Bluewater is a town and coastal

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the suburb of Bluewater had a population of 1,085 people. The coastal town of Bluewater Beach is also within the suburb.

Geography

The suburb of Bluewater is approximately by road north-west of Townsville CBD. It is bounded to the south-east by Althaus Creek (). As its name suggests, the town of Bluewater Beach is on the coast of the

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, while the town of Bluewater is inland on the

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, which enters the locality from south-east ( Yabulu) and exits to the north-west ( Clemant). The suburb is popular with residents who prefer larger lot sizes and is home to a number of properties with hobby farms and horse

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. It is also home to

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History

Bluewater is situated in the traditional Nyawigi Aboriginal country. The origin of the suburb name Bluewater is from the adjacent Bluewater Creek that was shown on a district map from 1886. Bluewater was settled in the late nineteenth century, and was close to the Purono rail siding, constructed in 1919 on the extension of the North Coast railway line from

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to Ingham. During

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, Bluewater became campground to a number of service personnel whose responsibility it was to resist Japanese invasion. It was not until 1946 that land was first subdivided along Bluewater Beach, followed by subdivisions of Toolakea Beach and the Bluewater Township in the 1950s. Bluewater Provisional School opened on 3 June 1957.In 1958 it was renamed Bluewater Creek Provisional School. In 1959 it became Bluewater Creek State School. In 1960 it was renamed Bluewater State School. Bluewater Post Office opened by May 1960. The community was badly flooded on 31 January 2019. The wet weather and consequent flooding was expected to continue for another week.

Demographics

In the , the suburb of Bluewater had a population of 1,040 people. In the , the suburb of Bluewater had a population of 1,085 people. The census data includes the population of neighbouring Blue Hills which is not separately reported.

Education

Bluewater State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1-3 Ditton Street with its entrance on Buckby Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 438 students with 32 teachers (30 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Bluewater. The nearest government secondary school is Northern Beaches State High School in Deeragun to the south-east.

Amenities

Bluewater is a thriving community containing a number of amenities. The Townsville City Council operate a mobile library service which visits the Community Centre at Bluewater on Monday afternoons. Toolakea and Bluewater Beach are popular recreational areas. There is a boat ramp at Bluewater Road on the north bank of Althaus Creek (). It is managed by the Townsville City Council. There is the Urban Forest and Fitness Trail. Other amenities in the area include a community centre, a

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training and camping centre, a

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hall and Bluewater Medical Practice. There is a waste transfer station towards the end of Bluewater Drive.

Geography

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Demographics

Education

Amenities

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