Toowoomba - Central

QLD

Toowoomba - Central is a stable region in QLD with 14,434 residents.

SA2 code: 317011456
State: QLD

Population

14,434

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+1.7%

3yr: +1.6% · 10yr: +5.1%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$295/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,345/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Toowoomba - Central (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +1.6%5yr: +1.7%10yr: +5.1%Total: +1.0%

Population grew from 14,288 to 14,434 over 24 years, averaging 0.0% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 3.8%

Predominantly detached houses (70.4%), mixed tenure (52.3% own or mortgage), built for families (50% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 70.4%

Townhouses 22.6%

4,086 houses1,309 townhouses407 apartments

Tenure

Owned 24.9%

Mortgage 27.4%

Renting 45.4%

Owned 24.9%Mortgage 27.4%Renting 45.4%Other / NS 2.3%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

278 (4.9%)

2 bed

1,456 (25.5%)

3 bed

2,834 (49.6%)

4 bed

979 (17.1%)

5 bed

148 (2.6%)

6+ bed

22 (0.4%)