QLD · Toowoomba Council
Meringandan, QLD, 4352
Current weather
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93% humidity · 14.8 km/h wind · 19° / 11° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#534 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Meringandan is a small locality in the Toowoomba area, home to around 530 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 373 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-55%), and roughly 703.8 offences per 1,000 residents. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 530
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income / week
- $1,952
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 11 of 172
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 69.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 14 / 0 / 0
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 Dec 2026)
- 373
- Against the person
- 45
- Against property
- 188
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 703.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 12 residents
- State safety percentile
- 41.4th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -54.8%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences56
- Other Property Damage24
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)86
- Traffic And Related Offences64
- Unlawful Entry38
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
- Loveday Cove, Cooby DamPark
- Ted Franke ParkPark
- Tom Volp ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
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.
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.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 25.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #534 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Loveday Cove, Cooby Damgovernmentpark
- Ted Franke Parkgovernmentpark
- Tom Volp Parkgovernmentpark
- Drug Offencescrime56
- Other Property Damagecrime24
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime86
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime64
- Unlawful Entrycrime38
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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