Toowoomba South

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Electoral Division
Area code SED30087
People 57,416
Male 47.0%
Female 53.0%
Median age 37
Families 14,863
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 24,959
Average number of people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,443
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,441
Median weekly rent (b) $320
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 26,973 47.0 2,540,404 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 30,444 53.0 2,615,736 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 2,551 4.4 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 52,546 91.5 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 2,319 4.0 283,793 5.5 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 37 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 3,435 6.0 292,452 5.7 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 3,550 6.2 329,311 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 3,904 6.8 342,560 6.6 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 3,535 6.2 313,506 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 4,062 7.1 323,739 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 4,312 7.5 347,687 6.7 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 3,937 6.9 354,033 6.9 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 3,825 6.7 357,120 6.9 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 3,163 5.5 330,692 6.4 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 3,161 5.5 340,287 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 3,100 5.4 333,843 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 2,805 4.9 316,378 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 2,965 5.2 298,919 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 2,766 4.8 264,515 5.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 2,841 4.9 238,952 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 2,233 3.9 168,385 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 1,795 3.1 106,611 2.1 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 2,024 3.5 97,140 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 20,784 44.7 1,885,416 45.0 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 1,659 3.6 151,093 3.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 4,446 9.6 404,787 9.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 3,206 6.9 198,827 4.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 16,432 35.3 1,551,691 37.0 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 18,528 44.8 1,697,286 45.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 4,294 10.4 483,458 12.9 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 18,534 44.8 1,556,509 41.6 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 940 5.4 84,535 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 3,090 17.6 292,049 18.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 964 5.5 79,510 5.1 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 669 3.8 53,844 3.4 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 4,721 26.9 426,110 27.1 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 2,413 13.7 209,459 13.3 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 818 4.7 73,014 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 860 4.9 69,625 4.4 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 4,099 23.3 352,608 22.4 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 1,515 8.6 110,221 7.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 2,904 16.5 223,779 14.2 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 4,437 25.3 334,418 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 644 3.7 47,384 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 2,719 15.5 326,067 20.8 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 10,877 23.4 918,466 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 4,035 8.7 395,615 9.4 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 1,742 3.7 151,390 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 6,785 14.6 640,878 15.3 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 6,538 14.1 651,775 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 1,674 3.6 164,314 3.9 958,803 4.6
Year 10 6,042 13.0 499,629 11.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 38 0.1 2,945 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 14 0.0 534 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 4,003 8.6 281,370 6.7 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 1,020 2.2 99,060 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 464 1.0 20,032 0.5 175,844 0.8
Not stated 3,279 7.0 365,003 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 21,216 37.0 1,959,880 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 20,084 35.0 1,724,657 33.4 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 7,208 12.6 567,928 11.0 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 6,071 10.6 527,011 10.2 2,176,777 8.6
German 5,631 9.8 309,723 6.0 1,026,138 4.0

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 43,797 76.3 3,679,899 71.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 1,426 2.5 71,819 1.4 673,352 2.6
Iraq 1,021 1.8 5,332 0.1 92,922 0.4
England 1,008 1.8 191,731 3.7 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 774 1.3 208,572 4.0 530,492 2.1
Philippines 672 1.2 51,529 1.0 293,892 1.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 13,260 23.1 1,437,990 27.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 2,871 5.0 347,689 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 2,167 3.8 275,465 5.3 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 36,210 63.1 2,754,865 53.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 2,901 5.1 340,134 6.6 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 38,499 67.1 3,039,026 58.9 12,959,282 51.0
England 2,183 3.8 341,677 6.6 1,626,778 6.4
India 1,836 3.2 103,646 2.0 935,066 3.7
New Zealand 1,155 2.0 260,594 5.1 673,661 2.6
Iraq 1,122 2.0 7,210 0.1 139,566 0.5

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 39,207 68.3 3,114,259 60.4 13,383,605 52.6
England 2,019 3.5 310,576 6.0 1,488,479 5.9
India 1,796 3.1 100,657 2.0 917,541 3.6
Iraq 1,123 2.0 6,844 0.1 136,045 0.5
New Zealand 1,057 1.8 256,031 5.0 650,743 2.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 17,850 31.1 2,099,765 40.7 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 11,272 19.6 961,469 18.6 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 7,519 13.1 581,373 11.3 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 3,241 5.6 392,694 7.6 1,751,052 6.9
Christian, nfd 2,983 5.2 159,948 3.1 688,440 2.7

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Toowoomba South, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (57.0%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Kurdish 875 1.5 2,512 0.0 9,893 0.0
Mandarin 711 1.2 83,607 1.6 685,274 2.7
Arabic 596 1.0 16,171 0.3 367,159 1.4
Nepali 565 1.0 12,060 0.2 133,068 0.5
Punjabi 458 0.8 30,873 0.6 239,033 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 46,122 80.3 4,151,206 80.5 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 3,028 13.6 291,137 15.6 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 27,782 59.7 2,582,802 61.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 16,520 35.5 1,340,215 32.0 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 2,224 4.8 268,794 6.4 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 15,635 56.3 1,442,451 55.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 9,154 32.9 786,940 30.5 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 1,429 5.1 214,697 8.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 1,560 5.6 138,714 5.4 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 1,076 4.1 171,840 7.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 3,625 13.8 326,038 13.3 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 3,190 12.2 270,483 11.1 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 2,334 8.9 190,423 7.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 5,965 22.8 506,685 20.7 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 4,698 17.9 464,433 19.0 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 4,970 19.0 471,333 19.3 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 6,076 23.2 523,395 21.4 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 4,030 15.4 301,039 12.3 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 3,460 13.2 333,915 13.7 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3,221 12.3 309,376 12.7 1,525,311 12.7
Labourers 2,928 11.2 246,394 10.1 1,086,120 9.0
Managers 2,402 9.2 305,755 12.5 1,645,769 13.7
Sales Workers 2,336 8.9 211,439 8.7 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,357 5.2 166,739 6.8 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,846 7.0 122,121 5.0 545,158 4.5
Other Social Assistance Services 1,231 4.7 58,762 2.4 278,221 2.3
Aged Care Residential Services 1,059 4.0 53,478 2.2 258,274 2.1
Primary Education 702 2.7 59,930 2.5 265,249 2.2
Secondary Education 688 2.6 42,863 1.8 205,360 1.7

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $750 N/A $787 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,832 N/A $2,024 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,443 N/A $1,675 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 18,586 70.9 1,455,104 59.5 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 1,693 6.5 110,004 4.5 466,904 3.9
Walked only 523 2.0 63,580 2.6 306,045 2.5
Taxi/ride-share service 191 0.7 6,429 0.3 25,730 0.2
Bicycle 164 0.6 17,121 0.7 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 2,542 9.7 270,387 11.1 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 1,648 6.3 344,696 14.1 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 186 0.7 100,396 4.1 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 20,536 78.3 1,597,346 65.4 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 31,662 68.1 2,873,872 68.6 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 12,231 26.3 1,112,322 26.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 5,915 12.7 481,016 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 7,477 16.1 590,690 14.1 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 9,312 20.0 845,018 20.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 12,855 27.6 1,161,729 27.7 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 5,538 11.9 507,771 12.1 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 3,959 8.5 359,358 8.6 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 6,257 10.9 456,139 8.8 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 5,635 9.8 438,183 8.5 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 1,956 3.4 159,887 3.1 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 684 1.2 37,680 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 3,135 5.5 231,642 4.5 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 2,888 5.0 215,678 4.2 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 643 1.1 47,737 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 1,186 2.1 106,989 2.1 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 6,551 11.4 496,662 9.6 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 694 1.2 49,769 1.0 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 5,338 9.3 434,963 8.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 32,145 56.0 3,001,387 58.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 4,025 7.0 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 34,507 60.1 3,209,952 62.3 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 11,981 20.9 994,584 19.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 4,367 7.6 319,808 6.2 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 2,538 4.4 172,226 3.3 772,142 3.0
Not stated 4,025 7.0 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Currently serving 261 0.6 23,140 0.6 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 1,783 3.8 139,973 3.3 496,276 2.4
Has never served 42,185 90.7 3,747,281 89.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 2,296 4.9 281,419 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 6,188 41.6 551,069 40.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 5,493 37.0 563,327 41.2 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 2,899 19.5 230,026 16.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 280 1.9 22,230 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male N/A 15.9 N/A 20.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 84.2 N/A 80.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 2,516 21.5 255,660 22.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 521 4.5 50,463 4.5 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,547 21.8 228,575 20.5 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 1,392 11.9 133,752 12.0 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 680 5.8 63,077 5.7 339,960 6.1
Both not working 2,730 23.4 228,892 20.5 1,163,744 21.0
Other 637 5.5 93,843 8.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 653 5.6 60,129 5.4 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 22,230 92.3 1,869,462 90.7 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,852 7.7 192,393 9.3 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 16,629 74.8 1,397,920 74.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 4,600 20.7 218,546 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 918 4.1 233,531 12.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 59 0.3 13,519 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 42 0.2 9,560 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 635 2.9 87,315 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 3,894 17.5 317,737 17.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 9,686 43.6 700,672 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 7,696 34.6 725,167 38.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 269 1.2 28,998 1.6 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 1,540 6.9 106,309 5.7 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 9,088 40.9 658,705 35.2 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 8,127 36.6 701,752 37.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 3,209 14.4 373,952 20.0 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 256 1.2 28,738 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 14,600 65.7 1,327,873 71.0 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 6,806 30.6 461,009 24.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 822 3.7 80,576 4.3 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 6,668 30.0 543,285 29.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 6,151 27.7 643,459 34.4 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 8,556 38.5 618,442 33.1 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 555 2.5 35,170 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 302 1.4 29,107 1.6 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 19.2 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 14.7 N/A 21.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 320 N/A 365 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 5,259 61.5 359,728 58.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 2,555 29.9 199,511 32.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 739 8.6 59,204 9.6 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,441 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 4,982 81.0 487,060 75.7 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 540 8.8 76,615 11.9 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 632 10.3 79,788 12.4 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,187 46.5 117,102 49.3 403,709 49.7
Female 1,364 53.5 120,203 50.7 409,025 50.3
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Median age 21 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,478 N/A 1,517 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Toowoomba South % Toowoomba South Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 320 N/A 305 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,447 N/A 1,670 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.