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Middle Ridge, 4350

Est. population · Jun 2025

8,123

Growth (1 yr)

+0.2%

Growth (5 yr)

+7.4%

Median age

43

Median income

$2,177/wk

Employment rate

59.2%

University qualified

31.8%

Work from home

9.4%

Languages at home

15.5%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Malayalam, Arabic

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

45.8/100
Average

Top 36% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Hills
  • Rural living
What Middle Ridge is known for: Green suburb, Hills, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Middle Ridge is a semi-rural locality near Brisbane, in Toowoomba Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.

The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places, placing it among the highest-ranked semi-rural and lifestyle localities. Local amenities are a relative strength. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group. The main trade-offs are higher crime and higher rents.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising walkability and local amenities over peace and quiet.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in Queensland (197)

Strengths

  • The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places
  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group

Weaknesses

  • Reported crime in the wider postcode 4350 is elevated relative to comparable places
  • Median rents are a relative weakness

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Middle Ridge compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$680/wk

Population (ERP)

8,123

+0.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.8%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#45

among Country & regional · Established

Crime rate

80th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

24th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

20%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

66th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
45.8/100 — Average
State standing
Top 36% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
2935th in Australia
State rank
542nd in QLD
Peer rank
#45 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#199 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
90%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$680

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

8,123(June 2025)

+0.2% annual · +7.4% over 5 years · 24th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.2%
5-year growth
+7.4%
Change in 1 year
+19
Change in 5 years
+562
Growth rank in QLD
24th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~8,650), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
7,595
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$2,177
Dwelling vacancy
5.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
160 of 2,768
Median monthly mortgage
$1,950
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$420
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
44.8% / 34.8% / 20.3%
Employment rate
59.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
9.4% / 0.1% / 78.7%
Walked or cycled to work
1.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,422 / 92 / 90

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

31.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 15% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified31.8% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified9.6% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational15% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below43.6% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce21.7%
  • Health19.9%
  • Education14.2%
  • Engineering and related technologies13.2%
  • Society and culture12.3%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services4.4%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$57,299

60th percentile in QLD · -2% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$62,526

58th percentile in QLD · -4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
10.0%

37th percentile in QLD · -27% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$66,527

46th percentile in QLD · +5% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

34th percentile in QLD · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4350 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
71,476
Taxpayers reporting net rent
7,204
Median net rent
$0
Taxpayers reporting business income
6,108
Taxable income vs state median
+3%
Salary / wages vs state median
+2%
Rental investment vs state median
-9%
Super vs state median
-4%
Business income vs state median
-10%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

15.5% speak a language other than English at home; 20.6% born overseas

Language at home
6,238 English only · 1,140 other
Non-English at home
15.5%
Born overseas
1,527 (20.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
138 (1.8%)
Australian citizens
6,839
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
25

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin81 · 18.1%
  • Malayalam47 · 10.5%
  • Arabic40 · 8.9%
  • Punjabi36 · 8.1%
  • Afrikaans31 · 6.9%
  • Hindi25 · 5.6%
  • Sinhalese23 · 5.1%
  • Nepali22 · 4.9%

Religion

63.3%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 63.3%, while 24.5% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion24.5%40.7%
Christianity63.3%45.7%
Hinduism3%1.3%
Islam2.1%1.2%
Other / not stated7.1%11%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic22.8%18.6%
Anglican15.8%11.3%
Christian (not further defined)5.4%3.1%
Uniting Church4.9%3.6%
Lutheran3.1%0.9%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.6%2.1%
Pentecostal2.2%1.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4350, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running higher than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
666
Against the person
130
Against property
316
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
109.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 58 residents
State crime-rate percentile
79.8th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+8.7%

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences110
  • Good Order Offences78
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)172
  • Traffic And Related Offences55
  • Unlawful Entry57

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
3
Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
1,044
Median ICSEA percentile
66th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Middle Ridge State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1044 · 66th percentile · LBOTE 39% · 735 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Gabbinbar State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1010 · 52th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 356 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Highlands Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1060 · 72th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 670 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Centenary Heights SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Gabbinbar SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Middle Ridge SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Goodstart Early Learning Middle Ridgekindergarten
  • Kate's Placekindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Amenities

74 mapped amenities

1 supermarkets · 6 playgrounds · 1 sports centres · 2 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 29 parks mapped in suburb, 6 playgrounds nearby
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 10 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
27/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
3.82
Shopping(3)
  • Bottle shop
  • FoodworksConvenience store
  • SparSupermarket
Community(4)
  • Goodstart Early Learning Middle RidgeKindergarten
  • Kate's PlaceKindergarten
  • Agnew SchoolSchool
  • Middle Ridge State SchoolSchool
Sport & outdoors(36)
  • East Creek PathwayCycling route
  • West Creek PathwayCycling route
  • Dipple Street ParkPark
  • Dunsdon ParkPark
  • Flagstone Creek ParkPark
  • Fred Saal ParkPark
  • Glen Lomond ParkPark
  • Glenfield Court ParkPark
  • Grinke Drive ParkPark
  • John "Cracker" McDonald Sports ComplexPark
  • Maggie ParkPark
  • Menzies Street ParkPark
  • Park (7)
  • Ramsay St ParkPark
  • Ramsay Street Detention BasinPark
  • Sir Hugh Nelson ParkPark
  • Snapdragon Street ParkPark
  • Stenner Street ParkPark
  • Story Farm Park NorthPark
  • Willims ParkPark
  • Playground (6)
  • Echo Valley RacewaySports centre

    90 Nelson Street, Middle Ridge

  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (2)
Transport(1)

1 bus stops

Other(11)
  • Bench
  • EQ-Middle Ridge State SchoolBicycle Parking
  • Garden (9)
  • Information
  • Outdoor Seating (2)
  • EQ- Middle Ridge State SchoolParking
  • Parking (9)
  • Shelter (3)
  • Blue Care Toowoomba Village Aged Care FacilitySocial Facility
  • St Vincent's Aged CareSocial Facility

    227 Spring Street

  • Track

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Toowoomba Golf Club

    Golf · +61 7 4635 1219

  • Toowoomba Motocross Club

    Motocross

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

22 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Culliford Drive ParkPark
  • Dipple Street ParkPark
  • Doilibi Bushland ParkPark
  • Dunsdon ParkPark
  • Flagstone Creek ParkPark
  • Fred Saal ParkPark
  • Glen Lomond ParkPark
  • Glenfield Court ParkPark
  • Grinke Drive ParkPark
  • John "Cracker" McDonald Sports ComplexPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
21.8%
Woodland / forest cover
3.8%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
51
Parks (OSM)
29
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
St Vincent's Private Hospital (4.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
4
Residential aged-care places
114

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Aged-care services
  • Blue Care Toowoomba Community Care CACPTOOWOOMBAHome Care
  • Blue Care Toowoomba Community Care EACHTOOWOOMBAHome Care
  • Blue Care Toowoomba Residential Aged Care FacilityTOOWOOMBAResidential
  • St Vincent's Care Services Darling Downs Home CareTOOWOOMBAHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
210
Participants per 1,000 residents
25.9

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 17°
Rainfall
287 mm · ~36 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
153 mm · ~19 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
18° / 4°
Rainfall
95 mm · ~12 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 11°
Rainfall
194 mm · ~24 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • GabbinbarState heritage place

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Groom
Member of Parliament
Garth HAMILTON (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
119,008
Turnout (2025)
91.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+0.8 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 63.4%Labor 36.6%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.0 km away).

Coalition 60.7%Labor 39.3%

2.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +0.8 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Middle RidgeLabor 38.8% · Coalition 61.2% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • GabbinbarLabor 33.5% · Coalition 66.5% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • Centenary Heights SouthLabor 37.6% · Coalition 62.4% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
  • RangevilleLabor 44.6% · Coalition 55.4% TPP (2025)3.1 km away
  • Centenary Heights NorthLabor 48.3% · Coalition 51.7% TPP (2025)3.2 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Toowoomba Council

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