Preston vs Ramsay
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Ramsay tends to suit 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
Ramsay
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 73/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (93% vs 84%)
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
Ramsay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $420/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Preston
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (111 min vs 131 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (136.6 km vs 148.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ramsay
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 73/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Preston and Ramsay drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Preston has more residents (644 vs 369); Preston rents higher ($420/wk vs $370/wk).
| Preston | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 644 +43% vs other | 369 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.9% | +6.0% |
| Median age | 40 | 42 |
| Median household income | $128,544/yr | $128,960/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $420/wk +12% vs other | $370/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Preston | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,600,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,600,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 62 days from 8 sales | — |
Development activity
| Preston | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Preston | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 93% of QLD same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 8% of QLD | Higher than 31% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 66% of QLD | Higher than 10% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 70% of QLD | Higher than 44% of QLD |
Liveability
| Preston | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 54/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Preston carries more crime risk (73 vs 21).
| Preston | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 73/100 | Low 21/100 |
| 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
| Preston | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Preston
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Ramsay
- Ramsay State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Preston | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 14 |
Mobility
Ramsay sits further from the CBD (148.6 km vs 136.6 km).
| Preston | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 136.6 km | 148.6 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 111 min | 131 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 4352 | 0.1% postcode 4358 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 84 postcode 4352 | 58 postcode 4358 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.1%).
Setting
| Preston | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 572 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 602 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Preston | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 55/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 33% 238 premises | 0% 122 premises |
Climate
| Preston | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 643 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Preston | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 2.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 3.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Preston | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Preston | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Groom same for both | |
| Member | Garth Hamilton same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Preston | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.