Blue Hills is a rural
locality
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in the
City of Townsville
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,
Queensland
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, Australia.
Geography
The land use is
grazing
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on native vegetation.
History
The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991.
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Demographics
The population of Blue Hills is not separately reported in the Australian census
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. It is included in the census data for its neighbouring locality Bluewater Bluewater(s) or Blue Water(s) may refer to:
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.
Education
There are no schools in Blue Hills. The nearest government primary school is Bluewater State School in Bluewater Bluewater(s) or Blue Water(s) may refer to:
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* Blue-water navy, a navy that can operate in deep waters of open oceans
* , a Panamanian tanker in service 1952- ...
to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Northern Beaches State High School in Deeragun in Townsville
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.
References
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