Westbrook vs Wyreema

Wyreema is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 33 in Westbrook. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Westbrook, most households are couple families. In Wyreema, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Westbrook: a median of $892,000, against $685,000 in Wyreema, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Westbrook tends to suit couples, while Wyreema suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 72%)
  • But Wyreema carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 36/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wyreema

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($630,000 vs $925,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($685,000 vs $891,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wyreema

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wyreema

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 36/100)

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

Investors

Wyreema

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.9% vs 3.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Westbrook 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.

Westbrook 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.

Westbrook Wyreema
Walkability 20 / 13
Westbrook — Walkability: 20/100 Wyreema — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 64 / 76
Westbrook — Safety: 64/100 Wyreema — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Westbrook — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wyreema — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Westbrook has more residents (4,408 vs 2,076); Westbrook has higher household incomes ($114,192 vs $89,596).

Westbrook Wyreema
Population 4,408
+53% vs other
 2,076
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.5% +13.2%
Median age 33 30
Median household income $114,192/yr
+22% vs other
 $89,596/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+13% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Westbrook Wyreema
0-4 7.6% / 10.2%
Westbrook — 0-4: 7.6% Wyreema — 0-4: 10.2%
5-14 18.0% / 16.8%
Westbrook — 5-14: 18.0% Wyreema — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 8.3% / 5.6%
Westbrook — 15-19: 8.3% Wyreema — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.0% / 5.9%
Westbrook — 20-24: 5.0% Wyreema — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 13.0% / 19.0%
Westbrook — 25-34: 13.0% Wyreema — 25-34: 19.0%
35-44 14.7% / 13.9%
Westbrook — 35-44: 14.7% Wyreema — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 13.7% / 10.0%
Westbrook — 45-54: 13.7% Wyreema — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 9.7% / 8.9%
Westbrook — 55-64: 9.7% Wyreema — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 7.1% / 6.9%
Westbrook — 65-74: 7.1% Wyreema — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 2.6% / 2.4%
Westbrook — 75-84: 2.6% Wyreema — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ 0.4% / 0.4%
Westbrook — 85+: 0.4% Wyreema — 85+: 0.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Westbrook 65.7% couple families
Westbrook — Couple Families: 65.7% Westbrook — Lone Person: 16.1% Westbrook — One Parent Families: 15.2% Westbrook — Group Household: 2.3% Westbrook — Other Families: 0.7%
Wyreema 53.6% couple families
Wyreema — Couple Families: 53.6% Wyreema — Lone Person: 24.1% Wyreema — One Parent Families: 18.5% Wyreema — Group Household: 3.2% Wyreema — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Westbrook 17.1% renting
Westbrook — Owned Outright: 24.5% Westbrook — Mortgage: 58.4% Westbrook — Renting: 17.1%
Wyreema 32.7% renting
Wyreema — Owned Outright: 19.1% Wyreema — Mortgage: 48.2% Wyreema — Renting: 32.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Westbrook Wyreema
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 21.5%
Westbrook — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Wyreema — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 6.1%
Westbrook — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Wyreema — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 7.2%
Westbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Wyreema — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 0.7%
Westbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Wyreema — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.2%
Westbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Wyreema — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

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

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.

Westbrook Wyreema
New Zealand 1.2% / 2.0%
Westbrook — New Zealand: 1.2% Wyreema — New Zealand: 2.0%
England 1.4% / 1.0%
Westbrook — England: 1.4% Wyreema — England: 1.0%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.5%
Westbrook — South Africa: 0.5% Wyreema — South Africa: 0.5%
Zimbabwe 0.4% / 0.1%
Westbrook — Zimbabwe: 0.4% Wyreema — Zimbabwe: 0.1%
Scotland 0.2% / 0.1%
Westbrook — Scotland: 0.2% Wyreema — Scotland: 0.1%
Philippines 0.3% / —
Westbrook — Philippines: 0.3% Wyreema — Philippines: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.2%
Westbrook — Germany: not among its largest Wyreema — Germany: 0.2%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Westbrook 95.7% houses
Westbrook — Houses: 95.7% Westbrook — Townhouses: 4.0% Westbrook — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Wyreema 94.7% houses
Wyreema — Houses: 94.7% Wyreema — Townhouses: 5.1% Wyreema — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Westbrook Wyreema
Median house price $891,500 $685,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $925,000 $630,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 23 sales
 25 days
from 29 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.

Westbrook Wyreema
3 bed $836K / $630K
Westbrook — 3 bed: $836K (8 sales) Wyreema — 3 bed: $630K (29 sales)

8 vs 29 sales

4 bed $881K / $740K
Westbrook — 4 bed: $881K (36 sales) Wyreema — 4 bed: $740K (30 sales)

36 vs 30 sales

Development activity

Westbrook 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.

Westbrook Wyreema
Houses 3.4%
$675/wk on $1.02M
 3.9%
$600/wk on $802K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Westbrook Wyreema
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Schools Higher than 92% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD

Liveability

Westbrook scores higher overall (70 vs 58).

Westbrook Wyreema
Grade A B
Score 70/100 58/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Westbrook carries more crime risk (36 vs 24).

Westbrook Wyreema
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
36/100
 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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

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

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

Schools in Wyreema

  • Wyreema State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Westbrook Wyreema
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 4 2
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 12 0

Mobility

Westbrook Wyreema
Walkability score 20/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 140.5 km 141.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min 115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4350
 0.6%
postcode 4352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 4350
 84
postcode 4352

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.

Westbrook Wyreema
Car (driver) 84.7% / 86.2%
Westbrook — Car (driver): 84.7% Wyreema — Car (driver): 86.2%
Worked from Home 7.2% / 8.2%
Westbrook — Worked from Home: 7.2% Wyreema — Worked from Home: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 5.2%
Westbrook — Car (passenger): 5.7% Wyreema — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 1.2% / 0.4%
Westbrook — Walked Only: 1.2% Wyreema — Walked Only: 0.4%
Bus 0.6% / —
Westbrook — Bus: 0.6% Wyreema — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Westbrook Wyreema
Elevation 525 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 539 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Westbrook Wyreema
Connectivity score 83/100 57/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 73%
1,594 premises
 31%
874 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Westbrook Wyreema
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³ 2.4 µg/m³
PM10 12.0 µg/m³ 3.8 µg/m³
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Westbrook 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

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

Tags

Westbrook

Acreage Family

Wyreema

Acreage Family Young Families

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