Pittsworth vs Stoneleigh

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stoneleigh, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Pittsworth tends to suit older residents, while Stoneleigh 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

Pittsworth

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Stoneleigh carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 44/100)

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

Stoneleigh

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $275/wk)
  • But Pittsworth has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Pittsworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (171.8 km vs 174.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Pittsworth has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 14%)
  • Stoneleigh carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 44/100)

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

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

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
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.

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Walkability 0 / 0
Pittsworth — Walkability: 0/100 Stoneleigh — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 89
Pittsworth — Safety: 56/100 Stoneleigh — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pittsworth — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stoneleigh — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pittsworth has more residents (3,300 vs 124); Stoneleigh has higher household incomes ($105,404 vs $67,080).

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Population 3,300
+96% vs other
 124
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.2% +4.2%
Median age 43 42
Median household income $67,080/yr $105,404/yr
+57% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+9% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
0-4 6.8% / 4.8%
Pittsworth — 0-4: 6.8% Stoneleigh — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 13.9% / 14.5%
Pittsworth — 5-14: 13.9% Stoneleigh — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 6.4% / 8.1%
Pittsworth — 15-19: 6.4% Stoneleigh — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 5.3% / 3.2%
Pittsworth — 20-24: 5.3% Stoneleigh — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 9.5% / 6.5%
Pittsworth — 25-34: 9.5% Stoneleigh — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 10.0% / 14.5%
Pittsworth — 35-44: 10.0% Stoneleigh — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 11.5% / 16.9%
Pittsworth — 45-54: 11.5% Stoneleigh — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 10.2% / 16.1%
Pittsworth — 55-64: 10.2% Stoneleigh — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 11.5% / 10.5%
Pittsworth — 65-74: 11.5% Stoneleigh — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 8.7% / 3.2%
Pittsworth — 75-84: 8.7% Stoneleigh — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 6.0% / —
Pittsworth — 85+: 6.0% Stoneleigh — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pittsworth 39.5% couple families
Pittsworth — Couple Families: 39.5% Pittsworth — Lone Person: 39.2% Pittsworth — One Parent Families: 17.5% Pittsworth — Group Household: 2.7% Pittsworth — Other Families: 1.1%
Stoneleigh 51.7% couple families
Stoneleigh — Couple Families: 51.7% Stoneleigh — Lone Person: 37.9% Stoneleigh — One Parent Families: 10.3% Stoneleigh — Group Household: 0.0% Stoneleigh — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pittsworth 29.1% renting
Pittsworth — Owned Outright: 38.4% Pittsworth — Mortgage: 32.5% Pittsworth — Renting: 29.1%
Stoneleigh 8.1% renting
Stoneleigh — Owned Outright: 40.5% Stoneleigh — Mortgage: 51.4% Stoneleigh — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pittsworth 91.7% houses
Pittsworth — Houses: 91.7% Pittsworth — Townhouses: 6.4% Pittsworth — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Stoneleigh 100.0% houses
Stoneleigh — Houses: 100.0% Stoneleigh — Townhouses: 0.0% Stoneleigh — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 18.5%
Pittsworth — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Stoneleigh — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 8.1%
Pittsworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Stoneleigh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 4.8%
Pittsworth — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Stoneleigh — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.4%
Pittsworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Stoneleigh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Pittsworth — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Stoneleigh — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Property market

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Median house price $693,500 —
Median unit price $650,000 —
Median land price $390,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 32 sales
 —

Development activity

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
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.

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Houses 4.7%
$690/wk on $762K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Schools Higher than 67% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 3% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 83% of QLD —

Liveability

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Grade B —
Score 50/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Pittsworth carries more crime risk (44 vs 11).

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
11/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Pittsworth

  • Pittsworth State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Stephen's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Pittsworth State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Stoneleigh

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

Amenities in the suburb

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 8 0
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Stoneleigh sits further from the CBD (174.8 km vs 171.8 km).

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 171.8 km 174.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 133 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4356
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 4356
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.

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Car (driver) 81.4% / 78.3%
Pittsworth — Car (driver): 81.4% Stoneleigh — Car (driver): 78.3%
Worked from Home 6.1% / 15.0%
Pittsworth — Worked from Home: 6.1% Stoneleigh — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 6.7%
Pittsworth — Car (passenger): 6.1% Stoneleigh — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Walked Only 5.2% / —
Pittsworth — Walked Only: 5.2% Stoneleigh — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.8% / —
Pittsworth — Bicycle: 0.8% Stoneleigh — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Elevation 498 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 577 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Connectivity score 59/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
1,558 premises
 0%
40 premises

Climate

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Annual rainfall 691 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pittsworth Stoneleigh
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pittsworth

Acreage Retirees

Stoneleigh

Rural

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