Toowoomba City is an urban locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the central suburb of Toowoomba, containing its

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...

. In the , Toowoomba City had a population of 2,088 people.

Geography

The suburb is roughly rectangular, bounded to the north by Bridge Street, to the east by Hume Street, to the south by James Street, and to the west by West Street.

Toowoomba railway station Toowoomba railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Western line at Russell Street, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It serves the city of Toowoomba, which is the junction for the Western, Main and ...

is in Russell Street (). It serves the city of Toowoomba, and is the junction and terminus for the Main Line railway from Brisbane, the

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, and Southern railway from Wallangarra on the Queensland-New South Wales border.

History

Toowoomba North Boys State School and Toowoomba North Girls and Infants State School both opened in 1869. In 1937 the two schools were combined to form

Toowoomba North State School Toowoomba North State School is a heritage-listed state school at 139 Mort Street, Toowoomba City, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1938 to 1957. It was formerly known as Mort Estate National School. It was ...

. In 1881, a Baptist Church opened in Toowoomba. The Holy Name Primary School was opened on 23 January 1905 by the Sisters of Mercy who were already operating the school at St Patrick's Church (the church is now St Patrick's Cathedral and the St Patrick's school is now known as St Saviours School & College). The Holy Name school was burned down on 4 August 1919, so the school operated from the Mr and Mrs Hannant on the corner of West and Norwood Streets, until the school was rebuilt.

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James Duhig laid the foundation school for the new church and school on 23 November 1919 and officially opened it on 23 January 1921. In the Toowoomba City had a population of 2,281 people. The Toowoomba City library opened in 2016. The Toowoomba local history library opened in 1999 with a major refurbishment in 2016.

Heritage listings

There are many heritage-listed sites in Toowoomba City, including: * 9 Boulton Street: Tawa * 1 Clifford Street (): Harris House * Herries Street: St Luke's Anglican Church * 149 Herries Street: Soldiers Memorial Hall * 152 Herries Street: St Luke's Church Hall * 136 Margaret Street:

Toowoomba Post Office Toowoomba Post Office is a heritage-listed former post office at 136 Margaret Street, Toowoomba City, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built from 1878 to 1908 by John ...

* 159-167 Margaret Street: Strand Theatre * 245-253 Margaret Street: Exchange Building * 3 Mill Street: Carlton House * 145 Mort Street: St James Church * 46 Neil Street:

Toowoomba Court House Toowoomba Court House is a heritage-listed former courthouse at 46 Neil Street, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built from 1876 to 1943. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register ...

* 50-52 Neil Street: Toowoomba Police Station Complex * 54 Neil Street: Wesley Uniting Church * 56 & 56A Neil Street: Empire Theatre * Russell Street: Men's Toilet * Russell Street:

* 2 Russell Street,:

Toowoomba Permanent Building Society Toowoomba Permanent Building Society is a heritage-listed former building society at 2 Russell Street, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by William Hodgen and built from 1934 to 1982. It is also known as C ...

* 19A Russell Stree: Toowoomba Trades Hall * 112 Russell Street: St James Parish Hall * 120 Russell Street: Clifford House * 126 Russell Street:

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* 127 Russell Street:

Wislet Wislet is a heritage-listed detached house and former hospital at 127 Russell Street, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by William Hodgen junior and was built in 1908 for Dr Freidrich Hinrichsen and his wif ...

* 135 Russell Street: Vacy Hall * 251-267 Ruthven Street: Toowoomba Foundry * 269-291 Ruthven Street: Defiance Flour Mill * 381-391 Ruthven Street:

Pigott's Building Pigott's Building is a heritage-listed commercial building and former department store at 381–391 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Toowoomba firm James Marks and Son, and built in 1910 as the principal stor ...

* 386-388 Ruthven Street: Karingal Chambers * 451-455 Ruthven Street:

Alexandra Building Alexandra Building is a heritage-listed commercial building at 451–455 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Toowoomba architect Henry James (Harry) Marks and built in 1902 by James Renwick. It was added to th ...

* 456 Ruthven Street: White Horse Hotel * 541 Ruthven Street: Toowoomba City Hall * corner of West Street, Hill Street and Herries Street (): Laurel Bank Park

Shopping

Toowoomba City contains two significant shopping centres, presently under the same ownership. Grand Central Shopping Centre, with a GLA of , contains the region's only Myer store, as well as a Coles, Target and 145 specialty stores. Garden Town Shopping Centre, across Gowrie Creek and containing a GLA of (2009), contains a Supa IGA supermarket, Best & Less and Lincraft along with 40 other stores. Both are currently owned by QIC, following its acquisition of Garden Town in January 2009 from Aspen Group, they are now being redeveloped to join together via a two level galleria to form one shopping centre. Two smaller centres, the Hooper Centre and a homeware centre, and street shopping along Ruthven Street round out the city centre's retail offerings. There is also a small shopping area on the corner of Ramsay and South streets called Southtown. It contains several eating places, supermarket, newsagent and Post Office.

Transport

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Toowoomba City is situated at the intersection of the New England Highway and Warrego Highway, and contains

(the terminus of the Westlander service) and the city's bus interchange on Neil Street, from which various buses depart for the suburbs. Toowoomba also has a taxi facility available.

Education

Toowoomba North State School is a government primary (P-6) school for boys and girls located on the south-west corner of Mort and Taylor Streets. In 2015, the school had an enrolment of 157 students with 12 teachers (11 full-time equivalent). Holy Name Primary School is a Catholic primary (P-6) school for boys and girls operated in the Mercy tradition at 188 Bridge Street. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 154 students with 12 teachers (10.3 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent). *

Libraries

The Tooowoomba City library is located at 155 Herries Street. The library is open seven days a week. The local history library is located at 155 Herries Street. The local history library has a comprehensive archival collection that is of local, state and national significance, including the Robinson Collection named after Toowoomba's first female mayor

Nellie E. Robinson Nellie Elizabeth Robinson (1915 – 19 September 1992) was the first female mayor in Queensland, Australia. She was elected mayor of the City of Toowoomba in 1967. Early life Nellie Robinson was born in Toowoomba. Political career Rob ...

. This comprehensive collection contains records from local personalities, businesses and community organizations. Both libraries are operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council.

Community groups

The Toowoomba branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 263 Margaret Street and the Toowoomba City Business Women’s branch meets at 161 Margaret Street.

Heritage listings

Toowoomba City has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Carlton_House

* 9 Boulton Street: Tawa * Herries Street: St Luke's Anglican Church * 149 Herries Street: Soldiers Memorial Hall * 152 Herries Street: St Luke's Church Hall * 136 Margaret Street:

* 159-167 Margaret Street: Strand Theatre * 245-253 Margaret Street: Exchange Building * 3 Mill Street: Carlton House * 139 Mort Street:

* 145 Mort Street: St James Church * 46 Neil Street:

* 50-52 Neil Street: Toowoomba Police Station Complex * 54 Neil Street: Wesley Uniting Church * 56 & 56A Neil Street: Empire Theatre * Russell Street: Men's Toilet * Russell Street:

* 2 Russell Street:

* 19A Russell Street: Toowoomba Trades Hall * 112 Russell Street: St James Parish Hall * 120 Russell Street: Clifford House * 126 Russell Street:

* 127 Russell Street:

* 135 Russell Street: Vacy Hall * 251-267 Ruthven Street: Toowoomba Foundry * 269-291 Ruthven Street: Defiance Flour Mill * 381-391 Ruthven Street:

* 386-388 Ruthven Street: Karingal Chambers * 451-455 Ruthven Street:

* 456 Ruthven Street: White Horse Hotel * 541 Ruthven Street: Toowoomba City Hall

References

{{Toowoomba Region Suburbs of Toowoomba Localities in Queensland Central business districts in Australia