QLD · Toowoomba Council
Toowoomba City, 4350
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Desirability score
- Café precinct
- Heritage area
- Green suburb
- Cycling
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Toowoomba City is a regional centre in Toowoomba that balances local services with a more relaxed pace of life. 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.
Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Coffee, casual meals and neighbourhood eateries give the suburb a lived-in social scene. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb.
The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete. Period homes and heritage streetscapes give the area a character that newer suburbs rarely match.
On the desirability index, the suburb rates good overall, led by parks and green space and transport and access, while housing affordability and community and employment sit closer to the middle of the pack for similar regional towns.
Population
- Population
- 2,321
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,084
- Dwelling vacancy
- 17.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 192 of 1,096
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,355
- Employment rate
- 46.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 104 / 211 / 215
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)
- 134
- Against the person
- 26
- Against property
- 64
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 57.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 89 residents
- State safety percentile
- 73.6th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +8.6%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences1084
- Good Order Offences793
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)1707
- Traffic And Related Offences559
- Unlawful Entry633
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
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,024
- The Industry School - ToowoombaSecondary
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
198 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BottlemartAlcohol
- Flipp'dAmusement Arcade
2 Club Lane
- ATM (3)
- Bakers DelightBakery
- The Cheesecake ShopBakery
Toowoomba City
- ANZBank
Toowoomba City
- Commonwealth BankBank
Toowoomba City
- Great Southern BankBank
- Goldie's Beer GardenBar
- Tailgate Sports BarBar
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
11 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Art Gallery ParkPark
- Cathro ParkPark
- East Creek Park 1Park
- Federation ParkPark
- Goggs Street ParkPark
- Laurel Bank ParkPark
- Mill Street ParkPark
- Mort Estate ParkPark
- The FarmPark
- Toowoomba Organic GardensPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 12
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Barham Chiropracticalternative
- Chemist Warehousepharmacy
- Darling Downs RadiologyNeil Streetdoctor
- Darling Downs Skin Cancer CentreNeil Streetdoctor
- Downs Anaesthetic Practicedoctor
- Hooper Medical Centreclinic
- Immunisation Clinicvaccination_centre
- Pharmacypharmacy
- Pharmacypharmacy
- Toowoomba Medical & Dental Centredoctor
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)
- 2/10
- 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
Heritage
33 state heritage places
- Alexandra BuildingState heritage place
- Carlton HouseState heritage place
- Clifford HouseState heritage place
- Defiance Flour MillState heritage place
- Empire Theatre (former)State heritage place
- Exchange BuildingState heritage place
- Harris HouseState heritage place
- Karingal ChambersState heritage place
- KensingtonState heritage place
- Laurel Bank ParkState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Grow Early Education ToowoombaGrange Streetkindergarten
- Mothercraftkindergarten
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)
- 22
- Parks (OSM)
- 11
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
- 56.7/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 17% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1190th in Australia
- State rank
- 254th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #43 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #57 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
- 420 Superstoreamenitiesvariety_store
- ANZamenitiesToowoomba Citybank
- ATMamenitiesatm
- ATMamenitiesatm
- ATMamenitiesatm
- Alamayamenitiesclothes
- Ampolamenities282 Ruthven Streetfuel
- Arcadian Organic & Natural Meat Co.amenitiesbutcher
- Australia PostamenitiesUnit 22 244 Margaret Streetpost_office
- Australian Well Control Centreamenitiesyes
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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