Wellcamp vs Westbrook

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wellcamp, about half of households are people living alone. In Westbrook, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wellcamp tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Westbrook suits families with children and 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

Westbrook

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Westbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 41%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Westbrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 41%)
  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $455/wk)
  • But Wellcamp has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Wellcamp has a shorter drive in (106 min vs 114 min)
  • Westbrook is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Westbrook

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 85/100)
  • But Wellcamp has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)

Weighs 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

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

Wellcamp Westbrook
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.

Wellcamp Westbrook
Walkability 0 / 20
Wellcamp — Walkability: 0/100 Westbrook — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 15 / 64
Wellcamp — Safety: 15/100 Westbrook — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wellcamp — Low fire risk: 100/100 Westbrook — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Westbrook has more residents (4,408 vs 346); Westbrook has higher household incomes ($114,192 vs $57,200).

Wellcamp Westbrook
Population 346 4,408
+1174% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.3% +13.5%
Median age 31 33
Median household income $57,200/yr $114,192/yr
+100% vs other
Median weekly rent $455/wk
+16% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wellcamp Westbrook
0-4 2.9% / 7.6%
Wellcamp — 0-4: 2.9% Westbrook — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 6.9% / 18.0%
Wellcamp — 5-14: 6.9% Westbrook — 5-14: 18.0%
15-19 14.7% / 8.3%
Wellcamp — 15-19: 14.7% Westbrook — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 14.2% / 5.0%
Wellcamp — 20-24: 14.2% Westbrook — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 15.6% / 13.0%
Wellcamp — 25-34: 15.6% Westbrook — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 5.2% / 14.7%
Wellcamp — 35-44: 5.2% Westbrook — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 11.6% / 13.7%
Wellcamp — 45-54: 11.6% Westbrook — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 11.6% / 9.7%
Wellcamp — 55-64: 11.6% Westbrook — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 11.6% / 7.1%
Wellcamp — 65-74: 11.6% Westbrook — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 5.5% / 2.6%
Wellcamp — 75-84: 5.5% Westbrook — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 0.9% / 0.4%
Wellcamp — 85+: 0.9% Westbrook — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wellcamp 34.2% couple families
Wellcamp — Couple Families: 34.2% Wellcamp — Lone Person: 48.1% Wellcamp — One Parent Families: 5.1% Wellcamp — Other Families: 8.9% Wellcamp — Group Household: 3.8%
Westbrook 65.7% couple families
Westbrook — Couple Families: 65.7% Westbrook — Lone Person: 16.1% Westbrook — One Parent Families: 15.2% Westbrook — Other Families: 0.7% Westbrook — Group Household: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wellcamp 38.7% renting
Wellcamp — Owned Outright: 36.6% Wellcamp — Mortgage: 24.7% Wellcamp — Renting: 38.7%
Westbrook 17.1% renting
Westbrook — Owned Outright: 24.5% Westbrook — Mortgage: 58.4% Westbrook — Renting: 17.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wellcamp Westbrook
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 18.9%
Wellcamp — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Westbrook — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 9.3%
Wellcamp — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Westbrook — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 7.1%
Wellcamp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Westbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.5%
Wellcamp — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Westbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.9%
Wellcamp — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Westbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Wellcamp Westbrook
England 0.9% / 1.4%
Wellcamp — England: 0.9% Westbrook — England: 1.4%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.5%
Wellcamp — South Africa: 0.9% Westbrook — South Africa: 0.5%
Malaysia 1.2% / —
Wellcamp — Malaysia: 1.2% Westbrook — Malaysia: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Wellcamp — New Zealand: not among its largest Westbrook — New Zealand: 1.2%
Zimbabwe — / 0.4%
Wellcamp — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Westbrook — Zimbabwe: 0.4%
Philippines — / 0.3%
Wellcamp — Philippines: not among its largest Westbrook — Philippines: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wellcamp 103.1% houses
Wellcamp — Houses: 103.1% Wellcamp — Townhouses: 0.0% Wellcamp — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Westbrook 95.7% houses
Westbrook — Houses: 95.7% Westbrook — Townhouses: 4.0% Westbrook — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wellcamp Westbrook
Median house price — $891,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $925,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 23 sales

Development activity

Wellcamp Westbrook
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.

Wellcamp Westbrook
Houses — 3.4%
$675/wk on $1.02M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Wellcamp Westbrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 92% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 22% of QLD

Liveability

Westbrook is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Wellcamp Westbrook
Grade — A
Score — 70/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Wellcamp carries more crime risk (85 vs 36).

Wellcamp Westbrook
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
85/100
 Low
36/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Wellcamp Westbrook
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 1 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wellcamp

  • Wellcamp State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Westbrook

  • Bunker's Hill State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Ming-De International School Toowoomba Independent · Combined above peers
  • St Francis Catholic College, Westbrook Catholic · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Wellcamp Westbrook
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 5 12

Mobility

Wellcamp Westbrook
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Brisbane 141.5 km 140.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 106 min 114 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4350
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 4350
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.

Wellcamp Westbrook
Car (driver) 71.4% / 84.7%
Wellcamp — Car (driver): 71.4% Westbrook — Car (driver): 84.7%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 7.2%
Wellcamp — Worked from Home: 14.3% Westbrook — Worked from Home: 7.2%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 5.7%
Wellcamp — Car (passenger): 5.1% Westbrook — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 9.2% / 1.2%
Wellcamp — Walked Only: 9.2% Westbrook — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus — / 0.6%
Wellcamp — Bus: not among its largest Westbrook — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.7%).

Setting

Wellcamp Westbrook
Elevation 532 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 525 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wellcamp Westbrook
Connectivity score 30/100 83/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
141 premises
 73%
1,594 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Wellcamp Westbrook
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Wellcamp Westbrook
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Wellcamp Westbrook
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wellcamp Westbrook
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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