Finnie ^{QLD 4350}

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Finnie is a suburb in Queensland, 135 km from Brisbane CBD, around 1 hour 50 minutes by car. Population is 69; the median age is 55 and the median household income is $110,500 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population fell 26.6% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $260 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,000. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

This suburb is too small to rate.

The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 69. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.

Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

122 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 25% of its income on the median rent in postcode 4350.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Serious Road Crashes

2020–2024

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Universities nearby

USQ (Toowoomba)

University of Southern Queensland · 52 courses

9.4 km

Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.

Walkability

Finnie is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

out of 100

Very Car-Dependent

Public Transport within 1 km not measured

Schools within 1.5 km 0

Parks within 800 m 0

Supermarkets within 1 km 0

GPs within 1 km 0

Pharmacies within 1 km 0

Childcare within 1 km 0

Hospitals within 5 km 0

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.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Finnie.

connectivity score / 100

Most common

Fixed wireless

Full-fibre (FTTP) share: 0%
Premises covered: 31

Technology mix

Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

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

No amenities mapped in this suburb boundary.

Toowoomba: council population

The whole council area, not just Finnie · estimated residents

at 30 June 2025

Residents

186,276

+1.2% in a year

Change

+2,201

people since 2024

Density

people per km² across the council area

What drove the change

Natural increase

+620

births minus deaths

Net internal migration

+564

moves within Australia

Net overseas migration

+1,017

arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state

2021 census

Advantage and disadvantage

7/10

8/10 within QLD

income, education, jobs and housing together

Economic resources

9/10

10/10 within QLD

income against housing cost and household size

Education and occupation

7/10

9/10 within QLD

qualifications and job type, income excluded

Finnie is home to 69 residents, with a median age of 55 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $110,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

26.6% since 2016

Median Age

27.9% since 2016

Median Household Income

$110,500/yr

17.3% since 2016

Top 17% in QLD

Census Median Rent

$260/wk

17.5% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,000/mo

23.1% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.3

4.2% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$45,500/yr

14.1% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

0.0%

Total Dwellings

18.2% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

88.5%

3.3% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

12.2%

29.9% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

10.9%

34.3% since 2016

Work From Home

16.1%

83.0% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 26 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 12 (46.2%)

Mortgage 11 (42.3%)

Renting 3 (11.5%)

Demographics

Born in Australia: 87.0%
English Spoken at Home: 100.0%
Employment Rate: 63.9%
Completed Year 12: 50.7%

Occupations

Professionals 10 (27.0%)

Community & Personal Service 9 (24.3%)

Managers 7 (18.9%)

Sales 7 (18.9%)

Technicians & Trades 6 (16.2%)

Religion

Christianity 52 (75.4%)

No Religion 16 (23.2%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 4 (5.8%)

Age Distribution

5-14 5 (7.2%)

15-19 8 (11.6%)

20-24 6 (8.7%)

25-34 5 (7.2%)

35-44 8 (11.6%)

45-54 6 (8.7%)

55-64 23 (33.3%)

65-74 9 (13.0%)

75-84 3 (4.3%)

85+ 3 (4.3%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 9 (56.2%)

Couple Families 7 (43.8%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 22 (71.0%)

Worked from Home 5 (16.1%)

Car (passenger) 4 (12.9%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 17 (24.6%)

Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5 (7.2%)

Postgraduate Degree 3 (4.3%)

Bachelor Degree 3 (4.3%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 6 (23.1%)

2 cars 8 (30.8%)

3 cars 5 (19.2%)

4+ cars 4 (15.4%)

Council Rates

Toowoomba

FY 2025-26

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,618 a year through Toowoomba based on 2025 figures.

Avg residential rate

$1,618/yr

22% above the QLD average of $1,328 · median of 59 councils

Valuation basis

Unimproved Value

land only

Building Approvals: Toowoomba

The whole council area, not just Finnie · new residential dwellings

to 2026-08

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.

Trailing 12 months

1,513dwellings

-24.6% YoY

Houses

1,098

detached dwellings

Units

415

townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Aboriginal party for this area is Western Wakka Wakka People.

Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. No native title claim is currently registered here, so the last registered claimant remains the Aboriginal party.

Air Quality

CLEAN

PM2.5 averaged 2.4 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³).

PM10 averaged 3.8 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0.

From the Rangeville (Toowoomba, South West Queensland) monitoring station, 10.2 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Cambooya Post Office, 9.3 km

Moderate rainfall.

Elevation: 585 m; above sea level, at the suburb centre
Annual rainfall: 643 mm; 55 rainy days
Summer max (Jan): —
Winter min (Jul): —

Elevation is the ground at the suburb 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

0.6%

of light vehicles are electric

Up from 0.04% in 2021

+0.2 points this year

In postcode 4350, 613 of 97,181 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.4% (3,343 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.1%.

Electric share, year by year

2021

0.04%

2022

0.11%

2023

0.21%

2024

0.43%

2025

0.63%

Rooftop solar

systems per 100 dwellings

Averaging 6.9 kW each

In postcode 4350, 19,713 rooftop-solar systems totalling 135.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 48,409 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 1,161 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.

Systems installed, year by year

2019

1,332

2020

1,404

2021

1,391

2022

1,240

2023

1,443

2024

1,430

2025

1,182

2026

701

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."

Verify eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office

Federal Electorate

Division of Groom

Currently held by Garth Hamilton Liberal National Party of Queensland

Year	Winner	2PP ALP	2PP LNP	Swing
2025	Garth Hamilton	36.6%	63.4%	+0.8
2022	Garth Hamilton	35.8%	64.2%	-6.3
2019	John Mcveigh	29.5%	70.5%	+5.2

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Condamine District

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 suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.

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Common questions about Finnie

Is Finnie a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Finnie is low (36/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Finnie?

Finnie has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Finnie?

Finnie, QLD had a population of 69 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Finnie, QLD?

The postcode for Finnie, QLD is 4350.

How far is Finnie from Brisbane?

Finnie is 135 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 110 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Finnie?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Finnie was $110,500 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 Finnie?

There are too few current rental listings in Finnie for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $260, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Finnie?

The median age of residents in Finnie was 55 at the 2021 ABS Census.

What is the air quality in Finnie?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Finnie (Rangeville (Toowoomba, South West Queensland)) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 2.4 µg/m³ and PM10 of 3.8 µg/m³. That puts Finnie below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Finnie?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Finnie, Cambooya Post Office (9.3 km away), 643 mm of rain a year over 55 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Finnie?

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 Finnie belong to?

Finnie sits within the Toowoomba local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Finnie?

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 Finnie?

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 Finnie in?

Finnie sits within the federal Division of Groom, currently held by Garth Hamilton (Liberal National Party of Queensland).

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