Blue Mountain Heights, Queensland

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Blue Mountain Heights
Toowoomba,  Queensland
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Blue Mountain Heights
Coordinates 27°29′51″S151°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 zone AEST (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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Blue Mountain Heights (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Blue Mountain Heights – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47892)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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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