$304 —
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $385
- 2021: $304
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Toowoomba · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Toowoomba
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More people are renting in Toowoomba than in most similar areas, with the number of renting households rising by 5.8 percentage points since 2011. This shift has happened alongside a drop in home-loan costs, with the typical monthly mortgage payment falling by $493 over the last decade. The city remains a place of mostly detached houses and family-sized homes.
$304
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- $0–$21: 2 areas
- $21–$43: 6 areas
- $43–$64: 18 areas
- $64–$86: 38 areas
- $86–$107: 35 areas
- $107–$129: 46 areas
- $129–$150: 25 areas
- $150–$171: 104 areas
- $171–$193: 82 areas
- $193–$214: 143 areas
- $214–$236: 130 areas
- $236–$257: 175 areas
- $257–$279: 114 areas
- $279–$300: 125 areas
- $300–$321: 194 areas
- $321–$343: 101 areas
- $343–$364: 128 areas
- $364–$386: 82 areas
- $386–$407: 92 areas
- $407–$429: 41 areas
- $429–$450: 24 areas
- $450–$471: 32 areas
- $471–$493: 13 areas
- $493–$514: 19 areas
- $514–$536: 14 areas
- $536–$557: 9 areas
- $557–$579: 6 areas
- $579–$600: 15 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Toowoomba — higher than 60% of areas.
| Toowoomba | $304 |
|---|---|
| 4350, QLD | $305 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home-loan payment is $1,457, which is well below the national figure of $1,863. Typical weekly rents are $304, a little below the state and national figures, and these have fallen by $81 since 2016.
$1,457 ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,950
- 2016: $1,842
- 2021: $1,457
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Toowoomba, $200–$349 is the majority at 59%; $350–$549 is next at 28%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Toowoomba, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 50%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (23%) and Under $1,000 (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 38.4% of households renting, which is well above the national figure of 30.6%. Meanwhile, 30.0% of homes are owned outright, a figure that fell 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
38.4% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.0% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Toowoomba, the largest group is Rented at 38%, followed by Owned outright (30%) and Owned with a mortgage (28%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are common in Toowoomba, making up 75.7% of homes, and three or more bedroom homes account for 75.8%. While separate houses rose by 5.6 percentage points since 2011, the number of people per bedroom has moved down to 0.70.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
75.7% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 75.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.8% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2016: 74.5%
- 2021: 75.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Toowoomba, Separate house is the majority at 76%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 18%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Toowoomba, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL303002/toowoomba/topic/housing-dwellings