Businesses in Toowong

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Toowong

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Health and medical	54
Electronics stores	26
Corporate management	23
Real estate	20
Technical construction services	18
Accountants	18
Dentists	15
Lawyers legal	15
Shopping	12
Restaurants	11
Construction of buildings	11
Legal and financial	7
Computer programming, web design	7
Automotive	7
Financial services	7

Toowong Facts

Area	4.1 km²
Population	17,777
Male Population	8,809 (49.6%)
Female Population	8,968 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+144.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+77.5%
Median Age	29.1 years (Male: 29, Female: 29.1)
Neighborhoods	Toowong, Toowong, Brisbane, QLD, St Lucia, CBD, Sherwood
Local Time
Timezone	Australian Eastern Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-27.48360, 152.98943

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Toowong Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	7,280	8,960	10,015	12,564	17,777	18,045	18,179
Population Density	1,764.8 / km²	2,172.1 / km²	2,427.9 / km²	3,045.8 / km²	4,309.6 / km²	4,374.5 / km²	4,407 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Toowong Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 77.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Toowong	+144.2%	+98.4%	+77.5%
Queensland	—	—	—
Australia	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Toowong Median Age

Median Age: 29.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Toowong	29.1 yrs	29.1 yrs	29 yrs
Queensland	36.8 yrs	37.5 yrs	36.1 yrs
Australia	37.7 yrs	38.6 yrs	36.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Toowong Population Density

Population Density: 4,310 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Toowong	17,777	4.125 km²	4,310 / km²
Queensland	4.8 million	1,730,083.5 km²	2.7 / km²
Australia	23.8 million	7,690,961.5 km²	3.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Toowong Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1890 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Toowong

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Toowong

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Toowong CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Toowong	342,981 tn	19.29 tn	83,146.9 tons/km²
Queensland	83,884,578 tn	17.64 tn	48.5 tons/km²
Australia	401,155,564 tn	16.88 tn	52.2 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Toowong CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	342,981 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	19.29 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	83,146.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
1/8/86	9:55 AM	3.2	60.5 km	10,000 m	near the east coast of Australia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Toowong

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