Redwood vs Withcott

Withcott is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 48 in Redwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Redwood, about half of households are couple families. In Withcott, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Redwood: a median of $1.24 million, against $960,000 in Withcott, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Redwood tends to suit older residents, while Withcott suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Withcott

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Withcott

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($960,000 vs $1,237,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Withcott

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $435/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Redwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Redwood is more walkable (38/100 vs 0/100)
  • Withcott has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Withcott

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.1% vs -6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Redwood Withcott
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.

Redwood Withcott
Walkability 38 / 0
Redwood — Walkability: 38/100 Withcott — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 45
Redwood — Safety: 26/100 Withcott — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Redwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Withcott — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Withcott has more residents (2,067 vs 159); Redwood has higher household incomes ($146,692 vs $108,576).

Redwood Withcott
Population 159 2,067
+1200% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.5% +12.1%
Median age 48 37
Median household income $146,692/yr
+26% vs other
 $108,576/yr
Median weekly rent $435/wk
+20% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Redwood Withcott
0-4 6.3% / 6.9%
Redwood — 0-4: 6.3% Withcott — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 17.0% / 16.9%
Redwood — 5-14: 17.0% Withcott — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 5.0% / 7.1%
Redwood — 15-19: 5.0% Withcott — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 3.8% / 3.7%
Redwood — 20-24: 3.8% Withcott — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 5.0% / 10.4%
Redwood — 25-34: 5.0% Withcott — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 10.7% / 15.7%
Redwood — 35-44: 10.7% Withcott — 35-44: 15.7%
45-54 16.4% / 12.9%
Redwood — 45-54: 16.4% Withcott — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 11.9% / 14.0%
Redwood — 55-64: 11.9% Withcott — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 22.0% / 8.6%
Redwood — 65-74: 22.0% Withcott — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 4.4% / 3.1%
Redwood — 75-84: 4.4% Withcott — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 1.9% / 0.8%
Redwood — 85+: 1.9% Withcott — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Redwood 54.1% couple families
Redwood — Couple Families: 54.1% Redwood — Lone Person: 29.7% Redwood — One Parent Families: 16.2% Redwood — Group Household: 0.0% Redwood — Other Families: 0.0%
Withcott 62.0% couple families
Withcott — Couple Families: 62.0% Withcott — Lone Person: 20.7% Withcott — One Parent Families: 13.7% Withcott — Group Household: 2.5% Withcott — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Redwood 6.8% renting
Redwood — Owned Outright: 59.3% Redwood — Mortgage: 33.9% Redwood — Renting: 6.8%
Withcott 10.9% renting
Withcott — Owned Outright: 30.3% Withcott — Mortgage: 58.8% Withcott — Renting: 10.9%
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.

Redwood Withcott
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.5%
Redwood — New Zealand: 2.5% Withcott — New Zealand: 1.5%
England — / 2.5%
Redwood — England: not among its largest Withcott — England: 2.5%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Redwood — South Africa: not among its largest Withcott — South Africa: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Redwood — Philippines: not among its largest Withcott — Philippines: 0.7%
Canada — / 0.5%
Redwood — Canada: not among its largest Withcott — Canada: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

Qualifications

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

Redwood Withcott
Bachelor Degree 24.5% / 8.8%
Redwood — Bachelor Degree: 24.5% Withcott — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 21.3%
Redwood — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Withcott — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 8.0%
Redwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Withcott — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 6.3% / 2.0%
Redwood — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3% Withcott — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 1.7%
Redwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Withcott — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Redwood 100.0% houses
Redwood — Houses: 100.0% Redwood — Townhouses: 0.0% Redwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Withcott 97.2% houses
Withcott — Houses: 97.2% Withcott — Townhouses: 1.5% Withcott — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Redwood Withcott
Median house price $1,237,500 $960,000
Median unit price — $672,500
Median land price — $772,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 29 days
from 17 sales

Development activity

Redwood Withcott
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
 352
across Lockyer Valley
Approvals change year on year -25% +103%

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.

Redwood Withcott
Houses — 5.0%
$938/wk on $972K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Redwood Withcott
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of QLD

Liveability

Redwood is more walkable (38 vs 0).

Redwood Withcott
Grade — B
Score — 53/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Redwood carries more crime risk (74 vs 55).

Redwood Withcott
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 Moderate
55/100
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 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Redwood Withcott
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 3.9 km
 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 6.8 km

Schools in Redwood

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

Schools in Withcott

  • Withcott State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Redwood Withcott
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 1 2
GPs 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 14

Mobility

Redwood Withcott
Walkability score 38/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 120.1 km 119.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 91 min 92 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4350
 0.6%
postcode 4352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 4350
 84
postcode 4352

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.

Redwood Withcott
Car (driver) 90.7% / 83.0%
Redwood — Car (driver): 90.7% Withcott — Car (driver): 83.0%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 9.8%
Redwood — Worked from Home: 9.3% Withcott — Worked from Home: 9.8%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Redwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest Withcott — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only — / 0.6%
Redwood — Walked Only: not among its largest Withcott — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bus — / 0.3%
Redwood — Bus: not among its largest Withcott — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.7%).

Setting

Redwood Withcott
Elevation 443 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 289 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Redwood Withcott
Connectivity score 99/100 91/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
82 premises
 87%
900 premises

Climate

Redwood Withcott
Annual rainfall 643 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Redwood Withcott
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Redwood Withcott
Average residential rate $1,618/yr $1,952/yr
Council Toowoomba Lockyer Valley

Federal electorate

Redwood Withcott
Division Groom Wright
Member Garth Hamilton Scott Buchholz
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Redwood Withcott
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Redwood

Family Professionals Retirees Rural

Withcott

Acreage Family

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