Yalangur vs Oakey

Oakey is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 57 in Yalangur. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yalangur, about half of households rent and the large majority of households are couple families. In Oakey, most households own their home. On these figures, Yalangur tends to suit renters, couples, and older residents, while Oakey 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

Oakey

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Yalangur carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 67/100)

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

First-home buyers

Oakey

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 41%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yalangur

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (53% vs 36%)

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

Commuting to the city

Oakey

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Yalangur carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 67/100)
  • Oakey is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Oakey

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.1% vs -15.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yalangur Oakey
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.

Yalangur Oakey
Walkability 0 / 26
Yalangur — Walkability: 0/100 Oakey — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 87 / 33
Yalangur — Safety: 87/100 Oakey — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Yalangur — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oakey — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Oakey has more residents (4,756 vs 55); Yalangur skews older (57 vs 40).

Yalangur Oakey
Population 55 4,756
+8547% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.4% +1.1%
Median age 57 40
Median household income $58,500/yr $63,076/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $255/wk $265/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yalangur Oakey
0-4 5.5% / 5.8%
Yalangur — 0-4: 5.5% Oakey — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 5.5% / 14.4%
Yalangur — 5-14: 5.5% Oakey — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 5.5% / 6.9%
Yalangur — 15-19: 5.5% Oakey — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 — / 6.3%
Yalangur — 20-24: not among its largest Oakey — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 5.5% / 10.9%
Yalangur — 25-34: 5.5% Oakey — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 12.7% / 11.2%
Yalangur — 35-44: 12.7% Oakey — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 5.5% / 13.0%
Yalangur — 45-54: 5.5% Oakey — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 21.8% / 12.1%
Yalangur — 55-64: 21.8% Oakey — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 20.0% / 10.2%
Yalangur — 65-74: 20.0% Oakey — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 9.1% / 6.6%
Yalangur — 75-84: 9.1% Oakey — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 5.5% / 2.5%
Yalangur — 85+: 5.5% Oakey — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yalangur 100.0% couple families
Yalangur — Couple Families: 100.0% Yalangur — Lone Person: 0.0% Yalangur — One Parent Families: 0.0% Yalangur — Group Household: 0.0% Yalangur — Other Families: 0.0%
Oakey 34.8% couple families
Oakey — Couple Families: 34.8% Oakey — Lone Person: 37.0% Oakey — One Parent Families: 23.7% Oakey — Group Household: 3.5% Oakey — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yalangur 52.9% renting
Yalangur — Owned Outright: 47.1% Yalangur — Mortgage: 0.0% Yalangur — Renting: 52.9%
Oakey 36.4% renting
Oakey — Owned Outright: 34.4% Oakey — Mortgage: 29.2% Oakey — Renting: 36.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yalangur 100.0% houses
Yalangur — Houses: 100.0% Yalangur — Townhouses: 0.0% Yalangur — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Oakey 92.0% houses
Oakey — Houses: 92.0% Oakey — Townhouses: 7.0% Oakey — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Yalangur Oakey
Certificate III & IV 7.3% / 17.1%
Yalangur — Certificate III & IV: 7.3% Oakey — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 3.9%
Yalangur — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Oakey — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 5.1%
Yalangur — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Oakey — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Yalangur — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Oakey — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.4%
Yalangur — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Oakey — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Property market

Yalangur Oakey
Median house price — $579,800
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $760,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 38 days
from 70 sales

Development activity

Yalangur Oakey
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.

Yalangur Oakey
Houses — 4.1%
$530/wk on $664K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Yalangur Oakey
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 92% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 62% of QLD

Liveability

Oakey is more walkable (26 vs 0).

Yalangur Oakey
Grade — B
Score — 51/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Oakey carries more crime risk (67 vs 13).

Yalangur Oakey
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
13/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Yalangur Oakey
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Yalangur

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Oakey

  • Oakey State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Monica's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Oakey State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Yalangur Oakey
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3 8

Mobility

Yalangur Oakey
Walkability score 0/100 26/100
Distance to Brisbane 153.3 km 154 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 116 min 114 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4352
 0.1%
postcode 4401
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4352
 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.

Yalangur Oakey
Car (driver) 37.0% / 79.8%
Yalangur — Car (driver): 37.0% Oakey — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 51.9% / 5.6%
Yalangur — Worked from Home: 51.9% Oakey — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Walked Only 11.1% / 4.6%
Yalangur — Walked Only: 11.1% Oakey — Walked Only: 4.6%
Car (passenger) — / 8.1%
Yalangur — Car (passenger): not among its largest Oakey — Car (passenger): 8.1%
Bicycle — / 2.0%
Yalangur — Bicycle: not among its largest Oakey — Bicycle: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Yalangur Oakey
Elevation 425 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 398 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Yalangur Oakey
Connectivity score 30/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 38%
2,302 premises

Climate

Yalangur Oakey
Annual rainfall 577 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Yalangur Oakey
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Yalangur Oakey
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Yalangur Oakey
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yalangur Oakey
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yalangur

Retirees Rural

Oakey

Acreage Affordable River

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