Maclagan vs Quinalow

Quinalow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Maclagan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Maclagan, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Maclagan tends to suit people living alone, while Quinalow 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

Quinalow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 43%)

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

First-home buyers

Maclagan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Quinalow

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (198.7 km vs 208.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 155 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Quinalow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.5% vs -33.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Maclagan Quinalow
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.

Maclagan Quinalow
Walkability 0 / 0
Maclagan — Walkability: 0/100 Quinalow — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 61
Maclagan — Safety: 69/100 Quinalow — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Maclagan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Quinalow — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Quinalow has more residents (205 vs 130); Maclagan has higher household incomes ($67,600 vs $55,224).

Maclagan Quinalow
Population 130 205
+58% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -33.3% +18.5%
Median age 46 41
Median household income $67,600/yr
+18% vs other
 $55,224/yr
Median weekly rent $188/wk
+4% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maclagan Quinalow
0-4 5.4% / 7.8%
Maclagan — 0-4: 5.4% Quinalow — 0-4: 7.8%
5-14 12.3% / 18.0%
Maclagan — 5-14: 12.3% Quinalow — 5-14: 18.0%
15-19 2.3% / 7.8%
Maclagan — 15-19: 2.3% Quinalow — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 2.3% / 2.0%
Maclagan — 20-24: 2.3% Quinalow — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 10.0% / 9.3%
Maclagan — 25-34: 10.0% Quinalow — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 12.3% / 13.7%
Maclagan — 35-44: 12.3% Quinalow — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 18.5% / 12.2%
Maclagan — 45-54: 18.5% Quinalow — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 9.2% / 14.1%
Maclagan — 55-64: 9.2% Quinalow — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 16.9% / 12.2%
Maclagan — 65-74: 16.9% Quinalow — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 6.2% / 8.3%
Maclagan — 75-84: 6.2% Quinalow — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 2.0%
Maclagan — 85+: not among its largest Quinalow — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maclagan 45.9% lone person
Maclagan — Lone Person: 45.9% Maclagan — Couple Families: 32.4% Maclagan — One Parent Families: 10.8% Maclagan — Other Families: 10.8% Maclagan — Group Household: 0.0%
Quinalow 34.5% lone person
Quinalow — Lone Person: 34.5% Quinalow — Couple Families: 38.2% Quinalow — One Parent Families: 21.8% Quinalow — Other Families: 0.0% Quinalow — Group Household: 5.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maclagan 17.8% renting
Maclagan — Owned Outright: 57.8% Maclagan — Mortgage: 24.4% Maclagan — Renting: 17.8%
Quinalow 23.4% renting
Quinalow — Owned Outright: 53.1% Quinalow — Mortgage: 23.4% Quinalow — Renting: 23.4%
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.

Maclagan Quinalow
Philippines — / 7.3%
Maclagan — Philippines: not among its largest Quinalow — Philippines: 7.3%
England 3.1% / —
Maclagan — England: 3.1% Quinalow — England: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.0%
Maclagan — New Zealand: not among its largest Quinalow — New Zealand: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

Qualifications

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

Maclagan Quinalow
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 12.2%
Maclagan — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Quinalow — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Bachelor Degree — / 9.8%
Maclagan — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Quinalow — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 2.4%
Maclagan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Quinalow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Maclagan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Quinalow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maclagan 98.2% houses
Maclagan — Houses: 98.2% Maclagan — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Quinalow 101.6% houses
Quinalow — Houses: 101.6% Quinalow — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Maclagan Quinalow
Median house price — $295,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Maclagan Quinalow
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 67% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD

Liveability

Maclagan Quinalow
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Maclagan Quinalow
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
39/100
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

Maclagan Quinalow
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Maclagan

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

Schools in Quinalow

  • Quinalow Prep-10 State School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Maclagan Quinalow
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 1 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 4 8

Mobility

Maclagan sits further from the CBD (208.2 km vs 198.7 km).

Maclagan Quinalow
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 208.2 km
+5% vs other
 198.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min 148 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4352
 0.0%
postcode 4403
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4352
 64
postcode 4403

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.

Maclagan Quinalow
Car (driver) 67.9% / 67.5%
Maclagan — Car (driver): 67.9% Quinalow — Car (driver): 67.5%
Worked from Home 26.4% / 15.0%
Maclagan — Worked from Home: 26.4% Quinalow — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Walked Only 5.7% / 11.2%
Maclagan — Walked Only: 5.7% Quinalow — Walked Only: 11.2%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Maclagan — Car (passenger): not among its largest Quinalow — Car (passenger): 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Maclagan Quinalow
Elevation 483 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 455 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Maclagan Quinalow
Connectivity score 28/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 0%
86 premises

Climate

Maclagan Quinalow
Annual rainfall 577 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Maclagan Quinalow
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Maclagan Quinalow
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Maclagan Quinalow
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maclagan

Rural

Quinalow

Family Rural

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