5,953 ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,676
- 2016: 5,244
- 2021: 5,953
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
East Toowoomba · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in East Toowoomba
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 43% of people in East Toowoomba are married, reflecting a settled community of 5,953 residents. It is a relatively young area, with a typical resident aged 37 and a high proportion of children under 15.
5,953
▲ +4.9%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is East Toowoomba — higher than 86% of areas.
| East Toowoomba | 5,953 |
|---|---|
| 4350, QLD | 115,218 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 5,953 people, East Toowoomba is larger than about 91% of similar areas. The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
37 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 20.9% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This helps explain why the area is younger than the state and national averages, while seniors aged 65 and over are slightly less common at 16.6%.
16.6% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.9% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →East Toowoomba splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 3.6% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships account for 8.8%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 12.9%.
3.6% ▲ +73.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.8% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In East Toowoomba, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (11%).
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 East Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30933/east-toowoomba/topic/demographics-identity