Pacific Heights is a semi-rural

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

in the

Livingstone Shire The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal to ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Pacific Heights had a population of 926 people.

Geography

Pacific Heights is in the hinterland of the

Capricorn Coast The Capricorn Coast is a stretch of coastline in Central Queensland, Australia and is part of the Shire of Livingstone (formerly part of Rockhampton Region). Geography The Capricorn Coasts takes its name from Cape Capricorn () on Curtis Is ...

. 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. In the , Pacific Heights had a population of 926 people.

Education

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1 Laceys Road (). 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 Farnborough may refer to: Australia * Farnborough, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Livingstone United Kingdom * Farnborough, Hampshire, a town in the Rushmoor district of Hampshire, England ** Farnborough (Main) railway station, a railw ...

to the north and Yeppoon State School in

Yeppoon Yeppoon is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of the ...

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 () * Bradford Park () * Pacific Panorama Park () * Pacific Parklands ()

References

{{Shire of Livingstone Shire of Livingstone Localities in Queensland