suburb.guide

QLD · Toowoomba Council

Purrawunda, 4356

Current weather

14.2°CClear sky

86% humidity · 13.4 km/h wind · 21.6° / 10.1° today · 0 mm rain

Updated

  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
  • Education hub
What Purrawunda is known for: Green suburb, Café precinct, Education hub

Suburb profile

Purrawunda is a residential smaller community in Toowoomba with a familiar suburban feel. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with plenty of residents in steady employment.

The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.

The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.

Population

Population
12
Median age
47
Median household income / week
$2,125
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 9
Median monthly mortgage
$620
Employment rate
80%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

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 2023 to Dec 2023)
1
Against the person
0
Against property
0
Rate per 1,000 residents
83.3
State safety percentile
88.9th (lower crime is better)
No change (daily rate)
0%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences4
  • Other Property Damage10
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)9
  • Traffic And Related Offences13
  • Unlawful Entry11

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2022 to Dec 2022 → Jan 2023 to Dec 2023; Jan 2023 to Dec 2023 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Recent changes

  • Drug Offencescrime4
  • Other Property Damagecrime10
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime9
  • Traffic And Related Offencescrime13
  • Unlawful Entrycrime11

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates

More in Toowoomba Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.