Blue Mountain Heights Postcode

Queensland

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above QLD income
4350
Postcode for Blue Mountain Heights, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 106 km from Brisbane · Pop. 988
988
Population
47
Median Age
$2,392
Household Income/wk
$400
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
3.8
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Blue Mountain Heights ranks: household income is in the top 10% of QLD suburbs; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Blue Mountain Heights Compares

Blue Mountain Heights vs the QLD average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricBlue Mountain HeightsQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,392 +QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $400 ≈QLD $380 $390
Mortgage/month $2,000 +QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 47 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 3.3% -QLD 6.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the QLD average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Blue Mountain Heights is a locality 106 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4350. It falls within the Toowoomba region. The local government area is Toowoomba.

According to the 2021 Census, Blue Mountain Heights has a population of 988 with a median age of 47. The median weekly household income is $2,392, above the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 3.3%, lower than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 6 (0.6% of residents).

Housing in Blue Mountain Heights includes a median weekly rent of $400, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,000, with 332 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 93.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Blue Mountain Heights scores in decile 10 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Blue Mountain Heights is part of the Toowoomba statistical area in Queensland.

Blue Mountain Heights Details

Postcode4350
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)988
Median Age47 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,392/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$971/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$400
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,000
Average Household Size2.8 persons
Area3.8 km²
Population Density257/km²
Total Dwellings332
Australian Citizens93.0%
Indigenous Population6 (0.6%)
Unemployment Rate3.3%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-27.499
Longitude151.951
Distance from Brisbane106 km
Region (SA4)Toowoomba
Area (SA3)Toowoomba
Local GovernmentToowoomba
Federal ElectorateGroom

Age Profile

0–14 (19.3%) 15–24 (9.2%) 25–44 (19.0%) 45–64 (30.7%) 65+ (22.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years191 (19.3%)
15–24 years91 (9.2%)
25–44 years188 (19.0%)
45–64 years303 (30.7%)
65+ years221 (22.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (47.9%) Mortgaged (45.1%) Rented (7.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 10 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma86 (8.7%)
Arthritis79 (8.0%)
Heart Disease57 (5.8%)
Cancer48 (4.9%)
Diabetes35 (3.5%)
Lung Condition20 (2.0%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle48 (14.5%)
2 vehicles160 (48.2%)
3+ vehicles124 (37.3%)

Suburbs Near Blue Mountain Heights

Same Postcode (4350)

More Blue Mountain Heights Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.