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QLD · Toowoomba Council

South Toowoomba, 4350

Est. population · Jun 2025

5,695

Growth (1 yr)

+0.7%

Growth (5 yr)

+1.7%

Median age

36

Median income

$1,354/wk

Employment rate

58.6%

University qualified

23.6%

Work from home

6.1%

Languages at home

13.3%non-English

Most common: Arabic, Nepali, Punjabi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

48.6/100
Average

Top 28% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Education hub
  • Green suburb
  • Golf
  • Regional centre
What South Toowoomba is known for: Education hub, Green suburb, Golf, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

South Toowoomba is a major regional centre in Queensland, in Toowoomba Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It has a university campus. Notable landmarks include St Patricks Cathedral.

Local amenities are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked major regional centres. School access is exceptionally strong. Rents sit a little below those in comparable places, with median rents 9% below the peer median. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 82% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are weaker population growth and higher crime, with population growth 66% below the peer median.

Overall, South Toowoomba suits people prioritising school access and local amenities over population growth.

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

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Queensland (209)

Strengths

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Rents sit a little below those in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining
  • Reported crime in the wider postcode 4350 is elevated relative to comparable places

What stands out

  • University campus
  • St Patricks Cathedral

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How South Toowoomba compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$480/wk

Population (ERP)

5,695

+0.7% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

10.5%

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

#25

among Country & regional · Established

Crime rate

80th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

32nd

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

50%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

3/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

53rd

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
48.6/100 — Average
State standing
Top 28% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
2291st in Australia
State rank
424th in QLD
Peer rank
#25 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#129 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
90%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$480

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

5,695(June 2025)

+0.7% annual · +1.7% over 5 years · 32th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.7%
5-year growth
+1.7%
Change in 1 year
+37
Change in 5 years
+97
Growth rank in QLD
32th 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 (~5,800), extrapolated at +0.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
5,512
Median age
36
Median household income / week
$1,354
Dwelling vacancy
10.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
274 of 2,620
Median monthly mortgage
$1,405
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$290
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
22.2% / 28.1% / 49.7%
Employment rate
58.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
6.1% / 0.3% / 74.5%
Walked or cycled to work
5.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,628 / 587 / 124

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

23.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 19.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified23.6% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified8.3% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational19.1% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below49% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce19.8%
  • Health15.9%
  • Society and culture15.5%
  • Engineering and related technologies13.2%
  • Education10.2%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services7.6%
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

13.3% speak a language other than English at home; 18.6% born overseas

Language at home
4,508 English only · 694 other
Non-English at home
13.3%
Born overseas
968 (18.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
283 (5.1%)
Australian citizens
4,615
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
24

Top languages other than English

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

  • Arabic25 · 12.4%
  • Nepali22 · 10.9%
  • Punjabi21 · 10.4%
  • Mandarin19 · 9.4%
  • Korean12 · 5.9%
  • French10 · 5%
  • Filipino9 · 4.5%
  • Malayalam9 · 4.5%

Religion

47.2%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 47.2%, while 36.4% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion36.4%40.7%
Christianity47.2%45.7%
Other / not stated16.4%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic19.3%18.6%
Anglican11.1%11.3%
Christian (not further defined)4.7%3.1%
Uniting Church2.6%3.6%
Presbyterian and Reformed2%2.1%
Lutheran2%0.9%

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)
467
Against the person
91
Against property
221
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
109.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 61 residents
State crime-rate percentile
79.9th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+8.8%

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences77
  • Good Order Offences55
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)121
  • Traffic And Related Offences38
  • Unlawful Entry40

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
10
Median school ICSEA (10 schools)
1,011.5
Median ICSEA percentile
53th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
5
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • St Saviour's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 986 · 41th percentile · LBOTE 34% · 295 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • St Saviour's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1048 · 67th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 486 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • St Thomas More's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1032 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 319 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Centenary Heights State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1006 · 50th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 1,738 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • St Anthony's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 998 · 46th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 234 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Harristown State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 859 · 5th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 446 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Harristown State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 929 · 18th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 1,641 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • St Mary's CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1017 · 55th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 930 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • The Industry School - ToowoombaSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1024 · 57th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 92 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • St Joseph's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1044 · 66th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 913 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Centenary Heights SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Harristown SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Harristown SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Middle Ridge SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Rangeville SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Toowoomba East SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Toowoomba North 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 Toowoomba Healy StreetHealy Streetchildcare
  • kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Amenities

211 mapped amenities

4 restaurants · 2 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 pharmacies · 8 fast food · 3 places of worship · 8 playgrounds · 1 dog parks

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 9 parks mapped in suburb, 8 playgrounds nearby
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 24 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
50/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.36
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.72
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.63
Food & drink(15)
  • Abbeys Cottage CafeCafe
  • Wellbean CoCafe
  • Cold Rock Ice CreamFast food
  • Grill'dFast food
  • Guzman y GomezFast food
  • Hungry Jack'sFast food
  • SubwayFast food

    192 James Street

  • Sunshine KebabsFast food
  • Super RoosterFast food
  • Toowoomba Fish DepotFast food
  • Settlers Inn HotelPub
  • Curry GardenRestaurant
  • Highlander Motor InnRestaurant
  • Lotus Village Chinese RestaurantRestaurant

    629 Ruthven Street

  • Restaurant
Shopping(3)
  • VinniesOp shop
  • Red Edge Shopping CentreShopping centre
Everyday services(2)
  • Tesla SuperchargerEV charging
  • MetroPetrol station

    172 West Street

Community(4)
  • Goodstart Early Learning Toowoomba Healy StreetChildcare

    8 Healy Street

  • Kindergarten
  • St Saviours CollegeSchool

    Neil Street

  • Vera LacazeSchool
Health & services(2)
  • Toowoomba Base HospitalHospital

    Pechey Street

  • Day and Night Pharmacy ToowoombaPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(39)
  • BBQ
  • East Creek PathwayCycling route
  • West Creek PathwayCycling route
  • Dog Off-leash AreaDog park
  • Drinking water (2)
  • Fitness station
  • City Golf ClubGolf course
  • Anderson ParkPark
  • Clewley ParkPark
  • Delta Scout ParkPark
  • Gold ParkPark
  • Groom ParkPark
  • Newington ParkPark
  • Park
  • West Creek ParkPark
  • Playground (8)
  • Public toilets
  • Toowoomba Tennis AssociationSports centre
  • 1Sports field
  • 2Sports field
  • 3Sports field
  • 4Sports field
  • 5Sports field
  • 6Sports field
  • 7Sports field
  • 8Sports field
  • 9Sports field
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (3)
Places to stay(12)
  • Apollo LodgeMotel
  • Asters on James Motor InnMotel

    200 James Street

  • Athena Motel ApartmentsMotel

    214 James Street

  • City Golf Club MotelMotel

    769-775 Ruthven Street

  • Country Gardens Motor InnMotel
  • Downs MotelMotel

    669 Ruthven Street

  • Garden City Motor InnMotel

    718 Ruthven Street

  • Highlander Luxury ApartmentsMotel
  • Highlander Motor InnMotel
  • Leichhardt Motor InnMotel

    682 Ruthven Street

  • Riviera On RuthvenMotel

    730 Ruthven Street

  • Villa Nova MotelMotel
Transport(3)

3 bus stops

Other(60)
  • Salt CavesAlternative
  • Never Silent : Never ViolentArtwork
  • Forty WinksBed
  • Bench (4)
  • Red Bench - raising awareness of domestic violeceBench
  • Bicycle Storage FacilityBicycle Parking
  • Hungry JacksBicycle Parking
  • Qld Health - Toowoomba Base HospitalBicycle Parking
  • St John's on Geddes - PresbyterianBicycle Parking
  • St Patricks' CathedralBicycle Parking
  • Super RoosterBicycle Parking
  • Supercheap AutoBicycle Parking
  • The Cave GymBicycle Parking
  • Toowoomba Regional CouncilBicycle Parking
  • Toowoomba Donor CentreBlood Donation
  • BYDCar
  • HoldenCar
  • Hughes Car SalesCar
  • KiaCar
  • McWilliams Wholesale AutosCar
  • MitsubishiCar
  • AutobarnCar Parts
  • Battery WorldCar Parts
  • Supercheap AutoCar Parts
  • Stuart's Arrow AutomotiveCar repair
  • Mr Magic CarwashCar wash

    182 James Street

  • Dressing Room (2)
  • RexelElectrical
  • Cathedral CentreGambling

    123 Neil Street

  • Garden (21)
  • A's Hair SalonsHairdresser
  • Queensland Bike & 4WDMotorcycle
  • Golden CasketNewsagent
  • BCFOutdoor
  • Road Tech MarineOutdoor
  • Bernoth CentreParking
  • Downs MotelParking
  • Parking (33)
  • Red Edge Shopping CentreParking
  • St Patrick's CathedralParking
  • Toowoomba Base HospitalParking
  • UQParking
  • The Party HutParty
  • Aquabird Pet CentrePet
  • Hope City ChurchPlace of worship
  • St John's on GeddesPlace of worship
  • St Patrick's CathedralPlace of worship
  • Post Box (4)
  • Shelter (10)
  • OzcareSocial Facility
  • R & O CommunicationsTelecommunication

    180 James Street

  • Telephone
  • TelstraTelephone
  • TilehausTiles
  • ST TobacconistTobacco
  • Tobacco
  • Traffic Park
  • BeaurepairesTyres
  • Rural Clinical SchoolUniversity
  • Waste Basket (5)

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

3 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • City Golf Club

    Golf

  • City Golf Club Motel

    Golf · +61 7 4636 9999

  • Downs Rugby

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

8 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Anderson ParkPark
  • Clewley ParkPark
  • Delta Scout ParkPark
  • Gold ParkPark
  • Groom ParkPark
  • Lake Annand ParkPark
  • Newington ParkPark
  • West Creek ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
9.9%
Woodland / forest cover
3%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
27
Parks (OSM)
9
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

Places of worship

3 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Hope City Church
  • St John's on Geddes
  • St Patrick's Cathedral

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
4
Nearest hospital
Toowoomba Base Hospital (1.0 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
4
Residential aged-care places
101

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

  • Toowoomba Transition Care ServiceTOOWOOMBATransition Care
  • Day and Night Pharmacy ToowoombaPharmacy
  • Salt CavesAlternative
  • Toowoomba Base HospitalPechey StreetHospital
  • Toowoomba Donor CentreBlood_Donation
Aged-care services
  • Lutheran Services - SalemSOUTH TOOWOOMBAResidential
  • Ozcare Home Care Packages - Toowoomba RegionTOOWOOMBAHome Care
  • SalemSOUTH TOOWOOMBAHome 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)
267
Participants per 1,000 residents
46.9

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

Roadworks & transport

1 active roadworks / incidents

  • Perth Street - Culvert Installation WorksPerth Street / MacKenzie Street19 Apr 2026 – 27 Nov 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated

Heritage

4 heritage places

  • Cottage (68 Stephen Street)State heritage place
  • St Patricks CathedralState heritage place
  • Toowoomba HospitalState heritage place
  • Toowoomba South State SchoolState 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 2.4 km away).

Coalition 51.6%Labor 48.4%

11.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +3.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Toowoomba SouthLabor 50.5% · Coalition 49.5% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • Centenary Heights NorthLabor 48.3% · Coalition 51.7% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
  • Centenary Heights SouthLabor 37.6% · Coalition 62.4% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • Toowoomba CityLabor 53.0% · Coalition 47.0% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • Rangeville NorthLabor 49.7% · Coalition 50.3% TPP (2025)1.6 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)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

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

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Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.