Blue Mountain Heights, Queensland
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| Blue Mountain Heights Toowoomba, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Blue Mountain Heights | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°29′51″S 151°57′24″E / 27.4975°S 151.9566°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 988 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 253/km2 (656/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4350 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.9 km2 (1.5 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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Blue Mountain Heights is a residential locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Blue Mountain Heights had a population of 988 people.[1]
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]
