What to know about Toowoomba
- At the 2021 Census, 33.8% of the Toowoomba urban area's occupied private dwellings were rented and 80.1% were separate houses.Source: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats
- Toowoomba Regional Council needs a permit before works in the road reserve under Subordinate Local Law No. 1.15, and aims to reply within 10 working days.Source: Toowoomba Regional Council
- Toowoomba Regional Council says bins stay with the property when you move, and furniture and mattresses cannot go in the general waste bin.Source: Toowoomba Regional Council
- In Queensland a heavy or long vehicle may stop in a built-up area for up to an hour, or longer only while dropping off or picking up goods the whole time.Source: Queensland Government
Leave the bins behind
Toowoomba Regional Council says your bins stay with the property, and to tell the council if your new home has none; furniture and mattresses cannot go in the general waste bin (Toowoomba Regional Council). Renters ask the landlord about a green bin.
Trucks and the road reserve
Works in the road reserve need a permit under Subordinate Local Law No. 1.15, and the council aims to reply within 10 working days (Toowoomba Regional Council). On the street, Queensland's rule lets a heavy or long vehicle stop in a built-up area for up to an hour, or longer only while it is loading or unloading goods (Queensland Government).
A third of homes in the Toowoomba urban area were rented at the 2021 Census (33.8%) (ABS). Moving from Brisbane? See last-minute removals. Then request a quote.
Common questions
Do I take my wheelie bins when I move in Toowoomba?
No. Toowoomba Regional Council says bins stay with the property.
Can the removal truck stay more than an hour?
In Queensland, only while it is dropping off or picking up goods the whole time, or where signs allow.
Do you cover Highfields and Westbrook?
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