Pacific Heights is a semi-rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Pacific Heights had a population of 1,111 people.
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Geography
Pacific Heights is in the hinterland of the Capricorn Coast.
Farnborough Road is the eastern border of the locality with suburban development connecting via that road. Behind the suburban development, there is a land corridor for Panorama Drive to be developed through to the Farnborough Road roundabout.
There is some farmland and some undeveloped bushland in Pacific Heights.
History
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School opened in 2009.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Pacific Heights had a population of 926 people.
In the 2021 census, Pacific Heights had a population of 1,111 people.
Education
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1 Laceys Road (23.0955°S 150.7411°E / -23.0955; 150.7411 (St Benedict's Catholic Primary School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 272 students with 23 teachers (18 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent).
There are no government schools in Pacific Heights. The nearest government primary schools are Farnborough State School in neighbouring Farnborough to the north and Yeppoon State School in Yeppoon to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon to the south.
Amenities
There are a number of parks in Pacific Heights, including:
Barnes Street Park (23.1048°S 150.7452°E / -23.1048; 150.7452 (Barnes Street Park))
Bradford Park (23.1054°S 150.7416°E / -23.1054; 150.7416 (Bradford Park))
Pacific Panorama Park (23.1015°S 150.7445°E / -23.1015; 150.7445 (Pacific Panorama Park))
Pacific Parklands (23.1003°S 150.7413°E / -23.1003; 150.7413 (Pacific Parklands))