Richmond Hill vs Toll

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Toll, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Toll: a median of $491,000, against $350,000 in Richmond Hill. On these figures, Richmond Hill tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Toll 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Richmond Hill has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • Toll carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 65/100)

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

First-home buyers

Richmond Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($350,000 vs $491,250)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Richmond Hill has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 17%)
  • Toll leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Richmond Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Richmond Hill

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)
  • But Toll carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 65/100)

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

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

Richmond Hill Toll
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.

Richmond Hill Toll
Walkability 70 / 4
Richmond Hill — Walkability: 70/100 Toll — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 35 / 73
Richmond Hill — Safety: 35/100 Toll — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Richmond Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Toll — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Richmond Hill has more residents (2,453 vs 711); Toll has higher household incomes ($98,748 vs $67,444).

Richmond Hill Toll
Population 2,453
+71% vs other
 711
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.4% +2.2%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $67,444/yr $98,748/yr
+46% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+4% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Richmond Hill Toll
0-4 4.6% / 5.5%
Richmond Hill — 0-4: 4.6% Toll — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 16.8% / 18.1%
Richmond Hill — 5-14: 16.8% Toll — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 10.4% / 5.1%
Richmond Hill — 15-19: 10.4% Toll — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 4.8% / 4.1%
Richmond Hill — 20-24: 4.8% Toll — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 8.9% / 11.3%
Richmond Hill — 25-34: 8.9% Toll — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 8.5% / 13.2%
Richmond Hill — 35-44: 8.5% Toll — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 10.7% / 16.6%
Richmond Hill — 45-54: 10.7% Toll — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 9.2% / 9.1%
Richmond Hill — 55-64: 9.2% Toll — 55-64: 9.1%
65-74 11.6% / 13.4%
Richmond Hill — 65-74: 11.6% Toll — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 9.5% / 4.5%
Richmond Hill — 75-84: 9.5% Toll — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 4.9% / 0.6%
Richmond Hill — 85+: 4.9% Toll — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Richmond Hill 26.2% couple families
Richmond Hill — Couple Families: 26.2% Richmond Hill — Lone Person: 44.5% Richmond Hill — One Parent Families: 23.6% Richmond Hill — Other Families: 2.0% Richmond Hill — Group Household: 3.8%
Toll 55.3% couple families
Toll — Couple Families: 55.3% Toll — Lone Person: 28.7% Toll — One Parent Families: 13.3% Toll — Other Families: 2.7% Toll — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Richmond Hill 37.2% renting
Richmond Hill — Owned Outright: 39.0% Richmond Hill — Mortgage: 23.8% Richmond Hill — Renting: 37.2%
Toll 17.0% renting
Toll — Owned Outright: 37.4% Toll — Mortgage: 45.7% Toll — Renting: 17.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Richmond Hill Toll
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 14.6%
Richmond Hill — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Toll — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 10.8%
Richmond Hill — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Toll — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 4.9%
Richmond Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Toll — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.0%
Richmond Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Toll — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 1.3%
Richmond Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Toll — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

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.

Richmond Hill Toll
New Zealand 1.3% / 2.0%
Richmond Hill — New Zealand: 1.3% Toll — New Zealand: 2.0%
England 1.5% / 1.0%
Richmond Hill — England: 1.5% Toll — England: 1.0%
India 0.7% / 1.0%
Richmond Hill — India: 0.7% Toll — India: 1.0%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.8%
Richmond Hill — Philippines: 0.4% Toll — Philippines: 0.8%
Ireland — / 0.8%
Richmond Hill — Ireland: not among its largest Toll — Ireland: 0.8%
Japan 0.4% / —
Richmond Hill — Japan: 0.4% Toll — Japan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Richmond Hill 87.2% houses
Richmond Hill — Houses: 87.2% Richmond Hill — Townhouses: 11.0% Richmond Hill — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Toll 91.3% houses
Toll — Houses: 91.3% Toll — Townhouses: 2.5% Toll — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Richmond Hill Toll
Median house price $350,000 $491,250
Median unit price $222,888 —
Median land price $420,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 55 days
from 18 sales
 —

Development activity

Richmond Hill Toll
New dwellings approved 24
across Charters Towers
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
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.

Richmond Hill Toll
Houses 4.6%
$450/wk on $510K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Richmond Hill Toll
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Schools Higher than 21% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 80% of QLD —

Liveability

Richmond Hill is more walkable (70 vs 4); Toll scores higher overall (52 vs 38).

Richmond Hill Toll
Grade C B
Score 38/100 52/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Richmond Hill carries more crime risk (65 vs 27).

Richmond Hill Toll
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Low
27/100
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

Richmond Hill Toll
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 3 0

Schools in Richmond Hill

  • All Souls St Gabriels School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Blackheath and Thornburgh College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Columba Catholic College Catholic · Secondary below peers
  • Richmond Hill State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Toll

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

Amenities in the suburb

Richmond Hill Toll
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 5 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Richmond Hill Toll
Walkability score 70/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 1358.5 km 1360 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 920 min 921 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4820
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4820
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.

Richmond Hill Toll
Car (driver) 75.0% / 78.7%
Richmond Hill — Car (driver): 75.0% Toll — Car (driver): 78.7%
Worked from Home 4.4% / 10.0%
Richmond Hill — Worked from Home: 4.4% Toll — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 5.8%
Richmond Hill — Car (passenger): 6.5% Toll — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Bus 6.0% / 4.5%
Richmond Hill — Bus: 6.0% Toll — Bus: 4.5%
Walked Only 7.2% / —
Richmond Hill — Walked Only: 7.2% Toll — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.9% / 1.0%
Richmond Hill — Bicycle: 0.9% Toll — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.7%).

Setting

Richmond Hill Toll
Elevation 309 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 294 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Richmond Hill Toll
Connectivity score 63/100 58/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
1,038 premises
 26%
291 premises

Climate

Richmond Hill Toll
Annual rainfall 690 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Richmond Hill Toll
Average residential rate $1,328/yr
same for both
Council Charters Towers
same for both

Federal electorate

Richmond Hill Toll
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Richmond Hill Toll
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Richmond Hill

Affordable Large Blocks Quiet Retirees

Toll

Acreage Affordable Family

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