Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Toowong then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Toowong, QLD (postcode 4066) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+18.5% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,597 | 10,830 | 12,556 | +1,959 · +18.5% |
| Median age | 28 | 29 | 30 | +2 · +7.1% |
| Median household income | $1,607/wk | $1,691/wk | $1,927/wk | +$320 · +19.9% |
| Median personal income | $749/wk | $775/wk | $966/wk | +$217 · +29% |
| Median rent | $380/wk | $405/wk | $420/wk | +$40 · +10.5% |
| Median mortgage | $2,169/mo | $2,000/mo | $2,000/mo | $169 · -7.8% |
| Average household size | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | -0.2 · -8.7% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Toowong trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
12,556
was 10,830 in 2016
+1,726 · +15.9%
Median rent
$420/wk
was $405/wk in 2016
+$15 · +3.7%
Household income
$1,927/wk
was $1,691/wk in 2016
+$236 · +14%
Median age
30
was 29 in 2016
+1 · +3.4%
Dig deeper: Toowong population growth · Toowong then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.