Massie vs Toolburra
Toolburra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 50 in Massie. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Massie, most households are couple families. On these figures, Massie tends to suit couples and older residents, while Toolburra 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
Toolburra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 39/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Toolburra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Toolburra
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 21%)
- has cheaper rent ($196/wk vs $255/wk)
- But Massie has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 14%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Massie has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 12%)
- Toolburra carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 39/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Toolburra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (33.3% vs 24.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Massie and Toolburra 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
Massie has more residents (113 vs 56); Toolburra has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $62,348).
| Massie | Toolburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 113 +50% vs other | 56 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.2% | +33.3% |
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Median household income | $62,348/yr | $97,500/yr +56% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $255/wk +23% vs other | $196/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).
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 (8.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Massie | Toolburra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Massie | Toolburra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 28% of QLD | Higher than 72% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 27% of QLD | Higher than 29% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 48% of QLD | Higher than 66% of QLD |
Liveability
| Massie | Toolburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Massie carries more crime risk (39 vs 17).
| Massie | Toolburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 39/100 | Low 17/100 |
| 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
| Massie | Toolburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Massie | Toolburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 2 same for both | |
Mobility
| Massie | Toolburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 161.9 km | 160.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 133 min | 131 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4370 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 4370 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 (83.3%).
Setting
| Massie | Toolburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 442 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 439 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Massie | Toolburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 72 premises | 0% 17 premises |
Climate
| Massie | Toolburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 760 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Massie | Toolburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Massie | Toolburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Massie | Toolburra | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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