Toowoomba

Queensland · Darling Downs - Maranoa · 162,338 people · 231 suburbs · 33 postcodes

Toowoomba at a glance

162,338
Population
#8 of 69 in QLD
12,404
km² area
13/km² density
39.6
Median age
+0.3 vs QLD
963
SEIFA IRSAD
#17 of 69 in QLD
86
Schools
56 gov, 18 Cath, 12 indep
13.8%
Born overseas
32.0%
Renting

Map shows the Toowoomba LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Toowoomba is a metropolitan Local Government Area in Queensland, in the Brisbane region. It covers 231 suburbs across 33 postcodes and an area of 12,404 km². Toowoomba has a population of 162,338 , ranking #8 most populous in QLD. The most populous suburb is Kearneys Spring (9,419 residents).About 13.8% of residents were born overseas and 8.8% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

0–14 (19.6%) 15–24 (12.5%) 25–44 (24.2%) 45–64 (24.0%) 65+ (19.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years31,754 (19.6%)
15–24 years20,255 (12.5%)
25–44 years39,256 (24.2%)
45–64 years38,865 (24.0%)
65+ years31,886 (19.7%)
13.8%
Born overseas
8.8%
Speak a language other than English at home
4.8%
First Nations
2.5
Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

Owned outright (34.4%) Mortgaged (33.6%) Renting (32.0%)

Dwelling type mix

Separate house (89.0%) Semi/townhouse (8.7%) Flat/apartment (2.3%)
$318
Median weekly rent
$1,524
Median monthly mortgage
39.9%
Households with 0-1 cars
60.1%
Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

5.0%
Unemployment rate
45,440
In full-time work
24,830
In part-time work

Schools in Toowoomba

86 schools across Toowoomba: 65.1% Government, 20.9% Catholic, 14.0% Independent. The QLD average is 69.8% / 17.1% / 13.1%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 986 (range 810 to 1132). QLD median is 985; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

QLD average for comparison
Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

Primary (65.1%) Secondary (14.0%) Combined (19.8%) Special (1.2%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300
LGA median 986 QLD median 985LGA range 810 to 1132

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 86 schools in Toowoomba, sorted by enrolment:

School Sector Type Suburb Students ICSEA
Centenary Heights State High School Government Secondary Centenary Heights 1,738 1006
Harristown State High School Government Secondary Harristown 1,641 929
Downlands College Catholic Combined Toowoomba 1,187 1060
Toowoomba Grammar School Independent Combined East Toowoomba 1,145 1096
Mary MacKillop Catholic College Catholic Combined Highfields 1,047 1046
St Mary's College Catholic Combined Toowoomba 930 1017
St Joseph's College Catholic Secondary Rangeville 913 1044
Wilsonton State High School Government Secondary Wilsonton Heights 904 920
Toowoomba East State School Government Primary East Toowoomba 867 1067
Fairholme College Independent Combined Toowoomba 849 1110
Toowoomba Christian College Independent Combined Highfields 810 1066
Highfields State Secondary College Government Secondary Highfields 795 1001
Toowoomba State High School Government Secondary Mount Lofty 775 934
Middle Ridge State School Government Primary Middle Ridge 735 1044
Rangeville State School Government Primary Rangeville 723 1039
The Glennie School Independent Combined Toowoomba 700 1073
Toowoomba Anglican School Independent Combined Toowoomba 682 1132
Highlands Christian College Independent Combined Toowoomba 670 1060
Concordia Lutheran College Independent Combined Toowoomba 664 1066
Glenvale State School Government Primary Glenvale 658 971
Highfields State School Government Primary Highfields 653 1037
Darling Heights State School Government Primary Darling Heights 607 944
Pittsworth State High School Government Secondary Pittsworth 506 955
St Saviour's Primary School Catholic Primary Toowoomba 486 1048
Oakey State High School Government Secondary Oakey 455 928
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Catholic Primary Toowoomba 454 1029
Harristown State School Government Primary Harristown 446 859
Wilsonton State School Government Primary Wilsonton 438 893
Mater Dei Primary School Catholic Primary Toowoomba 433 1116
St Ursula's College Catholic Secondary Toowoomba 401 1043
Darling Downs Adventist College Independent Combined Toowoomba 362 1038
Gabbinbar State School Government Primary Centenary Heights 356 1010
Fairview Heights State School Government Primary Wilsonton 342 931
St Thomas More's Primary School Catholic Primary Toowoomba 319 1032
Clifton State High School Government Secondary Clifton 310 965
St Helens State School Government Primary St Helens 305 951
Pittsworth State School Government Primary Pittsworth 303 966
St Saviour's College Catholic Secondary Toowoomba 295 986
Bunker's Hill State School Government Primary Westbrook 273 1007
Meringandan State School Government Primary Meringandan West 260 1018
Oakey State School Government Primary Oakey 249 847
Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic Primary Toowoomba 246 998
Millmerran State School Government Combined Millmerran 239 928
Toowoomba North State School Government Primary Toowoomba 237 909
St Anthony's School Catholic Primary Toowoomba 234 998
Gowrie State School Government Primary Gowrie Junction 210 1013
Kingsthorpe State School Government Primary Kingsthorpe 205 939
St Stephen's School Catholic Primary Pittsworth 195 1013
St Monica's School Catholic Primary Oakey 193 968
Rockville State School Government Primary Rockville 189 810
Crow's Nest State School Government Combined Crows Nest 181 949
Harlaxton State School Government Primary Harlaxton 177 828
Drayton State School Government Primary Drayton 165 929
Geham State School Government Primary Geham 163 1012
Wyreema State School Government Primary Wyreema 162 953
Yarraman State School Government Combined Yarraman 160 899
Cambooya State School Government Primary Cambooya 159 958
Holy Name Primary School Catholic Primary Toowoomba 148 987
Glenvale Christian School Independent Primary Glenvale 127 1037
Quinalow Prep-10 State School Government Combined Quinalow 94 937
The Industry School - Toowoomba Independent Secondary Toowoomba City 92 1024
Clifton State School Government Primary Clifton 86 962
St Joseph's School Catholic Primary Millmerran 82 972
Goombungee State School Government Primary Goombungee 80 992
Good Samaritan College Catholic Special Toowoomba 79 950
Vale View State School Government Primary Vale View 74 994
Maridahdi Kindergarten and Primary School Independent Primary Toowoomba 53 1038
Nobby State School Government Primary Nobby 51 930
Wellcamp State School Government Primary Wellcamp 47 939
Ramsay State School Government Primary Ramsay 45 1035
St Francis De Sales School Catholic Primary Clifton 43 984
Emu Creek State School Government Primary East Greenmount 42 1015
Jondaryan State School Government Primary Jondaryan 41 948
Cecil Plains State School Government Combined Cecil Plains 39 851
Southbrook Central State School Government Primary Southbrook 36 930
Biddeston State School Government Primary Biddeston 35 958
Kulpi State School Government Primary Kulpi 35 943
Pilton State School Government Primary Pilton 32 1051
Back Plains State School Government Primary Back Plains 28 992
Cooyar State School Government Primary Cooyar 26 945
Mount Tyson State School Government Primary Mount Tyson 26 941
Greenmount State School Government Primary Greenmount 23 977
Bowenville State School Government Primary Bowenville 20 888
Ming-De International School Toowoomba Independent Combined Westbrook 19 1075
Brookstead State School Government Primary Brookstead 17 921
Haden State School Government Primary Haden 12 1015

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Toowoomba. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

963
Ranked #17 of 69 QLD LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

984

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

988

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

962

Suburbs in Toowoomba

Toowoomba contains 231 suburbs and 33 postcodes. Sorted by population.

SuburbPostcodePopulationMedian incomeMedian age
Kearneys Spring 4350 9,419 $1,335/wk 35
Harristown 4350 9,081 $1,158/wk 38
Rangeville 4350 8,668 $1,689/wk 44
Highfields 4352 8,568 $1,994/wk 45
Glenvale 4350 8,120 $1,641/wk 33
Middle Ridge 4350 7,595 $2,177/wk 43
Centenary Heights 4350 6,152 $1,432/wk 37
East Toowoomba 4350 5,953 $1,591/wk 37
Wilsonton 4350 5,891 $1,107/wk 42
South Toowoomba 4350 5,512 $1,354/wk 36
Darling Heights 4350 5,157 $1,469/wk 30
Oakey 4401 4,756 $1,213/wk 40
Westbrook 4350 4,408 $2,196/wk 33
Mount Lofty 4350 3,825 $2,002/wk 43
North Toowoomba 4350 3,332 $1,256/wk 37
Pittsworth 4356 3,300 $1,290/wk 43
Rockville 4350 3,204 $1,157/wk 38
Harlaxton 4350 2,824 $1,156/wk 31
Wilsonton Heights 4350 2,747 $1,126/wk 37
Meringandan West 4352 2,488 $2,194/wk 32
Toowoomba City 4350 2,321 $1,084/wk 41
Cranley 4350 2,281 $1,112/wk 60
Cambooya 4358 2,260 $1,574/wk 31
Gowrie Junction 4352 2,242 $2,164/wk 37
Crows Nest 4355 2,212 $913/wk 57
Kleinton 4352 2,205 $2,262/wk 33
Kingsthorpe 4400 2,159 $1,652/wk 35
Wyreema 4352 2,076 $1,723/wk 30
Drayton 4350 1,813 $1,362/wk 36
Cotswold Hills 4350 1,620 $2,196/wk 42
Millmerran 4357 1,545 $1,181/wk 45
Clifton 4361 1,490 $877/wk 49
Hodgson Vale 4352 1,444 $2,629/wk 39
Cabarlah 4352 1,307 $2,273/wk 40
Yarraman 4614 1,127 $804/wk 55
Torrington 4350 1,070 $2,181/wk 42
Goombungee 4354 1,066 $1,218/wk 43
Blue Mountain Heights 4350 988 $2,392/wk 47
Top Camp 4350 902 $2,530/wk 42
Greenmount 4225 765 $1,608/wk 37
Southbrook 4363 626 $1,398/wk 42
Nobby 4360 609 $1,215/wk 46
Prince Henry Heights 4350 600 $2,446/wk 47
Meringandan 4352 530 $1,952/wk 34
Geham 4352 470 $1,924/wk 47
Hampton 4352 469 $1,640/wk 45
Vale View 4352 454 $2,366/wk 44
Cawdor 4352 420 $2,899/wk 37
Linthorpe 4356 416 $1,674/wk 45
Jondaryan 4403 414 $1,406/wk 38
Mount Rascal 4350 393 $2,440/wk 39
Cecil Plains 4407 380 $1,281/wk 47
Ramsay 4352 369 $2,480/wk 42
East Greenmount 4359 351 $1,805/wk 43
Wellcamp 4350 346 $1,100/wk 31
Ravensbourne 4352 307 $1,375/wk 55
Glencoe 4352 304 $1,954/wk 43
Aubigny 4401 283 $1,637/wk 43
Mount Tyson 4356 280 $1,325/wk 40
Mount Kynoch 4350 271 $2,091/wk 29
Biddeston 4401 269 $1,833/wk 47
Felton 4358 267 $1,792/wk 50
Haden 4353 235 $1,221/wk 45
Cooyar 4402 231 $711/wk 59
Gowrie Mountain 4350 222 $1,708/wk 49
Bowenville 4404 219 $1,587/wk 35
Quinalow 4403 205 $1,062/wk 41
Scrubby Mountain 4356 203 $2,083/wk 36
Brookstead 4364 182 $1,357/wk 41
Irvingdale 4404 163 $1,812/wk 43
Redwood 4350 159 $2,821/wk 48
Millmerran Woods 4357 152 $725/wk 53
Umbiram 4352 146 $1,825/wk 42
Athol 4350 139 $1,343/wk 43
Irongate 4356 135 $1,520/wk 37
Groomsville 4352 132 $1,937/wk 45
Maclagan 4352 130 $1,300/wk 46
Brymaroo 4403 128 $1,416/wk 46
Stoneleigh 4356 124 $2,027/wk 42
Mount Molar 4361 117 $1,812/wk 53
Broxburn 4356 115 $1,325/wk 46
Emu Creek 4355 113 $1,666/wk 50
Charlton 4350 107 $1,625/wk 44
Back Plains 4361 104 $1,812/wk 42
Sandy Camp 4361 104 $1,583/wk 51
Millmerran Downs 4357 103 $693/wk 50
Merritts Creek 4352 102 $2,125/wk 43
Springside 4356 102 $1,437/wk 54
Condamine Plains 4352 101 $2,349/wk 39
Norwin 4356 100 $2,249/wk 42
Pechey 4352 98 $1,541/wk 50
Peranga 4352 98 $900/wk 45
Boodua 4401 95 $2,624/wk 29
Ellangowan 4361 95 $1,718/wk 44
Pierces Creek 4355 95 $1,583/wk 44
Cypress Gardens 4218 94 $687/wk 54
Djuan 4352 93 $1,531/wk 46
Formartin 4404 89 $1,958/wk 47
Headington Hill 4361 87 $1,178/wk 55
Mount Binga 4306 86 $1,187/wk 51
Bergen 4353 85 $1,531/wk 42
Rossvale 4356 85 $1,542/wk 45
Anduramba 4355 84 $1,375/wk 50
Yarranlea 4356 82 $1,625/wk 44
Pinelands 4355 81 $1,042/wk 58
Palmtree 4352 80 $1,312/wk 55
Silverleigh 4401 80 $1,593/wk 44
Upper Pilton 4361 80 $1,468/wk 48
Upper Yarraman 4614 80 $919/wk 50
Gowrie Little Plain 4352 79 $2,249/wk 39
Felton South 4358 78 $1,875/wk 44
Pampas 4352 78 $1,875/wk 40
West Prairie 4403 78 $2,062/wk 55
Hirstglen 4359 77 $933/wk 50
Kulpi 4352 77 $1,562/wk 58
Captains Mountain 4357 74 $1,312/wk 50
Perseverance 4352 72 $1,791/wk 52
Bongeen 4356 71 $1,562/wk 28
Kincora 4356 71 $1,968/wk 44
Pilton 4361 71 $1,312/wk 54
Finnie 4350 69 $2,125/wk 55
Glenaven 4355 68 $900/wk 43
Kilbirnie 4354 68 $1,562/wk 49
Nangwee 4407 65 $1,625/wk 44
Bringalily 4357 64 $1,562/wk 36
Turallin 4357 64 $1,875/wk 36
West Haldon 4359 63 $1,416/wk 51
Gilla 4314 61 $1,406/wk 50
Elphinstone 4361 60 $1,791/wk 50
Highland Plains 4401 60 $2,062/wk 42
Wutul 4352 57 $1,375/wk 49
Plainby 4355 56 $1,249/wk 48
Devon Park 4401 55 $2,750/wk 29
Kings Creek 4361 55 $2,035/wk 42
Tummaville 4352 55 $1,624/wk 47
Yalangur 4352 55 $1,125/wk 57
Googa Creek 4306 54 $849/wk 52
Rosalie Plains 4401 54 $1,437/wk 39
Ryeford 4361 54 $1,542/wk 49
Mount Luke 4352 51 $1,874/wk 39
Yandilla 4352 50 $1,542/wk 43
Evergreen 4352 49 $1,812/wk 52
Kelvinhaugh 4401 49 $1,375/wk 38
Upper Pinelands 4355 49 $1,125/wk 43
North Branch 4356 48 $2,250/wk 44
Kooralgin 4402 47 $933/wk 58
Manapouri 4361 47 $1,187/wk 52
Mount Darry 4353 46 $1,625/wk 45
Coalbank 4352 45 $1,187/wk 54
Cutella 4352 45 $1,541/wk 55
Kooroongarra 4357 45 $1,624/wk 55
Lilyvale 4352 45 $1,687/wk 51
Grapetree 4352 42 $1,624/wk 54
The Pines 4357 41 $487/wk 55
Malling 4352 40 $1,875/wk 33
Muniganeen 4352 40 $833/wk 48
Dunmore 4407 39 $1,124/wk 45
Thornville 4352 39 $899/wk 58
Cherry Creek 4306 38 $949/wk 45
Woolmer 4352 38 $1,437/wk 42
Branchview 4352 37 $1,375/wk 27
St Helens 4356 37 $1,041/wk 45
Tipton 4405 37 $1,875/wk 28
Punchs Creek 4357 35 $1,562/wk 52
Rocky Creek 4357 35 $2,083/wk 49
Greenwood 4401 34 $1,749/wk 51
Mount Irving 4401 34 $1,666/wk 55
Evanslea 4356 31 $2,083/wk 32
Whichello 4352 31 $1,562/wk 37
Budgee 4359 30 $1,375/wk 59
Forest Ridge 4357 30 $899/wk 54
Condamine Farms 4357 28 $1,024/wk 56
Doctor Creek 4352 28 $1,281/wk 56
Grays Gate 4357 28 $1,999/wk 46
Highgrove 4352 28 $899/wk 50
East Cooyar 4353 27 $1,374/wk 45
Lavelle 4357 27 $2,374/wk 30
Lemontree 4357 27 $1,875/wk 32
Yargullen 4401 27 $2,125/wk 38
Nutgrove 4352 26 $899/wk 38
Nevilton 4361 25 $1,125/wk 60
Mountain Camp 4355 24 $1,375/wk 55
Millwood 4357 22 $1,625/wk 47
Cattle Creek 4407 21 $1,125/wk 55
Missen Flat 4361 21 $1,625/wk 53
Wattle Ridge 4357 21 $724/wk 54
Malu 4403 18 $1,625/wk 42
Narko 4352 16 $1,999/wk 50
Upper Cooyar Creek 4402 16 $2,749/wk 23
Jones Gully 4355 15 $1,312/wk 37
Kings Siding 4401 15 $2,750/wk 41
Spring Bluff 4352 15 $8,000/wk 12
St Aubyn 4352 14 $1,074/wk 52
North Maclagan 4352 12 $1,125/wk 41
Purrawunda 4356 12 $2,125/wk 47
Mount Emlyn 4357 11 $1,624/wk 53
Cressbrook Creek 4355 10 $1,042/wk 50
Kurrowah 4352 10 $1,624/wk 56
Motley 4356 10 $1,687/wk 55
Woodleigh 4352 10 $1,124/wk 55
Mount Moriah 4403 9 $1,625/wk 49
Rangemore 4352 8 $450/wk 63
Wainui 4404 8 $2,250/wk 12
Balgowan 4401 7 $575/wk 44
Grassdale 4405 5 73
Acland 4401 3 $575/wk 22
Bulli Creek 4357 3 $1,999/wk 57
Sabine 4401 3 $2,750/wk 25
Clifford Gardens 4350
Domville 4357
Drayton North 4350
Eastlake 4350
Felton East 4358
Genaven 4355
Glenvale Park 4350
Gowrie 4350
Macdonaldtown 4350
Muldu 4401 $2,750/wk 23
Northlands 4350
Northpoint 4350
Nukinenda 4355
Pierce Creek 4355
Southtown 4350
Sylvia Vale 4355
Toowoomba 4350
Toowoomba East 4350
Toowoomba South 4350
Toowoomba Village Fair 4350
Toowoomba West 4350
Western Creek 4357 $699/wk 64
Wyalla Plaza 4350

Postcodes covered

4218, 4225, 4306, 4314, 4350, 4352, 4353, 4354, 4355, 4356, 4357, 4358, 4359, 4360, 4361, 4363, 4364, 4370, 4400, 4401, 4402, 4403, 4404, 4405, 4407, 4454, 4614, 4626, 4650, 4723, 4742, 4751, 4806

Compare Toowoomba with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Toowoomba and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA Population Median age SEIFA IRSAD % renting % overseas-born
Toowoomba (QLD) 162,338 39.6 963 32.0% 13.8%
Lockyer Valley 41,530 39.6 922 23.5% 14.2%
South Burnett 32,985 47.1 885 26.1% 9.7%
Western Downs 33,539 37.8 921 34.1% 7.8%
Goondiwindi 10,292 41.0 938 33.6% 6.2%
Gold Coast 624,630 39.8 1009 34.9% 29.1%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Toowoomba

What is the population of Toowoomba?

The 2021 Census recorded 162,338 people living in Toowoomba, across 231 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Toowoomba?

Toowoomba contains 231 suburbs. The most populous are Kearneys Spring, Harristown, Rangeville, Highfields, Glenvale.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Toowoomba?

Toowoomba covers 33 postcodes: 4218, 4225, 4306, 4314, 4350, 4352, 4353, 4354, 4355, 4356, 4357, 4358, 4359, 4360, 4361, 4363, 4364, 4370, 4400, 4401, 4402, 4403, 4404, 4405, 4407, 4454, 4614, 4626, 4650, 4723, 4742, 4751, 4806.

How many schools are in Toowoomba?

Toowoomba has 86 schools, including 56 government, 18 Catholic, and 12 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Toowoomba?

Toowoomba has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 963, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.