Kearneys Spring is located 3.6 kilometres (2mi) south of the city centre via Ruthven Street.[3]
Kearneys Spring is divided into western and eastern portions by the wetlands formed by West Creek.[4]
The land use is predominantly suburban housing with a small area of farmland in the south of the locality used for grazing on native vegetation.[4]
History
The suburb was named for a family who had a dairy farm in the area. An early irrigation scheme consisting of wooden pipes transported water from the springs, providing Toowoomba's water supply.[2]
Five small shopping centres are located in the suburb: Toowoomba Plaza and The Ridge Shopping Centre (containing a Woolworths and an ALDI) on the east side, and Westridge and Uni Plaza (opposite University of Southern Queensland's main campus) on the west side.[11] There is also a shopping plaza on Ruthven Street, known as Ruthven Plaza. It contains retailers such as Harvey Norman, Rebel Sport and other similar stores.
