Snapshot
The estimated resident population for the Toowoomba Regional Council area at 30 June 2006 was 151,297 people. The preliminary estimated resident population for Toowoomba Regional Council at 30 June 2007 was 152,912, an increase of 1,615 people or 1.1 per cent over the year. The population is projected to grow to 228,461 people by 2031 (medium series projection).
(Information for this snapshot has been extracted from the ‘Population and Housing Factsheet’, August 2008, Planning Information and Forecasting Unit, Queensland Government.)

Further information
Demographic information for newly reformed Queensland local government areas is available from ‘Census factsheets’ and ‘Population and housing factsheets’ produced by the Population Information and Forecasting Unit (PIFU), Queensland Government.

In addition, a range of demographic information is now available free of charge from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) website, including 2006 Census information and statistics.
 

Handy weblinks

• Economic Development - Promoting potential residents, business enterprises and investors to the Toowoomba Region.
• Census Factsheets - 2006 Census information for the newly reformed Queensland local government areas produced by the Population Information and Forecasting Unit (PIFU), Queensland Government.
• Population and Housing factsheets - Regularly updated information on population and housing (includes population projections) for the newly reformed Queensland local government areas produced by the Population Information and Forecasting Unit (PIFU), Queensland Government.
• 2006 Census information - A link to 2006 census information on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) website.

Council encourages public participation in the development of its laws, policies, plans and general decision-making process. There is a number of ways members of the public may have their views on particular issues brought to the attention of a committee or council meeting.

These are by:

• Written requests - A member of the public can write to the council about any council policy, activity or service.
• Petitions - Written petitions can be addressed to the council about any issue within council's jurisdiction.
• Deputations - With the permission of the Committee Chairperson or the Mayor, a member of the public can address a committee or the council personally, or on behalf of a group of residents. Affected groups or members of the public are often invited to attend a meeting to discuss an issue under consideration.
• Objections and submissions - When council is considering certain matters, such as development applications and the making of local laws, the proposals are advertised in the region's local newspapers. Objections and submissions on these matters are invited from members of the community.