.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Headington Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Headington Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (50.0% vs -19.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Headington Hill and Pilton 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
Headington Hill rents higher ($350/wk vs $266/wk); Pilton has higher household incomes ($68,224 vs $61,256).
| Headington Hill | Pilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 87 +18% vs other | 71 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +50.0% | -19.3% |
| Median age | 55 | 54 |
| Median household income | $61,256/yr | $68,224/yr +11% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +24% vs other | $266/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Headington Hill | Pilton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Headington Hill | Pilton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 26% of QLD | Higher than 35% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of QLD | Higher than 61% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 8% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of QLD | Higher than 47% of QLD |
Liveability
| Headington Hill | Pilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Headington Hill | Pilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | Low 29/100 |
| 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
| Headington Hill | Pilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Headington Hill
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Pilton
- Pilton State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Headington Hill | Pilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Headington Hill sits further from the CBD (149.6 km vs 142.7 km).
| Headington Hill | Pilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 149.6 km +5% vs other | 142.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 128 min | 119 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4361 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 4361 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.3%).
Setting
| Headington Hill | Pilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 521 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 500 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Headington Hill | Pilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 33 premises |
Climate
| Headington Hill | Pilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 643 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Headington Hill | Pilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Headington Hill | Pilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Headington Hill | Pilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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