Council area

Toowoomba, QLD

Toowoomba had a population of 173,204 at the 2021 Census (+7.7% since 2016). Median age 39.0. Median weekly household income $1,461. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

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Toowoomba at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Toowoomba's population grew by 7.7% to 173,204, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 39.0 is close to the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 12.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.1%.

32.3% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 33.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 3.7% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 64,650 households.

The median household earns $1,461 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,517 a month.

14.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 9.5% use a language other than English at home. 34.5% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Toowoomba beside QLD and Australia.

ToowoombaQLDAustralia
Population173,2045,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+7.7%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age39.038.038.0
Households64,6501,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments3.7%12.5%14.3%
Renting32.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright33.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,461$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$300$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,517$1,733$1,863
Born overseas14.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home9.5%14.1%23.6%
No religion34.5%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+7.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 151,1892011
  2. 160,7792016
  3. 173,2042021

Age

Median age 39.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Toowoomba Queensland
0–912.3%
10–1913.8%
20–2912.5%
30–3912.3%
40–4911.5%
50–5912.0%
60–6911.4%
70–798.9%
80+5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Toowoomba at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English41.3%
  2. Australian41.0%
  3. Irish13.4%
  4. Scottish11.6%
  5. German11.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin0.7%
  2. Arabic0.5%
  3. Nepali0.5%
  4. Punjabi0.4%
  5. Tagalog0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.0%
  2. New Zealand1.5%
  3. Iraq1.3%
  4. India1.2%
  5. the Philippines1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

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