12,556 ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11,255
- 2016: 10,830
- 2021: 12,556
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Toowong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Toowong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 12,556 people in Toowong have never been married. This is a remarkably young area where the typical resident is just 30, making it far younger than the national figure of 38.
12,556
▲ +11.6%
- 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 Toowong — higher than 88% of areas.
| Toowong | 12,556 |
|---|---|
| 4066, QLD | 18,609 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Toowong is one of the largest areas at this level with 12,556 residents. The typical person living here is 30, which is far younger than the typical resident in Queensland or Australia.
30 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Younger than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28 yrs
- 2016: 29 yrs
- 2021: 30 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has very few children and seniors compared to most places, with only 12.0% under 15 and 10.4% aged 65 or over. This helps explain why young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 37.2%.
10.4% ▲ +25.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Toowong, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Youth (15–24) (23%) and Older adults (45–64) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.6%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Only 1.2% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the state average.
1.2% ▲ +139.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.6% ▲ +43.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Toowong, Never married is the majority at 57%; Married is next at 32%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Toowong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32854/toowong/topic/demographics-identity