Blue Mountain Heights
Toowoomba, Queensland
Blue Mountain Heights is located in Queensland
Blue Mountain Heights
Blue Mountain Heights
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Coordinates27°29′51″S 151°57′24″E / 27.4975°S 151.9566°E / -27.4975; 151.9566 (Blue Mountain Heights (centre of locality))
Population929 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density238/km2 (617/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4350
Area3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Toowoomba North
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Blue Mountain Heights:
Highfields Highfields Ballard
Birnam Blue Mountain Heights Ballard
Mount Kynoch Ballard Ballard

Blue Mountain Heights is a residential locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Blue Mountain Heights had a population of 929 people.[1]

Geography

Blue Mountain Heights is located 7 kilometres (4 mi) from the Toowoomba city centre via New England Highway.[3] Plainland is in the Lockyer Valley, located 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Brisbane, the state capital, along the Warrego Highway. Murphys Creek Road exits to the northeast.[4]

History

The locality was originally called Blue Mountain Estate, after the name of a local hotel.[3]

At the 2006 census, Blue Mountain Heights had a population of 805 people.[5] Residents had a median individual income of $585, compared with $448 for the Toowoomba statistical district, and a median family income of $1,559 compared to $1,116.[5][6] The suburb had a SEIFA score of 1140, placing it ahead of all other suburbs except Redwood.[7]

In the 2016 census, Blue Mountain Heights had a population of 929 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Blue Mountain Heights (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Blue Mountain Heights – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47892)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Blue Mountain Heights (entry 47892)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. ^ Google (7 January 2024). "Blue Mountain Heights, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Blue Mountain Heights (Crows Nest Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Toowoomba (QLD) (Statistical District)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 March 2009). "2033.0.55.001 - Census of Population and Housing: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia - Data only, 2006". Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
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