Toowong vs St Lucia

St Lucia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 25 against 30 in Toowong. In both, most homes are flats or apartments. In Toowong, most households rent. In St Lucia, about half of households rent. Toowong is closer to the city centre: 5.2 km, against 6.8 km. On these figures, Toowong tends to suit people living alone, while St Lucia suits share households.

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

St Lucia

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 79/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 16)
  • But Toowong has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Toowong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,855,000 vs $2,120,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Toowong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (8% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 71/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Toowong

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 71/100)
  • But St Lucia carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Toowong

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (15.9% vs -2.8%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (2.6% vs 2.0%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.5% vs 3.7%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Toowong St Lucia
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.

Toowong St Lucia
Walkability 96 / 71
Toowong — Walkability: 96/100 St Lucia — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 21 / 61
Toowong — Safety: 21/100 St Lucia — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Toowong — Low fire risk: 100/100 St Lucia — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Toowong skews older (30 vs 25).

Toowong St Lucia
Population 12,556
+3% vs other
 12,220
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.9% -2.8%
Median age 30 25
Median household income $100,204/yr
+9% vs other
 $91,572/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+2% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Toowong St Lucia
0-4 4.0% / 3.1%
Toowong — 0-4: 4.0% St Lucia — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 8.0% / 7.7%
Toowong — 5-14: 8.0% St Lucia — 5-14: 7.7%
15-19 6.5% / 16.5%
Toowong — 15-19: 6.5% St Lucia — 15-19: 16.5%
20-24 16.2% / 21.7%
Toowong — 20-24: 16.2% St Lucia — 20-24: 21.7%
25-34 23.6% / 16.6%
Toowong — 25-34: 23.6% St Lucia — 25-34: 16.6%
35-44 13.6% / 10.6%
Toowong — 35-44: 13.6% St Lucia — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 10.0% / 7.2%
Toowong — 45-54: 10.0% St Lucia — 45-54: 7.2%
55-64 7.7% / 6.0%
Toowong — 55-64: 7.7% St Lucia — 55-64: 6.0%
65-74 6.1% / 6.1%
Toowong — 65-74: 6.1% St Lucia — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 3.3% / 3.8%
Toowong — 75-84: 3.3% St Lucia — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.0% / 1.0%
Toowong — 85+: 1.0% St Lucia — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Toowong 43.7% lone person
Toowong — Lone Person: 43.7% Toowong — Couple Families: 24.9% Toowong — Group Household: 19.3% Toowong — One Parent Families: 8.8% Toowong — Other Families: 3.3%
St Lucia 32.8% lone person
St Lucia — Lone Person: 32.8% St Lucia — Couple Families: 28.8% St Lucia — Group Household: 26.1% St Lucia — One Parent Families: 8.3% St Lucia — Other Families: 3.9%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Toowong 55.9% renting
Toowong — Owned Outright: 21.4% Toowong — Mortgage: 22.7% Toowong — Renting: 55.9%
St Lucia 54.5% renting
St Lucia — Owned Outright: 27.3% St Lucia — Mortgage: 18.2% St Lucia — Renting: 54.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Toowong St Lucia
Bachelor Degree 29.4% / 21.8%
Toowong — Bachelor Degree: 29.4% St Lucia — Bachelor Degree: 21.8%
Postgraduate Degree 13.8% / 17.7%
Toowong — Postgraduate Degree: 13.8% St Lucia — Postgraduate Degree: 17.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 5.0%
Toowong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% St Lucia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Certificate III & IV 6.7% / 4.2%
Toowong — Certificate III & IV: 6.7% St Lucia — Certificate III & IV: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 2.2%
Toowong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% St Lucia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).

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.

Toowong St Lucia
China 6.1% / 7.4%
Toowong — China: 6.1% St Lucia — China: 7.4%
England 3.5% / 3.0%
Toowong — England: 3.5% St Lucia — England: 3.0%
India 1.9% / 2.8%
Toowong — India: 1.9% St Lucia — India: 2.8%
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.8%
Toowong — New Zealand: 2.5% St Lucia — New Zealand: 1.8%
Malaysia 1.1% / 2.6%
Toowong — Malaysia: 1.1% St Lucia — Malaysia: 2.6%
South Africa 1.3% / 1.5%
Toowong — South Africa: 1.3% St Lucia — South Africa: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Toowong 69.0% flats / apartments
Toowong — Flats / Apartments: 69.0% Toowong — Houses: 28.5% Toowong — Townhouses: 2.5%
St Lucia 60.2% flats / apartments
St Lucia — Flats / Apartments: 60.2% St Lucia — Houses: 33.0% St Lucia — Townhouses: 6.9%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Toowong St Lucia
Median house price $1,855,000 $2,120,000
Median unit price $817,500 $830,550
Median land price — $1,567,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 68 sales
 29 days
from 55 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Toowong St Lucia
1 bed $650K / $588K
Toowong — 1 bed: $650K (43 sales) St Lucia — 1 bed: $588K (20 sales)

43 vs 20 sales

2 bed $830K / $820K
Toowong — 2 bed: $830K (189 sales) St Lucia — 2 bed: $820K (120 sales)

189 vs 120 sales

3 bed $1.2M / $1.27M
Toowong — 3 bed: $1.2M (45 sales) St Lucia — 3 bed: $1.27M (50 sales)

45 vs 50 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Toowong St Lucia
2 bed $1.4M / $1.57M
Toowong — 2 bed: $1.4M (7 sales) St Lucia — 2 bed: $1.57M (9 sales)

7 vs 9 sales

3 bed $1.57M / $1.82M
Toowong — 3 bed: $1.57M (41 sales) St Lucia — 3 bed: $1.82M (19 sales)

41 vs 19 sales

4 bed $1.99M / $2.17M
Toowong — 4 bed: $1.99M (25 sales) St Lucia — 4 bed: $2.17M (36 sales)

25 vs 36 sales

5 bed $2.3M / $2.65M
Toowong — 5 bed: $2.3M (21 sales) St Lucia — 5 bed: $2.65M (23 sales)

21 vs 23 sales

Development activity

Toowong St Lucia
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Toowong St Lucia
Houses 2.6%
$850/wk on $1.69M
 2.0%
$875/wk on $2.27M
Units 4.5%
$725/wk on $835K
 3.7%
$650/wk on $925K

Ranking within QLD

Toowong St Lucia
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
Schools Higher than 87% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 100% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 6% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD

Liveability

Toowong is more walkable (96 vs 71); St Lucia scores higher overall (87 vs 80).

Toowong St Lucia
Grade A A+
Score 80/100 87/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Toowong carries more crime risk (79 vs 39).

Toowong St Lucia
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
79/100
 Low
39/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

Toowong St Lucia
Inside the suburb 6 1
Rated above peers 3 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
St Lucia Campus, 2.8 km
 3
St Lucia Campus, 0.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 10.9% 28.2%

Schools in Toowong

  • St Ignatius School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Stuartholme School Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Toowong State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Brisbane Boys' College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Omni Academies of Learning Independent · Secondary
  • Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology Government · Secondary

Schools in St Lucia

  • Ironside State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Toowong St Lucia
Supermarkets 5 1
Cafes & restaurants 41 38
Parks & reserves 16 21
Childcare 6 5
GPs 4 1
Pharmacies 3 2
Banks & Bank@Post 3 2
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Toowong St Lucia
Walkability score 96/100 71/100
Distance to Brisbane 5.2 km 6.8 km
+31% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 14 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 262.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 433.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 4066
 3.2%
postcode 4067
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 4066
 20
postcode 4067

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.

Toowong St Lucia
Car (driver) 42.5% / 37.1%
Toowong — Car (driver): 42.5% St Lucia — Car (driver): 37.1%
Worked from Home 31.2% / 34.9%
Toowong — Worked from Home: 31.2% St Lucia — Worked from Home: 34.9%
Bus 5.5% / 10.7%
Toowong — Bus: 5.5% St Lucia — Bus: 10.7%
Walked Only 5.5% / 8.0%
Toowong — Walked Only: 5.5% St Lucia — Walked Only: 8.0%
Train 8.4% / 2.6%
Toowong — Train: 8.4% St Lucia — Train: 2.6%
Bicycle 3.4% / 3.5%
Toowong — Bicycle: 3.4% St Lucia — Bicycle: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (42.5%).

Setting

Toowong St Lucia
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.6 km 13.8 km

NBN connectivity

Toowong St Lucia
Connectivity score 79/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 21%
7,412 premises
 17%
5,218 premises

Climate

Toowong St Lucia
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Toowong St Lucia
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³ 6.0 µg/m³
PM10 14.7 µg/m³ 16.5 µg/m³
NO₂ — 1.25 pphm

Council rates

Toowong St Lucia
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Toowong St Lucia
Division Ryan
same for both
Member Elizabeth Watson-Brown
same for both
Party The Greens
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Toowong St Lucia
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Toowong

Apartments Cafe Culture Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Students Transport Hub Urban

St Lucia

Apartments Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Students Transport Hub Urban

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