East Toowoomba, Queensland
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| East Toowoomba Toowoomba, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°33′43″S 151°58′08″E / 27.562°S 151.969°ECoordinates: 27°33′43″S 151°58′08″E / 27.562°S 151.969°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 5,991 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,426/km2 (3,690/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4350 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 2 km (1 mi) E of Toowoomba | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Toowoomba North | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||
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East Toowoomba is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 2 kilometres (1 mi) from the central business district.
Education
The suburb contains the main Bridge Street campus of Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE, and two elite independent schools, Toowoomba Grammar School (boys) and Fairholme College (girls).
In addition, the suburb contains Toowoomba East State School (1887) and Mater Dei Primary School (Catholic, 1917).
Toowoomba East State School is Toowoomba's largest primary school with 950 students attending.
Facilities
- Clive Berghofer Stadium, previously known as Athletic Oval and named for former Toowoomba mayor Clive Berghofer (1982–1992), and primarily used for rugby league games;
- St Vincent's Hospital, a private hospital established in 1922 by the Sisters of Charity;[2]
- Botanical Gardens and Queens Park, a heritage-listed reserve established in 1869.[3]
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "East Toowoomba (Toowoomba City) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ↑ "St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba". Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ Department of Environment and Resource Management (4 April 2011). "Toowoomba Queens Park and Botanic Gardens". Retrieved 4 June 2011.
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