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The Community Views team surveyed 227 residents from Rest of Toowoomba in July 2023.

Rest of Toowoomba in Toowoomba

Rest of Toowoomba is made up of Blue Mountain Heights, Highfields, Millmerran, Cranley, Biddeston, Clifton, Meringandan West, Westbrook, Cooyar, Cambooya, Oakey, Upper Yarraman, Irongate, Torrington, Condamine Farms, Felton South, Woolmer, Kingsthorpe, Pittsworth, Acland, Cotswold Hills, Wyreema, Preston, Crows Nest, Top Camp, Cawdor, Ascot, Hampton, Gowrie Junction, Gowrie Mountain, Maclagan, Meringandan, Aubigny, Goombungee, Spring Creek, Bringalily, Leyburn, Millmerran Downs, Kleinton, Hodgson Vale, Headington Hill, Stoneleigh, Kooralgin, Jondaryan, Ramsay, Vale View, Cressbrook Creek, North Branch, Brymaroo, Cabarlah, Kulpi, Anduramba, Nevilton, Nobby, East Greenmount, Wellcamp, Spring Bluff, Ravensbourne, Mount Rascal, Greenmount, Yarraman, Cecil Plains, Narko, Springside, Kooroongarra, Haden, Millmerran Woods, Kilbirnie, Southbrook, Sandy Camp, Thornville, Charlton, Glencoe, and Boodua.

Living in Rest of Toowoomba in July 2023

Rest of Toowoomba Overall Liveability Index
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Toowoomba
55.6
Central Toowoomba
54.7
Collected July 2023

Use the values and experiences matrix to understand the relationship between what your residents believe makes somewhere a good place to live and how they experience their local area in that regard. The matrix highlights the attributes that your community believe needs to maintained and improved to advance overall liveability.

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Affordable decent housing
Good job prospects
Education
Health services
Public transport
A lack of road congestion
Making your way
Social cohesion
Opportunity for all
Sense of community
Natural environment
Cultural facilities
Sports and recreation
Feeling safe
A prosperous economy
Shopping, leisure & dining

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Rest of Toowoomba Overall Liveability Index

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Rest of Toowoomba Overall Liveability Index 58.0

Toowoomba Overall Liveability Index

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Toowoomba Overall Liveability Index 55.6

Rest of Toowoomba
Toowoomba
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
77%
5.4
74%
4.6
Health services
Importance
Experience
52%
5.9
51%
6.1
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
49%
5.4
55%
4.8
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
46%
6.9
35%
6.0
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
42%
7.0
39%
6.8
Making your way
Importance
Experience
37%
5.9
31%
6.0
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
29%
6.3
28%
5.7
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
27%
5.2
30%
5.4
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
26%
5.3
31%
6.1
Public transport
Importance
Experience
24%
2.9
26%
3.6
Education
Importance
Experience
21%
6.5
21%
6.8
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
18%
5.6
16%
5.5
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
16%
6.4
21%
6.0
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
15%
6.1
18%
5.9
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
11%
6.1
10%
6.3
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
9%
5.2
15%
5.6
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Health and Wellbeing in Rest of Toowoomba in July 2023

Physical Health
How would you rate your physical health?
Do you think your physical health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Rest of Toowoomba 2023 (n = 227)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
Toowoomba (n = 632)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
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Rest of Toowoomba 2023 (n = 227)
14%
61%
25%
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Toowoomba (n = 632)
14%
58%
27%
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Mental Health
How would you rate your mental health?
Do you think your mental health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Rest of Toowoomba 2023 (n = 227)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
Toowoomba (n = 632)
6.8
Very poor
Excellent
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Rest of Toowoomba 2023 (n = 227)
8%
72%
19%
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Toowoomba (n = 632)
11%
68%
21%
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Social wellbeing
How would you rate your social wellbeing?
Do you think your social wellbeing will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Rest of Toowoomba 2023 (n = 227)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Toowoomba (n = 632)
6.6
Very poor
Excellent
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Rest of Toowoomba 2023 (n = 227)
13%
70%
18%
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Toowoomba (n = 632)
12%
71%
18%
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Financial circumstances in Rest of Toowoomba in July 2023

How would you rate your personal financial circumstances?
Do you think your personal financial circumstance will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
Rest of Toowoomba 2023 (n = 227)
6.2
Very poor
Excellent
Toowoomba (n = 632)
5.8
Very poor
Excellent
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Rest of Toowoomba 2023 (n = 227)
30%
55%
15%
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Toowoomba (n = 632)
30%
50%
19%
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How often, if ever, are you late meeting your financial commitments?
Do you think the economic situation in your local area will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?
Rest of Toowoomba 2023 (n = 212)
Toowoomba (n = 590)
Always late
1%
1%
Often late
5%
6%
Sometimes late
25%
24%
Never late
69%
68%
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Rest of Toowoomba 2023 (n = 227)
43%
45%
12%
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Toowoomba (n = 632)
53%
39%
8%
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Concerns in Rest of Toowoomba in July 2023

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Rest of Toowoomba 2023 (n = 227)
Toowoomba (n = 632)
Law & order
57%
64%
Inflation/Cost of Living
51%
54%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
36%
23%
Housing/Price of Housing
33%
47%
Healthcare/Hospitals
23%
17%
Transport
20%
15%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
15%
18%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
15%
14%
Unemployment
10%
7%
The Economy
10%
8%
Population/Overpopulation
7%
7%
Environmental Concerns
6%
5%
Taxation
5%
3%
Education
3%
2%
Immigration
3%
2%
Poverty/Inequality
2%
7%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
2%
3%
Race Relations/Racism
1%
3%
Defence
0%
0%
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