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QLD · Somerset Council
Toogoolawah, 4313
Est. population · Jun 2025
1,246
Growth (1 yr)
+0.8%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.3%
Median age
56
Median income
$967/wk
Employment rate
39.4%
Languages at home
1.6%non-English
Most common: Tagalog
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- Heritage area
- National parks
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
As a regional hub in Somerset Council, Toogoolawah combines local convenience with the appeal of a smaller community that feels genuinely its own. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees.
A genuine café and dining culture runs through the area, denser than many peers of a similar size. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, with buses linking the suburb to surrounding areas.
Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The overall desirability read is around average, pulled by softer community and employment compared with similar regional towns, though safety remain brighter spots.
At a glance
Toogoolawah snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
1,246
+0.8% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
15.0%
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
#50
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
25th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
37th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
31st
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
- 48.4/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 34% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2388th in Australia
- State rank
- 513th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #50 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #176 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
1,246(June 2025)
+0.8% annual · +2.3% over 5 years · 37th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.8%
- 5-year growth
- +2.3%
- Change in 1 year
- +10
- Change in 5 years
- +28
- Growth rank in QLD
- 37th 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 (~1,300), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 1,200
- Median age
- 56
- Median household income / week
- $967
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 91 of 608
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,127
- Employment rate
- 39.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 479 / 25 / 3 (+ 8 other)
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 · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 38
- Against the person
- 6
- Against property
- 20
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 30.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 200 residents
- State safety percentile
- 25.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -5.2%
Most common offence types
- Traffic And Related Offences12
- Good Order Offences8
- Other Property Damage7
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)21
- Drug Offences6
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 965
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 31th
School list
- Toogoolawah State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 965 · 31th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 221 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Toogoolawah KindergartenAbbotsford Streetkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- Cressbrook St at Toogoolawah History Museum
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
111 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
3 cafes · 3 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 1 libraries · 7 places of worship · 1 swimming pools · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 6 parks mapped in suburb
- Walkability proxy
- 54/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 2.5
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 5
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 5
Food & drink(6)
- Hav'A'Chat CafeCafe
70 Cressbrook Street, Toogoolawah
- Picnic SocietyCafe
- Thee Coffee ShackCafe
- Exchange Hotel ToogoolawahPub
- Grand HotelPub
- Toogoolawah HotelPub
Shopping(2)
- IGA Everyday ToogoolawahSupermarket
Community(4)
- Community centre
- Toogoolawah KindergartenKindergarten
17 Abbotsford Street
- Toogoolawah LibraryLibrary
- Toogoolawah State SchoolSchool
Health & services(5)
- BodymechanicClinic
- Brisbane Valley Medical ServicesClinic
99 Cressbrook Street, Toogoolawah
- Somerset MedicalClinic
- Toogoolawah PharmacyPharmacy
- South East Country VetsVeterinary
31 Cairnscroft Street
Sport & outdoors(11)
- Toogoolawah Golf ClubGolf course
- Langton ParkPark
- Mcconnell ParkPark
- Poll Crandell (B.E.M.) ParkPark
- Toogoolawah Lions ParkPark
- Toogoolawah Skate ParkPark
- Wilf Dargusch ParkPark
- Sports field
- The Neville Denham GreenSports field
- Toogoolawah Swimming PoolSports field
- Swimming pool
Entertainment(2)
- Toogoolawah MuseumMuseum
- Alexandra HallTheatre
Transport(1)
1 bus stops
Other(51)
- Lyndon Verrall ElectricalAppliance
- Artwork
- Bbq
- Divine Lash & BrowBeauty salon
- Bench (5)
- Poll Crandell (B.E.M.) ParkCamp Site
- Toogoolawah Lions ParkCamp Site
- Seymours ToyotaCar
- DBC Mechanical ServiceCar repair
- Hamitons Lane MechanicalCar repair
- Toogoolawah Auto ElectricianCar repair
- Toogoolawah Free Camping AreaCaravan Site
- Australian Red CrossCharity
17 Cressbrook Street
- Nava BoutiqueClothes
- Toogoolawah Saddlery & Country ClothingClothes
- Toogoolawah Magistrates CourtCourthouse
30 Gardner Street
- Drinking water (3)
- Toogoolawah ProduceFarm
- Toogoolawah Fire BrigadeFire station
- Your Somerset Florest Qld.Florist
- Two Galahs GalleryGift
14 Fulham Street
- Eldorado Hair SalonHairdresser
- Kirralee Kirsten HairHairdresser
- M & CO Beauty & HairHairdresser
- Nutrien Ag SolutionsHardware
- Toogoolawah Home HardwareHardware
- Toogoolawah Visitor Information CentreInformation
29 Factory Road, Toogoolawah
- Somerset Regional Art Gallery – The CondenseryInformation;Gallery
29 Factory Road, Toogoolawah
- Laundry
- Cressbrook NewsNewsagent
95 Cressbrook Street, Toogoolawah
- Parking (9)
- Parking Space
- Seymours ToyotaPetrol station
- Picnic Table (2)
- Brisbane Valley Uniting Church - ToogoolawahPlace of worship
- Place of worship (2)
- St. Andrew's ChurchPlace of worship
- The Apostolic Church. ToogoolawahPlace of worship
- The Cornerstone Lutheran ChurchPlace of worship
29 Gardner Street
- Toogoolawah Baptist ChurchPlace of worship
- ToogoolawahPolice
32 Gardner Street
- Australia PostPost Box
- Toogoolawah Post OfficePost office
- Public toilets
- Toogoolawah Corner StoreSecond Hand
1 Cressbrook Street
- Shelter (3)
- TelstraTelephone
- Toogoolawah Tyre & BatteryTyres
36 Fulham Street
- Discount Variety StoreVariety Store
- Waste Basket (13)
- Water Point
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Langton ParkPark
- Mcconnell ParkPark
- Poll Crandell (B.E.M.) ParkPark
- Toogoolawah Lions ParkPark
- Toogoolawah Skate ParkPark
- Wilf Dargusch ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 14
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
7 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Brisbane Valley Uniting Church - Toogoolawah
- Place of worship (2)
- St. Andrew's Church
- The Apostolic Church. Toogoolawah
- The Cornerstone Lutheran Church
29 Gardner Street
- Toogoolawah Baptist Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 4
- Nearest hospital
- Esk District Hospital (17.0 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- BodymechanicClinic
- Brisbane Valley Medical ServicesCressbrook StreetClinic
- Somerset MedicalClinic
- Toogoolawah PharmacyPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 29
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 23.3
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 345 mm · ~43 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 199 mm · ~25 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 118 mm · ~15 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 197 mm · ~25 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
5 heritage places
- InvernessState heritage place
- McConnell Park & Toogoolawah War MemorialState heritage place
- St Andrew's ChurchState heritage place
- St Andrew's Church HallState heritage place
- St Andrew's RectoryState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
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 · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Blair
- Member of Parliament
- Shayne NEUMANN (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 142,006
- Turnout (2025)
- 88.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +0.5 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 44.3%Labor 55.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 46.5 km away).
Coalition 61.4%Labor 38.6%
17.1 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +0.2 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- ToogoolawahLabor 38.6% · Coalition 61.4% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
- EskLabor 41.4% · Coalition 58.6% TPP (2025)17.8 km away
- MooreLabor 38.3% · Coalition 61.7% TPP (2025)23.8 km away
- KilcoyLabor 44.7% · Coalition 55.3% TPP (2025)26.3 km away
- Mount KilcoyLabor 37.4% · Coalition 62.6% TPP (2025)33.1 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- 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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Somerset Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.