Toowoomba
| Toowoomba Queensland | |||||||||
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       (From left to right) Alfred Thomas Memorial, Toowoomba City Hall Toowoomba Court House, Queens Park Toowoomba Bypass, Clifford House Laurel Bank Park | |||||||||
  Toowoomba | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°34′S 151°57′E / 27.567°S 151.950°E | ||||||||
| Population | 142,163 (2021 census)[1] (16th) | ||||||||
| • Density | 285.411/km2 (739.21/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Established | 1849 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4350 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 691 m (2,267 ft)[2] | ||||||||
| Area | 498.1 km2 (192.3 sq mi)[3] (2011 urban) | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||
| County | Aubigny | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||
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Toowoomba (also known as 'The Garden City') is a city in South East Queensland, Australia. It is 132 km west of Brisbane, and two hours drive from the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast beaches. With a population around 135,000, Toowoomba is Australia's second largest city that is not on the coast, after Canberra.
Every year in September, Toowoomba holds its annual Flower Festival, at Queens Park. When this is taking place, the town, especially its CBD are decorated with flowers. People who live there may also open their gardens for public judging for the garden competitions. Another attraction is the parade, where one would see floats with flower themes. Many people from all over the nation visit the festival, and a popular way to arrive is on the specially operating retired steam train.
Another major event held in Toowoomba is the Easterfest. It is a large religious festival that thousands of people come to, to see many famous singers perform. Many put up tents on in Queens Park.
Toowoomba is also known for its historical buildings, such as the town hall, The Empire Theatre, and the Cobb & Co Museum. The town hall was the first in Queensland to be built for a town hall. The Empire Theatre was built as a silent movie house in 1911. A fire nearly destroyed the building, but it was built again, and reopened in 1933. Now, it is the biggest regional theatre in Australia. The Cobb & Co Museum began in the 1880s as a small mail run. It moved both mail and passengers to Brisbane and further.
Toowoomba is also home to some notable private schools, including Toowoomba Grammar School (which is a GPS school), Downlands College, and The Glenny School, none of which are 'co-educational'.
During the 2010-2011 Queensland floods, several people were drowned in their cars when water flooded the main shopping centre.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Toowoomba". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Toowoomba". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
- ↑ "2011 Census Community Profiles: Toowoomba". ABS Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ "Toowoomba Flood Death Toll Rises After Cars, Residents Swept Away". brisbanetimes.com.au. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Easterfest website Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
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