Linthorpe vs Biddeston

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Linthorpe, most households are couple families. In Biddeston, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Linthorpe: a median of $990,000, against $680,000 in Biddeston, though rent is higher in Biddeston. On these figures, Linthorpe tends to suit families with children and couples, while Biddeston suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Linthorpe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 29/100)

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

First-home buyers

Biddeston

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($680,000 vs $990,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Linthorpe has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
  • Biddeston has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Biddeston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 125 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (150.6 km vs 161.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Linthorpe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 29/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Linthorpe Biddeston
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.

Linthorpe Biddeston
Walkability 0 / 0
Linthorpe — Walkability: 0/100 Biddeston — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 71
Linthorpe — Safety: 86/100 Biddeston — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Linthorpe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Biddeston — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Linthorpe has more residents (416 vs 269); Biddeston rents higher ($300/wk vs $250/wk).

Linthorpe Biddeston
Population 416
+35% vs other
 269
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.5% -5.3%
Median age 45 47
Median household income $87,048/yr $95,316/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Linthorpe Biddeston
0-4 5.5% / 1.5%
Linthorpe — 0-4: 5.5% Biddeston — 0-4: 1.5%
5-14 14.7% / 11.5%
Linthorpe — 5-14: 14.7% Biddeston — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 4.6% / 7.1%
Linthorpe — 15-19: 4.6% Biddeston — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 4.3% / 6.3%
Linthorpe — 20-24: 4.3% Biddeston — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 7.2% / 10.8%
Linthorpe — 25-34: 7.2% Biddeston — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 12.3% / 10.4%
Linthorpe — 35-44: 12.3% Biddeston — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 14.7% / 14.9%
Linthorpe — 45-54: 14.7% Biddeston — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 19.2% / 14.9%
Linthorpe — 55-64: 19.2% Biddeston — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 11.8% / 14.9%
Linthorpe — 65-74: 11.8% Biddeston — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 4.8% / 5.6%
Linthorpe — 75-84: 4.8% Biddeston — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 1.2% / 1.9%
Linthorpe — 85+: 1.2% Biddeston — 85+: 1.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Linthorpe 65.1% couple families
Linthorpe — Couple Families: 65.1% Linthorpe — Lone Person: 30.1% Linthorpe — One Parent Families: 4.8% Linthorpe — Other Families: 0.0%
Biddeston 48.9% couple families
Biddeston — Couple Families: 48.9% Biddeston — Lone Person: 24.4% Biddeston — One Parent Families: 17.8% Biddeston — Other Families: 8.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Linthorpe 5.8% renting
Linthorpe — Owned Outright: 49.6% Linthorpe — Mortgage: 44.6% Linthorpe — Renting: 5.8%
Biddeston 16.5% renting
Biddeston — Owned Outright: 46.8% Biddeston — Mortgage: 36.7% Biddeston — Renting: 16.5%
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.

Linthorpe Biddeston
England 2.2% / 2.2%
Linthorpe — England: 2.2% Biddeston — England: 2.2%
South Africa 1.4% / 1.1%
Linthorpe — South Africa: 1.4% Biddeston — South Africa: 1.1%
New Zealand — / 1.9%
Linthorpe — New Zealand: not among its largest Biddeston — New Zealand: 1.9%
Germany — / 1.5%
Linthorpe — Germany: not among its largest Biddeston — Germany: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

Qualifications

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

Linthorpe Biddeston
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 15.6%
Linthorpe — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Biddeston — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 11.2%
Linthorpe — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Biddeston — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 5.9%
Linthorpe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Biddeston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 1.1%
Linthorpe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Biddeston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.9%
Linthorpe — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Biddeston — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Linthorpe 97.9% houses
Linthorpe — Houses: 97.9% Linthorpe — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Biddeston 100.0% houses
Biddeston — Houses: 100.0% Biddeston — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Linthorpe Biddeston
Median house price $990,000 $680,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Linthorpe Biddeston
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Linthorpe Biddeston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD

Liveability

Linthorpe Biddeston
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

Biddeston carries more crime risk (29 vs 14).

Linthorpe Biddeston
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
14/100
 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

Linthorpe Biddeston
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 Linthorpe

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

Schools in Biddeston

  • Biddeston State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Linthorpe Biddeston
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Linthorpe sits further from the CBD (161.3 km vs 150.6 km).

Linthorpe Biddeston
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 161.3 km
+7% vs other
 150.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 125 min 114 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4356
 0.1%
postcode 4401
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 4356
 59
postcode 4401

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.

Linthorpe Biddeston
Car (driver) 67.7% / 70.5%
Linthorpe — Car (driver): 67.7% Biddeston — Car (driver): 70.5%
Worked from Home 26.3% / 20.9%
Linthorpe — Worked from Home: 26.3% Biddeston — Worked from Home: 20.9%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 5.8%
Linthorpe — Car (passenger): 2.5% Biddeston — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only 3.5% / 2.9%
Linthorpe — Walked Only: 3.5% Biddeston — Walked Only: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.5%).

Setting

Linthorpe Biddeston
Elevation 457 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 500 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Linthorpe Biddeston
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
165 premises
 0%
112 premises

Climate

Linthorpe Biddeston
Annual rainfall 691 mm 577 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.9°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Linthorpe Biddeston
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Linthorpe Biddeston
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Linthorpe Biddeston
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Linthorpe Biddeston
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Linthorpe

Rural

Biddeston

Rural

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