Best suburbs to live in Toowoomba
Every suburb in the Toowoomba urban area.
Median house and unit prices, asking rents, population and school quality for every Toowoomba suburb, side by side.
Toowoomba median house prices range from $699,000 to $1.35 million.
The Toowoomba urban area had 153,781 residents at 30 June 2025: +8.0% over five years and +1.3% in the last year (ABS estimates).
10,039 residents
2,931 sales, Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
Median house price by suburb
Each suburb is shaded by its median sold house price, in five equal-sized bands. Suburbs with no recent recorded sales are shown in grey — they are not the cheapest, they are unknown.
Boundaries: ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021, simplified for display.
Top-Rated Suburbs in Toowoomba
Popular rankings for Toowoomba
- Best Toowoomba suburbs for families with good primary schoolsRanked top-15 · family + primary schools
- Best Toowoomba suburbs for families with good high schoolsRanked top-15 · family + high schools
- Best Toowoomba suburbs for electric-vehicle adoptionRanked top-15 · EV-friendly suburbs
- Best Toowoomba suburbs to rent inRanked top-15 · best suburbs to rent
- Best Toowoomba suburbs for public transportRanked top-15 · transit-friendly suburbs
- Fastest growing Toowoomba suburbs (2016-2021)Ranked top-15 · fastest growing
- Sportiest Toowoomba suburbsRanked top-15 · most sport facilities
- Most walkable Toowoomba suburbsRanked top-15 · most walkable
- Best Toowoomba suburbs for NBN internetRanked top-15 · best NBN connectivity
- Best Toowoomba suburbs for rental yieldRanked top-15 · highest rental yield
- Best Toowoomba suburbs for property investorsRanked top-15 · investor-friendly suburbs
- Best Toowoomba suburbs for owner-occupiersRanked top-15 · owner-occupier suburbs
- Best Toowoomba suburbs for young professionalsRanked top-15 · young professionals
- Best Toowoomba suburbs for first-home buyersRanked top-15 · first-home buyer picks
- Toowoomba suburbs where young families liveRanked top-15 · where young families live
- Toowoomba suburbs where seniors liveRanked top-15 · where seniors live
- Toowoomba's most educated suburbsRanked top-15 · most educated suburbs
- Toowoomba's highest-income suburbsRanked top-15 · highest household income
- Safest suburbs in ToowoombaRanked top-15 · safest suburbs
- Most liveable suburbs in ToowoombaRanked top-15 · most liveable suburbs
- Suburbs to avoid in ToowoombaRanked top-15 · suburbs to avoid
- Greenest suburbs in ToowoombaRanked top-15 · greenest suburbs
- Suburbs with the biggest blocks in ToowoombaRanked top-15 · biggest blocks
- Suburbs where rents are rising fastest in ToowoombaRanked top-15 · rents rising fastest
- Best Toowoomba suburbs for rooftop solarRanked top-15 · rooftop solar suburbs
- Toowoomba suburbs where homes are owned outrightRanked top-15 · homes owned outright
- Toowoomba suburbs people moved to from the cityRanked top-15 · moved from the city
- Toowoomba suburbs with the most apartmentsRanked top-15 · most apartments
Community demographics in Toowoomba
- Toowoomba suburbs with the largest Muslim communityRanked top-15 · largest Muslim community
- Toowoomba suburbs with the largest Hindu communityRanked top-15 · largest Hindu community
- Toowoomba suburbs with the largest Sikh communityRanked top-15 · largest Sikh community
- Toowoomba suburbs with the largest non-religious populationRanked top-15 · largest non-religious population
Suburbs with the largest religious communities, from the 2021 Census.
Where communities live in Toowoomba
- Where the Indian community lives in ToowoombaRanked top-15 · Indian community
- Where the Iraqi community lives in ToowoombaRanked top-15 · Iraqi community
Suburbs with the largest ancestry communities, showing ancestry, country of birth and language together, from the 2021 Census.
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Common questions about Toowoomba
How many suburbs are there in Toowoomba?
SuburbScan indexes 50 suburbs in Toowoomba, covering the Toowoomba urban area, home to 140,485 residents.
What is the largest suburb in Toowoomba?
Newtown is the most populated suburb in Toowoomba with a population of 10,039 (ABS Census 2021).
What are the best Toowoomba suburbs?
The top-rated Toowoomba suburbs on SuburbScan are Middle Ridge, Prince Henry Heights, and Blue Mountain Heights, ranked by our composite Liveability grade combining school quality, safety, SEIFA socio-economic advantage, walkability and CBD access.
Which are the most affordable Toowoomba suburbs?
The most affordable Toowoomba suburbs by median house price are Wilsonton Heights, Rockville, and Harlaxton, based on the last six months of public property listings.
What is the median house price range in Toowoomba?
Toowoomba median house prices range from $699,000 to $1,349,000, based on the last six months of public property listings.
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City boundaries are ABS Significant Urban Areas (Edition 3, 2021) — an urban centre, or group of connected urban centres, with a population of 10,000 or more. All cities