Download coordinates as: Toowong (/təˈwɒŋ/ tə-WONG) is a riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

[5] Toowong is situated between Mount Coot-tha and the Brisbane River and is made up of rolling hills with little flat land.

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.

[7] Several early settlers subdivided their blocks, including Richard Drew who named his subdivision the 'Village of Toowong' in 1862.

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.

[17] Toowong State School opened on 22 January 1880 in Aston Street with enrolments reaching 350 students in the first nine years.

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

[24][25] 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.

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.

[33][34]In 1903, the Brisbane Tramways Company built a tram line along Milton Road to service the western side of the suburb.

Originally established by a private company, the baths were acquired in 1920 by the Toowong Town Council.

The new Birrell-designed Toowong Library was constructed on Coronation Drive on the northern side of Booth Street.

[14][38] On Saturday 25 October 1930, a stump-capping ceremony was held for a public hall in Grosvenor Street in West Toowong.

[39] On 21 November 1959, the Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit in West Toowong was dedicated by Archbishop Reginald Halse.

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).

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 blue glass office tower is a prominent landmark visible from Toowong and surrounding suburbs.

[102] The library was also designed by Brisbane City Chief Architect James Birrell, and is one of the few remaining examples of his work.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

[105] Western Group of the Brisbane City Unit[106] of the Queensland State Emergency Service[107] 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.

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

Toowong FC (soccer club) has its home ground at Dunmore Park on the corner Roy and Evans Roads in neighbouring Auchenflower.

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

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.