Pampas QLD 4352

Pampas is a rural locality in Queensland, 196 km from Brisbane CBD, around 2 hours 25 minutes by car. Population is 78; the median age is 40 and the median household income is $97,500 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The locality grew 25.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $243 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,200. Pampas is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

This locality is too small to rate.

The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 78. 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.

How do you rate the liveability in Pampas?

Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.

Our score

Not enough data to score this locality.

Residents say

…

AwfulPoorAverageGoodGreat
What applies here? (optional)

One rating per person. You can change yours at any time.

Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

91 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 33% of its income on the median rent in postcode 4352.

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

6 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Where they happened

Gore Highway 6 (100.0%)

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality 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 locality boundary.

Walkability

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

0
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 Pampas.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
30
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 locality boundary.

Toowoomba: council population

The whole council area, not just Pampas · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
186,276
+1.2% in a year
Change
+2,201
people since 2024
Density
14
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 locality alone — this locality'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
5/10
6/10 within QLD
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
6/10
6/10 within QLD
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
4/10
5/10 within QLD
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Pampas is home to 78 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $98,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

78

25.8% since 2016

Median Age

40

11.1% since 2016

Median Household Income

$97,500/yr

30.5% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$243/wk

224.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,200/mo

Avg Household Size

3.0

30.4% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$44,564/yr

21.0% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

20.8%

66.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

24

33.3% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

63.2%

152.8% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

13.0%

150.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

14.8%

Work From Home

25.0%

157.7% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 24 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 12 (63.2%)
Renting 7 (36.8%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
92.3%
English Spoken at Home
93.6%
Employment Rate
66.1%
24.5% since 2016
Completed Year 12
28.2%

Occupations

Managers 17 (38.6%)
Labourers 12 (27.3%)
Professionals 8 (18.2%)
Community & Personal Service 5 (11.4%)
Sales 5 (11.4%)
Technicians & Trades 3 (6.8%)

Religion

Christianity 49 (62.8%)
No Religion 20 (25.6%)

Age Distribution

0-4 5 (6.4%)
5-14 17 (21.8%)
15-19 9 (11.5%)
25-34 7 (9.0%)
35-44 8 (10.3%)
45-54 11 (14.1%)
55-64 13 (16.7%)
65-74 3 (3.8%)
85+ 3 (3.8%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 7 (58.3%)
Lone Person 5 (41.7%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 14 (50.0%)
Worked from Home 7 (25.0%)
Walked Only 4 (14.3%)
Car (passenger) 3 (10.7%)

Education

Postgraduate Degree 6 (7.7%)
Bachelor Degree 6 (7.7%)
Certificate III & IV 3 (3.8%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 3 (12.5%)
2 cars 5 (20.8%)
3 cars 8 (33.3%)
4+ cars 10 (41.7%)

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 Pampas · 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

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 Pittsworth, 24.8 km

Moderate rainfall.

Elevation
379 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
691 mm
61 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the locality 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 0.03% in 2021
+0.3 points this year

In postcode 4352, 181 of 30,100 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.3% (689 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.03%
2022
0.06%
2023
0.14%
2024
0.33%
2025
0.60%

Rooftop solar

84
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.9 kW each

In postcode 4352, 9,311 rooftop-solar systems totalling 64.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 11,047 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 597 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
614
2020
621
2021
621
2022
625
2023
751
2024
669
2025
576
2026
383

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 Maranoa

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 locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Southern Downs District

Currently held by James Lister Liberal National Party of Queensland

Next state election: 28 October 2028.

Year Winner Won with
2024 James Lister LNP 68.5%
2020 James Lister LNP 64.1%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.

Looking at a specific address in Pampas?

Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.

Free to look up. Subscribers see every section in full — $29/month.

Nearby suburbs

Compare Pampas to another suburb

Side-by-side stats for any other QLD suburb — type a name and pick one.

Or jump straight to a nearby comparison:

Common questions about Pampas

Is Pampas a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Pampas is moderate (54/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Pampas?

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

What is the population of Pampas?

Pampas, QLD had a population of 78 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Pampas, QLD?

The postcode for Pampas, QLD is 4352.

How far is Pampas from Brisbane?

Pampas is 196 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 144 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Pampas?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Pampas was $97,500 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 Pampas?

There are too few current rental listings in Pampas for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $243, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Pampas?

The median age of residents in Pampas was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.

What is the weather like in Pampas?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Pampas, Pittsworth (24.8 km away), 691 mm of rain a year over 61 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Pampas?

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 Pampas belong to?

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

How much are council rates in Pampas?

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 Pampas?

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 Pampas in?

Pampas sits within the federal Division of Maranoa, currently held by David Littleproud (Liberal National Party of Queensland).

Search another suburb or address

Data freshness

Vintages show when each source's data is from. See all data sources.

Was the information on this page useful to you?

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or