Toowong

Toowong
BrisbaneQueensland
Toowong apartment buildings viewed from the Brisbane River, 2020
Toowong is located in Brisbane
Toowong
Toowong
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Coordinates27°28′54″S 152°59′24″E / 27.4816°S 152.99°E / -27.4816; 152.99 (Toowong (centre of suburb))
Population12,556 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4066
Area4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location5.9 km (4 mi) SW of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)Brisbane City (Paddington Ward and[2] Walter Taylor Ward)[3]
State electorate(s)Maiwar
Federal division(s)Ryan
Suburbs around Toowong:
Mount Coot-tha Bardon Auchenflower
Mount Coot-tha Toowong West End
Taringa Taringa St Lucia

Toowong (/təˈwɒŋ/ tə-WONG) is a riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[4] In the 2021 census, Toowong had a population of 12,556 people with a median weekly household income of $1,927.[5]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Toowong (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Paddington Ward". Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Walter Taylor Ward". Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Toowong – suburb in City of Brisbane (entry 50318)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).