Prince Henry Heights Toowoomba, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°33′10″S 151°59′38″E / 27.5527°S 151.9938°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 600 (SAL 2021)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4350 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1.6 km2 (0.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Toowoomba North | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Prince Henry Heights is a residential locality on the outskirts of Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Prince Henry Heights had a population of 600 people.[4]
Prince Henry Heights is located 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of the Toowoomba city centre. It was named for Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, who served as Governor-General of Australia from 1945 until 1947; the suburb's boundary road had been known as Prince Henry Drive well before 1945.[5]
The suburb consists of a small residential area surrounded by Jubilee Park and Redwood Park, two large bushland reserves along Toowoomba's eastern edge.
At the 2006 census Prince Henry Heights had a population of 512 people.[6] Prince Henry Heights was among the most socio-economically advantaged suburbs of Toowoomba; at the 2006 census, residents had a median individual income of $736, compared with $448 for the Toowoomba statistical district, and a median family income of $1,856 compared to $1,116.[6][7] The suburb had a SEIFA score of 1139, placing it ahead of all other suburbs[where?] except Blue Mountain Heights and Redwood.[8]
In the 2016 census, Prince Henry Heights had a population of 571 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Prince Henry Heights had a population of 600 people.[4]
There are no schools in Prince Henry Heights. The nearest government primary school is Toowoomba East State School in neighbouring East Toowoomba to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Toowoomba State High School in neighbouring Mount Lofty to the west.[10]