South Toowoomba QLD 4350
South Toowoomba is in Toowoomba LGA, QLD, postcode 4350, with population 5,512.
Strong evidence
South Toowoomba has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Hospitals, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
South Toowoomba has usable rent context. No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
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Rent context available
South Toowoomba has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $480/wk.
No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
South Toowoomba has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Hospitals, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Market rent, Crime, Hospitals, Population growth
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Property prices, Schools, Transport
South Toowoomba currently reads as a affordability-first candidate.
The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. Missing evidence to verify: Property prices, Schools, Transport.
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Property prices, Schools, Transport
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South Toowoomba QLD
South Toowoomba is a mid-sized suburb in Queensland within the Toowoomba local government area (postcode 4350). With a population of 5,512, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $480. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,405.
Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Toowoomba LGA is moderate at 5,673 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
South Toowoomba is a mid-sized suburb in Queensland within the Toowoomba local government area (postcode 4350). With a population of 5,512, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $480. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,405.
Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Toowoomba LGA is moderate at 5,673 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
South Toowoomba FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is South Toowoomba in?
South Toowoomba is in the Toowoomba Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4350. Council-level context for Toowoomba LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in South Toowoomba?
The median weekly rent in South Toowoomba is $480/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about South Toowoomba?
Rent context available: South Toowoomba has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is South Toowoomba a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for South Toowoomba show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for South Toowoomba?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the South Toowoomba data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.