Blue Mountain QLD 4737
63 addresses · 5 streets
Capricornia Electorate › Isaac LGA › Blue Mountain · 778 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Blue Mountain is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 83 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,531 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2011 → 2021
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 55.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 55.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 69.3% |
Demographics
Population by age in Blue Mountain
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 14 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 12 |
| 55-64 | 16 |
| 65-74 | 4 |
| 75-84 | 10 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Blue Mountain
| House | 26 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Blue Mountain
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 9 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 6 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Blue Mountain
| Australian | 35 |
|---|---|
| English | 24 |
| Ancestry NS | 18 |
| Dutch | 9 |
| Scottish | 8 |
| Irish | 7 |
Housing tenure in Blue Mountain
| Owned | 16 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 5 |
| Rented | 7 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Blue Mountain
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Blue Mountain
| Car | 15 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in Blue Mountain
| England | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
70 bird observations recorded near Blue Mountain — most often seen:
- Australian Bustard (3)
- Australian Pipit (3)
- Australian Torresian Crow (3)
- Black Kite (3)
- Cattle Egret (3)
- Dollarbird (3)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (3)
- Eastern Red-backed Fairy-wren (3)
- Great Egret (3)
- Southern Magpie-lark (3)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (3)
- Australasian Darter (2)
- Australian Pelican (2)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Blue Mountain
- Black-headed Pardalote (2)
- Comb-crested Jacana (2)
- Eastern Pheasant Coucal (2)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2)
- Eastern White-throated Honeyeater (2)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2)
- Mainland Tree Martin (2)
- Masked Lapwing (2)
- Pacific Black Duck (2)
- Plumed Whistling-duck (2)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (2)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (2)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (2)
- Straw-necked Ibis (2)
- Striated Pardalote (2)
- Whistling Kite (2)
- Australasian Figbird (1)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
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Streets
- Blue Mountain Road (39)
- Borgs Road (5)
- Bridson Road (3)
- Marlborough - Sarina Road (12)
- Peak Downs Highway (4)