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The city's former main airport, Toowoomba City Aerodrome is located in Toowoomba's outer suburb of Wilsonton This airport is now primarily used by the Royal Flying Doctor Service , LifeFlight and the Darling Downs Aero Club.
Ten of Australia's thirty largest cities are located in Queensland, the largest outside Brisbane being the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Townsville, Cairns, Ipswich, and Toowoomba. 24.2% of the state's population were born overseas. [8] The state has the highest inter-state net migration in Australia. [9]
The Toowoomba Region is a local government area (LGA) on the border of Darling Downs and South East Queensland regions 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.
Located at 154.960 kilometres (96.288 mi), over an unnamed gully near the top of the Toowoomba Range, is Swansons Rail Bridge. It is an unreinforced concrete arch construction, 99 feet (30 m) in length, built on a steep slope.
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 Downs Co-Operative Dairy Association Ltd Factory is a complex of brick, concrete and metal buildings and other structures dating from 1929 through to the 1990s, located on a long, narrow, 1.4 hectare site squeezed between the western rail line and Brook Street, Toowoomba.
Wilsonton is located 5.9 kilometres (4 mi) by road north-west of the Toowoomba central business district. [ 3 ] Toowoomba City Aerodrome is the centre of the suburb, accessed via Mutze Street ( 27°32′36″S 151°54′54″E / 27.5432°S 151.9150°E / -27.5432; 151.9150 ( Toowoomba Airport
Also located at the Centre is an outdoor public swimming complex with a large indoor arena holding two volleyball and basketball courts and a gym. Just outside this is the Highfields Library at Community Court; [43] the library is operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council and is open seven days. [44]