Vale View vs Wyreema

Wyreema is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 44 in Vale View. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Vale View, most households are couple families. In Wyreema, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Vale View tends to suit couples, while Wyreema suits 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

Vale View

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 72%)

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

Wyreema

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Vale View

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (138.7 km vs 141.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Vale View

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Wyreema

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.2% vs -3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Vale View Wyreema
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.

Vale View Wyreema
Walkability 13 / 13
Vale View — Walkability: 13/100 Wyreema — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 68 / 76
Vale View — Safety: 68/100 Wyreema — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Vale View — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wyreema — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wyreema has more residents (2,076 vs 454); Vale View skews older (44 vs 30).

Vale View Wyreema
Population 454 2,076
+357% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.8% +13.2%
Median age 44 30
Median household income $123,032/yr
+27% vs other
 $89,596/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+3% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Vale View Wyreema
0-4 3.7% / 10.2%
Vale View — 0-4: 3.7% Wyreema — 0-4: 10.2%
5-14 14.5% / 16.8%
Vale View — 5-14: 14.5% Wyreema — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 11.2% / 5.6%
Vale View — 15-19: 11.2% Wyreema — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 7.0% / 5.9%
Vale View — 20-24: 7.0% Wyreema — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 4.8% / 19.0%
Vale View — 25-34: 4.8% Wyreema — 25-34: 19.0%
35-44 12.3% / 13.9%
Vale View — 35-44: 12.3% Wyreema — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 15.4% / 10.0%
Vale View — 45-54: 15.4% Wyreema — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 13.9% / 8.9%
Vale View — 55-64: 13.9% Wyreema — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 11.7% / 6.9%
Vale View — 65-74: 11.7% Wyreema — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 5.3% / 2.4%
Vale View — 75-84: 5.3% Wyreema — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ 0.9% / 0.4%
Vale View — 85+: 0.9% Wyreema — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Vale View 64.0% couple families
Vale View — Couple Families: 64.0% Vale View — One Parent Families: 21.3% Vale View — Lone Person: 11.2% Vale View — Group Household: 3.4% Vale View — Other Families: 0.0%
Wyreema 53.6% couple families
Wyreema — Couple Families: 53.6% Wyreema — One Parent Families: 18.5% Wyreema — Lone Person: 24.1% Wyreema — Group Household: 3.2% Wyreema — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Vale View 7.4% renting
Vale View — Owned Outright: 48.6% Vale View — Mortgage: 43.9% Vale View — Renting: 7.4%
Wyreema 32.7% renting
Wyreema — Owned Outright: 19.1% Wyreema — Mortgage: 48.2% Wyreema — Renting: 32.7%
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.

Vale View Wyreema
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.0%
Vale View — New Zealand: 2.2% Wyreema — New Zealand: 2.0%
England 1.5% / 1.0%
Vale View — England: 1.5% Wyreema — England: 1.0%
South Africa 1.5% / 0.5%
Vale View — South Africa: 1.5% Wyreema — South Africa: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.2%
Vale View — Germany: not among its largest Wyreema — Germany: 0.2%
Scotland — / 0.1%
Vale View — Scotland: not among its largest Wyreema — Scotland: 0.1%

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

Qualifications

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

Vale View Wyreema
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 21.5%
Vale View — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Wyreema — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 6.1%
Vale View — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Wyreema — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 7.2%
Vale View — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Wyreema — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 0.7%
Vale View — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Wyreema — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.2%
Vale View — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Wyreema — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Vale View 100.0% houses
Vale View — Houses: 100.0% Vale View — Townhouses: 0.0% Vale View — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wyreema 94.7% houses
Wyreema — Houses: 94.7% Wyreema — Townhouses: 5.1% Wyreema — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Vale View Wyreema
Median house price — $685,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $630,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 25 days
from 29 sales

Development activity

Vale View Wyreema
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
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.

Vale View Wyreema
Houses — 3.9%
$600/wk on $802K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Vale View Wyreema
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 67% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 47% of QLD

Liveability

Vale View Wyreema
Grade — B
Score — 58/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Vale View Wyreema
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
24/100
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

Vale View Wyreema
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Vale View

  • Vale View State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Wyreema

  • Wyreema State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Vale View Wyreema
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 2

Mobility

Wyreema sits further from the CBD (141.5 km vs 138.7 km).

Vale View Wyreema
Walkability score 13/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 138.7 km 141.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 113 min 115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4352
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4352
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.

Vale View Wyreema
Car (driver) 79.9% / 86.2%
Vale View — Car (driver): 79.9% Wyreema — Car (driver): 86.2%
Worked from Home 11.2% / 8.2%
Vale View — Worked from Home: 11.2% Wyreema — Worked from Home: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / 5.2%
Vale View — Car (passenger): 7.5% Wyreema — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 1.4% / 0.4%
Vale View — Walked Only: 1.4% Wyreema — Walked Only: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.2%).

Setting

Vale View Wyreema
Elevation 576 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 539 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Vale View Wyreema
Connectivity score 37/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
169 premises
 31%
874 premises

Climate

Vale View Wyreema
Annual rainfall 643 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Vale View Wyreema
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Vale View Wyreema
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Vale View Wyreema
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Vale View Wyreema
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Vale View

Acreage

Wyreema

Acreage Family Young Families

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