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Cranley

Bordered by the train line to the north as well as Mort, Hogg, Barlow and Boundary Streets, Cranley covers 9.3 square kilometres. Home to just 725 people, Cranley has a very low density of just 78 people per square kilometre. Over the next few years, the area north of Hermitage Road may become more industrial with its proximity to the train line as well as the Wetalla Wastewater Treatment Plant. The second range crossing is also proposed to go through the northern part of this suburb.

Cranley is home to the largest proportion of males of any suburb in Toowoomba, with 54.6 per cent of the population being male. The average age of people living in Cranley is 42 years which is high compared to the Toowoomba average of 35 and the national average of 37 years. A high proportion of people in this suburb are between 25 and 54 years of age as well as a higher than average proportion of people between 55 and 64 years.

Cranley is the most religious suburb of Toowoomba with only 9.1 per cent of people having no religion. This is compared to 12.7 per cent of people in Toowoomba and 18.7 per cent of people in Australia having no religion. There is a higher than average proportion of Catholics and Anglicans living in this suburb.

This suburb has very low unemployment, at just 2 per cent, compared to Toowoomba at 5.1 per cent and Australia at 5.2 per cent. The average individual income is $361 per week, which is one of the lowest levels in Toowoomba. The average individual income in Toowoomba is $429 per week and Australia-wide it's $466 per week. Although this individual income is low, the average household and average family incomes are above average. The average household income in Cranely is $1,205 per week (Toowoomba $879, Australia $1,027) and the average family income is $1,253 per week (Toowoomba $1,081, Australia $1,171). This suggests that many households have more than one wage earner and there are many large households in this suburb.

Many people in this suburb are employed as Professionals, (16.8%). Clerical and Administrative Work (16.5%) and Technicians and Trades Workers (14.4%) are also popular occupations. Cranley has the largest proportion of Sales Workers of any suburb in Toowoomba but the least proportion of Managers. The most popular industry of work is Hospitals (5.8%) followed by School Education (4.1%) and Cafes, Restaurants and Take-away Services (4.1%).

In Cranley, 43.3 per cent of people have never married, which is higher than the Toowoomba average of 33.8 per cent and the national average of 33.2 per cent. In complete contrast, only 8.6 per cent of dwellings in this suburb are occupied by single persons living alone - which is the lowest proportion of any suburb in Toowoomba - and there is a very high proportion of families. 84.9 per cent of households are families compared to the Toowoomba average of 65.1 per cent and Australia at 67.4 per cent. These figures suggest that Cranley is made up of a lot of families with older children where the parents are not married.

There are 190 dwellings in Cranley. The vast majority are separate houses (98.4%) with just a few flats or apartments (1.6%). A high proportion of dwellings are being purchased (47.5%) compared to Toowomba (29.8%) and Australia (32.2%). Of the suburbs of Toowoomba, only Highfields has a higher proportion of homes being purchased. Only 18.6 per cent of dwellings are being rented, compared to 35.2 per cent in the whole of Toowoomba. The average rent in this suburb is $238 per week which is quite high compared to the rest of Toowoomba. Cranley is actually the second most expensive suburb after Middle Ridge and is comparably priced to Prince Henry Heights.

Sources2006 Census QuickStats: Cranley (Toowoomba City) (State Suburb) (2007). Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au