2,321 ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,200
- 2016: 2,088
- 2021: 2,321
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Toowoomba City · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Toowoomba City
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
About 21% of residents in Toowoomba City are seniors, which is well above the national figure. The area is home to 2,321 people and is noticeably older than both Queensland and Australia, with a typical resident aged 41.
2,321
▲ +5.5%
- 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 Toowoomba City — higher than 80% of areas.
| Toowoomba City | 2,321 |
|---|---|
| 4350, QLD | 115,218 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is larger than about 82% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably older than those in the state and nation, where the typical age is 38.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 21% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at 13.2%.
21.0% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.2% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Toowoomba City splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.7% of the population, which is a little above the Australian figure. People in de facto relationships are a little below the state average at 11%.
4.7% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Toowoomba City, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (30%) and Divorced (13%).
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 City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32855/toowoomba-city/topic/demographics-identity