Toogoolawah Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Toogoolawah (4313) is a suburb of South Eastern, Toowoomba & South Eastern, Queensland. It is about 77 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Toogoolawah is in the federal electorate of Blair.

In the 2011 census the population of Toogoolawah was 1,162 and is comprised of approximately 50.9% females and 49.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Toogoolawah is 49 years of age.

84.8% of people living in the suburb of Toogoolawah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% England, 2.0% New Zealand, 1.2% Germany, 1.0% Philippines, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.8% Papua New Guinea, 0.5% Austria, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% India, 0.3% Scotland.

95.3% of people living in Toogoolawah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Other, 0.6% German, 0.5% Other , 0.5% French.

The religious makeup of Toogoolawah is 26.6% Anglican, 16.5% No religion, 15.9% Catholic, 9.5% Uniting Church, 8.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.8% Other Christian, 4.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.2% Lutheran, 2.7% Baptist, 2.3% Christian, nfd.

48.2% of people are married, 25.8% have never married and 11.6% are divorced and 4.5% are separated. There are 97 widowed people living in Toogoolawah.

51.6% of the people living in Toogoolawah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.8% are working on a part time basis. Toogoolawah has an unemployment rate of 8.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Toogoolawah are 17.8% Labourers, 13.6% Technicians & trades workers, 13.1% Managers, 12.8% Professionals, 11.0% Community & personal service workers, 10.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.7% Sales workers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Toogoolawah work in are 12.2% Retail trade, 11.2% Education and training, 9.9% Construction, 9.4% Health care and social assistance, 8.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.5% Manufacturing, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 6.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.2% Public administration and safety.

43.9% of homes are fully owned, and 25.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $373 per week and the median household income is $662 per week.

The median rent in Toogoolawah is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $923 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Toogoolawah postcode 4313