Darling Heights QLD 4350
Darling Heights is in Toowoomba LGA, QLD, postcode 4350, with population 5,157.
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Darling Heights has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Weekly rent screens at about 39% of annual income. Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.
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Income-stretched rent market
Weekly rent screens at about 39% of annual income. Snapshot rent $400/wk.
Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.
Darling Heights has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools
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Hospitals, Transport
Darling Heights currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.
Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Missing evidence to verify: Transport.
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Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.
No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.
Transport
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Darling Heights QLD
Darling Heights is a mid-sized suburb in Queensland within the Toowoomba local government area (postcode 4350). With a population of 5,157, the suburb has a young professional demographic with a median age of 30. Households earn a median income of $76K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are community & personal service, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median house price in Darling Heights is $610,000, having surged 10.9% over the past year. Units have a median price of $394,000 (+14.6% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $400. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,347.
Darling Heights is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 944, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Toowoomba LGA is moderate at 5,673 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Darling Heights offers a gross rental yield of 3.4%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($610K/$1.1M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 8.0x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +10.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Darling Heights is a mid-sized suburb in Queensland within the Toowoomba local government area (postcode 4350). With a population of 5,157, the suburb has a young professional demographic with a median age of 30. Households earn a median income of $76K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are community & personal service, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median house price in Darling Heights is $610,000, having surged 10.9% over the past year. Units have a median price of $394,000 (+14.6% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $400. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,347.
Darling Heights is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 944, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Toowoomba LGA is moderate at 5,673 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Darling Heights offers a gross rental yield of 3.4%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($610K/$1.1M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 8.0x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +10.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Darling Heights FAQ
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What LGA is Darling Heights in?
Darling Heights is in the Toowoomba Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4350. Council-level context for Toowoomba LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Darling Heights?
The current median house price in Darling Heights, QLD is $610K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Darling Heights?
The median weekly rent in Darling Heights is $400/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.
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What does the rent signal say about Darling Heights?
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 39% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Darling Heights a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Darling Heights show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Darling Heights?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Darling Heights data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.