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Toowoomba Queensland TOOWOOMBA QUEENSLAND Introducing Toowoomba Published: June 2017 www.capitalwealth.net.au ph: 1300 559 183 2 Table of Contents Welcome to Toowoomba ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 Toowoomba Region - towns and localities ......................................................................................................................... 5 Location ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Getting here and around ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 Demographics Key Facts ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Infrastructure Toowoomba Second Range Crossing (TSRC).................................................................................................................. 14 Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport ........................................................................................................................................ 15 Grand Central Shopping Centre ............................................................................................................................................ 20 Toowoomba Enterprise Hub ................................................................................................................................................. 21 Toowoomba Railway Parklands Priority Development Area .................................................................................. 22 In the News Hospitals, council, TSBE work to strengthen health sector ...................................................................................... 24 400M AgTech Investment Forum 2017 ............................................................................................................................ 25 Mayor backs Toowoomba passenger rail line proposal............................................................................................. 26 JOBS: $35 million factory wins council approval .......................................................................................................... 27 Education Education ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Entertainment & Tourism Attractions ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers ......................................................................................................................................... 34 Contact Us 3 Welcome to Toowoomba Toowoomba Regional Council area is part of South East Queensland and the productive Darling Downs The area of the Toowoomba Region is 12,973 km². It is also the gateway to the resource-rich Surat Basin Energy Precinct. The region is made up of many towns and localities, the largest one being Toowoomba City. Perched high on the Darling Downs, the lofty heritage city is Queensland’s largest inland town. Due to its elevation, even on the hottest Queensland days the residents can relax with a cool evening breeze. In fact, you’ll feel all of the seasons here: there’s a true winter with fog and frost, an autumn of golden falling leaves, and a spring of non-stop colour. Known as Queensland’s Garden City, come spring, it’s a riot of perfume and colour just in time for the annual Carnival of Flowers. The City has long been famed for its beauty, but these days it’s also known for its excellent quality of life, low unemployment and great schools. The face of Toowoomba is constantly changing with the city in the midst of a massive construction boom all the while maintaining its charming mix of distinguished buildings, elegant parks and breathtaking views of the Lockyer Valley. Source: realestate.com.au, Wikipedia 4 Toowoomba Region - towns and localities Toowoomba Birnam Prince Henry Cawdor Meringandan Blue Mountain Heights Cecil Plains Meringandan West Heights Rangeville Clifton Millmerran Centenary Heights Redwood Condamine Mount Tyson Charlton Rockville Crows Nest Nobby Cotswold Hills South Toowoomba Domville North Branch Cranley Spring Bluff Djuan Oakey Darling Heights Toowoomba City East Greenmount Pampas Drayton Top Camp Evergreen Pechey East Toowoomba Torrington Felton Pilton Finnie Vale View Geham Pittsworth Glenvale Wellcamp Glencoe Ravensbourne Gowrie Junction Wilsonton Goombungee St Helens Harlaxton Wilsonton Heights Gowrie Mountain Southbrook Harristown Regional Grassdale Springside Highfields Acland Greenmount Tummaville Hodgson Vale Athol Haden Turallin Kearneys Spring Aubigny Hampton Upper Yarraman Middle Ridge Biddeston Hodgson Vale Westbrook Mount Kynoch Bowenville Jondaryan Wyreema Mount Lofty Bringalily Kings Creek Yandilla Mount Rascal Brookstead Kingsthorpe Yarrama Newtown Cabarlah Lavelle North Toowoomba Cambooya Lemontree 5 Location The Toowoomba Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs part of Queensland. The Region is situated on the Great Dividing Range, at the intersection of three major highways. • Warrego • New England • Gore It connects, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Darwin. The actual city of Toowoomba is located 125km west of Brisbane by road. 6 Toowoomba The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name is applied to a wide region comprising the Southern Downs, Western Downs, Toowoomba and Goondiwindi local authority areas. 7 Getting here and around Air Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport (Toowoomba): The gateway to Toowoomba and Southern Queensland Country. This airport is serviced by the following airlines: • QantasLink • Regional Express (Rex) • AirNorth St George Airport: • Regional Express (Rex) offer services to St George from Toowoomba and Brisbane. Coach Regular bus services operate between Brisbane, Toowoomba, Warwick, Stanthorpe and beyond, with connections to air, rail and local buses. Rail Queensland Rail operate The Westlander into the region. This scenic journey from Brisbane travels across the Great Dividing Range to Toowoomba, through the rich farmlands of the Darling Downs and continues through the Western Country to its final destination of Charleville. , 8 Demographics 9 Key Facts Population • 2011 Census Usual Resident Population of Toowoomba was 151,188, living in 63,202 dwellings with an average household size of 2.50. • 2016 Estimated Resident Population was 164,469, with a population density of 0.13 persons per hectare. People In 2011, of people in Toowoomba the median age group is 37 years old. Of the families: • 41.8% were couple families with children • 41.2% were couple families without children • 15.5% were one parent families • 51.5% were married • 11.5% were either divorced or separated. Education: • 29.8% of people were attending an educational institution. • 31.8% were in primary school • 23.1% in secondary school • 18.0% in a tertiary or technical institution. 10 Private dwellings in Toowoomba • 85.6% were separate houses • 4.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc • 9.7% were flats, units or apartments • 0.5% were other dwellings. • 33.1% were owned outright • 33.2% were owned with a mortgage • 30.4% were rented. The houses here are distinctive and filled with character, with charming colonial styles and Federation homes, as well delightful Queensland bungalows. While there are some apartments and units close to the CBD, as you move further from the city centre, single storey brick homes are more common. Source: realestate.com.au 11 Employment There were 72,255 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Toowoomba. • 60.6% were employed full time • 28.9% were employed part-time • 4.7% were unemployed. Occupation: • The most common occupations included: • Professionals 17.7% • Technicians and Trades Workers 15.4% • Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.9% • Labourers 12.6% • Managers 12.5% Area of employment: • 6.4% worked in School Education. • Hospitals 4.7% • Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.8% • Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 3.3% • Road Freight Transport 2.5%. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2011, note that 2016 Census results due out in October 2017, realestate.com.au 12 Infrastructure 13 Toowoomba Second Range Crossing (TSRC) 14 Photo courtesy of McNab Vegetation clearing is complete and works are now starting on key structures among the 24 bridges that will form part of the Second Toowoomba Second Range Range Crossing Crossing Project – Queensland Minister for Main Roads and Road Safety Mark Bailey The route is designed to increase freight efficiency and significantly improve road The Toowoomba Second and driver safety by removing heavy vehicles from Toowoomba’s CBD. The • grade-separated interchanges Range Crossing is the largest TSRC will create a faster and more at Warrego Highway
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