Southbrook vs Biddeston

Southbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Biddeston. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Southbrook tends to suit families with children.

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

Biddeston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 41/100)

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

Southbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Biddeston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 127 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (150.6 km vs 165 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Biddeston

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 41/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Southbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.5% vs -5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Southbrook Biddeston
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.

Southbrook Biddeston
Walkability 0 / 0
Southbrook — Walkability: 0/100 Biddeston — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 59 / 71
Southbrook — Safety: 59/100 Biddeston — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Southbrook — Low fire risk: 100/100 Biddeston — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Southbrook has more residents (626 vs 269); Biddeston has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $72,696).

Southbrook Biddeston
Population 626
+57% vs other
 269
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.5% -5.3%
Median age 42 47
Median household income $72,696/yr $95,316/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $255/wk $300/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Southbrook Biddeston
0-4 6.4% / 1.5%
Southbrook — 0-4: 6.4% Biddeston — 0-4: 1.5%
5-14 14.7% / 11.5%
Southbrook — 5-14: 14.7% Biddeston — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 6.7% / 7.1%
Southbrook — 15-19: 6.7% Biddeston — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 5.3% / 6.3%
Southbrook — 20-24: 5.3% Biddeston — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 8.8% / 10.8%
Southbrook — 25-34: 8.8% Biddeston — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 9.7% / 10.4%
Southbrook — 35-44: 9.7% Biddeston — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 12.0% / 14.9%
Southbrook — 45-54: 12.0% Biddeston — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 18.1% / 14.9%
Southbrook — 55-64: 18.1% Biddeston — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 11.0% / 14.9%
Southbrook — 65-74: 11.0% Biddeston — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 5.9% / 5.6%
Southbrook — 75-84: 5.9% Biddeston — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / 1.9%
Southbrook — 85+: not among its largest Biddeston — 85+: 1.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Southbrook 50.0% couple families
Southbrook — Couple Families: 50.0% Southbrook — Lone Person: 23.6% Southbrook — One Parent Families: 18.1% Southbrook — Other Families: 3.5% Southbrook — Group Household: 4.9%
Biddeston 48.9% couple families
Biddeston — Couple Families: 48.9% Biddeston — Lone Person: 24.4% Biddeston — One Parent Families: 17.8% Biddeston — Other Families: 8.9% Biddeston — 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.

Southbrook 22.5% renting
Southbrook — Owned Outright: 35.2% Southbrook — Mortgage: 42.3% Southbrook — Renting: 22.5%
Biddeston 16.5% renting
Biddeston — Owned Outright: 46.8% Biddeston — Mortgage: 36.7% Biddeston — Renting: 16.5%
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.

Southbrook Biddeston
England 1.6% / 2.2%
Southbrook — England: 1.6% Biddeston — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.9%
Southbrook — New Zealand: 1.6% Biddeston — New Zealand: 1.9%
Germany 0.8% / 1.5%
Southbrook — Germany: 0.8% Biddeston — Germany: 1.5%
South Africa — / 1.1%
Southbrook — South Africa: not among its largest Biddeston — South Africa: 1.1%
Ireland 0.8% / —
Southbrook — Ireland: 0.8% Biddeston — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

Qualifications

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

Southbrook Biddeston
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 15.6%
Southbrook — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Biddeston — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 11.2%
Southbrook — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Biddeston — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 5.9%
Southbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Biddeston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.1%
Southbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Biddeston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / 1.9%
Southbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Biddeston — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Southbrook 99.5% houses
Southbrook — Houses: 99.5% Southbrook — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Biddeston 100.0% houses
Biddeston — Houses: 100.0% Biddeston — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Southbrook Biddeston
Median house price — $680,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $590,000 —

Development activity

Southbrook Biddeston
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Southbrook Biddeston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD

Liveability

Southbrook Biddeston
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Southbrook carries more crime risk (41 vs 29).

Southbrook Biddeston
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Low
29/100
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

Southbrook Biddeston
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Southbrook

  • Southbrook Central State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Biddeston

  • Biddeston State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Southbrook Biddeston
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Southbrook sits further from the CBD (165 km vs 150.6 km).

Southbrook Biddeston
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 165 km
+9% vs other
 150.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 114 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4363
 0.1%
postcode 4401
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 92
postcode 4363
 59
postcode 4401

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.

Southbrook Biddeston
Car (driver) 77.4% / 70.5%
Southbrook — Car (driver): 77.4% Biddeston — Car (driver): 70.5%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 20.9%
Southbrook — Worked from Home: 13.2% Biddeston — Worked from Home: 20.9%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 5.8%
Southbrook — Car (passenger): 4.7% Biddeston — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only 4.7% / 2.9%
Southbrook — Walked Only: 4.7% Biddeston — Walked Only: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Southbrook Biddeston
Elevation 518 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 500 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Southbrook Biddeston
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
243 premises
 0%
112 premises

Climate

Southbrook Biddeston
Annual rainfall 691 mm 577 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.9°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Southbrook Biddeston
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Southbrook Biddeston
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Southbrook Biddeston
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Southbrook Biddeston
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Southbrook

Rural

Biddeston

Rural

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