173,204 ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 151,189
- 2016: 160,779
- 2021: 173,204
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Toowoomba · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Toowoomba
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 173,000 people now live in Toowoomba, making it one of the largest areas at this level. The population has grown by 15% since 2011, though the typical resident is now a little older at 39.
173,204
▲ +14.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Toowoomba — higher than 87% of areas.
| Toowoomba | 173,204 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population reached 173,204 people in 2021, adding about 22,015 since 2011. While the typical age is 39, this is lower than most similar areas.
39 yrs ▲ +5.4%
Younger than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.6% of the area, which is higher than most similar places. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 4.0 points since 2011 to reach 19.5%, a figure a little above the national average.
19.5% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Toowoomba splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. In terms of relationships, 10.4% of people are in a de facto partnership, which is much lower than most areas.
5.0% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Toowoomba, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36910/toowoomba/topic/demographics-identity