East Toowoomba, Queensland
East Toowoomba is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 Australian Census East Toowoomba recorded a population of 5,244.Geography
East Toowomba is from the Toowoomba central business district. The east and south of the suburb is crossed by the Warrego Highway.Population
According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 5,244 people in East Toowoomba.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population.
- 80.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 2.6%.
- 86.6% of people spoke only English at home..
- The most common responses for religion were No Religion 25.7%, Catholic 23.6% and Anglican 18.9%.
Education
The suburb contains the main Bridge Street campus of Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE, and two elite independent schools, Toowoomba Grammar School and Fairholme College.
In addition, the suburb contains Toowoomba Anglican College and Preparatory School, Toowoomba East State School and Mater Dei Primary School.
Toowoomba East State School is Toowoomba's largest primary school with 950 students attending.Facilities
There are a number of heritage-listed sites in East Toowoomba, including:
