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Toowoomba, QLD

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Toowoomba Statistics

Location Details

  • Region

    Southern Queensland Country

  • Population

    170,356

  • Nearest Capital

    126km

  • Nearest Airport

    Toowoomba wellcamp airport 20km

  • Median House Price

    $553,000
  • October Temp °C
    24 / 12

Toowoomba is a city in the Darling Downs region of southern Queensland. It’s known for the Cobb & Co Museum, with its historical horse-drawn carriages. The Royal Bull’s Head Inn is an 1800’s homestead with colonial-era displays. To the northeast, Ravensbourne National Park is home to towering red cedars and rainforest. Nearby Crows Nest National Park features a eucalypt forest, granite boulders and the Crows Nest Falls.

Toowoomba
Community

Living in regional Australia gives you access to a wealth of community services, such as hospitals, libraries, bars and eateries.

Data source: Department of Health Commonwealth declared hospitals [2021], Australia Post. Google [2021]

Amenities within 50km of Toowoomba

Hospital
20
Doctors & Allied Health
50+
Library
2
Post Office
17
Bars & Eateries
50+
Groceries & Convenience
20
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Toowoomba
Housing

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Comparison to median State house price

-33%
Property in Toowoomba

Based on LGA data

Median House Price

$553,000

Rental House Median Price Per Month

$1,433

Attached Dwelling Median Price

$375,000

Data source: ABS, [2019, 2020], LGA updated [2021], Corelogic [2024]

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    Jobs

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    Jobs in Toowoomba

    Based on LGA data

    Median Salary Per Year

    $33,384

    Median Personal Income Per Week

    $642

    Median Family Income Per Week

    $795

    Data source: ABS [2016, 2017, 2020]

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    Closes: Jan 01
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    Closes: Dec 31
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    Closes: Dec 19
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    Closes: Dec 31
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    Closes: Dec 31
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    Posted: Jan 01
    Closes: Dec 31
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    Posted: May 27
    Closes: Dec 30
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    Posted: Jul 03
    Closes: Dec 31
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    Narrabri, Full-time
    Posted: Aug 18
    Closes: Dec 19
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    Posted: Aug 21
    Closes: Dec 29
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    Posted: Jul 07
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    Posted: Mar 07
    Closes: Jun 30
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    Crookwell, Full-time
    Posted: Aug 20
    Closes: Nov 18
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    Posted: Nov 02
    Closes: Dec 20
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    Closes: Oct 28
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    Closes: Nov 16
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    Closes: Jun 30
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    Toowoomba
    Education

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    Number of Institutions

    172

    Data sources:

    Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority, Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Wikipedia, 4icu.

    Schools And Universities in Toowoomba

    Education within 25KM of Toowoomba

    95 Childcare Centres
    toowoomba north state school outside school hours care
    mothercraft child care centre
    charley's on margaret
    imagine childcare and kindergarten toowoomba
    kids club toowoomba city early learning centre
    cherubs early learning and kindergarten
    kulila indigenous kindergarten
    pcyc toowoomba school age care
    hall-thorpe sports vacation care and oshc - st marys
    holy name toowoomba oshc - extend
    freckles kindy & learning centre
    the glennie community kindergarten
    kids club newtown early learning centre
    hall-thorpe sports oshc - st saviour's primary
    kath dickson family day care - metropolitan home based services
    newtown state school outside school hours care
    camp australia - toowoomba east state school oshc
    the glennie outside school hours care - pitstop
    kath dickson education and care centre
    vera lacaze memorial community kindergarten inc
    learning pathways child care centre and kindergarten
    oak on jellicoe
    hall-thorpe sports - toowoomba grammar junior school oshc
    kath dickson education and care centre toowoomba central
    hall-thorpe sports oshc our lady of lourdes primary
    goodstart early learning toowoomba - healy street
    mater dei ps oshc - extend
    chiselhurst kindergarten association inc
    children's educare
    rosemont cottage eco-early education and care
    creative garden early learning centenary heights
    a country garden early childhood centre
    toowoomba gardens early learning centre
    goodstart early learning toowoomba - glenvale road
    a country garden early childhood centre - jacaranda house
    hall-thorpe sports oshc - st thomas more's
    the funberry kids childcare toowoomba north
    goodstart early learning harristown
    toowoomba anglican school oshc
    toowoomba anglican school kindergarten
    springs early education on jewell
    charley's place redwood
    hall-thorpe sports sacred heart
    active pathways early childhood centre
    oak on erin
    springs early education
    pcyc toowoomba - wilsonton sac
    hall-thorpe sports oshc - rockville state school
    genius learning - toowoomba
    glenvale world of learning
    grow early education darling heights
    kids club wilsonton heights early learning centre
    rangeville outside school hours care
    goodstart early learning middle ridge
    maridahdi early childhood community kindergarten
    kate's place kindergarten & early learning
    fkg building blocks early learning centre
    c&k gabbinbar community kindergarten
    oak on south
    highlands kindy and early learning
    ymca darling heights oshc
    highlands oshc
    hall-thorpe sports oshc - middle ridge
    goodstart early learning toowoomba - spring street
    lead childcare - toowoomba
    glenvale state school outside school hours care
    darling downs christian school kindergarten
    hall-thorpe sports oshc - fairview heights
    c&k fairview heights community kindergarten
    oshc@lifeworks
    glenvale christian school kindergarten
    mirambeena children's centre
    hall-thorpe sports oshc- drayton state school
    goodstart early learning drayton
    camp australia - withcott state school oshc
    ncc early learners withcott
    itty innovators
    milestones early learning westbrook
    gowrie state school outside school hours care
    goodstart early learning highfields
    camp australia - highfields state school oshc
    highfields child care centre
    highfields and district kindergarten
    highfields gardens childcare centre
    camp australia - mary mackillop catholic college oshc
    genius learning - highfields
    hall-thorpe sports oshc bunkers hill
    hall-thorpe sports oshc wyreema
    pcyc toowoomba - meringandan school age care
    little kookas kingsthorpe childcare
    kingsthorpe state school p&c outside school hours care
    helidon early learning
    c&k cambooya community kindergarten
    camp australia - cambooya state school oshc
    kaleidoscope kids early learning centre booval
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    53 Primary Schools
    grantham state school
    emu creek state school
    highfields state school
    geham state school
    ma ma creek state school
    toowoomba christian college
    mary mackillop catholic college
    helidon state school
    downlands college
    harlaxton state school
    mater dei primary school
    rockville state school
    toowoomba east state school
    toowoomba grammar school
    holy name primary school
    flagstone creek state school
    sacred heart primary school
    toowoomba north state school
    meringandan state school
    mount whitestone state school
    st mary's college
    wilsonton state school
    wyreema state school
    st saviour's primary school
    newtown state school
    our lady of lourdes primary school
    fairview heights state school
    gowrie state school
    the glennie school
    bunker's hill state school
    st thomas more's primary school
    cambooya state school
    gabbinbar state school
    oneschool global qld - toowoomba
    middle ridge state school
    vale view state school
    wellcamp state school
    withcott state school
    murphy's creek state school
    drayton state school
    kingsthorpe state school
    darling downs christian school
    glenvale christian school
    glenvale state school
    darling heights state school
    maridahdi early childhood community school
    harristown state school
    ramsay state school
    st anthony's school
    highlands christian college
    rangeville state school
    toowoomba anglican school
    fairholme college
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    21 High Schools
    highfields state secondary college
    toowoomba christian college
    mary mackillop catholic college
    downlands college
    toowoomba state high school
    toowoomba grammar school
    australian industry trade college - toowoomba
    st joseph's college
    wilsonton state high school
    st ursula's college
    st mary's college
    st saviour's college
    centenary heights state high school
    the glennie school
    oneschool global qld - toowoomba
    darling downs christian school
    concordia lutheran college
    harristown state high school
    highlands christian college
    toowoomba anglican school
    fairholme college
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    3 Universities
    the university of queensland
    the university of queensland
    university of southern queensland
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