Prince Henry Heights, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Prince Henry Heights
City:Toowoomba
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.5527°N 151.9938°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Pop:600
Postcode:4350
Area:1.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:5.1
Dir1:ENE
Location1:Toowoomba CBD
Dist2:121
Dir2:W
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Toowoomba North
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Withcott
Near-Ne:Withcott
Near-E:Withcott
Near-Se:Withcott
Near-S:Redwood
Near-Sw:East Toowoomba
Near-W:Mount Lofty
Near-Nw:Mount Lofty

Prince Henry Heights is a residential locality on the outskirts of Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Prince Henry Heights had a population of 600 people.

Geography

Prince Henry Heights is located 5km (03miles) east of the Toowoomba city centre. It was named for Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, who served as Governor-General of Australia from 1945 until 1947; the suburb's boundary road had been known as Prince Henry Drive well before 1945.[2]

The suburb consists of a small residential area surrounded by Jubilee Park and Redwood Park, two large bushland reserves along Toowoomba's eastern edge.

Demographics

In the, Prince Henry Heights had a population of 512 people. Prince Henry Heights was among the most socio-economically advantaged suburbs of Toowoomba; at the 2006 census, residents had a median individual income of $736, compared with $448 for the Toowoomba statistical district, and a median family income of $1,856 compared to $1,116. The suburb had a SEIFA score of 1139, placing it ahead of all other suburbs except Blue Mountain Heights and Redwood.[3]

In the, Prince Henry Heights had a population of 571 people.

In the, Prince Henry Heights had a population of 600 people.

Education

There are no schools in Prince Henry Heights. The nearest government primary school is Toowoomba East State School in neighbouring East Toowoomba to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Toowoomba State High School in neighbouring Mount Lofty to the west.

Notes and References

  1. 1 December 2019.
  2. 5 June 2011.
  3. Web site: Australian Bureau of Statistics . 25 March 2009 . 2033.0.55.001 - Census of Population and Housing: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia - Data only, 2006 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629182939/http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/2033.0.55.001/ . 29 June 2011 . 5 June 2011.