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Middle Ridge

Middle Ridge is located on the southern side of Stenner Street and east of Hume Street. With land being slowly released in this area, the suburb consists of many new homes.

Middle Ridge is home to around 5,500 residents. The average age of residents in this suburb is 39 and a high proportion of these people are married (63.2%).

The Ridge Shopping centre is the main shopping precinct for people living in this suburb however the shopping complex is actually located in Kearney Springs.

The average weekly individual income in Middle Ridge is $563 and the median household income per week is $1,413 which is high compared to other Toowoomba suburbs. Of the families that live in the suburb, 54.9% are couples with children and 36.8% are couples with children. Middle Ridge consists mainly of separate homes (95.4%), rather than townhouses or apartments. The median rent per week is $270, which is relatively high, and the median housing loan repayment per month is equal to the average national repayment ($1 300) and high compared to other suburbs of Toowoomba. The median house price in Middle Ridge is $360,000, making it one of the most expensive suburbs to live in. The average household in Middle Ridge consists of 2.9 people which is relatively high.

Sources:2006 Census QuickStats: Middle Ridge (Toowoomba City) (State Suburb) (2007). Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.auProfile for Middle Ridge (2006). Real Estate Institute of Queensland. http://www.reiq.com.au