Crows Nest QLD 4355
Crows Nest is a town in Queensland, 150 km from Brisbane CBD, around 2 hours 5 minutes by car. Population is 2,212; the median age is 57 and the median household income is $47,476 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 2.4% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $270 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,118. The area shows high bushfire risk. All 1 school within the town boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Crows Nest a good town?
Crows Nest scores a D (16/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit and community.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 149.9 km · 127 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $620K
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 69/100 · Crime 45/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 57 · 2,212 residents
Liveability Rating
16 / 100 · Ranked #1052 in QLDEach bar is Crows Nest's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
How do you rate the liveability in Crows Nest?
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Our score
16 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataCrows Nest's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $620,000, roughly 14% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$620,000
Based on 88 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 62 days — median across 23 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 9 sales $570K
- 3 bed 47 sales $600K
- 4 bed 27 sales $700K
Land
$675,000
Based on 13 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 48 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Crows Nest are currently listed at around $760,000 on average. Based on 15 houses listed in the past six months.
$760K
15 houses listed in the last 6 months.
15 of the suburb's 893 dwellings (1.7%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Crows Nest rent for around $655 a week on average, based on 6 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$655/wk
6 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
6 rentals advertised against an estimated 224 rented homes (2.7%) in the last 6 months.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$655/week ($34,000 a year) on a $760,000 median
Based on a small sample (6 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Crows Nest safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Crows Nest sits in the moderate band, with 17 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 67% on the prior year.
17 offences
66.7% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–202410 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
One school serve Crows Nest, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Crow's Nest State School leads the pack.
- • 181 students in one school (avg 181)
Combined
Walkability
Crows Nest is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the town there are 1 supermarket, 8 parks and 5 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Crows Nest.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 5.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 10.8 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 12.0 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Crows Nest.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 22%
- Premises covered
- 1,217
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Toowoomba: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the town closely.
Crows Nest is home to about 2,200 residents, with a median age of 57 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $47,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,212
Median Age
57
Median Household Income
$47,476/yr
Census Median Rent
$270/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,118/mo
Avg Household Size
2.1
Median Personal Income
$25,584/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.4%
Total Dwellings
893
Owner-Occupier Rate
74.9%
Houses
92.5%
Rental Stress
29.6%
Mortgage Stress
28.3%
Work From Home
11.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
10 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 9 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 210 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 75.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 84.0%
- Employment Rate
- 34.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 28.8%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
19 residents (0.9%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
7.0% of residents (150) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Brisbane (126).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,138 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Local Jobs
People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 697 people work here; 663 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (1.1 per resident). At least 2% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,618 a year through Toowoomba based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Toowoomba
In the year to August 2026, 1,513 new dwellings were approved across Toowoomba. That mix is 1,098 houses and 415 units. Approvals are down 24.6% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this town: at least 885 homes
- Within 2 years 52 to 105 homes
- In 2 to 5 years 107 to 520 homes
- In 5 to 10 years at least 508 homes
- In 10 years or more 101 to 500 homes
- No timeframe set 117 to 390 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (55 parcels), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
No native title party is registered for this area. Under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party is then whoever is recognised under tradition or custom as responsible for the area — which a native title register cannot show.
Climate & Setting
from Oakey Aero, 36.8 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 520 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Annual rainfall
- 577 mm
- 54 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 31.0°C
- 17 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 3.9°C
- 26 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 4355, 4 of 2,608 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.1% (30 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4355, 841 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,238 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 35 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $620,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by David Littleproud Liberal National Party of Queensland
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | David Littleproud | 26.0% | 74.0% | -1.8 |
| 2022 | David Littleproud | 27.9% | 72.1% | -3.3 |
| 2019 | David Littleproud | 24.6% | 75.4% | +7.9 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Pat Weir Liberal National Party of Queensland
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pat Weir LNP | 73.6% |
| 2020 | Pat Weir LNP | 69.2% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Crows Nest
Is Crows Nest a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Crows Nest is moderate (45/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Crows Nest?
Crows Nest has a moderate recorded bushfire history (69/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Crows Nest a good place to live?
Crows Nest has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (16/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Crows Nest?
Crows Nest, QLD had a population of 2,212 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Crows Nest, QLD?
The postcode for Crows Nest, QLD is 4355.
How far is Crows Nest from Brisbane?
Crows Nest is 150 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 127 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Crows Nest?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Crows Nest was $47,476 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Crows Nest?
The median advertised rent in Crows Nest is $655 a week for houses (6 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Crows Nest?
The median age of residents in Crows Nest was 57 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Crows Nest at risk of bushfire?
Crows Nest has a moderate recorded bushfire history (69/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Crows Nest?
There is 1 school inside the Crows Nest boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Crows Nest?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Crows Nest, Oakey Aero (36.8 km away), summer days average 31°C, winter nights 3.9°C, 577 mm of rain a year over 54 rainy days, and 17 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Crows Nest?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Crows Nest belong to?
Crows Nest sits within the Toowoomba local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Crows Nest?
The average residential rates bill through Toowoomba is $1,618 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Crows Nest?
Across Toowoomba, 1,513 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 24.6% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Crows Nest in?
Crows Nest sits within the federal Division of Maranoa, currently held by David Littleproud (Liberal National Party of Queensland).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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