Blue Mountain Heights vs Mount Kynoch
Mount Kynoch is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 47 in Blue Mountain Heights. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Blue Mountain Heights, the large majority of households own their home. In Mount Kynoch, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Blue Mountain Heights: a median of $1.13 million, against $730,000 in Mount Kynoch, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Blue Mountain Heights tends to suit older residents, while Mount Kynoch suits renters, young adults, and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Blue Mountain Heights
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 66/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 68%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mount Kynoch
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($730,000 vs $1,130,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Kynoch
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (49% vs 7%)
- has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)
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
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 21/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Blue Mountain Heights
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 8%)
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 66/100)
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 21/100)
- But Mount Kynoch has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 0%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mount Kynoch
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.3% vs 6.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Blue Mountain Heights and Mount Kynoch drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Blue Mountain Heights has more residents (988 vs 271); Blue Mountain Heights skews older (47 vs 29).
| Blue Mountain Heights | Mount Kynoch | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 988 +73% vs other | 271 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.4% | +14.3% |
| Median age | 47 | 29 |
| Median household income | $124,384/yr +13% vs other | $108,732/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +12% vs other | $350/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Blue Mountain Heights | Mount Kynoch | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,130,000 | $730,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $585,000 | $556,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 36 days from 6 sales | — |
Development activity
| Blue Mountain Heights | Mount Kynoch | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Blue Mountain Heights | Mount Kynoch | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 92% of QLD | Higher than 81% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 82% of QLD | Higher than 79% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 70% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 87% of QLD | Higher than 96% of QLD |
Liveability
Blue Mountain Heights is more walkable (32 vs 21).
| Blue Mountain Heights | Mount Kynoch | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | — |
| Score | 76/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Mount Kynoch carries more crime risk (66 vs 31).
| Blue Mountain Heights | Mount Kynoch | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 31/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km |
Schools
| Blue Mountain Heights | Mount Kynoch | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 USQ (Toowoomba), 6.9 km | 1 USQ (Toowoomba), 5.5 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 1.1% | 2.6% |
Amenities in the suburb
| Blue Mountain Heights | Mount Kynoch | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Blue Mountain Heights | Mount Kynoch | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 32/100 | 21/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 134.9 km +1% vs other | 133.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 106 min | 105 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 4350 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 4350 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.6%).
Setting
| Blue Mountain Heights | Mount Kynoch | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 629 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 622 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Blue Mountain Heights | Mount Kynoch | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 76/100 | 92/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 58% 383 premises | 89% 88 premises |
Climate
| Blue Mountain Heights | Mount Kynoch | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 577 mm | 643 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C | — |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Blue Mountain Heights | Mount Kynoch | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mount Kynoch | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Blue Mountain Heights | Mount Kynoch | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mount Kynoch | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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