Toolooa QLD 4680
Toolooa is a suburb in Queensland, 525 km from Brisbane CBD, around 6 hours 5 minutes by car. Population is 992; the median age is 35 and the median household income is $51,376 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 5.1% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $189 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.
Is Toolooa a good suburb?
Toolooa scores a D (23/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on safety and community.
Some car dependence
Walkability 39/100 · 524.6 km · 363 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $457K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 89/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 35 · 992 residents
Liveability Rating
23 / 100 · Ranked #1007 in QLDEach bar is Toolooa's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
How do you rate the liveability in Toolooa?
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Our score
23 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataToolooa's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $457,000, roughly 21% above where it sat a year earlier.
$457,000
16% below its 4 neighbours (median $541,444)
Based on 48 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 37 days — median across 13 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 5 sales $395K
- 3 bed 33 sales $450K
- 4 bed 8 sales $555K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Toolooa are currently listed at around $568,000 on average. Based on 6 houses listed in the past six months.
$568K
6 houses listed in the last 6 months.
6 of the suburb's 361 dwellings (1.7%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Toolooa rent for around $500 a week on average, based on 4 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$500/wk
4 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
4 rentals advertised against an estimated 151 rented homes (2.6%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025126 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 24% of its income on the median rent in postcode 4680.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$500/week ($26,000 a year) on a $568,000 median
Based on a small sample (4 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Toolooa safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Toolooa sits in the high band, with 103 incidents recorded in 2025 — up about 5% on the prior year. The longer-run trend has eased steadily across the available years.
103 offences
5.1% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–20247 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Walkability
Toolooa is car-dependent on foot — at 39/100, most errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Toolooa.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 5.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 4.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 9.6 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Toolooa.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 53%
- Premises covered
- 518
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Gladstone: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 4 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Toolooa is home to 992 residents, with a median age of 35, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $51,000 a year, with unemployment at 12.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
992
Median Age
35
Median Household Income
$51,376/yr
Census Median Rent
$189/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$28,028/yr
Unemployment Rate
12.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
11.6%
Total Dwellings
361
Owner-Occupier Rate
58.3%
Houses
98.1%
Rental Stress
19.1%
Mortgage Stress
30.4%
Work From Home
2.5%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
80 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 3 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 146 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 78.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 86.0%
- Employment Rate
- 44.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 24.4%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
0 residents (0.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 923 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,358 a year through Gladstone based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Gladstone
In the year to August 2026, 274 new dwellings were approved across Gladstone. That mix is 258 houses and 16 units. Approvals are up 132.1% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 431 to 2,070 homes
- No timeframe set 431 to 2,070 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (6 parcels), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Aboriginal party for this area is Bailai, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng, Taribelang Bunda People.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. Native title over this area has been determined.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 2 days exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 16 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.49 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0.
From the South Gladstone (Gladstone Region) monitoring station, 2.3 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Gladstone Radar, 3.2 kmModerate rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 37 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 2.9 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 3.7% of addresses
- 21 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 851 mm
- 61 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 31.8°C
- 8 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 14.5°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
6 facilities within 5 km- 1.4 km
- 2.9 kmGas SupplyTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.0 km
- 4.2 kmRail Freight TransportTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 4.5 kmRail Freight TransportTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 4680, 126 of 49,820 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.6% (1,309 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4680, 13,588 rooftop-solar systems totalling 92.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 22,996 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 908 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
9 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 4680.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $457,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Colin Boyce Liberal National Party of Queensland
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colin Boyce | 39.8% | 60.2% | -6.4 |
| 2022 | Colin Boyce | 46.2% | 53.8% | -4.8 |
| 2019 | Ken O'Dowd | 41.3% | 58.7% | +7.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Glenn Butcher Australian Labor Party (State of Queensland)
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Glenn Butcher ALP | 59.2% |
| 2020 | Glenn Butcher ALP | 73.5% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Toolooa
Is Toolooa a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Toolooa is high (89/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Toolooa?
Toolooa has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Toolooa a good place to live?
Toolooa has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (23/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Toolooa?
Toolooa, QLD had a population of 992 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Toolooa, QLD?
The postcode for Toolooa, QLD is 4680.
How far is Toolooa from Brisbane?
Toolooa is 525 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 363 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Toolooa?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Toolooa was $51,376 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Toolooa?
The median advertised rent in Toolooa is $500 a week for houses (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Toolooa?
The median age of residents in Toolooa was 35 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Toolooa walkable?
Toolooa scores 39/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Toolooa?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Toolooa (South Gladstone (Gladstone Region)) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 16.0 µg/m³. That puts Toolooa below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Toolooa?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Toolooa, Gladstone Radar (3.2 km away), summer days average 31.8°C, winter nights 14.5°C, 851 mm of rain a year over 61 rainy days, and 8 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Toolooa?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Toolooa belong to?
Toolooa sits within the Gladstone local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Toolooa?
The average residential rates bill through Gladstone is $2,358 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Toolooa?
Across Gladstone, 274 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 132.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Toolooa in?
Toolooa sits within the federal Division of Flynn, currently held by Colin Boyce (Liberal National Party of Queensland).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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