Ottaba vs Toogoolawah

Ottaba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 56 in Toogoolawah. 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, Ottaba tends to suit families with children, while Toogoolawah suits older residents.

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

Toogoolawah

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Ottaba carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 77/100)

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

Ottaba

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Ottaba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 99 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (110.5 km vs 120.8 km)
  • But Toogoolawah is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Toogoolawah

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 19%)
  • But Ottaba carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 77/100)

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

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

Ottaba Toogoolawah
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.

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Walkability 0 / 19
Ottaba — Walkability: 0/100 Toogoolawah — Walkability: 19/100
Safety 58 / 23
Ottaba — Safety: 58/100 Toogoolawah — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ottaba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Toogoolawah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Toogoolawah has more residents (1,200 vs 52); Toogoolawah rents higher ($260/wk vs $90/wk).

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Population 52 1,200
+2208% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.7% -6.2%
Median age 53 56
Median household income $55,224/yr
+9% vs other
 $50,284/yr
Median weekly rent $90/wk $260/wk
+189% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ottaba Toogoolawah
0-4 — / 4.0%
Ottaba — 0-4: not among its largest Toogoolawah — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 19.2% / 9.4%
Ottaba — 5-14: 19.2% Toogoolawah — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 7.7% / 4.8%
Ottaba — 15-19: 7.7% Toogoolawah — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 7.7% / 3.3%
Ottaba — 20-24: 7.7% Toogoolawah — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 9.6% / 6.8%
Ottaba — 25-34: 9.6% Toogoolawah — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 7.7% / 9.0%
Ottaba — 35-44: 7.7% Toogoolawah — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 7.7% / 12.2%
Ottaba — 45-54: 7.7% Toogoolawah — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 23.1% / 14.2%
Ottaba — 55-64: 23.1% Toogoolawah — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 7.7% / 20.3%
Ottaba — 65-74: 7.7% Toogoolawah — 65-74: 20.3%
75-84 11.5% / 12.8%
Ottaba — 75-84: 11.5% Toogoolawah — 75-84: 12.8%
85+ — / 4.0%
Ottaba — 85+: not among its largest Toogoolawah — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ottaba 50.0% lone person
Ottaba — Lone Person: 50.0% Ottaba — Couple Families: 18.8% Ottaba — One Parent Families: 31.2% Ottaba — Group Household: 0.0% Ottaba — Other Families: 0.0%
Toogoolawah 50.8% lone person
Toogoolawah — Lone Person: 50.8% Toogoolawah — Couple Families: 27.8% Toogoolawah — One Parent Families: 15.4% Toogoolawah — Group Household: 4.8% Toogoolawah — Other Families: 1.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ottaba 0.0% renting
Ottaba — Owned Outright: 68.8% Ottaba — Mortgage: 31.2% Ottaba — Renting: 0.0%
Toogoolawah 23.9% renting
Toogoolawah — Owned Outright: 49.6% Toogoolawah — Mortgage: 26.5% Toogoolawah — Renting: 23.9%
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.

Ottaba Toogoolawah
New Zealand 11.5% / 1.9%
Ottaba — New Zealand: 11.5% Toogoolawah — New Zealand: 1.9%
England — / 3.8%
Ottaba — England: not among its largest Toogoolawah — England: 3.8%
Philippines — / 1.1%
Ottaba — Philippines: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Philippines: 1.1%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Ottaba — Scotland: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Scotland: 0.6%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Ottaba — Netherlands: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Netherlands: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).

Qualifications

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

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 19.1%
Ottaba — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Toogoolawah — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 5.8%
Ottaba — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Toogoolawah — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 4.6%
Ottaba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Toogoolawah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Ottaba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Ottaba — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ottaba 100.0% houses
Ottaba — Houses: 100.0% Ottaba — Townhouses: 0.0% Ottaba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Toogoolawah 93.2% houses
Toogoolawah — Houses: 93.2% Toogoolawah — Townhouses: 4.9% Toogoolawah — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Median house price — $620,000
Median unit price — $480,000
Median land price — $750,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 56 days
from 11 sales

Development activity

Ottaba Toogoolawah
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Houses — 3.5%
$540/wk on $800K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ottaba Toogoolawah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Toogoolawah is more walkable (19 vs 0).

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Grade — D
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Toogoolawah carries more crime risk (77 vs 42).

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
 High
77/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Ottaba

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

Schools in Toogoolawah

  • Toogoolawah State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Toogoolawah State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 9
same for both

Mobility

Toogoolawah sits further from the CBD (120.8 km vs 110.5 km).

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Walkability score 0/100 19/100
Distance to Brisbane 110.5 km 120.8 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 88 min 99 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4313
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4313
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.

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Car (driver) 100.0% / 70.8%
Ottaba — Car (driver): 100.0% Toogoolawah — Car (driver): 70.8%
Walked Only — / 11.5%
Ottaba — Walked Only: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Walked Only: 11.5%
Worked from Home — / 11.2%
Ottaba — Worked from Home: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) — / 3.5%
Ottaba — Car (passenger): not among its largest Toogoolawah — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Bus — / 1.5%
Ottaba — Bus: not among its largest Toogoolawah — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Elevation 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
696 premises

Climate

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ottaba Toogoolawah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ottaba

River Rural

Toogoolawah

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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