Blue Mountain Heights
QLD 4350 · Toowoomba
988 (2021) → 1,112 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Blue Mountain Heights is a suburb in Toowoomba, QLD 4350, about 105km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Blue Mountain Heights are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 110km inland. Blue Mountain Heights has an overall score of 31/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 69/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: England (2.94%), New Zealand (1.92%), South Africa (1.92%), Canada (0.61%), Germany (0.61%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.91%), Arabic (0.91%), Portuguese (0.81%), French (0.51%), German (0.51%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Toowoomba local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Reasonable school mix
Around the national average — a reasonable mix of schools, though the strongest options may require some travel.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1001 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Toowoomba Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.5kmICSEA 1062
- Highfields State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 1031
- Good Samaritan CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.9kmICSEA 933
- Downlands CollegeCombined · Catholic · 4.1kmICSEA 1052
- Rockville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 813
- Harlaxton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 817
- Sacred Heart Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.2kmICSEA 999
- Toowoomba State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 941
- Wilsonton State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 911
- Mary MacKillop Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 5.4kmICSEA 1051
- Toowoomba West Special SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 949
- Highfields State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1008
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Fitness
Few fitness options
Very few fitness facilities in and around this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Some green space
Around the national average — a reasonable amount of parks and outdoor space nearby.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
Some cultural venues
Around the national average — a handful of cultural venues, with more on offer a short trip away.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Blue Mountain Heights
Is Blue Mountain Heights safe?
Blue Mountain Heights has a residential safety score of 69/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,417 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Blue Mountain Heights from Brisbane CBD?
Blue Mountain Heights is about 105.4 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Blue Mountain Heights?
Blue Mountain Heights has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Blue Mountain Heights?
Blue Mountain Heights has a transport score of 0/100.