Darling Heights, Queensland

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Darling Heights Toowoomba, Queensland
Darling Heights
Coordinates	27°36′20″S 151°55′23″E / 27.6055°S 151.9230°E / -27.6055; 151.9230Coordinates: 27°36′20″S 151°55′23″E / 27.6055°S 151.9230°E / -27.6055; 151.9230
Population	5,192 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	865/km2 (2,241/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4350
Area	6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	6 km (4 mi) SSW of Toowoomba
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine Toowoomba South
Federal division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Darling Heights: Drayton Harristown Kearneys Spring Drayton Darling Heights Kearneys Spring Finnie Mount Rascal Top Camp

Darling Heights is a rural residential locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Darling Heights had a population of 5,192 people.^[1]

Geography[]

Darling Heights lies on the southern edge of the city, on the west ridge. The land falls away steeply to the west toward Drayton, the slope being occupied by detached bungalow housing with an admixture of larger homes, duplexes and small blocks of units. Most of these dwellings are less than 10 years old, the area having previously been mostly horse paddocks, of which few remain. The homes and businesses in the western part of Darling Heights are considered part of Drayton. To the east, the upper valley of West Creek forms the suburb of Kearneys Spring, the western part of which is considered part of Darling Heights by many people. The southern part of the suburb is an area of acreage blocks and small farms. To the north lies the suburb of Harristown.

History[]

Darling Heights State School opened on 29 January 1980.^[3]

Population[]

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 5,192 people in Darling Heights.^[1]

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.9% of the population.
• 62.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 6.8% and Iraq 4.0%.
• 65.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 5.4%, Telugu 2.7% and Mandarin 2.1%.
• The most common responses for religion were Catholic 20.2%, No Religion 18.6%, Anglican 11.8% and Islam 9.2%.

Attractions[]

• Toowoomba's Japanese Gardens
• Darling Heights Post Office (at the USQ Campus on the ground floor of W Block)
• Uni Plaza, a strip mall with a variety of specialist retailers, eateries and services. (Officially in Kearneys Spring as it is on the east side of West Street)

Education[]

Darling Heights State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Wuth Street (

27°35′51″S 151°55′56″E / 27.5974°S 151.9323°E / -27.5974; 151.9323 (Darling Heights State School)).^[4][5] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 690 students with 57 teachers (53 full-time equivalent) and 49 non-teaching staff (33 full-time equivalent).^[6] It includes a special education program and an intensive English language program.^[4][7]

There is the Darling Heights Campus campus of University of Southern Queensland, the first campus developed for the university.

Public transport[]

Darling Heights is served by the Number 901 Toowoomba City Bus route, which winds through the suburb.

Additionally, the University of Southern Queensland acts as a major terminus, with services to the City, KMart Plaza and Clifford Gardens regularly 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday.

Despite the Queensland Rail line from Toowoomba to Drayton and southwards forming the western boundary of the suburb, there are no passenger rail services in this area.

References[]

External links[]

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Darling Heights