Toowoomba South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 48,255 people in Toowoomba South of these 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Toowoomba South was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.0% of the population.

Of people in Toowoomba South aged 15 years and over, 49.1% were married and 11.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Toowoomba South was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Toowoomba South, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Toowoomba South was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

In Toowoomba South 29.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.2% were in primary school, 20.4% in secondary school and 21.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Toowoomba South were Australian 29.2%, English 27.8%, Irish 9.4%, German 8.1% and Scottish 7.7%.

In Toowoomba South, 81.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.1%, New Zealand 1.6%, South Africa 0.8%, India 0.6% and Philippines 0.5%.

In Toowoomba South, 74.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Toowoomba South were Catholic 24.5%, Anglican 20.5%, No Religion 14.9%, Uniting Church 6.3% and Lutheran 4.7%.

In Toowoomba South 88.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 0.9%, Mandarin 0.6%, Dinka 0.4%, Afrikaans 0.4% and Cantonese 0.3%.

Employment

There were 22,740 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Toowoomba South. Of these 60.5% were employed full time, 29.2% were employed part-time and 4.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Toowoomba South, 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Toowoomba South was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in Toowoomba South included Professionals 21.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.5%, Labourers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 10.4%, Managers 9.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Toowoomba South, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 7.1%, Hospitals 5.3%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.3%, Tertiary Education 3.4% and Residential Care Services 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Toowoomba South was $572.

In Toowoomba South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.1%, Car, as passenger 8.1%, Walked only 2.9%, Bicycle 1.0% and Truck 0.9%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Toowoomba South, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.8% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Toowoomba South, 27.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Toowoomba South, 39.7% were couple families with children, 41.6% were couple families without children and 17.0% were one parent families.

In Toowoomba South 15.1% of single parents were male and 84.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Toowoomba South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,119 and those without children was $1,855.

Employment status of couple families

In Toowoomba South, of couple families with children, 20.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 21.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Toowoomba South, 91.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Toowoomba South, 79.0% were separate houses, 7.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In Toowoomba South, of occupied private dwellings 3.0% had 1 bedroom, 16.5% had 2 bedrooms and 45.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Toowoomba South, 32.3% were owned outright, 29.7% were owned with a mortgage and 33.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Toowoomba South, of all households, 67.1% were family households, 29.1% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

In Toowoomba South, 26.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Toowoomba South, 40.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Toowoomba South, there were 1,438 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 658 (or 45.8%) were male and 780 (or 54.2%) were female. The median age was 17 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Toowoomba South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,067.

In Toowoomba South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $235 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.