Mount Whitestone vs West Haldon

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Whitestone tends to suit families with children, while West Haldon suits 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

Mount Whitestone

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 67/100)

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

First-home buyers

West Haldon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

West Haldon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mount Whitestone

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (94 min vs 108 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (112.8 km vs 128.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Whitestone

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 67/100)
  • But West Haldon has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 21%)

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

Investors

West Haldon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.6% vs -16.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Whitestone and West Haldon 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 Whitestone West Haldon
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 Whitestone West Haldon
Walkability 10 / 0
Mount Whitestone — Walkability: 10/100 West Haldon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 33
Mount Whitestone — Safety: 69/100 West Haldon — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Whitestone — Low fire risk: 100/100 West Haldon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Whitestone has more residents (129 vs 63); Mount Whitestone rents higher ($250/wk vs $210/wk).

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
Population 129
+51% vs other
 63
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.2% +1.6%
Median age 50 51
Median household income $74,724/yr
+1% vs other
 $73,632/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+16% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
0-4 6.2% / 4.8%
Mount Whitestone — 0-4: 6.2% West Haldon — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 15.5% / 4.8%
Mount Whitestone — 5-14: 15.5% West Haldon — 5-14: 4.8%
15-19 6.2% / 7.9%
Mount Whitestone — 15-19: 6.2% West Haldon — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 2.3% / —
Mount Whitestone — 20-24: 2.3% West Haldon — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.0% / 6.3%
Mount Whitestone — 25-34: 7.0% West Haldon — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 12.4% / 6.3%
Mount Whitestone — 35-44: 12.4% West Haldon — 35-44: 6.3%
45-54 10.9% / 27.0%
Mount Whitestone — 45-54: 10.9% West Haldon — 45-54: 27.0%
55-64 14.7% / 15.9%
Mount Whitestone — 55-64: 14.7% West Haldon — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 14.7% / 15.9%
Mount Whitestone — 65-74: 14.7% West Haldon — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 3.1% / 12.7%
Mount Whitestone — 75-84: 3.1% West Haldon — 75-84: 12.7%
85+ 3.1% / —
Mount Whitestone — 85+: 3.1% West Haldon — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Whitestone 51.3% lone person
Mount Whitestone — Lone Person: 51.3% Mount Whitestone — Couple Families: 35.9% Mount Whitestone — One Parent Families: 12.8%
West Haldon 50.0% lone person
West Haldon — Lone Person: 50.0% West Haldon — Couple Families: 50.0% West Haldon — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Whitestone 21.6% renting
Mount Whitestone — Owned Outright: 41.2% Mount Whitestone — Mortgage: 37.3% Mount Whitestone — Renting: 21.6%
West Haldon 0.0% renting
West Haldon — Owned Outright: 68.4% West Haldon — Mortgage: 31.6% West Haldon — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Whitestone 100.0% houses
Mount Whitestone — Houses: 100.0%
West Haldon 100.0% houses
West Haldon — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 17.5%
Mount Whitestone — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% West Haldon — Bachelor Degree: 17.5%
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 4.8%
Mount Whitestone — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% West Haldon — Certificate III & IV: 4.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 7.9%
Mount Whitestone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% West Haldon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 9.5%
Mount Whitestone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest West Haldon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 9.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Development activity

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
 1,513
across Toowoomba
Approvals change year on year +103% -25%

Ranking within QLD

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Whitestone is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

West Haldon carries more crime risk (67 vs 31).

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 Moderate
67/100
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

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Whitestone

  • Mount Whitestone State School Government · Primary

Schools in West Haldon

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
Parks & reserves 3 0
Waterways 3 48

Mobility

West Haldon sits further from the CBD (128.1 km vs 112.8 km).

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 112.8 km 128.1 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 94 min 108 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4347
 0.4%
postcode 4359
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 98
postcode 4347
 72
postcode 4359

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 Whitestone West Haldon
Car (driver) 63.3% / 73.3%
Mount Whitestone — Car (driver): 63.3% West Haldon — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 28.3% / 13.3%
Mount Whitestone — Worked from Home: 28.3% West Haldon — Worked from Home: 13.3%
Walked Only 8.3% / 13.3%
Mount Whitestone — Walked Only: 8.3% West Haldon — Walked Only: 13.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
Elevation 514 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 442 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
Connectivity score 21/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
Annual rainfall 697 mm 643 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C —
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
Average residential rate $1,952/yr $1,618/yr
Council Lockyer Valley Toowoomba

Federal electorate

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
Division Wright Groom
Member Scott Buchholz Garth Hamilton
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Whitestone West Haldon
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Whitestone

Rural

West Haldon

Retirees Rural

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