Pittsworth, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Pittsworth is a rural service town on the Darling Downs of southern Queensland, about 41km south-west of Toowoomba and 171km west-south-west of Brisbane, set on basalt uplands edged by farming plains. The Giabal people are recorded as the first to live on the surrounding land. European settlement grew around the Beauaraba pastoral run, and the town took shape after land was opened for selection in 1877, the year the railway arrived. First called Beauaraba, it was renamed Pittsworth in 1915 after the pastoralist Charles William Pitts. The district became a major dairying centre, said to have produced most of the Downs' cheese by 1914. The local folk museum preserves its history, and sprinter Arthur Postle, the 'Crimson Flash', came from the town.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Pittsworth is more socio-economically advantaged than about 17% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 919, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Pittsworth at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,300
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $1,290
- SEIFA score
- 919
- Coordinates
- -27.7391, 151.6343
Pittsworth demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Pittsworth using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 26%, 28% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 681 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 387 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 644 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 716 | 22% |
| Seniors (65+) | 865 | 26% |
Share of the 3,293 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 430 | 37% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 364 | 31% |
| Rented | 326 | 28% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,069 | 91% |
| Townhouses & semis | 75 | 6% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,171 occupied private dwellings in Pittsworth.
- Median weekly rent
- $275
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,661
- Median weekly personal income
- $651
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 284 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 139 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 158 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 955 (38%)
- Labour-force participation
- 55.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Employed full-time
- 823
- Employed part-time
- 454
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Pittsworth
Where is Pittsworth?
Pittsworth is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Pittsworth?
At the 2021 Census, Pittsworth had a population of about 3,300.
Is Pittsworth an advantaged area?
Pittsworth has an ABS SEIFA score of 919, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 17 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 17% of Australian suburbs.
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