Mount Rascal vs Vale View

Mount Rascal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Vale View. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Rascal tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Vale View

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 46/100)

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

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

Vale View

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Vale View

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 46/100)

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

Investors

Vale View

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.8% vs -14.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Rascal Vale View
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.

Mount Rascal Vale View
Walkability 0 / 13
Mount Rascal — Walkability: 0/100 Vale View — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 54 / 68
Mount Rascal — Safety: 54/100 Vale View — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Rascal — Low fire risk: 100/100 Vale View — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Vale View skews older (44 vs 39).

Mount Rascal Vale View
Population 393 454
+16% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.9% -3.8%
Median age 39 44
Median household income $126,880/yr
+3% vs other
 $123,032/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk $340/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Rascal Vale View
0-4 6.4% / 3.7%
Mount Rascal — 0-4: 6.4% Vale View — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 19.3% / 14.5%
Mount Rascal — 5-14: 19.3% Vale View — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 9.7% / 11.2%
Mount Rascal — 15-19: 9.7% Vale View — 15-19: 11.2%
20-24 3.1% / 7.0%
Mount Rascal — 20-24: 3.1% Vale View — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 6.1% / 4.8%
Mount Rascal — 25-34: 6.1% Vale View — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 15.0% / 12.3%
Mount Rascal — 35-44: 15.0% Vale View — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 15.3% / 15.4%
Mount Rascal — 45-54: 15.3% Vale View — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 13.7% / 13.9%
Mount Rascal — 55-64: 13.7% Vale View — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 10.7% / 11.7%
Mount Rascal — 65-74: 10.7% Vale View — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 1.3% / 5.3%
Mount Rascal — 75-84: 1.3% Vale View — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 1.3% / 0.9%
Mount Rascal — 85+: 1.3% Vale View — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Rascal 79.3% couple families
Mount Rascal — Couple Families: 79.3% Mount Rascal — One Parent Families: 9.2% Mount Rascal — Lone Person: 11.5% Mount Rascal — Group Household: 0.0%
Vale View 64.0% couple families
Vale View — Couple Families: 64.0% Vale View — One Parent Families: 21.3% Vale View — Lone Person: 11.2% Vale View — Group Household: 3.4%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Rascal 3.5% renting
Mount Rascal — Owned Outright: 46.0% Mount Rascal — Mortgage: 50.4% Mount Rascal — Renting: 3.5%
Vale View 7.4% renting
Vale View — Owned Outright: 48.6% Vale View — Mortgage: 43.9% Vale View — Renting: 7.4%
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.

Mount Rascal Vale View
South Africa 2.5% / 1.5%
Mount Rascal — South Africa: 2.5% Vale View — South Africa: 1.5%
New Zealand 1.5% / 2.2%
Mount Rascal — New Zealand: 1.5% Vale View — New Zealand: 2.2%
England 1.5% / 1.5%
Mount Rascal — England: 1.5% Vale View — England: 1.5%
Canada 1.0% / —
Mount Rascal — Canada: 1.0% Vale View — Canada: not among its largest
Fiji 0.8% / —
Mount Rascal — Fiji: 0.8% Vale View — Fiji: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Rascal Vale View
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 18.3%
Mount Rascal — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Vale View — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 10.6%
Mount Rascal — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Vale View — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.6%
Mount Rascal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Vale View — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 3.5%
Mount Rascal — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Vale View — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 0.7%
Mount Rascal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Vale View — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Rascal 95.1% houses
Mount Rascal — Houses: 95.1% Mount Rascal — Flats / Apartments: 4.9%
Vale View 100.0% houses
Vale View — Houses: 100.0% Vale View — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Rascal Vale View
Median house price $1,576,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $500,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 76 days
from 5 sales
 —

Development activity

Mount Rascal Vale View
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Rascal Vale View
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD

Liveability

Vale View is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Mount Rascal Vale View
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mount Rascal carries more crime risk (46 vs 32).

Mount Rascal Vale View
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Low
32/100
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

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Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 9.1 km
 None

Schools in Mount Rascal

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

Schools in Vale View

  • Vale View State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Rascal Vale View
Parks & reserves 0 1

Mobility

Mount Rascal Vale View
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 137.8 km 138.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 113 min
same for both
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.

Mount Rascal Vale View
Car (driver) 80.2% / 79.9%
Mount Rascal — Car (driver): 80.2% Vale View — Car (driver): 79.9%
Worked from Home 12.9% / 11.2%
Mount Rascal — Worked from Home: 12.9% Vale View — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 7.5%
Mount Rascal — Car (passenger): 5.4% Vale View — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Walked Only 1.5% / 1.4%
Mount Rascal — Walked Only: 1.5% Vale View — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.2%).

Setting

Mount Rascal Vale View
Elevation 637 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 576 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Rascal Vale View
Connectivity score 63/100 37/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
207 premises
 0%
169 premises

Climate

Mount Rascal Vale View
Annual rainfall 643 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Rascal Vale View
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Rascal Vale View
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Rascal Vale View
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Rascal Vale View
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Rascal

Acreage Family Premium

Vale View

Acreage

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