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Suburb profile ·Toowoomba LGA · QLD ·4352

Meringandan West QLD 4352

Meringandan West is in Toowoomba LGA, QLD, postcode 4352, with population 2,488.

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Why it fits

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$400/wk
Market rent signal
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,488
2K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
9,118
565 added 12mo · 62MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,650
Median rent · wk$400

Affordability

18%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,650/mo, while renters pay about $1,733/mo — renting runs $83/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$114K
Median rent · wk
$400
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,650

Household income

$114K household · yr+43.3% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$51K
Family
$120K
Household
$114K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1018
Students260
Government1
  • Meringandan State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1018
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
5,831
5,831 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,831
Total incidents5,831· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault87422%
  • Break And Enter81720%
  • Drug Offences1,98850%
  • Fraud3148%

Full data detail

Meringandan West QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Meringandan West is a compact suburb in Queensland within the Toowoomba local government area (postcode 4352). With a population of 2,488, the suburb has a mix of families and early-career residents with a median age of 32. Households earn a median income of $114K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

The median weekly rent is $400 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,650.

Meringandan West is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1018, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Toowoomba LGA is moderate at 5,831 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,650
Rent · wk(Census)$400
Population growth · Toowoomba LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)186,276
5-year growth+1.4% CAGR
YoY change+1.2%
20012025
Development · Toowoomba LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,211
Houses769
Units443
YoY change+0%
Employment · Toowoomba LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.6%
YoY change+0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4352ATO
Negatively geared1,173 (5.6% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,446/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,634
Reported capital gains2,130
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,488
Median age32
Household size3.1
HH income · wk$2,194
Personal income · wk$972
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

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QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Meringandan West FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Meringandan West in?

    Meringandan West is in the Toowoomba Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4352. Council-level context for Toowoomba LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Meringandan West?

    The median weekly rent in Meringandan West is $400/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Meringandan West a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Meringandan West show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Meringandan West?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Meringandan West data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.