Gerhard El Salvador

Have lived in in Toowoomba all my life. Toowoomba has alot of schools but keep in mind you get what you pay for. Toowoomba has plenty of parks that are generally in good condition, especially the main ones eg. Queens Park and Newtown Park. The rest of the parks in the suburbs lack appeal.

Toowoomba is a big sporting town and has good cricket, netball, hockey,soccer, union and league fields. It has only 1 public swimming pool for the entire city where its cleanliness is questionable.

The house prices are way overpriced to rent or buy and good luck finding a decent price for either less than 20-30 minutes from the outskirts of town. If you live in the neighbouring towns and work in the city centre, expect a 40 minute drive as well as the rates continuing to rise.

Speaking of driving, the roads are chok a block most times as the planning hasnt been the best for growth and are constantly playing catch up which then requires road works which puts further pressure on the traffic congestion.

Emergency services appear to be under staffed especially police and ambos and you better have private health or expect a long frustrating wait at the Base Hospital.

The drug and property crime in Toowoomba is out of control in Toowoomba and if you forget to lock your car, expect it to be ransacked or stolen when you wake up the next day.

It is close to Brisbane and the Gold Coast which is a plus and a few hour commute and you can be out west in the country.

In all, to live in Toowoomba you have to be earning a pretty good living to afford to rent or buy in a decent neighbourhood where you are least likely to be targeted from criminals (but not immune), and if you have an everyday joe blow job, expect to have non desirables in close proximity living next door and walking around at all hours of the night.

Depending which area you live in, its good for families, but you would need a well established career earning a decent salary to have a nice family home in a good area.