Toowoomba Region
| Toowoomba Region Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°34′30.60″S 151°56′48.75″E / 27.5751667°S 151.9468750°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 173,204 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 13.3676/km2 (34.6219/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 12,957 km2 (5,002.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Geoff McDonald | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Toowoomba | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Darling Downs, South East Queensland | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
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The Toowoomba Region is a local government area (LGA) on the border of Darling Downs and South East Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, the LGA was preceded by several other local government authorities with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyond.
In 2018–2019, it had a A$491 million budget, of which A$316 million is for service delivery and A$175.13 million capital (infrastructure) budget.
In the 2021 census, the Toowoomba Region had a population of 173,204 people.