Blue Mountain Heights, Queensland
{{for|the locality in Isaac Region|Blue Mountain, Queensland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Blue Mountain Heights
| city = Toowoomba
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.4975|151.9566|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Blue Mountain Heights (centre of locality)}}
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
| pop = 988
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4350
| area = 3.9
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 7.2
| dir1 = N
| location1 = Toowoomba CBD
| dist2 = 135
| dir2 = W
| location2 = Brisbane
| dist3 =
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| lga = Toowoomba Region
| stategov = Toowoomba North
| fedgov = Groom
| near-n = Highfields
| near-ne = Ballard
| near-e = Ballard
| near-se = Ballard
| near-s = Ballard
| near-sw = Mount Kynoch
| near-w = Birnam
| near-nw = Highfields
}}
Blue Mountain Heights is a residential locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|47892|Blue Mountain Heights|locality in Toowoomba Region|access-date=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Blue Mountain Heights had a population of 988 people.
Geography
Blue Mountain Heights is located {{convert|7|km|mi|0}} from the Toowoomba city centre via New England Highway.{{cite QPN|47892|Blue Mountain Heights|access-date=30 August 2015}} Plainland is in the Lockyer Valley, located {{convert|75|km|mi}} west of Brisbane, the state capital, along the Warrego Highway. Murphys Creek Road exits to the northeast.{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Blue+Mountain+Heights+QLD+4350/@-27.5000243,151.951498,14z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x6b965d8b98bfb6a5:0x500eef17f20f5f0!8m2!3d-27.505239!4d151.9558841!16s%2Fm%2F0gvrt1c?entry=ttu |accessdate=7 January 2024 |title=Blue Mountain Heights, Queensland}}
History
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, Blue Mountain Heights had a population of 805 people.{{Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC35293| name = Blue Mountain Heights (Crows Nest Shire) (State Suburb)|accessdate=4 June 2011|quick=on}} 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.{{Census 2006 AUS|id=3064|name=Toowoomba (QLD) (Statistical District)|quick=on|accessdate=5 June 2011}} The suburb had a SEIFA score of 1140, placing it ahead of all other suburbs except Redwood.{{cite web |author=Australian Bureau of Statistics |date=25 March 2009 |title=2033.0.55.001 - Census of Population and Housing: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia - Data only, 2006 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/2033.0.55.001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718110151/http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/2033.0.55.001/ |archive-date=18 July 2018 |access-date=5 June 2011}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Blue Mountain Heights had a population of 929 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30293|name=Blue Mountain Heights (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Blue Mountain Heights had a population of 988 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30291|name=Blue Mountain Heights (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Blue Mountain Heights. The nearest government primary schools are Harlaxton State School in Harlaxton to the south and Highfields State School in neighbouring Highfields to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Toowoomba State High School in Mount Lofty to the south-east and Highfields State Secondary College in Highfields.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=26 June 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}