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Queensland council

Toowoomba

186,276 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 12,957 km², 218 suburbs. Council website: tr.qld.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

186,276

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.2% in a year

Density

14/km²

12,957 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$600k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$31

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

8.3 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

6 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

218

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
39
Median household income
$1,461/week
Median rent
$300/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,517/month
Households renting
31.8%
Average household
2.5 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 6 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 6 of 10

Suburbs

218 suburbs where Toowoomba holds most residents, plus 6 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld)10,039All– / 0%1
Kearneys Spring9,419All– / 20%3
Harristown9,081All– / 6%1
Rangeville8,668All– / 51%8
Highfields (Qld)8,568All– / 51%9
Glenvale8,120All– / 30%4
Middle Ridge7,595All– / 56%9
Centenary Heights6,152All– / 0%4
East Toowoomba5,953All– / 12%8
Wilsonton5,891All– / 4%1
South Toowoomba5,512All– / 0%3
Darling Heights5,157All– / 12%3
Oakey4,756All– / 11%1
Westbrook (Qld)4,408All– / 18%6
Mount Lofty3,825All– / 72%9
North Toowoomba3,332All– / 0%2
Pittsworth3,300All– / 26%2
Rockville3,204All– / 1%1
Harlaxton2,824All– / 24%1
Wilsonton Heights2,747All– / 0%1
Meringandan West2,488All– / 39%7
Toowoomba City2,321All– / 0%2
Cranley2,281All– / 44%3
Cambooya2,260All– / 19%3
Gowrie Junction2,242All– / 23%7
Crows Nest (Qld)2,212All– / 70%1
Kleinton2,205All– / 70%9
Kingsthorpe2,159All– / 11%3
Wyreema2,076All– / 5%4
Drayton1,813All– / 40%2
Cotswold Hills1,620All– / 24%8
Millmerran1,545All– / 17%1
Clifton (Qld)1,490All– / 0%1
Hodgson Vale1,444All– / 25%10
Cabarlah1,307All– / 87%9
Yarraman (Qld)1,127All– / 35%1
Torrington (Qld)1,070All– / 38%8
Goombungee1,066All– / 31%2
Blue Mountain Heights988All– / 57%10
Top Camp902All– / 29%10
Greenmount (Toowoomba - Qld)765All– / 25%4
Preston (Lockyer Valley - Qld)64446%– / 86%10
Southbrook626All– / 32%3
Nobby609All– / 18%4
Prince Henry Heights600All– / 86%10
Leyburn56620%– / 69%1
Meringandan530All– / 54%7
Geham470All– / 62%7
Hampton (Qld)469All– / 89%8
Vale View454All– / 22%7
Cawdor (Qld)420All– / 46%10
Linthorpe416All– / 47%7
Jondaryan414All– / 15%2
Mount Rascal393All– / 69%10
Cecil Plains380All– / 36%2
Ramsay (Qld)369All– / 73%10
East Greenmount351All– / 23%7
Wellcamp346All– / 21%8
Ravensbourne307All– / 93%7
Glencoe (Qld)304All– / 43%6
Aubigny283All– / 38%8
Mount Tyson280All– / 20%5
Mount Kynoch271All– / 83%8
Biddeston269All– / 31%6
Felton267All– / 34%8
Haden235All– / 48%4
Cooyar231All– / 63%1
Gowrie Mountain222All– / 26%6
Bowenville219All– / 5%7
Quinalow205All– / 7%4
Scrubby Mountain203All– / 26%6
Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld)19568%– / 14%7
Brookstead182All– / 2%5
St Ruth16515%– / 6%8
Irvingdale16346%– / 10%4
Redwood159All– / 96%
Douglas (Toowoomba - Qld)152All– / 55%8
Millmerran Woods152All– / 100%1
Umbiram146All– / 24%7
Athol139All– / 25%7
Irongate135All– / 21%6
Groomsville132All– / 62%8
Maclagan130All– / 25%2
Brymaroo128All– / 10%4
Stoneleigh (Qld)124All– / 62%6
Mount Molar117All– / 19%6
Broxburn115All– / 57%9
Emu Creek (Qld)113All– / 58%6
Charlton (Qld)107All– / 12%3
Ascot (Toowoomba - Qld)106All– / 13%6
Back Plains104All– / 20%6
Sandy Camp104All– / 29%6
Millmerran Downs103All– / 99%1
Merritts Creek102All– / 67%8
Springside (Qld)102All– / 48%6
Condamine Plains101All– / 6%6
Norwin100All– / 0%9
Pechey98All– / 66%8
Peranga98All– / 14%3
Boodua95All– / 22%5
Ellangowan (Qld)95All– / 30%7
Pierces Creek95All– / 86%4
Cypress Gardens94All– / 100%1
Djuan93All– / 44%4
Formartin89All– / 0%9
Headington Hill87All– / 31%7
Mount Binga86All– / 73%6
Bergen85All– / 31%4
Rossvale85All– / 32%6
Anduramba84All– / 54%4
Yarranlea82All– / 16%6
Pinelands (Qld)81All– / 18%4
Palmtree80All– / 97%7
Silverleigh80All– / 8%6
Upper Pilton8096%– / 76%7
Upper Yarraman80All– / 19%3
Gowrie Little Plain79All– / 36%7
Felton South78All– / 13%7
Pampas78All– / 7%5
West Prairie78All– / 0%9
Hirstglen77All– / 62%6
Kulpi77All– / 8%3
Captains Mountain74All– / 68%6
Perseverance72All– / 78%7
Bongeen71All– / 0%9
Kincora71All– / 3%5
Pilton71All– / 44%7
Finnie69All– / 14%7
Glenaven68All– / 45%4
Kilbirnie68All– / 60%4
Nangwee65All– / 3%10
Bringalily64All– / 37%6
Turallin64All– / 34%2
Birnam (Toowoomba - Qld)63All– / 49%8
West Haldon6380%– / 85%5
Gilla61All– / 53%3
Elphinstone (Toowoomba - Qld)60All– / 1%6
Highland Plains (Toowoomba - Qld)60All– / 38%6
Wutul57All– / 28%1
Plainby56All– / 45%4
Devon Park (Qld)55All– / 13%4
Kings Creek55All– / <1%6
Tummaville55All– / 14%7
Yalangur55All– / 14%7
Googa Creek54All– / 72%4
Rosalie Plains54All– / 20%3
Ryeford54All– / 12%6
Mount Luke51All– / 97%8
Yandilla50All– / 8%5
Evergreen49All– / 19%3
Kelvinhaugh49All– / 10%7
Upper Pinelands49All– / 29%4
North Branch (Toowoomba - Qld)48All– / 10%9
Victoria Hill488%– / 17%3
Kooralgin47All– / 45%3
Manapouri47All– / 6%7
Mount Darry46All– / 32%3
Coalbank45All– / 58%2
Cutella45All– / 9%6
Kooroongarra45All– / 55%7
Lilyvale (Toowoomba - Qld)45All– / 25%6
Grapetree42All– / 90%5
The Pines (Qld)41All– / 100%1
Malling40All– / 21%2
Muniganeen40All– / 44%5
Dunmore (Qld)39All– / 74%1
Thornville39All– / 56%6
Cherry Creek38All– / 74%4
Woolmer38All– / 35%8
Branchview37All– / 3%5
St Helens (Toowoomba - Qld)37All– / 0%6
Tipton37All– / 8%10
Punchs Creek35All– / 18%7
Rocky Creek (Qld)35All– / 19%7
Greenwood (Qld)34All– / 4%6
Mount Irving34All– / 5%5
Evanslea31All– / 6%5
Whichello31All– / 28%8
Budgee30All– / 58%6
Forest Ridge30All– / 100%1
Clontarf (Toowoomba - Qld)28All– / 31%6
Condamine Farms28All– / 98%1
Doctor Creek28All– / 58%3
Grays Gate28All– / 17%7
Highgrove28All– / 38%2
East Cooyar27All– / 50%6
Lavelle27All– / 4%7
Lemontree27All– / 7%5
Yargullen27All– / 0%5
Nutgrove26All– / 55%2
Nevilton25All– / 17%6
Mountain Camp24All– / 37%4
Millwood22All– / 10%6
Canning Creek2121%– / 84%6
Cattle Creek (Toowoomba - Qld)21All– / 82%1
Missen Flat21All– / <1%6
Wattle Ridge (Qld)21All– / 97%1
Stonehenge (Toowoomba - Qld)20All– / 78%7
Malu18All– / 35%2
Narko16All– / 31%2
Upper Cooyar Creek16All– / 62%2
Jones Gully15All– / 68%4
Kings Siding15All– / 8%7
Spring Bluff15All– / 97%10
St Aubyn14All– / 49%6
North Maclagan12All– / 44%2
Purrawunda12All– / 8%5
Mount Emlyn11All– / 33%7
Cressbrook Creek10All– / 77%5
Kurrowah10All– / 64%6
Motley10All– / 5%5
Woodleigh (Qld)10All– / 11%2
Mount Moriah9All– / 3%9
Rangemore (Toowoomba - Qld)8All– / 70%2
Wainui8All– / 10%9
Balgowan (Qld)7All– / 9%3
Grassdale (Qld)5All– / 19%10
Acland3All– / 11%6
Bulli Creek3All– / 76%1
Sabine3All– / 0%6
DomvilleAll– / 32%
MulduAll– / 25%
The Bluff (Toowoomba - Qld)All– / 45%
Western Creek (Qld)All– / 91%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

26%

Over 224 of 224 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 224 of 224 member suburbs

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Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Groom · Garth HAMILTON (LNP)93%
  • Maranoa · David LITTLEPROUD (LNP)7%

State districts

  • Condamine · Pat Weir (LNP)38%
  • Toowoomba North · Trevor Watts (LNP)32%
  • Toowoomba South · David Janetzki (LNP)27%
  • Southern Downs · James Lister (LNP)2%
  • Nanango · Deb Frecklington (LNP)2%
  • Warrego · Ann Leahy (LNP)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Queensland council on the council map or the Queensland council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.