East Toowoomba QLD 4350
3,635 addresses · 105 streets
Groom Electorate › Toowoomba LGA › East Toowoomba · 105 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
East Toowoomba is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 5,953 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,591 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 56% of households own their home and 43% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Toowoomba - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: East Toowoomba itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 Catholic churches
1 physiotherapist
2 post offices
1 electrician
Getting around. Train station: Toowoomba, 1.7 km north-west · Railway halt: Willowburn, 4.5 km north-west · Bus interchange: Greyhound Australia, 1.3 km west · Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 5.4 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 13.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 13.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 28.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 61.7%
Population by age in East Toowoomba
| 0-4 | 312 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 927 |
| 15-19 | 585 |
| 20-24 | 331 |
| 25-34 | 649 |
| 35-44 | 688 |
| 45-54 | 788 |
| 55-64 | 692 |
| 65-74 | 564 |
| 75-84 | 313 |
| 85+ | 107 |
Dwelling types in East Toowoomba
| House | 1,504 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 567 |
| Apartment | 175 |
| Other | 21 |
Households by weekly income in East Toowoomba
| <$650 | 429 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 582 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 602 |
| $3,000+ | 504 |
Top ancestries in East Toowoomba
| English | 2,476 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 2,168 |
| Irish | 943 |
| Scottish | 873 |
| Other | 569 |
| German | 503 |
Housing tenure in East Toowoomba
| Owned | 676 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 585 |
| Rented | 968 |
| Other | 29 |
Cars per household in East Toowoomba
| 0 | 187 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 955 |
| 2 | 813 |
| 3 | 208 |
| 4+ | 87 |
Commute to work in East Toowoomba
| Car | 1,908 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 8 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 206 |
| Bicycle | 28 |
| Home | 287 |
Top countries of birth in East Toowoomba
| England | 154 |
|---|---|
| Iraq | 97 |
| New Zealand | 96 |
| India | 58 |
| Philippines | 33 |
| South Africa | 28 |
Languages used at home in East Toowoomba
| Mandarin | 35 |
|---|---|
| Punjabi | 21 |
| Korean | 20 |
| Afrikaans | 15 |
| French | 15 |
| Spanish | 15 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
39,289 bird observations recorded near East Toowoomba — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (2,234)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,122)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (2,079)
- Pied Currawong (1,993)
- Australian Magpie (1,700)
- Torresian Crow (1,566)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (1,483)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,469)
- Galah (1,440)
- Australian White Ibis (1,337)
- Magpie-lark (1,334)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (1,301)
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (1,265)
Show all 30 birds recorded near East Toowoomba
- Pale-headed Rosella (1,260)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (1,216)
- Crested Pigeon (1,183)
- Common Myna (1,173)
- Eastern Whipbird (1,132)
- Australasian Figbird (1,111)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,094)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (1,026)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (1,002)
- Silvereye (991)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (985)
- Pacific Black Duck (978)
- White-naped Honeyeater (974)
- Grey Fantail (971)
- Eastern Silvereye (964)
- White-browed Scrubwren (957)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (949)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to East Toowoomba:
- Redwood (1.4 km)
- Toowoomba City (1.7 km)
- Mount Lofty (1.9 km)
- South Toowoomba (2 km)
- North Toowoomba (2.2 km)
- Rangeville (2.5 km)
- Prince Henry Heights (2.5 km)
- Centenary Heights (2.6 km)
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Streets
- Alice Street (14)
- Anderson Street (14)
- Anembo Court (8)
- Argyle Street (21)
- Arthur Street (86)
- Aubigny Street (22)
- Boyce Street (4)
- Boyden Street (14)
- Bridge Street (87)
- Bruce Street (22)
- Burke Street (3)
- Burnage Street (8)
- Burns Street (32)
- Burstow Street (10)
- Campbell Street (148)
- Cavell Street (47)
- Cedar Street (15)
- Clopton Street (8)
- Cohoe Street (26)
- Connell Street (19)
- Coral Street (10)
- Cottesloe Street (53)
- Creek Street (45)
- Culver Lane (1)
- Curtis Street (17)
- Curzon Street (114)
- Daranlee Court (28)
- Dawnie Street (8)
- Dudley Street (6)
- Dunmore Street (66)
- East Street (28)
- Edward Street (11)
- Eleanor Street (55)
- Eton Street (41)
- Fairholme Street (4)
- Fernside Street (11)
- Fletcher Street (10)
- Fogarty Street (14)
- Frederick Street (18)
- French Street (33)
- Garget Street (39)
- Geddes Street (31)
- George Street (17)
- Godfrey Street (46)
- Godsall Street (28)
- Groom Street (16)
- Haddington Street (4)
- Hawthorn Street (12)
- Hawthorne Street (4)
- Herbert Street (16)
- Herries Street (254)
- Hickey Street (16)
- Holly Street (5)
- Horton Street (42)
- Hume Street (138)
- Ipswich Street (160)
- James Street (146)
- Jane Street (1)
- Jarrah Street (22)
- Joffre Street (9)
- John Street (49)
- Johnson Street (18)
- Kent Street (23)
- Kitchener Street (55)
- Knight Street (4)
- Krause Court (24)
- Lamington Street (5)
- Leonard Street (16)
- Lilley Street (18)
- Lindsay Street (114)
- Lydwin Crescent (30)
- Mackenzie Street (104)
- Maple Street (20)
- Maranoa Court (6)
- Margaret Street (146)
- Mary Street (222)
- Mayes Street (16)
- Mcallister Court (18)
- Montgomery Court (9)
- Murlali Court (14)
- Nessbank Street (1)
- Netterville Street (19)
- Old Toll Bar Road (9)
- Ora Lane (1)
- Partridge Street (14)
- Phillip Street (76)
- Pitt Street (18)
- Queen Street (9)
- Saint Louis Street (8)
- Scott Street (89)
- Shipley Street (11)
- Sinclair Street (18)
- Sir Street (12)
- Sonnenberg Street (6)
- Stirling Street (28)
- Stoneleigh Street (6)
- Suffolk Street (32)
- Tant Street (11)
- Tell Street (3)
- Thompson Lane (1)
- Tourist Road (97)
- Victor Street (23)
- Warren Street (18)
- William Street (10)
- Wirra Wirra Street (17)