A peaceful inner suburb of Brisbane, Toowong is located around 5 kilometres on the western side of Brisbane. This is a predominantly residential suburb where accommodation is mainly in the form of several detached houses and medium-density dwellings. The Brisbane river lies on the south-east border of Toowong.
As per the 2016 census, the population of the suburb was 10,830, with neighbouring suburbs; West End, Mount Coot-tha, Auchenflower, Taringa, Bardon, and St. Lucia.
History of Toowong
In the early years, several settlers subdivided their blocks. Richard Drew had named his block ‘Village of Toowong’ in the year 1862. In 1875, with the arrival of the railway, the suburb started developing. Originally the suburb was all about the properties of the upper-middle class who worked in the region. Slowly, with time, the population increased. In 1880, The Shire of Toowong was created, with a significant increase in population from 1881. By the year 1901, the population had grown to 4700.
Facilities Around Toowong
Toowong is an important transport hub with almost all train and bus routes passing through this suburb. The suburb can be easily reached from any corner of the city. There are many community groups in the city which are involved in a number of activities for the welfare of the community.
Destinations Around Toowong
There are quite a few places to see around Toowong; there is the famous Toowong Memorial Park, with gigantic gum trees and football ovals. The park has the Soldier’s Memorial right on top of the hill. Anzac Park is also another popular park that is located on the opposite side of Toowong Cemetery. This is also the proposed site for Botanic Garden. The Toowong Village is a popular landmark, famous for shopping. The Toowong Village is a blue glass office tower that is visible from the suburb and its neighbouring suburbs.