Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 29° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 287 mm · ~36 rainy days
QLD · Toowoomba Council
Pittsworth, 4356
Population
3,300
Median age
43
Median income
$1,290/wk
Employed
53.1%
Languages at home
4.5%non-English
Top: Filipino, Tagalog, Punjabi
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- Education hub
- National parks
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
In Toowoomba, Pittsworth keeps a rural calm, a mid-sized suburb with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
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, and that is part of the charm. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood.
Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in safety and transport and access. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Living here
Desirability
- Desirability score
- 51.7/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 29% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1874th in Australia
- State rank
- 428th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #98 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #136 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 71%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
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
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Population
- 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)
- 114 / 75 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Community & culture
4.5% speak a language other than English at home; 9.3% born overseas
- Language at home
- 2,927 English only · 139 other
- Non-English at home
- 4.5%
- Born overseas
- 284 (9.3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 158 (4.8%)
- Australian citizens
- 2,951
- Languages spoken at home (other than English)
- 7
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
- Filipino14 · 29.2%
- Tagalog12 · 25%
- Punjabi6 · 12.5%
- Afrikaans5 · 10.4%
- Mandarin5 · 10.4%
- Bengali3 · 6.2%
- Malayalam3 · 6.2%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, and Indigenous status (usual residence).
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 40
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 24
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 12.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1,100 residents
- State safety percentile
- 4.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -26.8%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences4
- Other Property Damage10
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)9
- Traffic And Related Offences13
- Unlawful Entry11
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 966
- Pittsworth State High SchoolSecondary
- Pittsworth State SchoolPrimary
- St Stephen's SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 7 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 insights — Suburb Guide (derived from OpenStreetMap & Census) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
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
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 8
- Emergency department
- 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
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
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.
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 normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Period: seasonal · Updated on site · Static grid from WorldClim monthly averages
Future & Planning
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Pittsworth Shire Council Chambers and Shire Hall (former)State heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
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 overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Recent changes
- Rotaract Parkamenitiespark
- Drug Offencescrime4
- Other Property Damagecrime10
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime9
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime13
- Unlawful Entrycrime11
- Pittsworth Shire Council Chambers and Shire Hall (former)heritageState heritage place
- Cains Healthsave Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Lisa Cavanagh Acupuncturehealthalternative
- Pittsworth Chiropractic Centrehealthalternative
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
More in Toowoomba Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.