QLD · Toowoomba Council

Pittsworth, 4356

Est. population · Jun 2025

3,372

Growth (1 yr)

+0.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+1.2%

Median age

43

Median income

$1,290/wk

Employment rate

53.1%

Languages at home

4.5%non-English

Most common: Filipino, Tagalog, Punjabi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

50.7/100
Average

Top 30% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 71% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • High desirability
  • Education hub
  • National parks
  • Heritage area
What Pittsworth is known for: Green suburb, High desirability, Education hub, National parks, Heritage area

Suburb profile

In Toowoomba Council, Pittsworth keeps a rural calm, a mid-sized suburb with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with family life visible on every street. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice.

Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets. Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower.

Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

The desirability picture is around average, weighed down by softer local dining and lifestyle amenities relative to similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Pittsworth snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

No data available

Median rent

$480/wk

Population (ERP)

3,372

+0.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

9.8%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#55

among Country & regional · Established

Safety

6th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

30th

percentile in QLD

Advantage (IRSAD)

2/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

32nd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
50.7/100 — Average
State standing
Top 30% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
2077th in Australia
State rank
456th in QLD
Peer rank
#55 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#141 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
71%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability indexSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$480

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

3,372(June 2025)

+0.6% annual · +1.2% over 5 years · 30th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.6%
5-year growth
+1.2%
Change in 1 year
+19
Change in 5 years
+39
Growth rank in QLD
30th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~3,500), extrapolated at +0.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3,300
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$1,290
Dwelling vacancy
9.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
127 of 1,294
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Employment rate
53.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,069 / 75 / 0 (+ 22 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
49
Against the person
4
Against property
30
Rate per 1,000 residents
14.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 825 residents
State safety percentile
6.2th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-30.3%

Most common offence types

  • Other Property Damage13
  • Unlawful Entry14
  • Fraud5
  • Traffic And Related Offences15
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)9

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime MapQueensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
3
Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
966
Median ICSEA percentile
32th
School list
  • Pittsworth State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 955 · 27th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 506 students · Top SEA quarter 4%View on My School →
  • Pittsworth State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 966 · 32th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 303 students · Top SEA quarter 4%View on My School →
  • St Stephen's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1013 · 53th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 195 students · Top SEA quarter 12%View on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life7 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.12
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Rotaract ParkPark

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

7 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Centenary ParkPark
  • Keith Gordon ParkPark
  • Lions ParkPark
  • Merv & John Hart ParkPark
  • Pittsworth Rotary ParkPark
  • Pittsworth SkateparkPark
  • Rotaract ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
10
Parks (OSM)
7

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
8
Nearest hospital
Clifton Co-Op Hospital (34.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
  • Cains Healthsave PharmacyPharmacy
  • Lisa Cavanagh AcupunctureAlternative
  • Pittsworth Chiropractic CentreAlternative
  • Pittsworth Dental SurgeyDentist
  • Pittsworth Medical CentreYes
  • Pittsworth Plaza ChemistPharmacy
  • Remedial Massage / PhysiotherapistPhysiotherapist
  • Sullivan Nicolaides PathologyYandilla StreetSample_Collection

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
78
Participants per 1,000 residents
23.1

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 17°
Rainfall
287 mm · ~36 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
153 mm · ~19 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
18° / 4°
Rainfall
95 mm · ~12 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 11°
Rainfall
194 mm · ~24 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Pittsworth Shire Council Chambers and Shire Hall (former)State heritage place

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage registerState heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Groom
Member of Parliament
Garth HAMILTON (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
119,008
Turnout (2025)
91.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+0.8 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 63.4%Labor 36.6%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 25.8 km away).

Coalition 74.4%Labor 25.6%

11.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -0.9 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • PittsworthLabor 26.1% · Coalition 73.8% TPP (2025)3.1 km away
  • SouthbrookLabor 21.4% · Coalition 78.6% TPP (2025)9.6 km away
  • Mount TysonLabor 16.2% · Coalition 83.8% TPP (2025)20.3 km away
  • BiddestonLabor 14.8% · Coalition 85.2% TPP (2025)21.5 km away
  • CambooyaLabor 30.7% · Coalition 69.3% TPP (2025)21.7 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

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