TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350
Also know as the garden city and just 1.5 hours to Brisbane CBD
With a population of over 160,000 people Toowoomba is Australia’s second largest non-capital inland city. Situated in the Western Growth Corridor of south-east Queensland which is the fourth fastest expanding region in Australia.
To support the future population, approximately 41,000 new dwellings will be provided to Toowoomba
residents between 2006 and 2031. Jobs will be triggered by a multitude of billion dollar proposals, awaiting
commencement and in progress projects. These include the Australia Pacific LNG Project, the Toowoomba
Enterprise Hub, the Inland Rail Project and the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing Project. Between 2006 and 2026, Toowoomba city expects an employment growth of 60% to 120%. This will generate upwards of
10,000 new, permanent jobs and over the next 15 years, a total of 25,000 new jobs would’ve been made
available to Toowoomba residents. Employment generated in the hub is expected to maintain property prices in the region and generate demand for rentals.
A number of factors, such as Toowoomba’s wide range of educational and health facilities and low
unemployment rate, contributed to its high ranking. Award-winning schools and quality child care centres in
the CBD alone, number in the hundreds and within a half an hours’ drive, there is the University of Southern
Queensland, the University of Queensland and two other tertiary institutions. Other amenities within a 10
minutes’ drive of the CBD are easily accessible via the three highways; the Warrego Highway, the Gore
Highway and the New England Highway. These amenities are not limited to bus stops, a train station,
hospitals, shopping centres and leisure amenities. A few of the nearby hospitals include the Toowoomba
Public Hospital, the St Vincent’s Private Hospital and the St Andrew’s Hospital. Two of the closest shopping
centres are the currently in progress, new Grand Central shopping centre, the largest shopping centre in
Toowoomba once complete and the under redevelopment Hooper Centre.
Every year in September, Toowoomba’s award-winning parks and gardens burst into life during the nationally-renown Carnival of Flowers festival. Hundreds and thousands flock to the city each year to see the colourful displays of flowers and to enjoy the live music, local food and wine and more.
Toowoomba benefits from a plethora of leisure amenities, like the Empire Theatre, the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery and the upcoming, new and improved Toowoomba Library. A number of parks and gardens, such as the Ju Raku Japanese Garden in the USQ Campus, one of the largest Japanese gardens in Australia and the Toowoomba Sports Ground or Clive Berghofer Stadium are minutes away. Residents and tourists alike, can also enjoy the Cobb+Co museum, home to a collection of historical vehicles and the Milne Bay Military Museum, which is dedicated to the preservation of war memorabilia.
Median house prices at Toowoomba
To Buy
$418,000
Price data as per realestate.com.au May 28, 2021
To Rent
$350 p/w
Price data as per realestate.com.au June 19, 2021
2 BED
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3 BED
$407,500
4 BED
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2 BED
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3 BED
$350 p/w
4 BED
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(Sources: ABS 2011; Hadley Green Investment Group 2015; High Country Festivals Inc. 2015; Milne Bay Military Museum 2015; Profile ID 2011; QGSO 2013; QGSO 2015; QIC Limited 2015; Snapcha 2012; Suncorp-Metway Ltd 2015; Terry Ryder Hotspotting Report 2014; The State of Queensland (Department of State Development) 2015; The State of Queensland (Queensland Museum) 2015; Toowoomba Enterprise Hub 2015; Toowoomba Regional Council 2014; Toowoomba Regional
Council 2015; Toowoomba Telegraph & TSBE Invest Toowoomba Magazine 2013; University of Southern Queensland 2015; Where Is 2015;.