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Highfields QLD 4352

4,785 addresses · 258 streets

Groom Electorate › Toowoomba LGA › Highfields · 107 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Highfields is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 8,568 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,994 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

8,568Population
45Median age
$1,994Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Highfields statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Highfields itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Toowoomba, 11.1 km south · Railway halt: Willowburn, 7.9 km south · Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 10.1 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs7/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 52.2% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 61.5%

Population by age in Highfields
Population by age, Highfields QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4385
5-141,258
15-19691
20-24314
25-34607
35-44947
45-541,239
55-641,166
65-741,156
75-84632
85+169
Dwelling types in Highfields
Dwelling types, Highfields QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,876
Townhouse106
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Highfields
Households by weekly income, Highfields QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650308
$650-1,499764
$1,500-2,999906
$3,000+756
Top ancestries in Highfields
Top ancestries, Highfields QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English3,912
Australian3,355
Irish1,312
Scottish1,256
German1,077
Other465
Housing tenure in Highfields
Housing tenure, Highfields QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,364
Mortgage1,141
Rented422
Other51
Cars per household in Highfields
Cars per household, Highfields QLD (ABS Census 2021)
044
1691
21,336
3552
4+355
Commute to work in Highfields
Commute to work, Highfields QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,046
Train0
Bus12
Tram/ferry0
Walked60
Bicycle15
Home401
Top countries of birth in Highfields
Top countries of birth, Highfields QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England239
New Zealand160
South Africa107
Zimbabwe73
United States36
Scotland31
Languages used at home in Highfields
Languages used at home, Highfields QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans61
Mandarin20
Spanish15
Italian14
Urdu10
Korean9

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