Blue Mountain Heights vs Highfields

Comparing Blue Mountain Heights and Highfields, QLD: Highfields has more residents (8,568 vs 988); Highfields sits further from the CBD (139.3 km vs 134.9 km); and Blue Mountain Heights has higher household incomes ($124,384 vs $103,688).

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Highfields

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Blue Mountain Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($585,000 vs $921,111)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Blue Mountain Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (134.9 km vs 139.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Highfields

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Blue Mountain Heights and Highfields drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Walkability 32 / 35
Blue Mountain Heights — Walkability: 32/100 Highfields — Walkability: 35/100
Safety 69 / 60
Blue Mountain Heights — Safety: 69/100 Highfields — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Blue Mountain Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 Highfields — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Highfields has more residents (8,568 vs 988); Blue Mountain Heights has higher household incomes ($124,384 vs $103,688).

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Population 988 8,568
+767% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.4% +5.4%
Median age 47 45
Median household income $124,384/yr
+17% vs other
 $103,688/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $410/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
0-4 4.6% / 4.5%
Blue Mountain Heights — 0-4: 4.6% Highfields — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 14.8% / 14.7%
Blue Mountain Heights — 5-14: 14.8% Highfields — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 5.6% / 8.1%
Blue Mountain Heights — 15-19: 5.6% Highfields — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 3.6% / 3.7%
Blue Mountain Heights — 20-24: 3.6% Highfields — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 7.8% / 7.1%
Blue Mountain Heights — 25-34: 7.8% Highfields — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 11.2% / 11.1%
Blue Mountain Heights — 35-44: 11.2% Highfields — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 12.0% / 14.5%
Blue Mountain Heights — 45-54: 12.0% Highfields — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 18.6% / 13.6%
Blue Mountain Heights — 55-64: 18.6% Highfields — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 13.6% / 13.5%
Blue Mountain Heights — 65-74: 13.6% Highfields — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 8.2% / 7.4%
Blue Mountain Heights — 75-84: 8.2% Highfields — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 0.6% / 2.0%
Blue Mountain Heights — 85+: 0.6% Highfields — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blue Mountain Heights 64.1% couple families
Blue Mountain Heights — Couple Families: 64.1% Blue Mountain Heights — Lone Person: 16.4% Blue Mountain Heights — One Parent Families: 17.4% Blue Mountain Heights — Group Household: 2.1% Blue Mountain Heights — Other Families: 0.0%
Highfields 62.5% couple families
Highfields — Couple Families: 62.5% Highfields — Lone Person: 23.3% Highfields — One Parent Families: 11.7% Highfields — Group Household: 1.6% Highfields — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blue Mountain Heights 7.0% renting
Blue Mountain Heights — Owned Outright: 47.9% Blue Mountain Heights — Mortgage: 45.1% Blue Mountain Heights — Renting: 7.0%
Highfields 14.4% renting
Highfields — Owned Outright: 46.6% Highfields — Mortgage: 39.0% Highfields — Renting: 14.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Bachelor Degree 19.1% / 13.4%
Blue Mountain Heights — Bachelor Degree: 19.1% Highfields — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 15.8%
Blue Mountain Heights — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Highfields — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 9.3%
Blue Mountain Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Highfields — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 6.2% / 3.2%
Blue Mountain Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2% Highfields — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.6% / 2.7%
Blue Mountain Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.6% Highfields — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
England 2.9% / 2.8%
Blue Mountain Heights — England: 2.9% Highfields — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.9%
Blue Mountain Heights — New Zealand: 1.9% Highfields — New Zealand: 1.9%
South Africa 1.9% / 1.2%
Blue Mountain Heights — South Africa: 1.9% Highfields — South Africa: 1.2%
Zimbabwe 0.6% / 0.9%
Blue Mountain Heights — Zimbabwe: 0.6% Highfields — Zimbabwe: 0.9%
Canada 0.6% / 0.2%
Blue Mountain Heights — Canada: 0.6% Highfields — Canada: 0.2%
Germany 0.6% / —
Blue Mountain Heights — Germany: 0.6% Highfields — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.4%
Blue Mountain Heights — Scotland: not among its largest Highfields — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blue Mountain Heights 99.7% houses
Blue Mountain Heights — Houses: 99.7% Blue Mountain Heights — Townhouses: 0.0% Blue Mountain Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Highfields 96.2% houses
Highfields — Houses: 96.2% Highfields — Townhouses: 3.5% Highfields — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Median house price $1,130,000 $1,081,500
Median unit price — $647,000
Median land price $585,000 $921,111
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 6 sales
 42 days
from 137 sales

Development activity

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Houses — 3.3%
$755/wk on $1.2M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 87% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 17% of QLD

Liveability

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Grade A
same for both
Score 76/100 74/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 6.9 km
 None

Schools in Blue Mountain Heights

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Highfields

  • Highfields State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Highfields State Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Mary MacKillop Catholic College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Toowoomba Christian College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 2 16
Childcare 0 9
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 5
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Highfields sits further from the CBD (139.3 km vs 134.9 km).

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Walkability score 32/100 35/100
Distance to Brisbane 134.9 km 139.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 106 min 110 min
Public transport score 21/100
Bus
 63/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 1.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 34.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 29 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4350
 0.6%
postcode 4352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 4350
 84
postcode 4352

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Car (driver) 78.0% / 80.8%
Blue Mountain Heights — Car (driver): 78.0% Highfields — Car (driver): 80.8%
Worked from Home 15.3% / 11.3%
Blue Mountain Heights — Worked from Home: 15.3% Highfields — Worked from Home: 11.3%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 5.3%
Blue Mountain Heights — Car (passenger): 5.5% Highfields — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only — / 1.7%
Blue Mountain Heights — Walked Only: not among its largest Highfields — Walked Only: 1.7%
Bicycle 1.2% / 0.4%
Blue Mountain Heights — Bicycle: 1.2% Highfields — Bicycle: 0.4%
Bus — / 0.5%
Blue Mountain Heights — Bus: not among its largest Highfields — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.8%).

Setting

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Elevation 629 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 640 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Connectivity score 76/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 58%
383 premises
 54%
3,935 premises

Climate

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Annual rainfall 577 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blue Mountain Heights Highfields
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blue Mountain Heights

Acreage Professionals River

Highfields

Regional Centre

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