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South Toowoomba

Roughly bordered by James, Hume, Alderley and West Streets, South Toowoomba covers five square kilometres just south of the City. With a total population of a 5,250 people, the suburb has a medium density with around 1,039 people per square kilometre. The average age of people living in this suburb is 34 years. This is about average compared to the whole of Toowoomba (35 years of age) but well below the national average age of 37 years.

South Toowoomba has similar income levels to North Toowoomba and Wilsonton. The average individual income is $419 per week which is below the average for the whole of Toowoomba ($429) and low compared to the whole of Australia ($466). The average income for households is $785 per week and $1,018 per week for families. Unemployment is also quite high at 7.1 per cent compared to an unemployment rate of 5.1 per cent for the whole of Toowoomba. 19 per cent of employed people in this suburb are employed as Professionals. The next most popular occupations were Technicians and Trade Workers (15.7%) and Labourers (15.3%). These are fairly representative of the whole of Toowoomba. At 5.6 per cent, Hospitals were the most popular industry of work, followed by School Education at 5.3 per cent and Cafes, Restaurants and Take-away Services at 3.7 per cent. These industries of work are also quite similar to the industries for the whole of Toowoomba.

South Toowoomba has the highest proportion of people who do not identify with any religion. Across Toowoomba, 12.7 per cent of people have no religion, while in South Toowoomba 16.7 per cent don't have a religion. While this is a high proportion compared to Toowoomba, it is actually low compared to the national average of 18.7 per cent of people having no religion. Of the people living in this suburb, 26.9 per cent identify as being Catholic and 21.3 per cent identify as being Anglican.

Single persons living alone make up 31 per cent of the households in this suburb. This is quite high compared to the whole of Toowoomba at 27 per cent, and the the whole of Australia at 23 per cent. Of the 1,278 families who call South Toowoomba home, 23 per cent are one parent families compared to the whole of Toowoomba at 18 per cent and the whole of Australia at 16 per cent. There is also a larger than average number of people who are separated/divorced and widowed living in this suburb at 23 per cent (Toowoomba 19.4%, Australia 17.2%).

The average weekly rent in South Toowoomba is $160 per week, which is quite low compared to the Toowoomba average of $175 per week. This makes South Toowoomba comparable to Harlaxton, Drayton, Newtown, North Toowoomba and Rockville in terms of the rents being charged.

Of the 2,381 dwellings in this suburb, 79 per cent are separate houses, 5 per cent are semi-detached and 15.5 per cent are Flats or Apartments. 41.7 per cent of dwellings are being rented which is high compared to the rest of Toowoomba at 35.2 per cent, and high compared to the whole of Australia at 27.2 per cent.

Sources2006 Census QuickStats: South Toowoomba (Toowoomba City) (State Suburb) (2007). Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au