QLD · Toowoomba Council
Clifton, 4361
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Cycling
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Clifton offers a slower smaller community life in Toowoomba, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. Generous greenery runs through the area, from street trees to tucked-away reserves.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb.
Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment against similar regional towns, even with parks and green space and housing affordability holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,490
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $877
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 48 of 654
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 39.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 67 / 27 / 8
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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 26
- Against the person
- 7
- Against property
- 7
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 17.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 213 residents
- State safety percentile
- 9.4th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +20.6%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences8
- Good Order Offences9
- Other Property Damage4
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)4
- Traffic And Related Offences9
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 965
- Clifton State High SchoolSecondary
- Clifton State SchoolPrimary
- St Francis De Sales 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
18 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- ATM
- Toowoomba Regional CouncilBicycle Parking
- DabblersCraft
- Coxy's Rural Builder / Clifton GlassGlaziery
86 East Street, Clifton
- Playground (6)
- Australia PostPost Box
- Clifton Bowls ClubSports centre
- Sports centre
- Clifton Skate RampSports field
- Polo FieldSports field
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Centenary ParkPark
- Elsie Jones ParkPark
- Pioneer Park 88Park
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- On site
- Clifton Co-Op HospitalNorman Streethospital
- Clifton Pharmacy and Gift GalleryKing Streetpharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Treasure Islandkindergarten
- Treasure IslandTooth Streetkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · 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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 23
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
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
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 48.6/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 32% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2103rd in Australia
- State rank
- 474th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #46 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #165 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 77%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- ATMamenitiesatm
- Australia Postamenitiespost_box
- Clifton Bowls Clubamenitiessports_centre
- Clifton Skate Rampamenitiespitch
- Coxy's Rural Builder / Clifton Glassamenities86 East Street, Cliftonglaziery
- Dabblersamenitiescraft
- Playgroundamenitiesplayground
- Playgroundamenitiesplayground
- Playgroundamenitiesplayground
- Playgroundamenitiesplayground
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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