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Suburb profile ·Toowoomba LGA · QLD ·4350

Toowoomba City QLD 4350

Toowoomba City is in Toowoomba LGA, QLD, postcode 4350, with population 2,321.

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$265/wk
-33.8% YoY
Sep 2020 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$400
$125
Sep 2020Mar 2026
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$265/wk
Rent context available
33.7%YoY D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,321
2K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
19,337
1,118 added 12mo · 131MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,355
Median rent · wk$255

Affordability

24%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,355/mo, while renters pay about $1,148/mo — owning runs $207/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$56K
Median rent · wk
$265
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,355

Household income

$56K household · yr-29.2% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$35K
Family
$84K
Household
$56K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1024
Students92
Independent1
  • The Industry School - ToowoombaSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1024
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

Toowoomba City QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Toowoomba City (postcode 4350) is a compact suburb in Queensland within the Toowoomba local government area. With a population of 2,321, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $56K per year, with an average household size of 2 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 professionals, community & personal service, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $265. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,355.

Toowoomba City is served by 1 school, including 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1024, 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.

From an investment perspective, 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$1,355
Rent · wk(Census)$255
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$265
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 4350ATO
Negatively geared3,235 (4.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,455/yr
Landlords (rental income)7,242
Reported capital gains6,336
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,321
Median age41
Household size2
HH income · wk$1,084
Personal income · wk$667
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets5
Pharmacies3
GP / clinics6
Fuel stations4
Cafes & dining50
coles1
woolworths1
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Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Toowoomba City for a first-pass decision.

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 using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

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
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
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.

Toowoomba City FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Toowoomba City in?

    Toowoomba City is in the Toowoomba Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4350. 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 Toowoomba City?

    The median weekly rent in Toowoomba City is $265/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Toowoomba City?

    Rent context available: Toowoomba City has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Toowoomba City a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Toowoomba City?

    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.

  6. How often is the Toowoomba City 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.