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Toowong

November 15, 2023

Not to be confused with Towong, Victoria.
For other uses, see Toowong (disambiguation).

Toowong is a riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[4] In the 2021 census, Toowong had a population of 12,556 people.[5] It is predominantly a middle-class area (67.8%), with a median weekly household income of $1,930.[6]

Toowong
Brisbane, Queensland
Brisbane Boys' College, Toowong
Toowong
Coordinates27°28′54″S 152°59′24″E / 27.4816°S 152.99°E / -27.4816; 152.99 (Toowong (centre of suburb))
Population12,556 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density3,060/km2 (7,930/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4066
Area4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location5.9 km (4 mi) SW of Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)Brisbane City (Paddington Ward and[2] Walter Taylor Ward)[3]
State electorate(s)Maiwar
Federal division(s)Ryan

Geography edit

 
Queenslander style detached house in Toowong

Toowong is situated between Mount Coot-tha and the Brisbane River and is made up of rolling hills with little flat land. Since European settlement most of the land has been cleared for residential and commercial use with the exception of some park land and bushland near the Western Freeway.[7]

At the centre of Toowong is a commercial precinct including Toowong Village, and several other commercial and office buildings. The western side of the suburb is predominantly residential with a mix of medium density dwellings and detached Queenslander houses, extending to the foothills of Mount Coot-tha.[citation needed]

Toowong borders the Brisbane River. Along the riverside are a number of transport links: Coronation Drive, the Regatta ferry wharf, and the Bicentennial Bike Path (a bike and walkway) to the Brisbane CBD. This section of the river is the Toowong Reach.[8]

History edit

Several early settlers subdivided their blocks, including Richard Drew who named his subdivision the 'Village of Toowong' in 1862.[9] The origin of the name Toowong was derived from an Aboriginal word describing a bird.[10]

Toowong Mixed School opened on 10 October 1870. In 1879 it was renamed Indooroopilly State School. In 1888, it was renamed Indooroopilly Pocket State School. In 1905, it was renamed Ironside State School. It is within the present-day boundaries of the neighbouring suburb of St Lucia.[11]

Toowong started developing with the arrival of the Ipswich railway line in 1875. It was originally suburb of detached villas and large yards owned by an elite upper-middle class that worked in the city and socialised with each other.

A Primitive Methodist Church was opened in Toowong on Sunday 9 April 1876.[12][13]

The Shire of Toowong was created in 1880, in response to a petition from Toowong residents. In 1881 the population numbered 1,275 and seven years later it had almost doubled to 2,230. By 1901 the population numbered around 4,700.[14]

Toowong State School opened on 22 January 1880 in Aston Street with enrolments reaching 350 students in the first nine years.[11][15][16] In September 1910, the school was relocated to its present site. In 1927, it achieved its highest enrolment of 895 students, so many that the verandahs were used as classrooms.[17]

In 1881, a Baptist church opened in Toowong; it is still extant and listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register.[18][19][20]

In 1899, 461 allotments were advertised to be auctioned by Isles, Love & Co on Saturday, 2 September 1899 (Federation Day), Saturday 9 September 1899 and Saturday 16 September 1899. This area was called the Dunmore Estate and is now mostly in Toowong as well as partly in Milton. On the real estate map for Dunmore Estate, Cribb's Paddock, Milton is a black and white photo titled "Panoramic view of the river looking towards town".[21][22] In 1899 it was advertised in the Brisbane Courier for contractors for the Dunmore Estate, Cribb's Paddock, Milton to make an access road through the lagoon and a roadway under the railway bridge.[23] It was reported in The Brisbane Courier and The Telegraph that a total of 240 lots were sold - 108 lots on 2 September 1899,[24] 81 lots on 9 September 1899[25] and 51 lots on 16 September 1899.[26]

On 1 February 1902, Clayfield Boys' College was established on Old Sandgate Road (now Bage Street) near the Wesleyan Church at Eagle Junction by Arthur (Barney) Rudd with an initial enrolment of 4 students.[27][11] In 1909, it began to accept boarding students. In 1912, the school moved to a new location on the corner of Bayview Terrace, Clayfield, near the tram terminus[28] In July 1918, the school was purchased by the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association and renamed Brisbane Boys' College.[29] In 1931, the school relocated to its current campus in Toowong with 193 students.[30][31]

 
Tram at the Toowong tram terminus c. 1910

In 1903 the Brisbane Tramways Company built a tram line along Milton Road to service the western side of the suburb. Initially the tram line terminated at the cemetery, but was later extended up Woodstock Road (Formally Dean Street), to the palatial home of the then Manager of the tram company Joseph Stillman Badger. In 1922, along with the rest of Brisbane's tram system, the line was taken over by the government (see Transport for Brisbane.) The tram line closed in December 1962, after the disastrous Paddington tram depot fire.[citation needed]

On 2 November 1902, Archbishop Robert Dunne laid the foundation school for a Catholic primary school in Holland Street.[32] St Michael's and Holy Souls School opened on 1 July 1903. In 1916, it was renamed St Ignatius School. The school outgrew its original site and, in 1930, re-located to its current site as a combined church and school on land donated by the Sisters of Mercy. At that time there were 212 students in 9 classes. In 1948, a new 2-storey brick building was opened.[11][33]

The Toowong Baths were first constructed as a 25 metres (82 ft) swimming pool in 1909 on Coronation Drive south of Booth Street (27°29′02″S 152°59′40″E / 27.4838°S 152.9945°E / -27.4838; 152.9945 (Toowong Swimming Pool (former))). Originally established by a private company, the baths were acquired in 1920 by the Toowong Town Council. In 1925, the Town of Toowong was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane and the baths come under the control of the Brisbane City Council. In the late 1950s, the buildings associated with the pool were replaced with new iconic buildings designed by Brisbane City Council architect James Birrell. The new Birrell-designed Toowong Library was constructed on Coronation Drive on the northern side of Booth Street. Despite public outcry, the Brisbane City Council sold the pool complex to fund the redevelopment of Toowong Library (which was also controversial) blaming declining patronage of the pool. The Toowong Swimming Pool was demolished on 21 March 2001. An office block now occupies the site.[34]

Stuartholme School was established in March 1920 by the Society of the Sacred Heart as a boarding school for girls with 5 initial enrolments. It now also accepts day students.[11][35]

On Saturday 25 October 1930, a stump-capping ceremony was held for a public hall in Grosvenor Street in West Toowong.[36]

On 21 November 1959, the Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit in West Toowong was dedicated by Archbishop Reginald Halse. It was on Exmouth/Orchard Street (27°29′05″S 152°58′40″E / 27.4846°S 152.9779°E / -27.4846; 152.9779 (Holy Spirit Anglican Church (former))).[37][38] Its closure on 28 November 2006 was approved by Assistant Bishop Ron Williams.[39]

Toowong State High School opened on 29 January 1963. It was on the site of the house Easton Gray, once owned by Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer, Premier of Queensland and subsequently the residence of his brother-in-law Hugh Mosman (who discovered gold at Charters Towers).[40][41] The site was purchased by the Queensland Government in 1944 for the construction of a secondary school in Toowong.[42] On 9 May 2000, the school was renamed Toowong College. It closed on 31 December 2006.[43] It was at 78 Bywong Street (27°29′14″S 152°58′44″E / 27.4871°S 152.9789°E / -27.4871; 152.9789 (Toowong College (former))).[44] The school's website was archived.[45]

The Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology opened in 2007 on the Toowong College site.[11]

Local government edit

Toowong has been part of a number of different local governments:

Demographics edit

In the 2011 census, Toowong had a population of 11,255 people; 50.2% female and 49.8% male. The median age of the Toowong population was 28 years, 9 years below the Australian median. The most notable difference was the group of people aged in their twenties; in Toowong this group made up 36.1% of the population, compared to 13.8% nationally. This is largely because of the close proximity of the University of Queensland. Children aged under 15 years made up 10.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.3% of the population. 61.1% of people living in Toowong were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.9%, China 3.8%, New Zealand 3%, India 1.8%, Malaysia 1.6%. 72.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 5.3% Mandarin, 2.2% Cantonese, 1.3% Spanish, 0.7% Korean, 0.7% French. The most common responses for religion in Toowong were No Religion 33.7%, Catholic 22.0%, Anglican 12.0%, Uniting Church 5.0% and Buddhism 2.9%.[46]

In the 2016 census, Toowong had a population of 10,830 people.[47]

Heritage listings edit

 
Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola
 
Regatta Hotel, Toowong
 
Warrawee, Brisbane

Toowong has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education edit

Toowong State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 37 St Osyth Street (27°28′54″S 152°59′21″E / 27.4818°S 152.9892°E / -27.4818; 152.9892 (Toowong State School)).[86][87] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 293 students with 29 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 33 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent).[88] It includes a special education program.[86]

St Ignatius School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 46 Grove Street (27°29′09″S 152°59′11″E / 27.4857°S 152.9863°E / -27.4857; 152.9863 (St Ignatius School)).[86][89] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 260 students with 23 teachers (16 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent).[88]

 
Stuartholme School, Toowong.

Brisbane Boys' College is a private Presbyterian and Uniting Church primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys at Kensington Terrace (27°29′13″S 152°59′16″E / 27.4870°S 152.9877°E / -27.4870; 152.9877 (Brisbane Boys' College)).[86][90] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1503 students with 148 teachers (136 full-time equivalent) and 100 non-teaching staff (85 full-time equivalent).[88] It has boarding facilities.[91]

Stuartholme School is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for girls at 365 Birdwood Terrace (27°28′12″S 152°58′28″E / 27.4701°S 152.9744°E / -27.4701; 152.9744 (Stuartholme School)).[86][92] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 678 students with 65 teachers (61 full-time equivalent) and 49 non-teaching staff (36 full-time equivalent).[88] It has boarding facilities.[93]

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 78 Bywong Street (27°29′10″S 152°58′44″E / 27.4861°S 152.9790°E / -27.4861; 152.9790 (Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology)).[86][94] It is an academically selective school with a partnership with the University of Queensland.[95] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 642 students with 62 teachers (61 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent).[88]

Facilities edit

 
Brisbane General Cemetery

The Brisbane General Cemetery, planned in 1866 and formally opened in 1875, is Queensland's largest cemetery, placed on 437,300 square metres of land. It replaced Brisbane's second cemetery the North Brisbane Burial Grounds which were located in Milton where Suncorp Stadium stands today, closer to the centre of Brisbane. The remains of most of the 8500 people buried there are still under the stadium. The Brisbane General Cemetery, now called Toowong Cemetery, contains a signposted walk that provides information on various people buried therein.[96]

The workshops and a bus depot of Transport for Brisbane is located at the western end of the suburb.

Amenities edit

 
Bike and walkway along the Brisbane River.

Toowong has two historic hotels, the Regatta Hotel and the Royal Exchange Hotel. The three-storey Regatta hotel contained accommodation on the upper two floors and a public bar and lounge area on the ground floor. In 1965 a protest took place in the public bar of the Regatta Hotel when Merle Thornton (mother of Australian actress Sigrid Thornton) and Rosalie Bogner chained themselves to the bar in protest of public bars in Queensland being restricted to men only.[97]

Built in 1986, Toowong Village is an office tower and shopping centre situated at the centre of Toowong. The blue glass office tower is a prominent landmark visible from Toowong and surrounding suburbs. The shopping centre situated on the lower levels of the office tower contains the Toowong Railway Station, Toowong Library operated by the Brisbane City Council,[98] and the standard mix of retail stores.

Located on Sylvan Road, Toowong Memorial Park is a large park with gum trees, football ovals and a commanding view of the suburb. It was officially opened in 1918 in honour of those who enlisted from the Town of Toowong during the World War I. The park contains the Soldiers' Memorial on top of the hill was dedicated in 1922 and an RSL memorial is located near the Memorial gates on Sylvan Road, and also contains the Western Districts Rugby Football Club and a Basketball centre. Anzac Park is located next to the Western Freeway opposite the Toowong Cemetery. Originally the land was part of the cemetery grounds, but was converted to a rifle range in 1877. At the end of World War I the trees were planted in memory of the men from Toowong. The park land was proposed as a site for the Botanic Gardens, but the construction of the Western Freeway forced the move of the proposed site to its current location closer to Mount Coot-tha. The Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens and the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium are located at the base of Mount Coot-tha.

The Toowong Municipal Library Building was built 1961 on Coronation Drive opposite the Toowong pool, and was formerly the district library for the western suburbs.[99] The library was also designed by Brisbane City Chief Architect James Birrell, and is one of the few remaining examples of his work. The library is now used as commercial premises. The building comprises a two-storey library surrounded by trees and landscaped terraces, with cavity brick lower floor, the structure is formed by three intersecting circles. Above this base floor is a ‘floating’ crystalline form with 12 sided polygon (dodecagon) floor plan whose external walls taper outward as they rise and which houses the principal public floor of the library. The external steel wall framing of the upper floor is diagonally braced, and sheeted with plywood panels set within the structural framing and framed with silky oak beading. The library originally had a hemi-spherical skylight above its centre, which has now been replaced by an enclosure for mechanical equipment.

The library was threatened for closure in 1982 following the opening of a new municipal library at Indooroopilly in 1981. The Toowong Library did in fact close but local residents’ action saw it re-opened in 1983. Alterations were made to the building in 1983 when one of the rooms on the lower floor was acquired for use by the local councillor as a ward office, until 2005. Despite a campaign by local residents to prevent the closure of the library and redevelopment of the library and adjoining swimming pool site, the library was moved to Toowong Village shopping centre in March 2001,[99] and the original building, which is protected by heritage listing, is now business premises.[100]

Community groups edit

Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery. The group was formed in 1992 and its first President was Cr. Judy Magub OAM, the councillor for the Toowong ward from when it was formed in 1994 until she retired in 2007.

The West Toowong Community Association was formed in 1999 by a group of residents concerned about what they saw as increasing inappropriate development in the area. The group soon branched out to protect and develop community activities in the suburb. It has run several campaigns about development in the area including an unsuccessful attempt to prevent the demolition of the James Birrel designed Toowong Pool, and a successful campaign to prevent the construction of a mobile phone relay station tower within a residential area of West Toowong. It was also instrumental in successfully lobbying for the construction of a safe crossing over the Western Freeway at Toowong, which was hotly opposed by other Toowong's residents and prompted the creation of opposing associations. The overpass was eventually successfully built, providing safe access from Anzac Park to footpaths and cycle paths leading to Mt Cootha and other recreational areas.[101]

The Vera Street Community Garden was formed in 2005 and operates as a community vegetable growing and creek rehabilitation group. Open to members of the public, it is located within the grounds of the Queensland Academy for Science, Mathematics and Technology (entrance via Vera St). This public garden is located on state government land, the former site of a Chinese market garden.[102]

Western Group of the Brisbane City Unit[103] of the Queensland State Emergency Service[104] has its headquarters at Perrin Park in Josling St. This site is shared with the Brisbane City Council Parks & Trees and the Toowong Community Meeting Place.

Toowong is home to one of the first four Scout troops in to be founded in Queensland in 1908. One hundred years on and Toowong has since merged with Milton & Taringa Scout troops but celebrates its 100 years as the oldest Scout troop in Queensland. Taring-Milton-Toowong Scout Troop is also known for their annual Scout rally which is one of the longest running Scout rallies in the world.

The Toowong branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Toowong Library in the Toowong Village shopping centre at 9 Sherwood Road.[105]

Sport edit

The West Juniors Australian rules football club has its home ground at Oakman Park in Toowong.

Despite its name. Toowong FC (soccer club) has its home ground at Dunmore Park on the corner Roy and Evans Roads in neighbouring Auchenflower. The club consists of 17 kids teams [Age 4 Up], 3 Senior Women's Teams and 5 Senior Men's Teams.

The Western Districts Rugby Club (“The Bulldogs”) has its home grounds in Toowong Memorial Park, on Sylvan Road, alongside the train lines.

Transport edit

 
Regatta Ferry Terminal, Toowong

Toowong is a major transport node, with almost all bus and train routes passing through Toowong from the western suburbs.

By Train, The Toowong train station on the Ipswich Line and Springfield Line is located under Toowong Village.

By Bus, Buses travel along Coronation Drive from the city stopping on Benson Street and then on towards the University of Queensland, or stop on High Street outside the Royal Exchange Hotel and continue towards Indooroopilly and other western suburbs.

By Road, Toowong is accessed by Coronation Drive and Milton Road from the north, and by Moggill Road and the Western Freeway to the south and west. The main roads inside Toowong are High Street and Sherwood road.

By City Cat, the Regatta CityCat stop located outside the Regatta Hotel on Coronation Drive allows transport downstream towards the Brisbane CBD and upstream towards the University of Queensland

By Bicycle, Toowong two main bicycle paths, one that starts at Coronation Drive and proceed towards the University of Queensland and the second that again starts from Coronation Drive but runs to and along the Western Freeway.

Politics edit

Toowong is within the:

In popular culture edit

Toowong is mentioned in the folksong Brisbane Ladies (c 1891) which begins:[106]

Farewell and adieu to you, Brisbane ladies
Farewell and adieu, you maids of Toowong

Notable people edit

Notable people with connections to Toowong include:

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Further reading edit

  • Fewings, & Gregory, H. (1990). Arcadian simplicity : J.B. Fewings memoirs of Toowong / edited by Helen Gregory. Boolarong for Library Board of Queensland. ISBN 0864391102

External links edit

 
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November 15, 2023
toowong, confused, with, towong, victoria, other, uses, disambiguation, riverside, suburb, city, brisbane, queensland, australia, 2021, census, population, people, predominantly, middle, class, area, with, median, weekly, household, income, coordinates, using,. Not to be confused with Towong Victoria For other uses see Toowong disambiguation Toowong is a riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane Queensland Australia 4 In the 2021 census Toowong had a population of 12 556 people 5 It is predominantly a middle class area 67 8 with a median weekly household income of 1 930 6 Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Toowong Brisbane QueenslandBrisbane Boys College ToowongToowongCoordinates27 28 54 S 152 59 24 E 27 4816 S 152 99 E 27 4816 152 99 Toowong centre of suburb Population12 556 2021 census 1 Density3 060 km2 7 930 sq mi Postcode s 4066Area4 1 km2 1 6 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 Location5 9 km 4 mi SW of Brisbane GPOLGA s Brisbane City Paddington Ward and 2 Walter Taylor Ward 3 State electorate s MaiwarFederal division s RyanSuburbs around Toowong Mount Coot tha Bardon AuchenflowerMount Coot tha Toowong West EndTaringa Taringa St Lucia Contents 1 Geography 2 History 2 1 Local government 3 Demographics 4 Heritage listings 5 Education 6 Facilities 7 Amenities 8 Community groups 9 Sport 10 Transport 11 Politics 12 In popular culture 13 Notable people 14 See also 15 References 16 Further reading 17 External linksGeography edit nbsp Queenslander style detached house in ToowongToowong is situated between Mount Coot tha and the Brisbane River and is made up of rolling hills with little flat land Since European settlement most of the land has been cleared for residential and commercial use with the exception of some park land and bushland near the Western Freeway 7 At the centre of Toowong is a commercial precinct including Toowong Village and several other commercial and office buildings The western side of the suburb is predominantly residential with a mix of medium density dwellings and detached Queenslander houses extending to the foothills of Mount Coot tha citation needed Toowong borders the Brisbane River Along the riverside are a number of transport links Coronation Drive the Regatta ferry wharf and the Bicentennial Bike Path a bike and walkway to the Brisbane CBD This section of the river is the Toowong Reach 8 History editSeveral early settlers subdivided their blocks including Richard Drew who named his subdivision the Village of Toowong in 1862 9 The origin of the name Toowong was derived from an Aboriginal word describing a bird 10 Toowong Mixed School opened on 10 October 1870 In 1879 it was renamed Indooroopilly State School In 1888 it was renamed Indooroopilly Pocket State School In 1905 it was renamed Ironside State School It is within the present day boundaries of the neighbouring suburb of St Lucia 11 Toowong started developing with the arrival of the Ipswich railway line in 1875 It was originally suburb of detached villas and large yards owned by an elite upper middle class that worked in the city and socialised with each other A Primitive Methodist Church was opened in Toowong on Sunday 9 April 1876 12 13 The Shire of Toowong was created in 1880 in response to a petition from Toowong residents In 1881 the population numbered 1 275 and seven years later it had almost doubled to 2 230 By 1901 the population numbered around 4 700 14 Toowong State School opened on 22 January 1880 in Aston Street with enrolments reaching 350 students in the first nine years 11 15 16 In September 1910 the school was relocated to its present site In 1927 it achieved its highest enrolment of 895 students so many that the verandahs were used as classrooms 17 In 1881 a Baptist church opened in Toowong it is still extant and listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register 18 19 20 In 1899 461 allotments were advertised to be auctioned by Isles Love amp Co on Saturday 2 September 1899 Federation Day Saturday 9 September 1899 and Saturday 16 September 1899 This area was called the Dunmore Estate and is now mostly in Toowong as well as partly in Milton On the real estate map for Dunmore Estate Cribb s Paddock Milton is a black and white photo titled Panoramic view of the river looking towards town 21 22 In 1899 it was advertised in the Brisbane Courier for contractors for the Dunmore Estate Cribb s Paddock Milton to make an access road through the lagoon and a roadway under the railway bridge 23 It was reported in The Brisbane Courier and The Telegraph that a total of 240 lots were sold 108 lots on 2 September 1899 24 81 lots on 9 September 1899 25 and 51 lots on 16 September 1899 26 On 1 February 1902 Clayfield Boys College was established on Old Sandgate Road now Bage Street near the Wesleyan Church at Eagle Junction by Arthur Barney Rudd with an initial enrolment of 4 students 27 11 In 1909 it began to accept boarding students In 1912 the school moved to a new location on the corner of Bayview Terrace Clayfield near the tram terminus 28 In July 1918 the school was purchased by the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association and renamed Brisbane Boys College 29 In 1931 the school relocated to its current campus in Toowong with 193 students 30 31 nbsp Tram at the Toowong tram terminus c 1910In 1903 the Brisbane Tramways Company built a tram line along Milton Road to service the western side of the suburb Initially the tram line terminated at the cemetery but was later extended up Woodstock Road Formally Dean Street to the palatial home of the then Manager of the tram company Joseph Stillman Badger In 1922 along with the rest of Brisbane s tram system the line was taken over by the government see Transport for Brisbane The tram line closed in December 1962 after the disastrous Paddington tram depot fire citation needed On 2 November 1902 Archbishop Robert Dunne laid the foundation school for a Catholic primary school in Holland Street 32 St Michael s and Holy Souls School opened on 1 July 1903 In 1916 it was renamed St Ignatius School The school outgrew its original site and in 1930 re located to its current site as a combined church and school on land donated by the Sisters of Mercy At that time there were 212 students in 9 classes In 1948 a new 2 storey brick building was opened 11 33 The Toowong Baths were first constructed as a 25 metres 82 ft swimming pool in 1909 on Coronation Drive south of Booth Street 27 29 02 S 152 59 40 E 27 4838 S 152 9945 E 27 4838 152 9945 Toowong Swimming Pool former Originally established by a private company the baths were acquired in 1920 by the Toowong Town Council In 1925 the Town of Toowong was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane and the baths come under the control of the Brisbane City Council In the late 1950s the buildings associated with the pool were replaced with new iconic buildings designed by Brisbane City Council architect James Birrell The new Birrell designed Toowong Library was constructed on Coronation Drive on the northern side of Booth Street Despite public outcry the Brisbane City Council sold the pool complex to fund the redevelopment of Toowong Library which was also controversial blaming declining patronage of the pool The Toowong Swimming Pool was demolished on 21 March 2001 An office block now occupies the site 34 Stuartholme School was established in March 1920 by the Society of the Sacred Heart as a boarding school for girls with 5 initial enrolments It now also accepts day students 11 35 On Saturday 25 October 1930 a stump capping ceremony was held for a public hall in Grosvenor Street in West Toowong 36 On 21 November 1959 the Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit in West Toowong was dedicated by Archbishop Reginald Halse It was on Exmouth Orchard Street 27 29 05 S 152 58 40 E 27 4846 S 152 9779 E 27 4846 152 9779 Holy Spirit Anglican Church former 37 38 Its closure on 28 November 2006 was approved by Assistant Bishop Ron Williams 39 Toowong State High School opened on 29 January 1963 It was on the site of the house Easton Gray once owned by Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer Premier of Queensland and subsequently the residence of his brother in law Hugh Mosman who discovered gold at Charters Towers 40 41 The site was purchased by the Queensland Government in 1944 for the construction of a secondary school in Toowong 42 On 9 May 2000 the school was renamed Toowong College It closed on 31 December 2006 43 It was at 78 Bywong Street 27 29 14 S 152 58 44 E 27 4871 S 152 9789 E 27 4871 152 9789 Toowong College former 44 The school s website was archived 45 The Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology opened in 2007 on the Toowong College site 11 Local government edit Toowong has been part of a number of different local governments Toowong Division 1879 1880 Shire of Toowong 1880 1903 Town of Toowong 1903 1925 City of Brisbane 1925 present day Demographics editIn the 2011 census Toowong had a population of 11 255 people 50 2 female and 49 8 male The median age of the Toowong population was 28 years 9 years below the Australian median The most notable difference was the group of people aged in their twenties in Toowong this group made up 36 1 of the population compared to 13 8 nationally This is largely because of the close proximity of the University of Queensland Children aged under 15 years made up 10 8 of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8 3 of the population 61 1 of people living in Toowong were born in Australia compared to the national average of 69 8 The other top responses for country of birth were England 3 9 China 3 8 New Zealand 3 India 1 8 Malaysia 1 6 72 7 of people spoke only English at home the next most popular languages were 5 3 Mandarin 2 2 Cantonese 1 3 Spanish 0 7 Korean 0 7 French The most common responses for religion in Toowong were No Religion 33 7 Catholic 22 0 Anglican 12 0 Uniting Church 5 0 and Buddhism 2 9 46 In the 2016 census Toowong had a population of 10 830 people 47 Heritage listings edit nbsp Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola nbsp Regatta Hotel Toowong nbsp Warrawee BrisbaneToowong has a number of heritage listed sites including 20 Archer Street St Briavels house 48 4 Aston Street Bowersholme house 49 365 Birdwood Terrace Stuartholme School 50 29 Burns Road Rhos y Medre house 51 1 Clouston Lane Sylvania house 52 543 Coronation Drive Regatta Hotel 53 579 583 Coronation Drive Toowong Municipal Library 54 600 Coronation Drive Middenbury House 55 33 Curlew Street Craigsmount house 56 10 Dean Street Warrawee house 57 100 Dean Street Anzac Park 58 58 Ebor Street Toby the Dog Toowong Post Office memorial 59 Glenny Street 27 29 20 S 152 59 40 E 27 4889 S 152 9944 E 27 4889 152 9944 Kayes Rocks Kayes Rocks 60 46 Grove Street Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola 61 50 Grove Street Mount St Mary s Convent 62 7 Herbert Street Post war house 63 23 Herbert Street Spanish Mission house 64 High Street 27 29 13 S 152 59 28 E 27 4870 S 152 9911 E 27 4870 152 9911 Patterson s Folly Patterson s Folly 65 22 High Street Royal Exchange Hotel and Royal Exchange Building 66 53 High Street former Carver and Co building now Peerless Dry Cleaning 67 69 High Street St Thomas Church of England 68 4 Holmes Street Kiarrba house 69 5 Jephson Street Toowong Baptist Church 70 20A Jephson Street Toowong Fire Station 71 3 Moggill Road St Arvans house 72 55 Moggill Road Brisbane Boys College Buildings 73 Mount Coot tha Road Richard Randall Art Studio 74 corner of Mount Coot tha road and Frederick Street Toowong Cemetery including within the cemetery 75 Caskey Monument 76 Temple of Peace 77 Trooper Cobb s Grave 78 50 Quinn Street 37 St Osyth Street Toowong State School 79 89 Sherwood Road Kinellar house 80 124 Sherwood Road Dovercourt house 81 65 Sylvan Road Toowong Memorial Park also known as Toowong Cenotaph Toowong Soldiers Memorial 82 143A Sylvan Road Memorial Crows Ash 83 Woodstock Road 27 29 01 S 152 59 02 E 27 4836 S 152 9838 E 27 4836 152 9838 Tram stop Tram stop 84 6 28 Woodstock Road 27 29 02 S 152 59 04 E 27 4840 S 152 9845 E 27 4840 152 9845 Endrim and the Woodstock Road Tram Shed and Track Endrim Woodstock Road tram shed and tram track also known as Arlington Boss Badger s residence 85 Education editToowong State School is a government primary Prep 6 school for boys and girls at 37 St Osyth Street 27 28 54 S 152 59 21 E 27 4818 S 152 9892 E 27 4818 152 9892 Toowong State School 86 87 In 2018 the school had an enrolment of 293 students with 29 teachers 21 full time equivalent and 33 non teaching staff 16 full time equivalent 88 It includes a special education program 86 St Ignatius School is a Catholic primary Prep 6 school for boys and girls at 46 Grove Street 27 29 09 S 152 59 11 E 27 4857 S 152 9863 E 27 4857 152 9863 St Ignatius School 86 89 In 2018 the school had an enrolment of 260 students with 23 teachers 16 full time equivalent and 11 non teaching staff 7 full time equivalent 88 nbsp Stuartholme School Toowong Brisbane Boys College is a private Presbyterian and Uniting Church primary and secondary Prep 12 school for boys at Kensington Terrace 27 29 13 S 152 59 16 E 27 4870 S 152 9877 E 27 4870 152 9877 Brisbane Boys College 86 90 In 2018 the school had an enrolment of 1503 students with 148 teachers 136 full time equivalent and 100 non teaching staff 85 full time equivalent 88 It has boarding facilities 91 Stuartholme School is a Catholic secondary 7 12 school for girls at 365 Birdwood Terrace 27 28 12 S 152 58 28 E 27 4701 S 152 9744 E 27 4701 152 9744 Stuartholme School 86 92 In 2018 the school had an enrolment of 678 students with 65 teachers 61 full time equivalent and 49 non teaching staff 36 full time equivalent 88 It has boarding facilities 93 Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology is a government secondary 7 12 school for boys and girls at 78 Bywong Street 27 29 10 S 152 58 44 E 27 4861 S 152 9790 E 27 4861 152 9790 Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology 86 94 It is an academically selective school with a partnership with the University of Queensland 95 In 2018 the school had an enrolment of 642 students with 62 teachers 61 full time equivalent and 29 non teaching staff 26 full time equivalent 88 Facilities edit nbsp Brisbane General CemeteryThe Brisbane General Cemetery planned in 1866 and formally opened in 1875 is Queensland s largest cemetery placed on 437 300 square metres of land It replaced Brisbane s second cemetery the North Brisbane Burial Grounds which were located in Milton where Suncorp Stadium stands today closer to the centre of Brisbane The remains of most of the 8500 people buried there are still under the stadium The Brisbane General Cemetery now called Toowong Cemetery contains a signposted walk that provides information on various people buried therein 96 The workshops and a bus depot of Transport for Brisbane is located at the western end of the suburb Amenities edit nbsp Bike and walkway along the Brisbane River Toowong has two historic hotels the Regatta Hotel and the Royal Exchange Hotel The three storey Regatta hotel contained accommodation on the upper two floors and a public bar and lounge area on the ground floor In 1965 a protest took place in the public bar of the Regatta Hotel when Merle Thornton mother of Australian actress Sigrid Thornton and Rosalie Bogner chained themselves to the bar in protest of public bars in Queensland being restricted to men only 97 Built in 1986 Toowong Village is an office tower and shopping centre situated at the centre of Toowong The blue glass office tower is a prominent landmark visible from Toowong and surrounding suburbs The shopping centre situated on the lower levels of the office tower contains the Toowong Railway Station Toowong Library operated by the Brisbane City Council 98 and the standard mix of retail stores Located on Sylvan Road Toowong Memorial Park is a large park with gum trees football ovals and a commanding view of the suburb It was officially opened in 1918 in honour of those who enlisted from the Town of Toowong during the World War I The park contains the Soldiers Memorial on top of the hill was dedicated in 1922 and an RSL memorial is located near the Memorial gates on Sylvan Road and also contains the Western Districts Rugby Football Club and a Basketball centre Anzac Park is located next to the Western Freeway opposite the Toowong Cemetery Originally the land was part of the cemetery grounds but was converted to a rifle range in 1877 At the end of World War I the trees were planted in memory of the men from Toowong The park land was proposed as a site for the Botanic Gardens but the construction of the Western Freeway forced the move of the proposed site to its current location closer to Mount Coot tha The Mount Coot tha Botanic Gardens and the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium are located at the base of Mount Coot tha The Toowong Municipal Library Building was built 1961 on Coronation Drive opposite the Toowong pool and was formerly the district library for the western suburbs 99 The library was also designed by Brisbane City Chief Architect James Birrell and is one of the few remaining examples of his work The library is now used as commercial premises The building comprises a two storey library surrounded by trees and landscaped terraces with cavity brick lower floor the structure is formed by three intersecting circles Above this base floor is a floating crystalline form with 12 sided polygon dodecagon floor plan whose external walls taper outward as they rise and which houses the principal public floor of the library The external steel wall framing of the upper floor is diagonally braced and sheeted with plywood panels set within the structural framing and framed with silky oak beading The library originally had a hemi spherical skylight above its centre which has now been replaced by an enclosure for mechanical equipment The library was threatened for closure in 1982 following the opening of a new municipal library at Indooroopilly in 1981 The Toowong Library did in fact close but local residents action saw it re opened in 1983 Alterations were made to the building in 1983 when one of the rooms on the lower floor was acquired for use by the local councillor as a ward office until 2005 Despite a campaign by local residents to prevent the closure of the library and redevelopment of the library and adjoining swimming pool site the library was moved to Toowong Village shopping centre in March 2001 99 and the original building which is protected by heritage listing is now business premises 100 Community groups editFriends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery The group was formed in 1992 and its first President was Cr Judy Magub OAM the councillor for the Toowong ward from when it was formed in 1994 until she retired in 2007 The West Toowong Community Association was formed in 1999 by a group of residents concerned about what they saw as increasing inappropriate development in the area The group soon branched out to protect and develop community activities in the suburb It has run several campaigns about development in the area including an unsuccessful attempt to prevent the demolition of the James Birrel designed Toowong Pool and a successful campaign to prevent the construction of a mobile phone relay station tower within a residential area of West Toowong It was also instrumental in successfully lobbying for the construction of a safe crossing over the Western Freeway at Toowong which was hotly opposed by other Toowong s residents and prompted the creation of opposing associations The overpass was eventually successfully built providing safe access from Anzac Park to footpaths and cycle paths leading to Mt Cootha and other recreational areas 101 The Vera Street Community Garden was formed in 2005 and operates as a community vegetable growing and creek rehabilitation group Open to members of the public it is located within the grounds of the Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology entrance via Vera St This public garden is located on state government land the former site of a Chinese market garden 102 Western Group of the Brisbane City Unit 103 of the Queensland State Emergency Service 104 has its headquarters at Perrin Park in Josling St This site is shared with the Brisbane City Council Parks amp Trees and the Toowong Community Meeting Place Toowong is home to one of the first four Scout troops in to be founded in Queensland in 1908 One hundred years on and Toowong has since merged with Milton amp Taringa Scout troops but celebrates its 100 years as the oldest Scout troop in Queensland Taring Milton Toowong Scout Troop is also known for their annual Scout rally which is one of the longest running Scout rallies in the world The Toowong branch of the Queensland Country Women s Association meets at the Toowong Library in the Toowong Village shopping centre at 9 Sherwood Road 105 Sport editThe West Juniors Australian rules football club has its home ground at Oakman Park in Toowong Despite its name Toowong FC soccer club has its home ground at Dunmore Park on the corner Roy and Evans Roads in neighbouring Auchenflower The club consists of 17 kids teams Age 4 Up 3 Senior Women s Teams and 5 Senior Men s Teams The Western Districts Rugby Club The Bulldogs has its home grounds in Toowong Memorial Park on Sylvan Road alongside the train lines Transport edit nbsp Regatta Ferry Terminal ToowongToowong is a major transport node with almost all bus and train routes passing through Toowong from the western suburbs By Train The Toowong train station on the Ipswich Line and Springfield Line is located under Toowong Village By Bus Buses travel along Coronation Drive from the city stopping on Benson Street and then on towards the University of Queensland or stop on High Street outside the Royal Exchange Hotel and continue towards Indooroopilly and other western suburbs By Road Toowong is accessed by Coronation Drive and Milton Road from the north and by Moggill Road and the Western Freeway to the south and west The main roads inside Toowong are High Street and Sherwood road By City Cat the Regatta CityCat stop located outside the Regatta Hotel on Coronation Drive allows transport downstream towards the Brisbane CBD and upstream towards the University of QueenslandBy Bicycle Toowong two main bicycle paths one that starts at Coronation Drive and proceed towards the University of Queensland and the second that again starts from Coronation Drive but runs to and along the Western Freeway Politics editToowong is within the Brisbane City Council s Paddington Ward and Walter Taylor Ward Queensland Legislative Assembly s electoral district of Maiwar Australian Government s division of Ryan In popular culture editToowong is mentioned in the folksong Brisbane Ladies c 1891 which begins 106 Farewell and adieu to you Brisbane ladies Farewell and adieu you maids of ToowongNotable people editNotable people with connections to Toowong include Raymond Dart anatomist and anthropologist was born in Toowong in 1893 Bernard Fanning lead vocalist of Australian band Powderfinger was born in Toowong on 15 August 1969 Janet Walker costumier and dress making bust inventor died in Toowong Ziggy the bagman a homeless man who has been a controversial issue for Brisbane slept on the streets of Toowong for many years See also edit nbsp Queensland portalList of Brisbane suburbsReferences edit Cite error The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined see the help page Paddington Ward Brisbane City Council Archived from the original on 12 March 2017 Retrieved 12 March 2017 Walter Taylor Ward Brisbane City Council Archived from the original on 12 March 2017 Retrieved 12 March 2017 Toowong suburb in City of Brisbane entry 50318 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 12 February 2022 2021 Toowong Census All persons QuickStats Australian Bureau of Statistics abs gov au Retrieved 3 July 2023 Affluence amp Economy Toowong Qld 4066 www microburbs com au Retrieved 3 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