Major centres

The nine major centres in the Toowoomba Regional Council area are made up of Toowoomba city and eight main towns. Each locality serves as a vibrant hub for the surrounding districts with essential services such as medical facilities and schools, as well as the vital businesses required to support these communities. A Toowoomba Regional Council service centre can be found in each of these centres.

Last Updated on Monday, 14 February 2011 16:34

Toowoomba

Toowoomba, with a population of 104,927 is situated approximately 700 metres above sea level on the edge of the Great Dividing Range. The city is strategically located at the junction of the New England, Gore, and Warrego highways, 127kms or a 90 minute drive west of Brisbane.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 09:16

Clifton

The town of Clifton with a population of 1,255 welcomes visitors with country hospitality and a relaxed atmosphere. It is located 49kms south of Toowoomba on the New England highway and was once a large wheat growing area. It now has a diverse range of agriculture including cattle, cereal crops, sunflowers, peanuts, and honey production.

Last Updated on Friday, 18 March 2011 09:09

Crows Nest

Crows Nest is a country town located 44kms north-east of Toowoomba on the New England highway with a population of 1,571. Although located in the region defined as the Darling Downs, the Crows Nest area is hilly country, situated in the Great Dividing Range on the eastern edge of the Downs.

Last Updated on Friday, 18 March 2011 09:13

Goombungee

Goombungee, with a population of 772 , is located 35kms north of Toowoomba with beef cattle, dairying, pigs, grains and forestry the dominant primary industries surrounding the town.

Last Updated on Monday, 14 February 2011 16:47

Greenmount

The township of Greenmount is located 28kms south of Toowoomba on the New England highway with a population of 379 and is surrounded by barley, horticulture or vegetables, sunflower, wheat and dairy & beef cattle farming.

Last Updated on Friday, 18 March 2011 09:21

Highfields

The Highfields district, with a population of 8,010 , is located 12kms north of Toowoomba on the New England highway. Highfields was originally a rural residential district but is now being developed as urban housing. The district is one of the fastest growth areas in the Toowoomba region and this is reflected not only in the housing industry but in the other sectors such as retail.

Last Updated on Friday, 18 March 2011 09:25

Millmerran

Millmerran is located 84km south-west of Toowoomba on the Gore highway and has a population of 1,324 . The town is surrounded by a rural primary production area with industries including stud/beef cattle, pork, poultry, sheep, timber, olives, grain and cotton.

Last Updated on Friday, 18 March 2011 09:15

Oakey

The town of Oakey, with approximately 3,901 residents, is located on the Warrego highway just 29kms north-west of Toowoomba. Local industries are rural based, with the emphasis on beef, a meatworks is located near the town. There are also coal mining operations in the surrounding districts. Just outside town, the Australian Army Aviation Centre provides a training facility and also hosts a Singapore Armed Forces Helicopter Squadron. There are also coal mining operations in adjacent districts.

Last Updated on Friday, 18 March 2011 09:16

Pittsworth

Pittsworth is located 40kms south-west of Toowoomba on the Gore highway and has a population of 2,791 . The town boasts some of the richest farming land in Australia and with the advent of innovative water harvesting and irrigation techniques, cotton has become a widespread and valuable crop. Other primary industries include: poultry and egg production; grain growing farms; as well as dairies.

Last Updated on Friday, 18 March 2011 09:21

Yarraman

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Yarraman, with a population of around 900, is set in a fertile valley and produces timber, grain and beef and dairy goods, to which it exports to larger cities.

Last Updated on Thursday, 01 March 2012 12:11

Major centres

Toowoomba

Clifton

Crows Nest

Goombungee

Greenmount

Highfields

Millmerran

Oakey

Pittsworth

Yarraman

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