Blue Hills, Queensland

Blue Hills Queensland
Blue Hills
Coordinates	19°14′57″S146°29′45″E / 19.2491°S 146.4958°E / -19.2491; 146.4958 (Blue Hills (centre of locality))
Postcode(s)	4818
Area	31.1 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	10.7 km (7 mi) SW of Bluewater 27.7 km (17 mi) W of Deeragun 42.9 km (27 mi) WNW of Townsville CBD 1,404 km (872 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	City of Townsville
State electorate(s)	Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)	Herbert
Suburbs around Blue Hills: Bluewater Park Bluewater Park Lynam Lynam Blue Hills Lynam Lynam Lynam Lynam

Blue Hills is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. ^[1]

Geography

The land use is grazing on native vegetation. ^[2]

History

The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991. ^[1]

Demographics

The population of Blue Hills is not separately reported in the Australian census. It is included in the census data for its neighbouring locality Bluewater. ^{[3] [4]}

Education

There are no schools in Blue Hills. The nearest government primary school is Bluewater State School in Bluewater to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Northern Beaches State High School in Deeragun in Townsville. ^[2]

References

1. "Blue Hills – locality in City of Townsville (entry 44572)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 16 November 2018.
2. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 26 August 2023.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bluewater (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bluewater (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.