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Toolooa QLD 4680

580 addresses · 23 streets

Flynn Electorate › Gladstone LGA › Toolooa · 436 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Toolooa is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 992 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $988 a week, with median rent near $189 a week. Most homes are houses. About 58% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

992Population
35Median age
$988Median household income / wk
$189Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gladstone, 4.4 km north · Ferry wharf: Ferry Terminal - QCLNG, 5.5 km north · Airport: Gladstone Airport, 4.7 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 35.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Toolooa

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

Tree cover measures, Toolooa QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202035.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202168.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 13.7% · Labour-force participation 51.3%

Population by age in Toolooa
Population by age, Toolooa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-469
5-14154
15-1975
20-2470
25-34116
35-44130
45-54118
55-64126
65-7497
75-8422
85+5
Dwelling types in Toolooa
Dwelling types, Toolooa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House354
Townhouse0
Apartment7
Other0
Households by weekly income in Toolooa
Households by weekly income, Toolooa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65086
$650-1,499125
$1,500-2,99991
$3,000+30
Top ancestries in Toolooa
Top ancestries, Toolooa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English388
Australian361
Aboriginal143
Ancestry NS135
Scottish89
Irish87
Housing tenure in Toolooa
Housing tenure, Toolooa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned90
Mortgage114
Rented146
Other0
Cars per household in Toolooa
Cars per household, Toolooa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
033
1131
2122
342
4+30
Commute to work in Toolooa
Commute to work, Toolooa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car265
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in Toolooa
Top countries of birth, Toolooa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand31
England19
Philippines7
Italy5
South Africa5
Netherlands4
Languages used at home in Toolooa
Languages used at home, Toolooa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

26,481 bird observations recorded near Toolooa — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Toolooa

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.