QLD · Toowoomba Council
Torrington, 4350
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Toowoomba, Torrington keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with family life visible on every street. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and safety lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in housing affordability and community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,070
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $2,181
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 23 of 382
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,827
- Employment rate
- 68%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 24 / 8 / 0
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)
- 62
- Against the person
- 12
- Against property
- 30
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 57.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 89 residents
- State safety percentile
- 74.1th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +8.5%
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
Amenities
5 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Multispares ToowoombaCar Parts
Unit 2 20 Carrington Road, Torrington
- Sudgen Kerr Pty LtdGroundskeeping
Unit 1 20 Carrington Road, Torrington
- Toowoomba Region CouncilPlayground
- Swimming pool (2)
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
- Joe Allen ParkPark
- London Circuit ParkPark
- Moore Road ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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
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)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
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
- 41.9/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 48% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 3156th in Australia
- State rank
- 721st in QLD
- Peer rank
- #225 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #331 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 58%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Multispares ToowoombaamenitiesUnit 2 20 Carrington Road, Torringtoncar_parts
- Sudgen Kerr Pty LtdamenitiesUnit 1 20 Carrington Road, Torringtongroundskeeping
- Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
- Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
- Toowoomba Region Councilamenitiesplayground
- Drug Offencescrime1084
- Good Order Offencescrime793
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime1707
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime559
- Unlawful Entrycrime633
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.