Toogoom continues to experience strong growth particularly in population and housing and this is likely to continue with the Crisafulli government commitment to construction upgrades of $7.15m to unlock nearly 440 new homes across Dundowran and Hervey Bay.
The Toogoom region is seeing a mix of greenfield (new estates) housing development & redevelopment (existing) with a focus on new dwellings. Between 2024 – 2046 it is anticipated that there will be 634 dwellings constructed on greenfield sites and 668 on redevelopment sites.
The median house price for Toogoom in June 2025 was $758,000 compared to one year ago at $693,000 and five years ago in 2020 median house prices were $364,000. The median rental for a house as at June was $600p/w a rental yield of approx. 4.4%.
The majority of Toogoom population or 57.1% is childless couples with 27.9% being couples with children and 14.4% single parents and .8% other.