Established (Constituted a City):

• 29th October 1904

Original Inhabitants:

• Escarpment area: Jagara

• Toowoomba region: Giabal

• Northern region: Jarowair

Current Mayor:

• Paul Antonio

State Electoral Divisions:

• Toowoomba North

• Toowoomba South

Federal Electoral Division:

• Groome

Cadastral Division of Queensland:

• County of Aubigny

• Parish of Drayton

Geographical Details:

• Latitude: 27.5828 °S

• Longitude: 151.9308 °E

• Elevation: 674.9 m

• Total area: 117 Sq Km

Climatic Details:

• Average annual rainfall: 950mm

• Average annual max temp: 22.6 °C

• Average annual min temp: 11.4 °C

Telephone Dialing Codes:

• Country code: +61
• Area code: 7
• Prefix's: 45, 46, 76

Airport Information:

• Name : (TWB) Toowoomba Airport
• City : Toowoomba QLD, AU
• Latitude : -27.542221
• Longitude : 151.9139
• FlightStats Code: TWB
• IATA Code: TWB
• ICAO Code: YTWB

Standard Time Zone:

• UTC/GMT +10 hours (AEST)

State:

• Queensland (QLD)

Postcode:

• 4350

Title:

• The Garden City (of Queensland)

Sister Cities:

• Wanganui, New Zealand (1981)
• Takatsuki, Japan (1991)
• Paju, South Korea (2002)

Population:

• Cambooya (SLA): 4,891
• Gowrie (SLA): 5,511
• Highfields (SLA): 11,225
• Toowoomba Central (SLA): 14,439
• Toowoomba North East (SLA): 11,104
• Toowoomba North West (SLA): 19,822
• Toowoomba South East (SLA): 28,941
• Toowoomba West (SLA): 24,343
• Westbrook (SLA): 8,324
• Toowoomba (SSD): 128,600 (Total of SLA's)
• Toowoomba (LGA): 159,098 (Total for TRC Area)

LGA: Local Government Area, SSD: Stastistical Subdivision, SLA: Statistical Local Area

All figures based on Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data as of 2009.


City Colours:

• Purple & Gold

City Motto:

• Prodimus Dum Crescimus (We prosper as we grow)

Floral Emblems:

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Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) A.K.A Toowoomba Violet

 

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Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha)


Major Events:

• Carnival of Flowers
• Royal Toowoomba Show
• Australian Gospel Music Festival
• Farmfest
• AgShow

Key Industries (TRC Area):

• Manufacturing: $AU945.2
• Health Care & Social Assistance: $AU639.0
• Financial & Insurance Services: $AU631.8
• Public Administration & Safety: $AU527.0
• Education & Training: $AU456.6
• Retail Trade: $AU444.6
• Wholesale Trade: $AU415.0

All figures are in millions of dollars and based on 2009/2010 ABS data.


Business Activities (TRC Area):

• Gross Regional Product (GRP): $AU7.7 billion (2009/2010)

Property Market (TRC Area):

• Median House Price: $AU292,000 (Year to Sep 2010)

Water Supply:

• Cooby Dam : 21,166 ML (1941)
• Perseverance Dam : 30,140 ML (1965)
• Cressbrook Dam : 81,842 ML (1983)

Awards:

• Twice voted: Best city to live in Australia.

Suburbs (alphabetical order):

• Centenary Heights
• Cranley
• Darling Heights
• Drayton
• East Toowoomba
• Glenvale
• Harlaxton
• Harristown
• Kearneys Spring
• Middle Ridge
• Mount Kynoch
• Mount Lofty
• Newtown
• North Toowoomba
• Prince Henry Heights
• Rangeville
• Redwood
• Rockville
• South Toowoomba
• Toowoomba City
• Wilsonton
• Wilsonton Heights

Coat of Arms:

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Toowoomba Flag:

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HMAS Toowoomba Badge:

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