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Toogoom QLD 4655

1,544 addresses · 54 streets

Hinkler Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Toogoom · 249 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Toogoom is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,596 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,081 a week, with median rent near $345 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,596Population
52Median age
$1,081Median household income / wk
$345Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Burrum - Fraser statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Toogoom itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hervey Bay Airport, 21.1 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 49.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Toogoom

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Toogoom QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202049.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202167.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.2% · Labour-force participation 43%

Population by age in Toogoom
Population by age, Toogoom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4121
5-14317
15-19109
20-2478
25-34191
35-44246
45-54306
55-64438
65-74546
75-84222
85+27
Dwelling types in Toogoom
Dwelling types, Toogoom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,017
Townhouse5
Apartment15
Other0
Households by weekly income in Toogoom
Households by weekly income, Toogoom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650213
$650-1,499424
$1,500-2,999248
$3,000+76
Top ancestries in Toogoom
Top ancestries, Toogoom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,284
Australian971
Scottish301
Irish277
German182
Other137
Housing tenure in Toogoom
Housing tenure, Toogoom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned486
Mortgage269
Rented260
Other10
Cars per household in Toogoom
Cars per household, Toogoom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
017
1392
2454
3120
4+50
Commute to work in Toogoom
Commute to work, Toogoom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car624
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home76
Top countries of birth in Toogoom
Top countries of birth, Toogoom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England134
New Zealand107
Scotland17
Netherlands13
Germany12
Canada10
Languages used at home in Toogoom
Languages used at home, Toogoom QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German12
Polish9
French5
Greek5
Russian5
Mandarin4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,883 bird observations recorded near Toogoom — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Toogoom

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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