QLD · Toowoomba Council
Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld), QLD, 4350
Current weather
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93% humidity · 8.6 km/h wind · 18.4° / 9° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#560 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld) is a mid-sized suburb in the Toowoomba area, home to around 10,039 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 6,637 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-46%), roughly 661.1 offences per 1,000 residents, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 10,039
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $1,200
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 463 of 4,674
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,254
- Employment rate
- 54.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 396 / 809 / 410
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)
- 6,637
- Against the person
- 1,308
- Against property
- 3,175
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 661.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 8 residents
- State safety percentile
- 40.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -45.7%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences1080
- Good Order Offences790
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)1697
- Traffic And Related Offences553
- Unlawful Entry631
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
44 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- ATM
- Darbys Fresh BakeBakery
- ANZBank
- Bank
- Commonwealth BankBank
- NABBank
- Bbq
- Red Bench - raising awareness of domestic violenceBench
- Clifford GardensBicycle Parking
- Gold's GymBicycle Parking
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
13 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Black Gully ParkPark
- Charlie Gesch ParkPark
- Clearview Street ParkPark
- Drovers Rest ParkPark
- Freneau Pines ParkPark
- George Orford ParkPark
- Hill View ParkPark
- McPhie ParkPark
- Newtown ParkPark
- Norman ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 3
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Amcal+pharmacy
- Dentistdentist
- Thompsons Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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
Heritage
7 state heritage places
- Ascot HouseState heritage place
- ElphinState heritage place
- Gladstone House and CottageState heritage place
- Oak Lodge and SpreydonState heritage place
- Toowoomba MaltingsState heritage place
- TorState heritage place
- WeetwoodState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Kids Club Child Care Newtownchildcare
- Kids Club Newtownkindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 14
- Parks (OSM)
- 13
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
- 22.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #560 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
- Kids Club Child Care Newtownchildcarechildcare
- Kids Club Newtownchildcarekindergarten
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Ascot HouseheritageState heritage place
- ElphinheritageState heritage place
- Gladstone House and CottageheritageState heritage place
- Oak Lodge and SpreydonheritageState heritage place
- Toowoomba MaltingsheritageState heritage place
- TorheritageState heritage place
- WeetwoodheritageState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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