Pechey vs Crows Nest

Pechey is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 57 in Crows Nest. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pechey, about half of households are couple families. In Crows Nest, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Pechey tends to suit families with children and couples, while Crows Nest suits people living alone and 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

Crows Nest

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 79/100)
  • But Pechey is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Pechey

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pechey

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $270/wk)
  • But Crows Nest has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 11%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Pechey is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Crows Nest has a shorter drive in (127 min vs 132 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Crows Nest

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 79/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 24%)
  • But Pechey is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Crows Nest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.4% vs -6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pechey Crows Nest
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.

Pechey Crows Nest
Walkability 10 / 0
Pechey — Walkability: 10/100 Crows Nest — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 55
Pechey — Safety: 21/100 Crows Nest — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 22 / 31
Pechey — Low fire risk: 22/100 Crows Nest — Low fire risk: 31/100

Demographics

Crows Nest has more residents (2,212 vs 98); Pechey has higher household incomes ($80,132 vs $47,476).

Pechey Crows Nest
Population 98 2,212
+2157% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.7% +2.4%
Median age 50 57
Median household income $80,132/yr
+41% vs other
 $47,476/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk $270/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pechey Crows Nest
0-4 6.1% / 3.3%
Pechey — 0-4: 6.1% Crows Nest — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 12.2% / 9.7%
Pechey — 5-14: 12.2% Crows Nest — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 — / 4.4%
Pechey — 15-19: not among its largest Crows Nest — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 5.1% / 3.3%
Pechey — 20-24: 5.1% Crows Nest — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 11.2% / 7.7%
Pechey — 25-34: 11.2% Crows Nest — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 11.2% / 7.6%
Pechey — 35-44: 11.2% Crows Nest — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 18.4% / 10.5%
Pechey — 45-54: 18.4% Crows Nest — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 20.4% / 14.8%
Pechey — 55-64: 20.4% Crows Nest — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 11.2% / 17.9%
Pechey — 65-74: 11.2% Crows Nest — 65-74: 17.9%
75-84 10.2% / 14.6%
Pechey — 75-84: 10.2% Crows Nest — 75-84: 14.6%
85+ 3.1% / 6.1%
Pechey — 85+: 3.1% Crows Nest — 85+: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pechey 37.1% lone person
Pechey — Lone Person: 37.1% Pechey — Couple Families: 45.7% Pechey — One Parent Families: 8.6% Pechey — Group Household: 8.6% Pechey — Other Families: 0.0%
Crows Nest 52.0% lone person
Crows Nest — Lone Person: 52.0% Crows Nest — Couple Families: 23.6% Crows Nest — One Parent Families: 18.1% Crows Nest — Group Household: 4.4% Crows Nest — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pechey 11.4% renting
Pechey — Owned Outright: 48.6% Pechey — Mortgage: 40.0% Pechey — Renting: 11.4%
Crows Nest 25.1% renting
Crows Nest — Owned Outright: 49.0% Crows Nest — Mortgage: 25.8% Crows Nest — Renting: 25.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Pechey Crows Nest
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 16.0%
Pechey — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Crows Nest — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 7.2%
Pechey — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Crows Nest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 7.1%
Pechey — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Crows Nest — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 0.9%
Pechey — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Crows Nest — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Pechey — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Crows Nest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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.

Pechey Crows Nest
England 6.1% / 3.9%
Pechey — England: 6.1% Crows Nest — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 3.1% / 1.5%
Pechey — New Zealand: 3.1% Crows Nest — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa 4.1% / —
Pechey — South Africa: 4.1% Crows Nest — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Pechey — Netherlands: not among its largest Crows Nest — Netherlands: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Pechey — Germany: not among its largest Crows Nest — Germany: 0.5%
Taiwan — / 0.4%
Pechey — Taiwan: not among its largest Crows Nest — Taiwan: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pechey 90.0% houses
Pechey — Houses: 90.0% Pechey — Flats / Apartments: 10.0% Pechey — Townhouses: 0.0%
Crows Nest 92.5% houses
Crows Nest — Houses: 92.5% Crows Nest — Flats / Apartments: 3.6% Crows Nest — Townhouses: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Pechey Crows Nest
Median house price $580,000 $620,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $675,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 62 days
from 23 sales

Development activity

Pechey Crows Nest
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
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.

Pechey Crows Nest
Houses — 4.5%
$655/wk on $760K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Pechey Crows Nest
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 75% of QLD

Liveability

Pechey is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Pechey Crows Nest
Grade — D
Score — 16/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Pechey carries more crime risk (79 vs 45).

Pechey Crows Nest
Bushfire High
78/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime High
79/100
 Moderate
45/100
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

Pechey Crows Nest
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Pechey

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

Schools in Crows Nest

  • Crow's Nest State School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pechey Crows Nest
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 1 28

Mobility

Pechey Crows Nest
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 151.3 km 149.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 132 min 127 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4352
 0.2%
postcode 4355
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4352
 68
postcode 4355

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.

Pechey Crows Nest
Car (driver) 87.8% / 74.7%
Pechey — Car (driver): 87.8% Crows Nest — Car (driver): 74.7%
Worked from Home 12.2% / 11.2%
Pechey — Worked from Home: 12.2% Crows Nest — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Walked Only — / 8.2%
Pechey — Walked Only: not among its largest Crows Nest — Walked Only: 8.2%
Car (passenger) — / 5.3%
Pechey — Car (passenger): not among its largest Crows Nest — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Bicycle — / 0.5%
Pechey — Bicycle: not among its largest Crows Nest — Bicycle: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.8%).

Setting

Pechey Crows Nest
Elevation 678 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 520 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Pechey Crows Nest
Connectivity score 25/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 22%
1,217 premises

Climate

Pechey Crows Nest
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

Pechey Crows Nest
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Pechey Crows Nest
Division Groom Maranoa
Member Garth Hamilton David Littleproud
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pechey Crows Nest
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pechey

Rural

Crows Nest

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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