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Toowoomba is the second-most-populous inland city in Australia after the nation's capital, Canberra. [6] It is also the second-largest regional centre in Queensland [7] and is often referred to as the capital of the Darling Downs. [8] The city serves as the council seat of the Toowoomba Region.
Toowoomba City contains two significant shopping centres, presently under the same ownership. Grand Central Shopping Centre , with a GLA of 46,000 square metres (500,000 sq ft), contains the region's only Myer store, as well as a Coles , Target and 145 specialty stores.
On 29 October 1904, Toowoomba was proclaimed the City of Toowoomba. [4] [5] Toowoomba absorbed parts of the Shire of Middle Ridge and Town of Newtown on 23 February 1917. [6] [7] On 19 March 1949, following a major reorganisation of local government in South East Queensland, [8] Toowoomba grew its area to include parts of the Shires of ...
The Toowoomba Region is a local government area (LGA) located within the larger Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, the LGA was preceded by several other local government authorities with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyond.
Middle Ridge is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) from the Toowoomba city centre. The Great Dividing Range passes through Middle Ridge from the north-west to the south-east. The area west of the range is on the Darling Downs at 660 to 670 metres (2,170 to 2,200 ft) above sea level and is a residential area.
Grand Central Shopping Centre is a retail shopping centre in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Investment Corporation, it is the largest shopping centre in the Darling Downs, with the first stage opening in September 1996. A second stage opened in June 1999, and a third in 2017.
The Wilsonton campus of Toowoomba State High School opened in 1998 as the fourth secondary campus for Toowoomba's youth. [3] As at 2015, the campus catered for approximately 840 students (2015) [4] in Years 7 to 12. On 9 August 2016, Education Minister Kate Jones announced that the Wilsonton campus would be separated from the Toowoomba State ...
North Toowoomba is a suburban locality in Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census , North Toowoomba had a population of 3,332 people. [ 1 ]